A combined effort between DkIT and Co. Louth VEC, the celebrations will be held on DkIT campus on 16th March. The events are open to the public and free of charge, and the programme is now available for download.
Being Resilient!
DkIT has issued a discussion paper on a focus on Sustainability in all its activities, research and teaching. As part of our Perspectives Series of Talks on aspects of Sustainable Living we are happy to have Davie Philips in DkIT to enable a discussion on Resilience.
Often when we think about what is posed to us by changes in climate and the economy we feel overwhelmed. Sometimes we forget that we can also be resilient, that we can create the conditions and the skills we need in new circumstances. Resilience is about this capacity to 'bounce' back, to re-group and adapt. It involves communities of people finding solutions to the changes created by peak oil and climate change.
The title of this Workshop is:
Community Resilience - An exploration into how we can adapt and thrive in these challenging times.
The Workshop will be facilitated by Davie Philip. Davie is a founding member of Cultivate and the Cloughjordan Eco-Village, a SEI Board member and the coordinator of Transition Ireland and Northern Ireland. Using clips from Cultivate¹s ŒPowerdown Show¹ and other multimedia he will introduce the Transition model and give an update on the progress of Cloughjordan Ecovillage. This is an innovative development integrating with the town of Cloughjordan in North Tipperary where work has started on over 20 eco-homes and features renewable energy for heating, allotments, a community supported farm and plans for a green enterprise centre. Davie will also host a participatory discussion on community resilience using the world café format.
In the Workshop you will have an opportunity to learn about
- Transition Networks
- Ways to organise your community
- About topics such as energy, economy, community organisation
This Workshop is free, and open to all in DkIT and anyone in the locality who is intersected or curious about this issue.
If you are thinking of coming please contact Stefanie Ratzky in DkIT (stefanie.ratzky@dkit.ie)
The venue is Meeting Room, opposite Presidents Office in the Whitaker Building, DkIT.
You are invited to a Workshop on Community Resilience on Wed 27th Jan, starting at 2.30 pm until 5.00 pm. It'd be great to have you there.