February 2026: Seeds of hope and abundance

Dear Transitioners,
We bring seeds this February, packed in a challenge: learning to see life with new eyes and recognizing our inter-dependencies, acting consciously, and building bridges between different kinds of knowledge, territories, and lived experiences. From the stories of Abya Yala to the just published Programme of the Day of Transition Practise, we look into the many different ways in which your groups and communities thrive. For some of you, there is a small support to help you start your action - it's inspiring to go through the results from the SeedFunding campaign and see what groups and hubs are up to.

Feeling like knowing more? Do dive in the content of this month's newsletter, and do share your own stories of hope and abundance. We would love to meet you on Community Waves! Below is also a user-friendly guide on how to join and connect.
With love,
The Transition Network international team 🌱

• The full programme and the registration for the Day of Transition Practice, scheduled for 24 April 2026, is here! Bookmark the sessions you'd like to attend and join us for some good talks and workshops throughout the 24hrs of togetherness.

Day of Transition Practise 2026 Programme & Registrations

Join us in a very special day when Transitioners all around the world come together to share and learn from each other!

Practising TransitionElizabeta Z Jovanovska

• The results from the SeedFunding campaign are in - it's amazing to see what some of the hubs and groups around the world are going to work on this year.

Planting seeds for abundance

The results from the Seed Funding campaign 2025-2026

Transition NewsFilipa Pimentel

• If you missed the Work that Reconnects conversation with Don, Anahi and Martina, you can see the recording here.
• Here is the Calendar of Seasonal Gatherings happening online, so you can book in advance caring spaces for Connection and Ceremony. Pause, reflect, and connect with community as we mark the Earth's natural rhythms.

Seasonal Gatherings: Join a Year of Connection and Ceremony

Thu, March 19, 2026

Seasonal Gatherings: Join a Year of Connection and Ceremony

• It's becoming really cozy here at the Community Waves - the open source social media space crafted with love and ethics for people involved in community-led change. Do join and invite your friends and community members as well - there is space for everyone on this path. Here is a bit of info on what it is and how to join in.

Community Waves: the free, ethical, social media for changemakers

Ready to expand your ripple waves of connection and regeneration? We are thrilled to invite you to Community Waves, our alternative social media platform! Tired of big tech companies undermining our digital well-being, nasty algorithms, and persistent ads? So were we. That’s why we’ve been building this new, open-source platform

Transition NewsEsther Molina

• If you'd like to remind yourself about the Transition model, read on.

Transition as a Social Technology

After nearly two decades deeply engaged in this field, the organizing model developed by the international Transition Towns Movement is still the most holistic, accessible, and effective social technology I’ve found for cultivating more resilient, equitable, sustainable, and regenerative local communities from the bottom up. Based on the experience

Transition NewsDon Hall

Heartbeat of the Movement

• [ES] Very inspiring sharing from Abya Yala - compartiendo sabiduría desde la Sierra Nevada de Colombia: cuatro pueblos y una lección de ayer para el hoy. (Sharing wisdom from the Sierra Nevada of Colombia: four villages and a lesson from yesterday for today.)

Voices from Abya Yala

Compartiendo sabiduría desde la Sierra Nevada de Colombia: cuatro pueblos y una lección de ayer para el hoy. Caminando la visión de honrar a los Pueblos Originarios de todo el planeta, junto a las voces vivas hoy en el Sur Global, el l Círculo de Transformación Cultural da inicio con

Cultural Transformation CircleSebastian Pibi

• [FR] La Deep Democracy ou Démocratie Profonde est un outil précieux en médiation et en gestion d’équipe. Elle offre un nouveau type de perspectives sur l’individu et le groupe. Apprenez à utiliser cet outil indispensable lors de la formation Démocratie Profonde les 12 et 13 mars à Bruxelles.
• [EN] Do you like soup? If you are around Polmont early March, here is an event not to be missed! Polmont SOUP is a way of promoting, raising funds, and celebrating great ideas to build a bigger, better, stronger, supportive community. We will come together and enjoy a hot bowl of soup, some entertainment and help a community idea blossom.
• [PT] Transition Brasil shares their journey to life-affirming economy: A Jornada das Economias que afirmam a Vida. They will also have a Butterfly Talk session during the Day of Transition Practise on 24 April.
• [EN] centreforlocalprosperity invites you to a webinar to learn about Transition Towns! Thursday February 26th, 12-1pm ADT, info and registration here.
• [EN] Transition Together's Youth Circle are bringing their short film, ‘In the Making’ to Totnes. This evening of intergenerational connection, community building and youth power will take place at the Totnes Civic Hall on Thursday 12th March 6-9pm.
• Citizens for Ecological Living and Learning (CELL) from Luxembourg have a new web home. It's dashing and inviting, it's here: in English, German and French.
• Transition stories! To share your amazing work, we’re creating a series of short Reels that showcase local Transition stories. Here’s how you can take part. It’s simple action, with a great impact - Your videos help us tell a shared story that Transition is already happening, everywhere, in countless inspiring forms.

What's alive in your Transition group? We'd love to hear and spread it further. Email us at comms@transitionnetwork.org

Resources

• A beautiful interview with Rob Hopkins on We Are The ReGeneration. What if the transition we need starts with imagination?
• Planning a community gathering? Here is a guide on community visioning, The Future We Want. This guide is designed to help groups and communities open up their imagination and start exploring what a better future could look like in their context. It helps to build a shared vision of what’s possible, a vital starting point to exploring how we can work together to make it a reality.

Calendar

Check out the calendar and add your Transition events here. They'll be featured in the community space, as well as the upcoming e-news. Make sure to set them up as "Public". How-to instructions here (see "Route 1").

Opportunities

• Community Waves x Re-Imagining Education Conference Collaboration: We’re delighted to share that Community Waves will host a dedicated space for participants of this year’s Re-Imagining Education Conference (Feb 26 – March 1 2026). This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to ethical digital infrastructure, decolonisation, mutual support, and transformative learning. 
• Reflecting on the Random Acts of Kindness Week - February 14–20, a dedicated time to highlight the power of everyday kindness and the impact of small, intentional actions. Here is a challenge - embracing those simple acts of care, generosity, and connection beyond this week, for creating meaningful change in our lives and the world. https://kindness.org/
• Join the "Choose Our Future" competition, a groundbreaking initiative at the intersection of sustainability science, futures thinking, and creative storytelling. Imagine 2050: What will our story be?
• How can deeper ecological awareness inform the way we live and work? Restoring Your Ecological Awareness, a training organized by the The Biomimicry Institute, offers a practical approach to reconnecting with nature and learning from living systems. Facilitated by our co-Lead Deborah Benham, PhD. Designed for practitioners, educators, designers, and changemakers.
• Funding for youth groups: The Youth Climate Justice Fund provides funding to emerging youth-led climate justice and socio-environmental groups through a participatory decision-making process.

Which other opportunities would you like to share with fellow Transitioners?

Would you like to have some of your content featured in the next newsletter editions? Easy! Just send your text, photos and/or links to comms@transitionnetwork.org. For the March e-news, the deadline for submissions is 28 February, 2026.

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Thank you so much for making it until the end of this edition of the Newsletter. We're looking forward to hearing from you all, amazing people. Stay tuned and hands-on!