Peak Oil Workshop for Community Leaders

Presented by: The Community Solution

An intensive training for 20-25 prospective peak oil community leaders which will provide the tools, strategies, resources and practical experiences to educate your community on peak oil and work with them to implement local solutions.

Date: Friday, December 2 – Sunday, December 4, 2005
Location: Center for Sustainable Community (Stelle, Illinois)

Workshop participants will learn effective communication strategies for engaging various individuals and groups on the topic of peak oil. They will learn how to present the information to family, friends and neighbors, local area residents, environmentalists, politicians, business leaders, activists, professors, farmers, and other constituencies. They will also explore different presentation formats including PowerPoint presentations, speeches and lectures, documentary showings, one-on-one meetings, community forums, discussion groups, letters, handouts, and more.

Participants will also learn how to organize and facilitate “Community Projects Toward Local Solutions.” This model mobilizes people within a community to implement immediate action plans and mitigation strategies for peak oil. The focus will be on conserving energy in home heating, emergency preparedness for winter '05-'06, and securing local, healthy food supplies.

Facilitators will provide information, resources, and materials, including a manual with sample PowerPoint presentations and transcripts. They will also give demonstrations on effective communication strategies and lead participants through the processes that they may employ in their community projects. Participants will share their past experiences, collaborate on educational strategies, brainstorm solutions, give and receive feedback on practice presentations and ultimately create and present to the group a strategy for implementing their own community project.

The workshop starts at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and runs till 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. 

To apply contact Megan Quinn at 937-767-2161 or megan@communitysolution.org

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Read 2005 Peak Oil Report

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