A Global Gathering of Hope and Regeneration: Screening & Forum
Join us to experience HOPE, the newly released series rooted in active optimism, amplifying the stories of communities worldwide who are regenerating the planet and building a more just future.
Can you feel it? The wave of Hope is coming! Join us on October 13th for the international screening of “The Power of Two Words”, the second episode of HOPE The Series, featuring the Transition movement as a key agent for change and regeneration.
This will be a multilingual event: English, Spanish and French are confirmed so far. Read below for more information.
Date: Monday, 13 October, 2025
Time: 16:00 - 18:00 UTC (Check your local time here)
Where? Online, on Zoom (Interpretation channels will be enabled)
HOPE is a series of 6 episodes, filmed across 17 countries in 4 continents, gathering and documenting more than 40 solutions that are already having a positive impact on Earth.
The aim of the team, led by Javier Peña, has been to bring together communities, citizens, scientists and experts to connect different perspectives and build towards a sustainable and just future that spark hope and action.
Watch HOPE trailer
From the regeneration of the soil, to social justice and ancestral knowledge, through energy transitions, economy redesign and innovation, HOPE is a multifaceted journey with special guests and guides like Jane Goodall, Paul Hawken, Kate Raworth, Norah Magero, Marc J. Jacobson, Nemonte Nenquimo, Christiana Figueres, Rob Hopkins… and many more voices of everyday people daring to dream and creating a profound impact through their communities.
Join the conversation!
On Monday, October 13th 2025 we will gather to watch, listen, feel and share about hope, possibility and regeneration in our communities and the world.
We have chosen episode 2, where Rob Hopkins guides us through some key achievements and examples of regeneration:
- Ernest Mas, the farmer who swapped pesticides for flowers and managed to produce more by regenerating the soil.
- The secret network of the soil – with Toby Kiers, exploring the fascinating cosmos that exists underground and its implications for the climate and agriculture.
- The power of the people – the child-led mobilisation that transformed Amsterdam into a cycling and pedestrian paradise in the 1970s, with one of its protagonists, Maartje van Putten.
- The emergence of the Transition movement, through its protagonists in Liège, who have revolutionised the city's food supply.
- The transformation to recover the soul of cities, led by Paris
After the screening, we will hear from the exquisite panel and open the Q&A session with participants.
Javier Peña is Founder of Hope, a communication project focused on regeneration with over one billion views, creator of the documentary series “Hope: We Still Have Time” featuring regenerative solutions from 19 countries, and co-founder of The Regeneration Alliance, with Paul Hawken.
Filipa Pimentel has been a core team member of Transition Network international since 2011, exploring with people all over the world how to develop the social infrastructure and collaborative culture needed for a global movement for social change. She currently holds the roles of Governance, Collaborations and Engagement Lead Link, and is an accredited facilitator in sociocracy (Sociocracy for All) and shared-governance (Université du Nous).
Rob Hopkins is the co-founder of Transition Network international and of Transition Town Totnes, and author of several books including ‘The Transition Handbook‘, ‘From What Is to What If: unleashing the power of imagination to create the future we want’. He has spoken at TED Global and TEDx events, and appears in the French film phenomenon ‘Demain’. He holds a PhD from the University of Plymouth as well as 2 Honoris Causas, and hosted 100 episodes of his podcast ‘From What If to What Next’. He was made an Honorary Citizen of Liège in Belgium (2022), and his collaborative music project with artist Mr Kit, ‘Field Recordings from the Future‘ was released in May 2025, the same time as his new book ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future’.
Esther Molina will be hosting this session. She is a communicator, facilitator and researcher involved in Transition at the local (León, Spain) and international scale as Transition Network international’s Communications Lead Link and member of the Wellbeing team. Esther holds a PhD in Heritage, Culture and Philosophy, is a Regenerators Academy alumni, and has published some research and thoughts about human and non-human nature relationships. Passionate about ecosystemic approaches and inner-led community change, loves creative writing and expressive dance.
Pamela Carmona will handle the technical side of the session. She is Transition Network international's Community Weaver, focusing on social media and online engagement. Pamela is also an audio producer and content creator.
Every change begins with two words
What if there were another way to produce our food that would allow us to better manage water and natural resources while reducing emissions? What if there were another way to design our cities, to climate-control our homes? What if we came together to watch this episode and shared about it...?
Watch Ep.2 trailer
Climate change is not only an environmental challenge, but also a call to reimagine the way we live. In this episode, we discover how two words, ‘What if?’, can help us design the world we want and trigger surprising transformations in different parts of the world. From farmers replacing pesticides with flowers to regenerate the soil and protect pollinators, to cities redesigning their streets to give them back to the people, imagination is proving to be one of the most powerful tools for solving the climate crisis. Accompanied by figures such as Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition Towns movement, and scientists such as Toby Kiers, who studies underground soil life, we travel to Liège, Amsterdam and Paris, among other places, to learn about stories of innovation and courage.
The event will be held in English with live interpretation to Spanish and French. If you’d like to support interpretation to another language, please contact us at comms@transitionnetwork.org
Ready to be part of the wave?
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Hungry for more?
Our friends of the Inner and Culture Transition Circle will be holding an Indigenous People’s Day celebration an hour after this event closes (October 13, at 19:00 UTC) – that’s another amazing opportunity for embracing change and regeneration starting within.
Theresa Fend
