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A Transitioner’s Guide to COP21 in Paris.

COP21 is the international climate negotiations which, it is hoped, will produce a global binding agreement on carbon emissions. It’s a moment in history, and many Transitioners are feeling drawn to being there. Sadly, following the recent violence in Paris, there is some uncertainty around a few of the

Paris: how can we start unpicking the spiral of humiliation and violence?

Last weekend’s dreadful events in Paris were appalling. Like many people I am still in shock and grief, and want to send huge love and support to everyone affected, especially our friends doing Transition across Paris. I hope they are all safe. I also recognise that we live in

Review: 21 Stories of Transition and the Great Imagining: Why Transition Matters

Today Erik Lindberg of Transition Milwaukee reviews ’21 Stories of Transition’ (available here). Rio, Kyoto, Copenhagen, and Paris In December, representatives from governments from across the Earth will descend upon Paris in hopes, once again, of hammering out a global agreement to limit carbon dioxide emissions to the point where

Lucy Neal reviews ’21 Stories of Transition

If your kitchen table is like ours, a stream of unrelated inanimate and animate objects drift across its surface on a daily basis: a puncture repair kit; pots of PVA glue (without their tops); electricity bills, the cat… Yesterday I was thrilled to see my copy of 21 Stories of

Guest Blog by Anne Rucchetto and Blake Poland: Lessons from Inner Transition in Canada

Thanks to Anne and Blake for sending me this – an account of their research into how inner Transition is integrated within initiatives in Canada. Recognizing Position and Place: Lessons from Inner Transition in Canada Inner Transition is arguably central to larger Transition philosophy, despite the short shrift it gets in

John Thackara reviews ’21 Stories of Transition’

With fewer than three weeks to go until the start of COP21, the UN’s climate negotiations in Paris, a question arises: Will this gathering make the slightest difference? For Rob Hopkins, editor of a new book from Transition Network, 21 Stories of Transition, answer is yes – but a different

New video: Telling the Transition Story – a workshop

Last week we introduced a piece of work we have been doing at Transition Network called ‘The Transition Story’, which is also our theme for November and December. In a blog entitled ‘The Transition Story: time to stop talking about climate change?‘, I gave a brief overview of the basic