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Transitioning to a better future There are many ways to improve a community. One method that has been gaining momentum is the idea of a Transition Town. This movement has been happening all over the world and is making real changes. Transition is a way to bring people together in communities to create practical solutions to become more self-sufficient and less reliant on oil. On January 25 at the Kamloops Art Gallery, many local groups got together and presented this idea to the public. There were over 140 people who viewed the feature film, In Transition 2.0. The Kamloops Global Awareness Network, Kamloops 350, Thompson Rivers University, Reelchange Sustainability and the Kamloops Art Gallery did two back-to-back showings of the film. Marcia Dick was the organizer for the Reelchange Sustainability Film Festival during the middle of October last year. “Transition 2.0 was part of the national film festival, but wasn’t shown in the Kamloops one,” comments Marcia. “We thought maybe we should show this to Kamloops and see if anyone would be interested in the idea.” In Transition 2.0 is a film, which captures the inspiring stories of Transition initiatives from around the world. The stories of how different communities have taken
Marcia Dick, Eli Pivnick and Gisela Ruckert hosted the Transition 2.0 film at the Kamloops Art Gallery on January 25 where the community support exceed their expectations. They hope this gathering of like-minded people will spark a fire and a Transition group will be formed in Kamloops.
on the challenge to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. There are stories about communities printing their own money, growing food, localizing their economies and setting up community power stations. Transition provides a format or guideline on how to start change in a community. “It is hard to make changes at an individual level. But if we pool resources and intellect, then something powerful can come from this,” adds Marcia about the idea of using Transition to address climate change and dependence on fossil fuels. After the film there were brainstorming sessions where people expressed their ideas on what they would like to see in Kamloops. Discussions were started of what people in the community would like Kamloops to look like in 2034. Gisela Ruckert of Kamloops 350 had attended a Transition Town event in Vernon a few years ago: “The idea has been rolling around for the last few years. We had several people in the community bring it up over the last six months. So we decided it was time to throw it out there.” The showings of the film and brainstorming sessions have ex- continued on page 2