One response to the global crisis that is gaining enthusiastic momentum is the Transition Towns movement. Jennifer Gray, a pioneer in the Transition Initiative in the UK and cofounder of Transition US, describes it as “a community-led response to the twin crises of peak oil and climate change. It’s … positive, pro-active [and] engages the whole community in building resilience into their world.” Sharing highlights from The Transition Handbook by founder Rob Hopkins, she elaborates on a flexible twelve-step process to empower community organizers in unleashing the creative genius of their community and building an Energy Descent Action Plan. One innovative aspect is backcasting: envisioning one’s community in 20 years, and then designing steps to get from here to there. (http://www.transitionus.org) Produced January 23, 2009. Episode 139.
Peak Moment 139: The Transition Movement comes to America
By Janaia Donaldson, originally published by Peak Moment Television
January 29, 2009
Janaia Donaldson
Tags: Building Community
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