October 2026: Reconnecting
In this issue: News from Portugal, Mexico, USA, Spain... Reconnect with Transition, become a Trustee, Gathering journal, Transition Communities narrative guide, 1-1 support spaces, New Moon...
Last year, at a public event we hosted, we met someone who had co-founded a Transition group in 2010, grown and developed it for four years, and then watched it transform into something else. They told us they missed being part of the movement, but didn’t really know how to reconnect. Their story stayed with us. It made us wonder how many others have had similar experiences, and what possibilities might emerge if some of these people found their way back into connection with one another and with the wider Transition movement.
So we’re opening a space to (re)connect and listen. We don’t know exactly what might come from it, and we don’t need to know yet. We’d simply like to hear from people who have been part of Transition, are no longer connected to a local group, Hub or the international movement, and feel a desire to reconnect. We hope to learn from your experiences, share reflections and ideas, and explore together what we might learn from the past that could offer inspiration for the movement today.
If this speaks to you, we’d love to hear from you. Please take a moment to fill out this simple form and express your interest or share with this person that came to mind:
In community,
The Transition Network international team 🌱
What's buzzing at TNi?
- Eli's entry in the Gathering Journal #5: We have the venue and the dates!
- NEW! Guide for Transition Communities: How we talk about our work matters.
- Join us on November 10th, 2026 to celebrate the New moon through embodied Peace practice with our guest Julia Thandiwe Felder.
- Transitioners holding comms accountabilities in their local groups and hubs are called to join the Transition Communicators exploratory group call on November 11th, 2026. You should have received an email and calendar invite, otherwise let us know.
- Reflections from our Reading week.
- The Inner and Cultural Transformation Circle is offering a 1-1 free support space for Transitioners.
Heartbeat of the Movement
- Portugal: Envolvimento da comunidade: o potencial de uma peça de teatro | Community engagement: the potential of a theatre piece [Multilingual, written & audio versions]
- Mexico Hub will be attending the World Social Forum on Transformative Economies (FSMET) happening in Guelatao, Oaxaca, Mexico, on 19-21 November 2026.
- Ivan Idso from Transition Town Rochester, USA, shares their approach to organizing a Great Unleashing.
- HOPE screenings: several groups & hubs are organising screenings in their local places: Portugal, Scotland, England, Mexico, USA, Spain, Colombia... Stay tuned on Waves.
- From the pen of Rob Hopkins: Why food resilience is an 'us' issue, not a 'me' issue
- El Cabanyal - Autonomías podcast episode where Pame Carmona tells the story of El Cabanyal (Valencia, Spain), the housing challenges and neighborhood mobilisation.
- Altekio (Spain) are hosting a Desirable Futures Oracle workshop, as part of the project Imagining Just Climate Futures. In Spanish, in Madrid, 17 October 2026.
What's alive in your Transition group, hub or territory? 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.
Resources
Opportunities
- Apply to become a Transition Network international Trustee. Open until positions are filled.
- Generation Climate Europe invites proposals from youth-led (aged under 30) initiatives advocating for climate justice alongside social issues (including social justice, gender equality, disability inclusion and/or rural communities). Deadline is 25 October 2026.
- Global Journalism Fellowship 2026. Journalists reporting on their communities in ODA-recipient countries (see here) may apply for the inaugural Global Journalism Fellowship to receive financial support. Deadline is 8 November 2026.
- ACC invites applications from individuals and organisations advancing dialogue, understanding, and respect through cultural exchange activities between the United States of America and Asia. Deadline is 10 November 2026.
- Edges of Possibility, Exploration Co-Lab 2027. Unearthodox invites applications from innovative projects working to address the root causes of problems in humanity’s relationship with nature. Deadline is 16 November 2026.
Which other opportunities would you like to share with fellow Transitioners?
A very special Congratulations to our team member Seba and his partner on their lovely daughter! May she grows in a world we are imagining and manifesting together 💖
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 November e-news, the deadline for submissions is October 31st, 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!
