The Transition movement is a ‘grassroots’ movement made up of:

People

Individuals all over the world who feel a desire to get together with their neighbours and see what they can do to make their communities happier, healthier, more resilient and more gentle on the earth.  Those of us who have caught the Transition ‘bug’ are sometimes referred to as “Transitioners” – you can meet a few of us here

Transition groups/Transition initiatives

The basic building blocks of our movement are groups of people who are making positive change happen locally – in their village, town or city neighbourhood or sometimes in their school, workplace, college or university.  They can access support and connect up with others across the movement, but they’re not waiting for permission to act and nobody gives them instructions.  

The Transition movement is spreading virally rather than being planned and directed and Transition groups can form anywhere in the world.  Not all of them register with this website, but you can find a list of those that have here.

Transition Hubs

Often groups of people get together to catalyse and support Transition across a particular territory.  They may operate at a regional level, connecting and sharing learning across a number of communities or at a national or even transnational scale.  We do not assume that the territory of a hub will always follow national or administrative boundaries – it’s up to everyone involved to agree what area they will cover taking into account, culture, geography, language, government structures etc.  A few hubs have paid workers or are hosted by a professional organisation, but many are entirely staffed by volunteers.

You can find a list of hubs here.

Hubs that operate at the highest level of scale in their territory (usually National Hubs) come together to form the International Hubs Group.  This group is experimenting with innovative, low carbon ways of connecting, collaborating, making decisions, sharing learning and supporting each other even though the circle is spread out across the globe.  You can find out about the history, current structures and activities of the International Hubs Group here.

Transition Network – the charity

Transition Network was created as a UK charity in the early days of the Transition movement, when it became clear that there was a need and an appetite for people to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organised around the Transition model.  The charity is growing and evolving alongside the movement.  These days, a significant proportion of Transition Network’s funding is focused on the charity’s international work, its staff (all of whom are part-time) are spread across and beyond the UK and we are exploring ways to distribute power, resources and responsibilities more widely across the movement.

Find out more about Transition Network here.