LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Transition Lake County (TLC), the grassroots movement of citizens working together to build a more resilient community and local economy, is taking its growth to the next level, with two events in early December intended to reach more people and deepen the work of co-creating a happier and more sustainable future.

On Wednesday, Dec. 1, TLC will host a free talk entitled, “Building Local Resilience: an Intro to the Transition Model,” featuring Scott McKeown, a founding member of Transition Sebastopol, the eighth official Transition Town in the US.

The Wednesday event will consist of a 60-minute presentation on the basics of the Transition model, plus a question and answer time with the audience.

The event is free and open to the public, and will begin at 7 p.m. at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and there will be snacks and drinks available, as well as a chance to sign up for TLC’s Training 4 Transition.

The Training 4 Transition event is a weekend-long workshop that will give local citizen-leaders an opportunity to learn about the Transition model in greater depth, and to explore together what transitioning means here in our local context of Lake County.

The Training 4 Transition (T4T) will be held at Ann Card’s barn (“The Barn”) at 8971 Hwy 175 in Kelseyville.

The T4T will take place the first weekend in December., Friday, Dec. 3 through Sunday, Dec. 5. The hours of the workshop are Friday evening 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There will be approximately 40 participants in this workshop, mostly composed of local citizen-leaders involved in the Transition Lake County effort, but also including a few out-of-town visitors from Quincy, and a other towns where local citizens are interested in coming together to build community resilience.

The Training 4 Transition will be facilitated Scott McKeown and Shaktari Belew, instructors from Transition US, a national nonprofit that supports and connects the growing number of Transition Towns nationwide.

There are currently more than 100 official Transition Towns in the US, and countless more worldwide. The Transition Movement is a vibrant, grassroots movement that seeks to build community resilience in the face of such challenges as peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis.

It represents one of the most promising ways of engaging people in strengthening their communities against the effects of these challenges, resulting in a life that is more abundant, fulfilling, equitable and socially connected. Those involved with the movement believe that society can make the transition to a more sustainable world.

Transition Lake County (TLC) was begun in the summer of 2010, as a citizen-led effort to build community resilience and co-create new ways to meet our needs locally. Since its founding, TLC has hosted numerous community events and “Open Space” potluck meetings on the fourth Sunday of each month, where local citizen-leaders have come together to engage in this transition process from their place of passion.

TLC has facilitated the growth of several working groups intended to address the most important areas of this movement toward local resilience, including Local Economy Working Group, Time Bank of Lake County, Local Food Working Group, Local Farmer Support Group, Energy Security Working Group, Community Mapping, Re-Skilling, Clean Water, Transportation, Clear Lake and Environment, Holistic Health, Heart and Soul, and many more.

Past TLC potlucks have had great turnout, with attendance numbering anywhere from 30 to 125 – and an estimated 250 people showed up for TLC’s 10/10/10 Community Celebration in Clearlake in October.

TLC’s next 4th Sunday Potluck with a Purpose will be held on Sunday, Nov. 28, at the Lake County International Charter School in Middletown, 15850 Armstrong St., from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. All are welcome to attend this free event.

More information about TLC and these upcoming events are available online at www.transitionlakecounty.org and also on the Transition Lake County page on Facebook.

For more information, call Nils and Karen at 707-928-0159 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .