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Rob en France: 6 jours de rencontres fascinantes (6 days of fascinating encounters)

It is a fascinating, and, for the rest of Europe, deeply crucial time in France. A Presidential election takes place very soon. It is the first time the two left wing candidates have focused so explicitly on sustainability options, and one of them, Mélenchon, is putting on a late surge

Why we need The Yellow House more than ever

Rob Hopkins visits Arles, and reflects on what Van Gogh’s painting ‘The Yellow House’ can teach us about Transition. Place Lamartine is a busy place these days. Traffic thunders through it, and a major roundabout now sits at its heart. When I arrived there yesterday, a big fair was

April 2017 – Transition Newsletter

It’s not just due to spring but changes are afoot here too – and you could be part of it. There are some jobs on offer and and one year programme if you want help to make change happen. Around and about with innovation in London, compost in Switzerland, flowers

Molly Scott Cato on ‘America First’

Molly Scott Cato is the Green MEP for South West England. She was very active in the early days of Transition Stroud, and one of the drivers behind the Stroud Pound. As a follow-up to our recent interview with Richard Heinberg exploring Donald Trump’s concept of ‘America First’

Have you ever fancied yourself..as an artist or blogger?

Calling all Storytellers – are you a Writer, a Creative Artist , a filmmaker or Blogger, a changemaker, anyone with a story to tell, an idea to explore or an inquiry to unfold? WE NEED YOU! Transition Network is launching an ambitious and innovative year-long program to hand over part of

Municipalities Project Job Opportunities

In August 2016, a small group of Transition National Hub members and Transition Network staff volunteered their time to develop the Municipalities in Transition Project, which aims to create a clear framework for how Transition groups and municipalities can create sustainable change together, tested in three (or more) pilot partnerships

Compost, community and cash: tasting the new economy in Geneva

I’m not sure if there is a World Record for the most talks given in one day, but if there is, I gave it a pretty good shot last week. I travelled (by train, as is my wont) to Switzerland to support several initiatives there, in and around Geneva.