July 2026: Hacking the Transition narrative space

Dear friends,

How can the language and metaphors we use shape reality in meaningful ways? How can Transitioners reach new members and funders to truly see, engage and support the foundational work we do?

For some months, we've been researching, reflecting and deepening our learning to support a Transition narrative shift. Emerging from the rabbit hole, we're excited to share the new Narrative Hack to leverage our movement and community-led climate action to a next level. We hope it energises you and we look forward to hearing your feedback.

Find also in this issue: news from Mexico, UK and Scotland; Thrutopia episode, Transition Gathering logbook new chapter, an invite to play the Transitioner Game that changes conversations, big bunch of opportunities and more.

May you be safe and in community,

The Transition Network international team 🌱

What's buzzing at TNi?

• New Transition narrative loading... Check out the full report and the Regenerative Storytellers & Communicators Narrative Hack toolkit. Let's shape reality together!

Hacking the Transition Narratives: Shaping Reality Together

This is the second part to the blog Rhizomatic Adventures on Narrative Hacking I wrote last year. If you haven’t, take a look to better understand where this comes from. As you know, Transition Network international won a seat at the Rhizome Fellowship 2025. This allowed us to learn

Transition Network News & NewsletterEsther Molina

• Who's the Gathering for? Read Dan's entry into the Gathering Journal.
• What does it mean to be a Hubs Group Link? Read on as Seba from Argentina tells his story.
• Don Hall: Nobody ever said changing the world would be easy, but by engaging in a process of lifelong learning and continual evolution, we can make this work much easier on ourselves.
• Play the Game that changes conversations! There are two upcoming sessions this month, 16 July at 12:30 UTC and 28 July at 17:00 UTC. You can register here.  

Heartbeat of the Movement

• Everyday Changemakers: Martin, The Stove. SCCAN's Story Weaver, Kaska Hempel, talks to Martin O’Neill from the Stove Network in Dumfries, Scotland.
• Totnes, 1 August 2026 - Young people in Totnes are holding a one day Festival and Assembly where young people can be held in their community to listen, talk and dance in the beautiful forested Glade in Dartington, UK.
• Collaborative Mycelia and Forests of Hope in Mexico [in Spanish with translation]

Micelios colaborativos y bosques de esperanza en México

Micelios colaborativos y bosques de esperanza para tejer futuros posibles impulsando la transición ecosocial en México | Collaborative mycelium and forests of hope to weave possible futures by driving the eco-social transition in Mexico

Transition Network News & NewsletterTransition Network international

• What Futures Are You Imagining? The author Kate Evans has released the first episode in her Thrutopia series Futures Remapped: The Chronicles. The First Years, which was short-listed for the World of Books Sustainable Story Award. The story takes today’s world as a starting point, and explores the possible paths towards a more sustainable and just society. Check it out and download here.

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

Check out the Community Waves 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").

Resources

Opportunities

• The Art on Climate Competition invites submissions of original illustrations and animations on the theme of climate change. Closes 31 July 2026.
• Climate Tech Fellowship: Supporting Early-Stage Innovators at the Intersection of Energy & Urban Resilience. Deadline is 1 August 2026.
• Purpose Earth Grant and Mentorship program. They welcome applications from purpose-driven leaders and organisations finding creative solutions across environmental protection, cultural collaboration, and community activation. Deadline is 10 August 2026 (or at 200 submissions).
• Work That Reconnects Network are seeking an Islands of Coherence Coordinator. Applications close 15 August 2026.
• UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon 2026 “Play Your Part: Youth Designing the Future of Media and Information Literacy”. Applications close 16 August 2026.
• Training: Gaia Education offers an Indigenous Sciences online course with Dr Lylah June starting in September. scholarships available until 31 August 2026.
• ECOLISE has a call for an Intern for their Regenerative Communities Fund. No fixed deadline.

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

Stay Connected!

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 August e-news, the deadline for submissions is 31 July, 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!