New series of webinars for the next phase

in Communities of Practice,Events,Hot topics discussion,MiTF,Webinars

Thanks to KR Foundation and Open Society Initiative for Europe, the Municipalities in Transition project has another 2 years funding.  Therefore as community of practice co-guardians we’ve been looking at the best way to continue.  In July some of you gave feedback and ideas, either written or in an online meeting to discuss the next steps of the community of practice.  Some of the many things we heard:

  •   It’s valuable to make spaces for conversation and discussion – there’s no substitute for talking face to face (even if it is online)
  • Can we get clearer on the “challenge” or “question” that is shared by this community of practice?  (it could be something like, the challenge of creating meaningful collaboration for systemic change between communities and municipalities)
  •   It would be great to hear about the Municipalities in Transition framework system that the project has been piloting – how does it work?

We’ve decided to set up a monthly rhythm of “Virtual café” online open discussion spaces alternating with Webinars where different members and experts can present ideas for discussion.  At the virtual cafés there will be one or two topic ideas and you can bring your own – connect, share in a relaxed unrecorded format and let’s see where the discussions go.  The webinars will be more like our Hot Topics series, will be recorded, and we’ll be starting with an Introduction to the Municipalities in Transition System, in more than one language.

Dates for your Diary:

  • Thursday 14th November 2019  17.00 – 18.30 Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC)
    Virtual Café Open Discussion  

 

  • Monday 2nd December 2019  17.00 – 18.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Introduction to the Municipalities in Transition System webinar (English language)  
    Facebook Event page 
    MiTS page

 

  • Thursday 5th December 2019  17.00 – 18.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Introduction to the Municipalities in Transition System webinar (Portuguese language)
    MiTS page

 

  • Wednesday 11th December 2019  17.00 – 18.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Introduction to the Municipalities in Transition System webinar (Italian language)
    Facebook event page
    MiTS page

 

  • Thursday 9th January 2020 17.00 – 18.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Virtual Café Open Discussion

 

  • Thursday 23rd January 2020 17.00 – 18.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Introduction to the Municipalities in Transition System webinar (Spanish language)
    MiTS page

 

  • Thursday 12th March 2020 17.00 – 18.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Virtual Café Open Discussion. Theme question:  How to deal with climate denial at municipal scale

 

  • Thursday 16th April 2020 (18:00 – 19:30 CEST)
    Virtual Café Open Discussion. COVID-19 special theme question:  Resilience in Emergency
    Blog post page

 

 

 

  • Thursday 9th July 2020  16.00 – 17.30 UTC (18.00 – 19:30 CET)
    Virtual Café Open Discussion. Theme: Racism, accountability, and social justice: What does it mean for white-bodied people to “be accountable” for racism and inequality? How can white-bodied people “be accountable” in a way that mobilises them into restorative action? How might that shift or influence the initiatives you are a part of?
    Facebook event
    Blog post

 

 

  • Tuesday 29th September 2020  (18.00 – 19.30 CET)
    Invited Community conversation under UrbanACoCo series. UrbanA: Municipalities in Transition, how can citizens and municipalities work better together?
    Facebook page
    Blog post

 

 

  • Wednesday 2nd December 2020 (17.00 – 19.00 CET)
    Communities for future session organized and hosted by ECOLISE: Communities of Practice — leveraging impact by learning together
    More information here.

 

  • Thursday 10th December 2020 (18.00 – 19.30 CET, 17.00 – 18:30 BST)
    Virtual Café Open Discussion: How to present ideas to your municipality?
    Zoom link

 

 

 

We look forward to speaking and connecting with you soon, if you can’t come or can’t wait then please share your news and views in the Municipalities in Transition community of practice facebook group.

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Tuesday 24th November 2020, 11:49:42

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