Scale Down, UNVEILED

These are exciting and incredibly busy times for us here at the Scale Down World Headquarters. We have been hinting at big things on the horizon, and we are finally at the stage when we can begin letting some of our plans out of the bag.

Scale Down, UNVEILED will be our grand coming out party. The launch of a new interactive website that will include the popular blog, as well as video podcasts and internet radio. Our look is being updated and navigation of the site is being improved immensely. We are building our team more and more every day and these talented writers and producers are only going to ensure that Scale Down remains fresh, vibrant and relevant. Scale Down has been getting so much support in the community, coupled with our finalist standing in the race for Canada's Best New Blog of 2007, that these dreams seem to have taken a life of their own and are now nearing the end of their gestation period. We want you to come and be a part of our evening.

Which is why we couldn't have just any old launch party. We've decided to keep our message of hope and possibilities by bring in someone who knows these terms intimately and has discovered that they are not only possible but EXIST!

Ask yourself? Do we want clean air and water, Limitless pollution-free energy, good nutritious food, Liveable communities worth investing in, a deliberate and fulfilling life?

Is this a world worth building, a future worth dreaming of, a place of hope?

We have a chance to be a part of possibly the greatest project in the history of civilization, to be at the forefront of the generation that confronted the worst conflagration the world has ever seen - and sorted it out.

THE WORLD WE NEED EXISTS AND IT ONLY TOOK
CHRIS TURNER A YEAR TO FIND IT.
THE GEOGRAPHY
OF HOPE
A Tour of the World We Need

THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE is a scrapbook of a year spent living optimistically. In this globetrotting adventure, Chris Turner meets sustainability’s remarkable pioneers and showcases dozens of exciting innovations and extraordinary projects that provide inspiration and working models for a sustainable society.

With a mix of front-line reporting, analysis and passionate argument, Chris Turner pieces together the glimmers of optimism and the solutions already at work around the world, from Canada’s largest wind farm to Asia’s greenest building and Europe’s most eco-friendly communities. But THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE goes far beyond mere technology. Turner seeks out the next generation of political, economic, social and spiritual institutions that could provide the global foundations for a sustainable future – from the green hills of northern Thailand to the parliament houses of Scandinavia, from the villages of southern India, where microcredit finance has remade the social fabric, to America’s most forward-thinking think tanks. In this compelling first-person exploration, punctuated by the wonder and angst of a writer discovering the world’s beacons of possibility, Chris Turner presents a dazzling map of the disparate landmarks in a geography of hope.

And this is just what our community needs to hear and believe is possible. The people of Windsor are hearing nothing but bad news these days, and more of the same on the horizon. By bringing Chris Turner to Windsor to join the optimistic outlook that Scale Down writers and contributors have for our community, we are sure we are going to make a difference in this city. And we want you to join us...

SCALE DOWN UNVEILED
FEBRUARY 20TH • 7 PM
2175 PARENT AVENUE WINDSOR
Giovanni Caboto Club

So mark that date on your calendar, and the whole Scale Down team looks forward to meeting you and working with you at fixing what ails Windsor.