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Recognition and acceptance through connection, words and making

Guest Editor Steph Blom joins us again, sharing a love of words, connection and self-recognition through her work with womens’ circles. A few years ago I went to my first womens’ circle. At the time I had no idea what I was going to. Even though the experience felt quite

The nuts and bolts of Transition Hungary

by Tracey Wheatley of Transition Hungary Ask most people and they’ll say that local community organising doesn’t come naturally in Hungary anymore: there isn’t much of a modern-day tradition of local communities standing up for themselves, and what there is is suffocated by the commonly held belief

Soil that connects us

From urban gardens to farmhouses by Dora Bérces of Transition Hungary (translation by Kriszta Olasz) Wherever you bend down to pick up some soil, you’ll find it has a fragrance, warmth (or cold) and particular components. Most of it, its framework, is lifeless: just the fragments of rocks. The

Making local dreams come true

The original concept of Pro Action Café is a blend of World Café and Open Space Technology. As a conversational process, Pro Action Café is an innovative yet simple methodology for hosting conversations about questions and projects that matter to the people that attend. These conversations link and build on

A story across Transition borders:

In our network we have what you could see as more classical transition initiatives. Community initiatives started typically by middle class, educated people running environmentally conscious projects in urban areas or living in picturesque villages. At the same time, we were aware that in Hungary valuable community initiatives happen in

Masonry heaters – Better than a rocket stove?

In Hungary as in most of Europe we have to deal with harsh winters. For people living in rural areas, there really are lot of choices to choose from when it comes to heating. As with many aspects of technology often the right choice lies somewhere halfway between tradition – things

The power of connection with self

Our July Guest Editor Steph Blom brings us her second interview, this time with Janneke, a women’s coach in the Netherlands who works along the themes of what it means to be a woman, embodiment, sensuality, self-confidence, energy, desires, love and spirituality. She gives trainings to groups of women