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The June 2014 Round-up of What’s Happening out in the World of Transition

Welcome to the June 2014 roundup. It’s another bumper edition, busting at the seams with news of how Transition is manifesting itself around the world in a dazzling diversity of ways. We start in the UK with the launch of the new Totnes Pound. May 20th saw the release

Peter MacFadyen on Independents for Frome

Something remarkable is happening in Frome, a story that offers many useful insights for increasing the impact of Transition and reimagining how it relates to local politics. Peter MacFadyen is author of Flatpack Democracy and very recently became the Mayor of Frome. Previously he worked for Comic Relief as a

Is Transition political?

Criticising Transition for being explicitly apolitical, and for not engaging in the political system in the conventional way feels, to me, like criticising a spoon for not being very good at cutting bread. Transition is a tool designed for a specific purpose. But with the rise of UKIP, the National

Your chance to experience One Day in Transition

We’ve written before here about the wonder that is One Year in Transition. It is, in essence, a year-long, part-time and low-cost programme that helps young adults create a livelihood in the community work they dream of doing. Booking is now open for the next year’

June 2014 – Transition Network Newsletter

This month news that that the Transition roadshow could be coming to a region near you, starting with Lancaster in July. We have the monthly World Roundup, the Digest introduces the ‘Transition and Health’ articles posted in May, REconomy offers tips to transform your local economy, our Social Reporters are

The Transitioners’ Digest (May)

Our theme this month has been ‘Transition and Health’, and it’s been fascinating. We’ve been reflecting on where Transition and public health overlap and the benefits all round that could be gained by forging a more explicit link between the two. Here also is our rather stylish new

Transition as Social Medicine?: health leaders discuss

One of the following quotes comes from the Transition movement. The other 3 come from public health professionals. Can you tell which is which? A: “A sustainable system protects and improves health within environmental and social resources now and for future generations. This means reducing carbon emissions, minimising waste and