Why Transition?

            WHY TRANSITION?

Watch this short film, narrated by Richard Heinberg, to learn why!

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Have you checked out OhSoWe?

OhSoWe is developing a concept they're calling neighborsteading, and they've building an online platform to support it!  Sign in to get started!

Dubkin Park Community Garden

And the water is in!!!  What does this mean? The community garden is truly on its way!

Howard Street Gardens


Have you heard?  There is a 16-plot allotment garden behind the Howard Theatre Building!  Take a look and see what we've done in a parking lot.

A HUGE THANK YOU to OUR SUPPORTERS!

 

Welcome to Transition Rogers Park!


Transition Rogers Park is grounded in the global Transition Town Movement. And ... we've just been approved as the first Transition Initiative in Chicago, and the 84th in the U.S!

Together, we are working toward:
• A low-carbon future, in response to climate change.
• A low-energy future, in response to peak oil.
• A local, living economy, in response to ongoing global economic instability.

Click here to read our brochure and learn more about us!

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Communicating with trees

Video posted by Sarah S. Stern Jan 3
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Mallessa James is now a member of Transition Rogers Park Jan 2
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C. Milton Dixon left a comment for Melissa Martin
Hi Melissa, welcome to the site! You just missed an email about how we're going to switch over the site to wordpress and use that and facebook to keep people updated, so look out for the change on Jan. 2...
Dec 29, 2011
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Melissa Martin is now a member of Transition Rogers Park Dec 29, 2011
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Dubkin Park Community Garden!

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We're waiting for Park District approval and water installation so the gardening can begin! If you are interested, be sure to send in an application. Transition 2020 - Let's Grow!See More
Allison Grothaus joined Pam Richart's group Dec 29, 2011
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C. Milton Dixon left a comment for Tzippora Rhodes
Hi Tzippora, I just found your friend request. I don't know anything much about sandhill cranes, and the site won't let me go back and look at the other things you wanted to talk about...
Dec 18, 2011
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C. Milton Dixon and Tzippora Rhodes are now friends Dec 18, 2011
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Reclaiming Our Democracy

Occupy Wall Street is a game changer. The old guard–Congress, and the lobbyists who pull their  strings–reminds me of the old guy in …See More
Blog post by Terry Edlin Dec 17, 2011
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Mike is now a member of Transition Rogers Park Dec 10, 2011
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Taxes and the Cycle of Poverty

She’d had it with people on food stamps and public aid!  Those people have lived that way for generations and she thinks they have it pretty good. She works hard. Why should her taxes go to help them? People who have done well financially should be rewarded, not punished by higher taxes.I was hiking and camping…See More
Blog post by Terry Edlin Dec 4, 2011
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John Blommaert is now a member of Transition Rogers Park Dec 3, 2011
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Naomi Klein Explains The Conservatives

Naomi Klein tells us what the conservatives are thinking, and why a green version of BAU is not going to work.  A must read if you want to understand why the conservatives are so worried, and why they ARE RIGHT to be worried.  Apparently the conservatives see the future better than liberals and greens, and they won't accept it.See More
Blog post by Christine Wellman Nov 30, 2011
 
 
 

TRANSITION ROGERS PARK

...is a grassroots, from the ground up, community group.  No one is going to tell you what to do or how to do it.   

If you have a thought or idea that could move the community forward toward resilience and self-reliance, just put it out there ... and then BEGIN it!

Members

  • Pam Richart
  • Transition Rogers Park
  • Sarah S. Stern
  • Mallessa James
  • Transition Rogers Park
  • C. Milton Dixon
  • Allison Grothaus
  • Melissa Martin
  • Mike
  • Yanna Loam
  • Nicole Garneau
  • Bill Wilson
  • Tzippora Rhodes
  • Terry Edlin
  • Dan Burke
  • Audra Lewicki

Blog Posts

Terry Edlin

Reclaiming Our Democracy

Posted by Terry Edlin on December 17, 2011 at 1:59pm

Terry Edlin

Taxes and the Cycle of Poverty

Posted by Terry Edlin on December 4, 2011 at 6:11am

Christine Wellman

Naomi Klein Explains The Conservatives

Posted by Christine Wellman on November 29, 2011 at 8:31pm

Terry Edlin

Looking Back on the Second Dark Age

Posted by Terry Edlin on November 22, 2011 at 6:13am

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