EU Referendum: 2 Transitioners debate ‘In’ or ‘Out’
There is just over a week to go until the UK votes on whether it wants to stay in the European Union, or to leave.
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Iceland’s 4 Keys to Real Wealth – a Love Letter
What follows is a love letter. A love letter is my way of describing the incredible beauty and friendliness I experienced in Iceland and my heartfelt wish for Icelandic culture to thrive now and into the future.
My Foreword for ‘Rising to the Challenge: the Transition Movement and People of Faith
Ruah Swennerfelt’s book is a hugely important contribution to the growing literature on Transition.
Is Sustainability only for the Privileged?
Those proposing just sustainability argue that if sustainability only includes or is only for the benefit of privileged people, then logically we don’t have any hope of actually achieving it.
Lived Crisis vs. Systemic Crisis: Notes on a “New Narrative”
A new narrative will need to be prickly enough to resist easy incorporation, yet warm and fuzzy enough to draw people in; difficult and rigorous in its concepts to make it relatively slogan-proof, yet accessible enough to engage a distracted people.
Resilience + Resistance: A Recipe for Justice and Sustainability
In the face of climate change, we have the dual challenge of both resisting new fossil fuel infrastructure projects and building a resilient, sustainable and equitable economy in the shell of the old.
7 things a Local Entrepreneur Forum can unlock
What can a Local Entrepeneur Forum do for a local Transition group and the surrounding community?
How Transition Palo Alto Brings Sharing and Community to Silicon Valley
Transition Palo Alto is part of the worldwide Transition network working to build local resilience and connections. Based in Silicon Valley, the community is a great example of a growing, engaged and active Transition project.
Flying to the US: was it worth it?
What I haven’t yet seen is someone who did fly, writing with hindsight about whether the journey was worthwhile or not.
The Unstoppable Rise of the Movie “Demain”
The rise of the film ‘Demain’ appears unstoppable.
One Year in Transition: becoming an international community of practice
Gaps are good, they invite innovation, but the odd things about this gap is that almost no one I meet from the world of learning is talking about the fact that education is no longer fit for purpose.
Introducing ‘International’ – and Some Reflections on Brexit/Bremain
Our theme for the next 2 months is ‘International’. With the Transition movement now being active in over 50 countries, it feels like a good time to pause and reflect on how that is working, what it looks like, and the many wonderful things, and the challenges, that arise from that.