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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

This is very exciting news.


To all members of the Transition US community:

It is with great pleasure that I write to tell you that we have secured 
seed funding to support the growth of the Transition movement in the US. 
This funding, which comes as a combination of cash and in-kind services, 
is being provided by Post Carbon Institute <http://www.postcarbon.org/>, 
with whom we expect to develop a strong strategic alliance. The 
agreement not only provides us with funding sufficient to support an 
Executive Director but also gives us immediate non-profit status.


Post Carbon Institute will no longer be providing active support to the 
Relocalization Network (RN) <http://relocalize.net>. Instead we will be 
working with members of the RN to inspire them to join Transition US, 
where they will be able to share their experiences and know-how with 
other Transition Initiatives. Please help in the process of welcoming RN 
members into Transition US and supporting them in whatever ways you can.

We are in the process of forming a Board of Directors for the non-profit 
Transition US. For purposes of moving forward quickly, the initial 
members of the Board are to be Pamela Gray and Jennifer Gray, founders 
of Transition US, together with Asher Miller, Executive Director of Post 
Carbon Institute and Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow of the Post Carbon 
Institute. Peter Lipman, Chair of the Transition Network Board of 
Trustees has been asked and has agreed to join the Transition US Board. 
Together with Pamela's participation as a Transition Network Trustee, 
this will enable us to stay in close touch with decisions taken in the UK.

The negotiations for this agreement took place very quickly in the last 
few weeks of 2008. It was a surprise to all involved that we could find 
a way to work together to the benefit of both organizations without 
coming across barriers that would cause delays. Please accept my 
apologies for not involving more of you in the decision-making but it 
was not possible to do so in the time allowed. In the future we will be 
posting news of developments on the Transition US web site 
<http://transitionus.ning.com>. Our web site will be redesigned and 
developed over the next few months as a result of the investment.

Following the tremendous success of the trainings that took place in the 
latter part of 2008, and the steady stream of new Transition Initiatives 
that are appearing in the US, 2009 will be a year of rapid growth for 
the US Transition Movement. We must act collectively to prepare our 
communities to build resilience in the face of change. By continuing to 
work together, sharing ideas, resources and experiences wherever 
possible, we will be able to show communities the way to a future that 
holds the promise of being happy, healthy and strong.

Best wishes and Happy New Year,

Pamela
Transition US
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Transition Network - tackling peak oil and climate change together
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Pamela A Gray, PhD
Trustee, Transition Network
77 Del Casa Drive
Mill Valley, CA 94941
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Keith Johnson
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