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Winds of Change – living with climate change
As climate change becomes more of a lived reality it can feel increasingly meaningless to come together and talk about how it feels to be seeing or experiencing extreme weather events at home or far away – so I was surprised to feel exactly the opposite at this event. This is
Doria Robinson on scaling up community resilience in the shadow of Chevron
When I was in the US in October I met Doria Robinson, Executive Director of Urban Tilth. Urban Tilth is a non-profit urban agriculture organisation in Richmond, California, in the northern part of the San Francisco Bay Area. I was blown away by the power of what she does.
The 5 factors that will enable Transition to scale up
Our theme for January is ‘Scaling Up’. There is no route map to a powered-down, resilient future. No-one has done this before. What Transition has achieved in 7 years has been remarkable. But it’s not enough. The times we are in, and the escalating challenges we face,
How to discuss Transition with … No.1: Conservatives/Republicans
When I visited the US recently, I met Chris Prelitz, and heard his story about how Transition Laguna Beach had set out, from the outset, to ensure that they appealed to the Republican members of their community. It led me to wonder whether there might be an argument that such
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…… Coming back to being indigenous to place in the Dart Valley
We are all indigenous to place. Some place we call home now, some place we once came from, some place we may long, one day, to return to. I’m still homesick for the landscapes of my youth—the woods and fields around the houses of my grandparents in Berkshire.
Christmas comes early for REconomy (and 2 Transition groups)!
We’re delighted to announce that the Transition Network’s REconomy Project has received funding that will support our work for another 3 years, thanks to significant awards from Friends Provident Foundation and the Polden-Puckham Charitable Foundation. This funding will enable us to build on our achievements of the