Podcast: How ‘Grown in Totnes’ are reimagining the local food economy
Rob Hopkins reflects on what it looks like when the economy begins to turn in favour of the local. .
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Meet the Transition Pinball Wizards!
Roxane Rihoux, Mathilde Schmit, Roxane Jossa and Juliette Raskin (see photo below) are studying ‘Animation socio-culturelle et éducation permanente’ (Socio-cultural animation and life-long learning) at IHECS in Brussels. Their course is very practical, learning a wide range of communications skills including film making and graphics.
For their main piece of
Resilience, Community Action and Societal Transformation: in Peterborough
To mark the release of ‘Resilience, Community Action and Societal Transformation’, the new book edited by Thomas Henfrey and Gil Penha-Lopes, we hear from some of the book’s contributors. For the first one, Andrea Connell, Cheryl Lyon and Dave Sumner of Transition Town Peterborough in Canada discuss their chapter.
Book Review: ‘Reclaiming Conversation: the power of talk in a digital age’ by Sherry Turkle.
This is one of the best books I have read in a very long time. Essential reading for any parent, for anyone who interacts with digital technologies, social media, smartphones, indeed for anyone living in the complex world of 2017. It’s a book that had a deep impact on
Lush Spring Prize showcases great regeneration projects
The Lush Spring Prize has just announced the 52 regenerative projects, organisations and networks from 27 countries that have been shortlisted for the inaugural Lush Spring Prize 2017. It’s exciting for us to see there are 3 in there that have emerged directly, or indirectly, from Transition initiatives.
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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
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’, we