An environmental activism based show this week.
We started off with a wonderful interview with musician and environmental activist Sarah Harmer recorded at the Environmental Science Symposium where she gave the keynote address. Sarah is an inspirational speaker. Its well worth a listen.
If you want to check out her recent music, inspired by her environmental awakening, take a listen to “I’m a Mountain”. You’ll not be disappointed.
Sally Ludwig from Transition Guelph joined us in the second half to talk about The Guelph Transition City Initiative.
Transition Guelph are a group of concerned and active Guelph residents who have come together with the shared vision of turning our city into one of Canada’s first official “Transition Towns”, according to the model described in “The Transition Handbook” by Rob Hopkins.
Their aim is to encourage other residents to become involved, offer their own ideas and insights, and pitch in to help create a sustainable future for ourselves, our children, and our children’s children.
They hope to complement existing City of Guelph endeavours like the Community Energy Plan by encouraging Guelphites from all sectors to respond to the challenges and opportunities of reducing our carbon footprint.
Given the urgency of the issues, we cannot afford to wait for national and international action. The initiative is founded in the belief that a common commitment fuelled by Guelph’s wide range of creativity, actions already underway, and strong sense of community can overcome the challenges and build a future that is even more connected, more vibrant, more economically healthy and more in touch with our environment than today.
For more information on Transition Guelph:
Sally Ludwig, (519) 731-3169, sludwig@golden.net
Chris Mills, (519) 731-3169, cmills@golden.net
http://www.transitionguelph.org
Music:
Sarah Harmer, Escarpment Blues (Live) from At The Barricades Volume 1
James Gordon, How? (Demo Mix, Digital Download)
Listen to the show:
Formerly Royal City Rag 
