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A Web of Generations: Housing for All Ages at Chicago’s H.O.M.E.

This is the third blog from Kate Duva, read her first ‘Grief: The Great Changemaker’ and second El Amor de la Comunidad. It’s community dinner night at Pat Crowley House. Golden oldies are wafting through the room – Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys, Come Together by the Beatles – thanks

Dreaming of Eternity: three days in the Ruhr Valley

Some of the coal was turned into coke and used to fire the blast furnaces as the region’s steel industry began growing rapidly. To meet demand, the mines spread and went deeper. The demand for skilled mineworkers was such that many people moved to the region, mostly from Polish-

European day of Sustainable Communities

Tomorrow, Friday 22nd September, is the launch conference of the European Day of Sustainable Communities. Transition Network partner Ecolise, are delighted to have a full house (over 200 people!) registered. Please note that you can join the conference via the webstream from 9-13h CET. Ecolise are excited that communities

El Amor de la Comunidad

Loving Community with Logan Square Neighborhood Association’s Early Learning Ambassadors. This is the second blog from Kate Duva, read her first ‘Grief: The Great Changemaker’. I inhale exhaust from thousands of cars on my bike ride through Chicago, past people sleeping on the pavement, under highways clogged with traffic,

Eroles Project – Deepening Citizenship

It is with much delight that we are introducing our fifth Guest Editor – The Eroles Project. In this introductory piece, Mona Rathsman, one of Eroles’ co-founders, shares her experience of being a part of designing, coordinating and holding the explorative learning-for-action residency that takes place in Catalonia,

What happened to Peak Oil? With Richard Heinberg

The Greening the Apocalypse team talk peak oil with Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow with the Post Carbon Institute. Richard is regarded as one of the world’s foremost advocates for a shift away from our current reliance on fossil fuels. He’s the author of 13 books, including some seminal

Training from the Heart in Rio

Claudia Valadares Arakaki and fellow facilitators Melissa Bivar and Renata Lara ran three Transition Launch Trainings in Rio De Janeiro. Naresh Giangrande, Transition Network Training Coordinator, spoke to Claudia about her experience. Naresh: What do you think has triggered the high demand for these workshops? Did you use any particular