Creating Community-Based Economies for Southeastern Massachusetts

From our quarterly meeting on 10/6/2011.

 

Most Recent Quarterly Meeting - Transitioning Together

We gathered on Thursday, December 8th, from 1-4 pm for the Quarterly Meeting of the Southeastern Massachusetts Council on Sustainability. We met at the Waypoint Center at the new Marriott on New Bedford Harbor. Coffee and registration were at 12:45.

The theme of meeting was Transitioning Together. We examined three models of community engagement: Transition Towns, Resilience Circles, and Time Banking. Each of the three initiatives has shown rapid growth over the past few years as national and international change has spurred the understanding that we are transitioning into a new economic, social, and political world.

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Photos of our Quarterly Meeting

Enjoy photos of our quarterly meeting on Creating Community-Based Economies from October 6, 2011. A video will follow.

 

Creating Community-Based Economies for Southeastern Massachusetts

October 6, 1-4pm, UMass Advanced Technology Manufacturing Center, Fall River, MA.
Open to the public, this informative panel and discussion session explored how the South Coast can make progress in building a more robust economy based on progressive sustainability principles. featuring presentations by, and a conversation with, Doug Hammond, Community Systems Engineer, founding Board Member and former Executive Director of BALLE, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies; and Edgar Cahn, Visionary Economist,Founder of TimeBanks USA and Co-Founder of the Antioch School of Law.

 

Photos from our Quarterly Meeting

Enjoy photos of our quarterly meeting on energy from June 16, 2011.

 
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About the Council on Sustainability

The Southeastern Massachusetts Council on Sustainability was established by the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth (UMD) and the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) to provide education, advice and assistance on the broad issue of sustainability in Southeastern Massachusetts.

The Council acts as a leadership forum and network to connect, facilitate, support and coordinate sustainability efforts and initiatives throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.

The Council acts as a regional coordination point for targeted efforts at achieving sustainability in food and agriculture, transportation, energy, natural resources and economic development. The Council will work to unite these elements into a regional plan for sustainability.

The Council will endeavor to secure and provide technical support by identifying expertise within UMD, SRPEDD and among regional resources for sustainability efforts and initiatives throughout the region.

Council membership is open to all who wish to participate.   Representatives from UMD and SRPEDD shall act as co-chairs. The Council may establish or support subcommittees for food and agriculture, transportation, energy, natural resources and economic development, or other areas as needed.

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