OSW Water Harvesting Presentation

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 14/02/2012 - 8:37pm
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Transition Old Sixth Ward presents this exciting workshop!

Nell Wheeler, master plumber and urban gardener, will be talking to us about water harvesting, which can be vital for us to survive our droughts.

We will start out the evening with socializing and pot-luck snacks.

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Houston Green Film Series presents Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 17/01/2012 - 7:59am
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi is a fifty-seven minute film shot in eleven countries that celebrates traditional foods and the plants they grow from. The film introduces the varied people who save seeds and stand at the source of humanity's diverse food heritage. This is a David and Goliath story where resilience and persuasive logic triumph over seemingly invincible giant corporations.
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Tour de Coops + Tofupup Potluck

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 17/01/2012 - 7:34am
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Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 10:00am - 2:00pm

Tour de Coops + Tofupup Potluck

3 - 30 minute coop tours of 3 very different backyard, homemade, chicken coops. Plus meet back at first coop and do a impromptu skillshare on how to use a fancy store bought *rocket stove and my tin can homemade one. I will provide hotdogs, tofupups (vegan hotdogs) buns and tea. You provide whatever else you want for lunch besides 'dogs 'pups & tea.

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Transition Houston January Meeting

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 3:08pm
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Transition Houston Hub January Meeting

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Transition Old Sixth Ward Film Series: In Transition 1.0

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:34am
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Transition Old Sixth Ward Film Series presents In Transition 1.0

Share food, watch movies, and chat with your neighbors!  Transition Old Sixth Ward will be showing films on the topics of alternative energy sources that can help relieve our dependence on fossil fuels, actions that you and your family can take to shrink your carbon footprint, and the Transition Movement.

We'll start each evening with "pot luck" snacks and hanging out with neighbors, and conclude with discussion.

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Houston Food Policy Workgroup Year-End Potluck and Wrap-up

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Mon, 12/12/2011 - 10:01am
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 11:30am - 1:00pm

Houston Food Policy Workgroup Annual Holiday Potluck and Year-End Wrap-Up

The December meeting of the Houston Food Policy Workgroup is the Annual Holiday Potluck and Year-End Wrap-Up, held at the Upper Kirby Building (the usual venue for Houston HFPW meetings).  Please bring a dish to share with the Food Policy Workgroup community!

Upper Kirby Building
3015 Richmond Avenue
Houston, Texas 77098

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Energy Action Group Happy Hour

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Wed, 30/11/2011 - 5:05pm
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Monday, December 12, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Energy Action Group Happy Hour!

In lieu our usual tea-sipping Energy Group meetings we will be sipping whiskey at Energy Group member Sarah Cooke's.

Bring a snack, Sarah will provide the whiskey
Location: West Houston - Dairy Ashford and Westheimer
RSVP to Sarah Cooke for exact address via Transition Houston facebook or email Sarah at scooke2112@gmail.com.

Transition Houston December Potluck

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Mon, 14/11/2011 - 8:56am
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Transition Houston December Potluck

Transition Houston has developed a tradition of holding a holiday potluck party for the December monthly meeting, and we aren't breaking tradition this year!

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Transition Old Sixth Ward presents: No Impact Man

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Mon, 14/11/2011 - 8:21am
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Transition Old Sixth Ward presents:  No Impact Man

Share food, watch movies, and chat with your neighbors! On November 15 and January 17, Transition Old Sixth Ward will be showing films on the topics of alternative energy sources that can help relieve our dependence on fossil fuels, actions that you and your family can take to shrink your carbon footprint, and the Transition Movement.
 

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Chris Martenson's The Crash Course, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, September 20, 21, and 22

Submitted by admin on Sun, 18/09/2011 - 9:28am
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday, September 22, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

The City of Houston's Green Building Resource Center and Transition Houston have a special three-night series of film and discussion, featuring Chris Martenson's The Crash Course. 

Each evening will start at 6:00pm with a screening of one of the three Crash Course videos, followed by discussion of the topics and ideas presented. Many of the issues discussed are paralleled in the challenges we are addressing in Transition, and this series will help you to get another perspective on the challenges of resource depletion, environmental change, and economic instability.