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February 2017 – Transition Newsletter

We offer antidotes to feeling daunted, such as a real example of how good can overcome hate, enthusiasm for Transition in France, local community activism in Hungary, and ‘Rooting in Tooting’. Responding to the US election with a heartfelt call for empathy and we have insights into community change. The

“Now you’re all here, and it feels fantastic”: 3 days in France.

When people invite me to speak somewhere, I usually say that if I am travelling to get there, to make the best use of me while I’m there. This trip certainly did. After arriving by train to Valence TGV station, my first night I was hosted in a beautiful

How do I know good can overcome ignorance, spite and hate? Because I’ve seen it.

I want to share a story with you today that I’ve not shared before on this blog. I was moved by something I saw on Twitter to the effect that the future will not remember Trump, but the future will remember the remarkable things done by those mobilising to

7 characteristics of doing Transition in an University

Last week we published our new guide, ‘How to do Transition in your University/College’ by Maria Cooper. Today we share an excerpt from it, which sets out seven key characteristics of doing Transition in a University setting. It’s holistic A Transition University is a holistic approach to sustainability

Cormac Russell on change that starts with communities

Cormac Russell was raised on the west coast of Ireland, and now lives in Dublin, although he spends much of his time travelling. He promotes the idea of Asset-Based Community Driven Efforts, and while some of his work is based in universities, mostly it is based in communities. We recently

Inauguration Day: Kicking Against the Prick(s)

Today is the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration as President of the United States. That, for sure, is not a sentence I ever imagined these fingers having to type. But here we are. There will be many articles published today quite rightly pointing out what a disaster he is,

Transition Town Tooting celebrate Aviva Community Fund award

This 2017 project with local south west London refugees and asylum-seekers is a partnership between CARAS (Tooting charity Community Action for Refugees and Asylum-Seekers), Transition Town Tooting and The Grange (a permaculture-based respite centre in Norfolk). Last week the Aviva Community Fund announced that we’ve won the award we