Transition Towns Movement for thriving futures

The Transition Towns Movement brings local people together.

Every group is different, shaped by local needs, but all share common goals: cutting fossil fuel use, boosting local economies, and strengthening community connections.

These groups inspire positive and lasting change.

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Latest News

Gathering Journal #2: Who Is This Gathering For?

Jul 11, 2026, 3 min

Dan's entry into the Gathering Journal, exploring who are the people who might be coming together next year…

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Escuchando los territorios: aprendizajes desde el rol de Hubs Link

Jul 11, 2026, 5 min

Listening to the Territories: Learnings from the Role of a Hubs Link…

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Nobody Ever Said Changing the World Would Be Easy

Jul 8, 2026, 3 min

Nobody ever said changing the world would be easy, but by engaging in a process of lifelong learning and continual evolution, we can make this work much easier on ourselves.…

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June 2026: Bioregional partnerships around the world

Jun 16, 2026, 3 min

In this issue: Portugal 2027; meet the Living Systems Alliance Pilots; articles from Nick Osborne, Mel Bivar, Rob Hopkins; news from hubs and groups and more! …

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Cultural Transformation

Solstice Celebration: Across Light, Darkness, and Distance

May 25, 2026, 3 min

New Year for the Global South While for some, this is the longest day; for others this is the longest night and the beginning of the new year and the…

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Artivism: Río de la Plata Murga

Apr 27, 2026, 3 min

Every February in Uruguay, many people paint their faces and take the stage. They sing together. Laughter is guaranteed, for a while. They also speak about what hurts, what touches…

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Practising Transition

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Jun 25, 2026, 1 min

Hello again everyone Following up with a quick message as we got many emails sharing that the links for the Ancestral Permaculture webinar registration were not working. The software was…

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Ancestral Permaculture: Biocentric Solutions Rooted in Local Wisdom

Jun 18, 2026, 4 min

Ancestral permaculture is a decolonial approach to land care rooted in Indigenous ecological knowledge, designing cyclical, biodiverse systems that regenerate ecosystems while integrating food, medicine, spirituality, and community life through…

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Groups are active in 70 countries.

421 out of 1004 groups are recently active on this site (41.9%).

More than 14,167 people are participating in Transition organisation.

More than 233,266 people have been reached with this work.

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Community Spaces

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A few of our Trainers

Michael Boyle

My training and facilitation background goes back several years to when I traveled throughout Europe to teach corporates about the beauty of Agile and the events I was conducting in…

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Deborah Rim Moiso

Organising and delivering Transition Trainings (Launch) since 2010 with the Italian Hub. I’ve run over twenty 2-day trainings, in Italian, with my colleagues in Transition Italia. Translator of Transition materials,…

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Hide Enomoto

I came across Transition Town movement in 2008 while I was living in UK and introduced it to Japan. I set up Transition Japan with my colleague, Shunro Yoshida, and…

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Monica Gomes Picavêa

I am master in Sustainability by Getulio Vargas Foundation, Brazil, Master in Business by Baldwin Wallace University Berea – Ohio – US. Formed in 2013 by TOT, with Naresh and…

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Latest Resources

Transition Streets Handbook

Guides / Collaborative Leadership / Ecological Regeneration & Permaculture / Economy / Energy / Food / Housing / Practical Projects / Regenerative Practices / Transport / Vision & Community-led change / Visioning / Water Conservation / Working in Community / Australia / Self-Directed Courses

Transition Streets is about working with others in your community to make your home and your street more sustainable. Getting together and looking at key issues – Energy, Food, Water,…

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Empowering Youth for Troubled Times

Guides / Inner & Just Transition / Youth / Italy / Articles

This guide offers advice and approaches for those working alongside young people across the global Transition Movement and beyond who are taking up the challenge of re-imagining and re-building our…

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Municipalities in Transition framework

Case Studies / Collaborative Leadership / Local Democracy / Social Change / Global

The main aim of the Municipalities in Transition project is to develop and test a structured way for municipalities and local governments to connect with their communities and respond to…

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Film Nights to (Re)Launch Transition: Building Community Through Shared Stories

Webinar / Healthy Groups / Vision & Community-led change / Working in Community / United Kingdom / Webinars

How can a simple film night spark a movement for change? Transition Film Nights are a practical community-building approach that helps people come together, start conversations, and create momentum for…

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