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The 5 factors that will enable Transition to scale up

Our theme for January is ‘Scaling Up’. There is no route map to a powered-down, resilient future. No-one has done this before. What Transition has achieved in 7 years has been remarkable. But it’s not enough. The times we are in, and the escalating challenges we face,

How to discuss Transition with … No.1: Conservatives/Republicans

When I visited the US recently, I met Chris Prelitz, and heard his story about how Transition Laguna Beach had set out, from the outset, to ensure that they appealed to the Republican members of their community. It led me to wonder whether there might be an argument that such

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…… Coming back to being indigenous to place in the Dart Valley

We are all indigenous to place. Some place we call home now, some place we once came from, some place we may long, one day, to return to. I’m still homesick for the landscapes of my youth—the woods and fields around the houses of my grandparents in Berkshire.

Christmas comes early for REconomy (and 2 Transition groups)!

We’re delighted to announce that the Transition Network’s REconomy Project has received funding that will support our work for another 3 years, thanks to significant awards from Friends Provident Foundation and the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation. This funding will enable us to build on our achievements of the

Martin Grimshaw on Transition Camp 2013, owls and “unStuff”

Owls are brilliant. Where I’m from people are more accustomed to the sleep shattering squawk of unfairly maligned seagulls. Herring Gulls to be more precise (click here to hear what they sound like). With an unsavoury reputation for attacking bins, and occasionally stealing the chips of unsuspecting tourists, the

Seasons greetings from Transition Network and celebrating 2013!

Today we sign off for 2013. We’re back on January 6th with our new monthly theme of ‘Scaling Up’. It’s going to be fascinating. We really hope you’ve enjoyed our output this year, and thanks for all your input and support. Everyone at Transition Network would like

Annie Leonard on stuff, “citizen muscle”, and what she’s giving this Christmas

What better way to close our month’s theme than to talk to Annie Leonard, creator of the ‘Story of Stuff’ series of videos, who has done more than anyone to popularise the idea of “stuff”? She now runs the Story of Stuff project, “a community of problem solvers – parents,