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Transitioners’ Digest (May-June 2016): Renewal

Our theme has been ‘Springtime Renewal’, and we have cast our net far and wide. Our opening editorial piece looked at the sense of renewal that arises from the recent Hillsborough decision and what happens when a great wrong is finally named and addressed. We heard from Cat Johnson how

Naresh Giangrande reports from Shell’s ‘Powering Progress Together’ event.

“We’ll always have Paris. We lost it until you came to Casablanca. We got it back last night.” Trust was a theme at Shell’s ‘Powering Progress Together, collaborating for a Low Carbon UK’ conference. Notably the lack of trust: in politicians, the political process, and business experts so

A letter to you, dear Transitioner, from Pella Thiel.

This letter, by Swedish Transitioner Pella Thiel, was written as an introductory speech at the conference ”In transition for resilience”, the final forum of the international REALS project, held in Järna, Sweden in June 2016. REALS – Resilient and Ecological Approaches to Living Sustainably, is a project to increase learning, awareness

July 2016 – Transition Network Newsletter

Some timely reflections on the opportunity that Brexit could offer us open our newsletter followed by lessons we can learn from how rain on a forest work together. Doing things most of us take for granted as safe can have big consequences in places such as in Nicaragua. #FindRobbie who

This #ProgrExit starts with your longing

Nobody knows what the Brexit vote will mean for the UK. People are reeling after a campaign marked by very poor quality debate, some deeply dangerous and divisive framing, a decision many didn’t really understand and an election where only 36% of young people, who are those most affected

The Forest Economy: woodland as New Economy metaphor

I spent Sunday afternoon having a beautiful walk in the woods with my son at Venton Brook, near Holne on Dartmoor, one of the most beautiful places on earth. As we walked down through this ancient woodland, with its stream, its waterfalls, its trees, moss and lichen, the sun breaking

Transition Town Tooting Turn 8!

The wonderful Transition Town Tooting in London just celebrated their 8th birthday. They have a lot to celebrate. Here is a list from their website: * We ran our 9th series of Carbon Conversations last year – a series of workshops to help individuals reduce their carbon footprint and explore the challenges