By Erik Lindberg, Resilience.org
How do we define “good” or “excellence” without imposing an ideology or world-view on others who have their own? Who judges and according to what standards? If such a reconciliation is impossible, will we be required to make a difficult choice? Or is there no real choice at all?
By Bill Sharp, Transition Network
For over a year now, Transition Centre has been seeking to address what it sees as an emerging challenge: Are we running out of time to achieve a sustainable future?
By Bart Anderson, Resilience
- GND explained by David Roberts - Possible without a revolution? - Launched today (2008) by Rob Hopkins
By Rob Hopkins, Rob Hopkins blog
The imagination needs the whole body and all the senses. Sitting still and having to pay attention and only use some of your senses, it gets kids out of the habit of feeling the world and themselves.
By Steve McAllister, Transition US
Instead, we must learn to check our privilege, reach out beyond the usual suspects, and build more diverse coalitions, based on trust, mutual benefit, and common cause. In this way, our Transition Movement will become, more and more, a “just transition.”
By Jay Tompt, Medium.com
If we’re to radically reduce the size of our carbon and ecological footprint, (something like 80% over the next couple of decades, according to experts,) while adapting to the massive challenges ahead, most of the solutions will be found at local and regional scales. This means people working together systemically to make it happen.
By Naresh Giangrande, Transition Network
Over twelve years of Transition have not altered the trajectory of the Industrial Growth Society towards a regenerative culture. This post asks why....
By Steve McAllister, Transition US
In 2005, a group of Permaculture students from Kinsale Further Education College set a course for how their town of 7,000 people on the west coast of Ireland could transition to a better quality of life while dramatically reducing fossil fuel consumption. ... Their plan was soon adopted by the Town Council of Kinsale, and when it was posted online, it quickly spread around the world as people everywhere embraced it as a groundbreaking tool for cultivating community-level sustainability and resilience.
By Steve McAllister, Transition US
In response to this need for clear and accessible ways to build resilience in the face of uncertainty and mounting social and environmental challenges, Transition Streets is helping to bring neighbors together to build community and take action right where they live.
By Steve McAllister, Transition US
To return this sense of empowerment, food sovereignty, and resilience to the people, Transition Milwaukee helped to launch and incubate the Victory Garden Initiative, which recently celebrated installing its 4,000th garden.