{"id":276,"date":"2012-04-30T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T02:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/?p=276"},"modified":"2013-05-25T09:12:17","modified_gmt":"2013-05-25T13:12:17","slug":"verdun-en-transition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traceyarial.com\/blog\/en\/verdun-en-transition\/","title":{"rendered":"Verdun en Transition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First Meeting of Verdun en Transition<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The first public meeting of \u201cVerdun en Transition\u201d took place at the Dawson Community Centre on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. The grassroots initiative aims to build community resilience to climate change and peak oil.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy wait until the global crisis in energy, ecology and economics forces us to act? The people of Verdun can begin organising locally now to reduce their dependence on carbon fossil fuels while improving the quality of life in our neighbourhoods,\u201d says Tracey Arial, a member of the initiating committee.<\/p>\n

A total of 33 people attended this initial meeting. Among them were Alain Tass\u00e9, the city councillor for the Desmarchais-Crawford district; Vincens C\u00f4t\u00e9, the coordinator of la Maison de l\u2019environnement de Verdun; and Julien Caffin, who is in charge of the Quartier 21 project established by the Concertation et d\u00e9veloppement social Verdun (CSDV), which will be officially launched on May 3.<\/p>\n

Presenter Michel Durand, a founding member of the Transition Quebec Network and the adaptor of Rob Hopkin\u2019s Transition Manual in French, began the evening by outlining the scope of the project. \u201cVerdun en transition is joining an international movement linking around 400 initiatives in 20 different countries,\u201dhe said.<\/p>\n

Blaise R\u00e9millard from the Villeray en Transition group gave a sense of the fun and excitement that can happen when people start thinking in new ways together. \u201cVerdun is following the lead of other boroughs that have thrown themselves into an experience of education, involvement and community participation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Verdun\u2019s group is planning several activities to sensitize the population and build networks between different community groups and organizations. Watch for our documentary films, cultural caf\u00e9s, etc. Or join our organizing committee and help figure out what we should do next!<\/p>\n

For more information on the Transition Movement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

R\u00e9seau Transition Qu\u00e9bec : http:\/\/www.quebecentransition.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Villeray en Transition : http:\/\/www.villerayentransition.info<\/a><\/p>\n

International Network: http:\/\/www.transitionnetwork.org<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information about Verdun\u2019s group:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/156555754470226\/<\/a>
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Bilan de la premi\u00e8re rencontre publique de Verdun en transition<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

Verdun, 26 avril 2012 \u2013 Mardi dernier se tenait au centre communautaire Dawson la premi\u00e8re rencontre publique de Verdun en transition, une initiative locale visant d\u00e9velopper la capacit\u00e9 de la communaut\u00e9 \u00e0 faire face aux effets des changements climatiques et du pic p\u00e9trolier. \u00abPourquoi attendre que la crise \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique, \u00e9cologique et \u00e9conomique globale ne nous force \u00e0 r\u00e9agir? La population verdunoise peut s\u2019organiser localement pour r\u00e9duire d\u00e8s maintenant sa d\u00e9pendance aux carburants fossiles et am\u00e9liorer la qualit\u00e9 de vie dans les quartiers\u00bb, explique Tracey Arial, membre du comit\u00e9 initiateur.<\/p>\n

Au total, trente-trois personnes ont r\u00e9pondu \u00e0 l\u2019appel pour cette premi\u00e8re rencontre publique, dont le conseiller du district Desmarchais-Crawford, Alain Tass\u00e9, le coordonnateur de la Maison de l\u2019environnement de Verdun, Vincens C\u00f4t\u00e9, ainsi que Julien Caffin, charg\u00e9 de projet \u00e0 Concertation et d\u00e9veloppement social Verdun (CSDV) pour le Quartier 21 qui sera lanc\u00e9 officiellement le 3 mai.<\/p>\n

Michel Durand, membre-fondateur du R\u00e9seau Transition Quebec et coordonnateur de l\u2019adaptation francophone du Manuel de transition<\/em>, paru en 2010 aux \u00e9ditions \u00c9cosoci\u00e9t\u00e9, a rappel\u00e9 que \u00abVerdun en transition s\u2019inscrit dans la foul\u00e9e d\u2019un mouvement international, regroupant environ 400 initiatives dans une vingtaine de pays\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Blaise R\u00e9millard du groupe Villeray en Transition a donn\u00e9 un avant go\u00fbt de l\u2019enthousiasme des gens lorsqu\u2019il se r\u00e9approprient leur milieu de vie. Verdun vient ainsi embo\u00eeter le pas \u00e0 d\u2019autres arrondissements montr\u00e9alais qui se sont lanc\u00e9 dans \u00abcette exp\u00e9rience de sensibilisation, d\u2019implication et de participation communautaire\u00bb.<\/p>\n

Diff\u00e9rentes activit\u00e9s publiques de sensibilisation aupr\u00e8s de la population et de r\u00e9seautage entre divers groupes et organismes de la communaut\u00e9 sont \u00e0 venir dans les prochaines semaines : projections de film, caf\u00e9s culturels, etc. Joignez vous au mouvement!<\/p>\n

Plus d\u2019information sur le mouvement de transition :<\/strong><\/p>\n

R\u00e9seau Transition Qu\u00e9bec : http:\/\/www.quebecentransition.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Villeray en Transition : http:\/\/www.villerayentransition.info<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Page Facebook du groupe :<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/156555754470226\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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