Outreach and Awareness

In the first stages Transition Penwith will commence an outreach education, consultation and awareness-raising process, to include inspiring and informative presentations, talks and film showings, followed by facilitated feedback sessions. These will include public events marketed to as wide an audience as possible, and also target specific groups such as Parish Councils, churches, private business, health professionals, agriculture workers, community workers, teachers etc. This initial work is based on the understanding that before we can act, we must understand the full extent of the situation.

The educational work will include practical projects and workshops that build people’s skills in preparing for Penwith’s energy descent. This will take the form of a 10-week course, “Skilling up for PowerDown”, and other shorter courses designed for specific industries and audiences, e.g. “How to Peak Proof Your Business”; “Community Owned Wind Turbines” and “Build Your Own Solar Water Heater”. These educational events will use a range of creative teaching skills to encourage people to actively participate in their own learning process. Wherever possible workshops and training events will be held in partnership with existing projects, organisations and networks across Penwith and Cornwall. 

The ultimate goal of Transition Penwith is to get people informed, motivated and inspired to start working together in a creative, pro-active and positive manner, to design and build the solutions for our energy descent. A world without oil is hard to imagine, but it is possible and if properly planned and implemented will offer a higher quality of life than the one we have now.