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Book Review: ‘Reclaiming Conversation: the power of talk in a digital age’ by Sherry Turkle.

This is one of the best books I have read in a very long time. Essential reading for any parent, for anyone who interacts with digital technologies, social media, smartphones, indeed for anyone living in the complex world of 2017. It’s a book that had a deep impact on

Lush Spring Prize showcases great regeneration projects

The Lush Spring Prize has just announced the 52 regenerative projects, organisations and networks from 27 countries that have been shortlisted for the inaugural Lush Spring Prize 2017. It’s exciting for us to see there are 3 in there that have emerged directly, or indirectly, from Transition initiatives. The

Rob en France: 6 jours de rencontres fascinantes (6 days of fascinating encounters)

It is a fascinating, and, for the rest of Europe, deeply crucial time in France. A Presidential election takes place very soon. It is the first time the two left wing candidates have focused so explicitly on sustainability options, and one of them, Mélenchon, is putting on a late surge

Why we need The Yellow House more than ever

Rob Hopkins visits Arles, and reflects on what Van Gogh’s painting ‘The Yellow House’ can teach us about Transition. Place Lamartine is a busy place these days. Traffic thunders through it, and a major roundabout now sits at its heart. When I arrived there yesterday, a big fair was

April 2017 – Transition Newsletter

It’s not just due to spring but changes are afoot here too – and you could be part of it. There are some jobs on offer and and one year programme if you want help to make change happen. Around and about with innovation in London, compost in Switzerland, flowers

Molly Scott Cato on ‘America First’

Molly Scott Cato is the Green MEP for South West England. She was very active in the early days of Transition Stroud, and one of the drivers behind the Stroud Pound. As a follow-up to our recent interview with Richard Heinberg exploring Donald Trump’s concept of ‘America First’, we

Have you ever fancied yourself..as an artist or blogger?

Calling all Storytellers – are you a Writer, a Creative Artist , a filmmaker or Blogger, a changemaker, anyone with a story to tell, an idea to explore or an inquiry to unfold? WE NEED YOU! Transition Network is launching an ambitious and innovative year-long program to hand over part of our