Why?
Getting together with friends, neighbors, associates can always be fun. Combine this with some energy-building and thought provoking discussion and you have a night that you will remember and benefit from. Starting a productive discussion about issues like food production, energy use, the transportation industry, or climate change can be difficult, even if you are interested or passionate.
There are many books and movies out there that already pull together relevant information and have tremendous “wow” effects. Enjoy a social evening, learn a lot, and be ready and energized to respond together.
How?
Recipe: Raising Awareness and Promoting Next Steps with a Book or Movie
Ingredients:
- Any group of people (five friends, a church group, a book club, a condo association, coworkers…)
- A discussion-provoking movie and/or book – Here’s a list of movie and book ideas. These are available from Transition Ann Arbor, the public library, your local book store or Netflix. Don’t have time for a movie? Check out this selection of short video clips on climate change and peak oil.
Steps:
- Schedule the meeting with your group
- Read the book beforehand or watch the movie/video clips together while enjoying popcorn!
- 45 min for discussion – whatever comes up. See if any of the recipes in this 350 cookbook may be a “solution” to the issues raised.
- Discuss who else you would like to share this information with.
- Decide when to meet again.
- Repeat and let rise. You are ready to try another recipe!