In this final instalment of our series of stories about Transition in Japan, Guest Editor, Shunro Yoshida, remembers the connections that led to Transition arriving in Japan ten years ago and reflects on the immediate and lasting impacts of the Great Earthquake in 2011. It was in 2008 that I went to Findhorn in Scotland, […]
In our fifth instalment from Japan, we are introduced to Sapporo City and Hokkaido in Transition. Although Sapporo City, Hokkaido is a big city with a population of 1.9 million, it’s surrounded by rich nature and is the central city of Hokkaido. Near Hokkaido University, which has the largest campus, “Fair trade crafts & restaurant, […]
Kevin Buckland, our final Guest Editor, brings us his 3rd instalment, this time in the Pacific. In October of 2015, two months before the COP21 climate talks in Paris. A group of “Pacific Climate Warriors” from small, low-lying Pacific islands – some of the most climate-impacted places in the world- journeyed halfway around the world […]
In the latest blog from Japan, Shunro talks with Jun Omura, from Transition Town Hamamatsu, about his Transition journey. Jun was born in Hamamatsu in 1981 and raised there. He is a Permaculture designer & yoga instructor in the community. Transition Town Hamamatsu began after my partner Tomo and I took a Permaculture design course […]
The following story is the 6th installment in a new series from Transition US, called “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement in the United States, they have been exploring 10 diverse and resilient Transition projects from all over the country, in the hope that […]
The following story is the fifth installment in a new series from Transition US, called “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement in the United States, they have been exploring 10 diverse and resilient Transition projects from all over the country, in the hope that […]
The following story is the fourth installment in a new series from Transition US, called “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement in the United States, they have been exploring 10 diverse and resilient Transition projects from all over the country, in the hope that […]
The following story is the third installment in a new series from Transition US, called “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement in the United States, they have been exploring 10 diverse and resilient Transition projects from all over the country, in the hope that […]
The following story is the 2nd installment in a new series from Transition US, called “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement in the United States, they have been exploring 10 diverse and resilient Transition projects from all over the country, in the hope that […]
The following story is the first installment in a new series from Transition US, called “10 Stories of Transition in the US.” Throughout 2018, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Transition Movement in the United States, they have been exploring 10 diverse and resilient Transition projects from all over the country, in the hope […]
In our second guest post from Gergő Benedek, he explores a city community trying to invest in renewables. Wekerle is a unique neighbourhood, situated where the outskirts meet the edge of the Budapest , Hungary. The square-shaped residential area is a protected heritage site, an unlikely ‘garden city’ experiment, built at the end of the […]
You know that feeling where you want to sit down, kick off your shoes and let someone else get on and do the work? Impossible, right? … We all know there is only a few of us to go round. Well, after one too many dispiriting meetings our little Transition St Albans group decided to […]
An interview with Boe Huntress on the re-membering of an embodied power In my last blog Game Over? I wrote about how recent movements like the #MeToo campaign are highlighting systemic abuses of power while also demonstrating alternative and collaborative forms of leadership. The combined voice and presence of women has been prominent in the […]
This is the second blog from guest editor Madelanne Rust-D’Eye. Read her first, The Roots of White Supremacy are in Our Bodies. The Unthought Known This is the second in a series of articles that explore why practicing embodiment – that is, slowing down and looking at the moment-by-moment ways we experience and relate to our bodies […]
Tomorrow, Friday 22nd September, is the launch conference of the European Day of Sustainable Communities. Transition Network partner Ecolise, are delighted to have a full house (over 200 people!) registered. Please note that you can join the conference via the webstream from 9-13h CET.
It is wonderful to announce our second monthly Guest Editor – Kate Duva of Prosocial Power Kate joins us over this northern hemisphere summer from Chicago, where her busy schedule is starting to slow down to give her some time to breathe and share her work, thoughts and ideas. This week she brings a discussion […]
It is wonderful to welcome our second Guest Editors – this time from Portugal, Raquel Ribeiro and Daniel Pinheiro, a couple who document stories of migration, particularly to their local area in Portugal, as well as examine the implications of migration and sustainable living. You can find their blog here. Here are two short videos […]
Our first Guest Editor Steph Blom, weaves her stories together here in her last post with us. It has been a lovely and gentle beginning to our series and I have really enjoyed the opportunity to work with Steph. Do take the time to follow her work on her blog here and share your thoughts […]
Guest Editor Steph Blom joins us again, sharing a love of words, connection and self-recognition through her work with womens’ circles. A few years ago I went to my first womens’ circle. At the time I had no idea what I was going to. Even though the experience felt quite alien to me, at the […]
Our July Guest Editor Steph Blom brings us her second interview, this time with Janneke, a women’s coach in the Netherlands who works along the themes of what it means to be a woman, embodiment, sensuality, self-confidence, energy, desires, love and spirituality. She gives trainings to groups of women about celebrating your women-ness. I contacted her […]
Ana Huertas, Project Coordinator of the Municipalities Project, invites Transition Initiatives to harvest their experience and examples of successful collaborations with their local Municipality. Dear Transitioners, I am writing on behalf of the Municipalities in Transition Core Circle to invite you to participate in the first stage of our mapping process. We need your support! Please […]
In this second post in our Guest Editor series, Steph Blom interviews Odete, an inspiration to Steph at an important moment in the journey of this project. I interviewed Odete, the grandmother of my friend Catarina. Odete was born in Angola, and later on moved to Lisbon, where she still lives. She has an expressive face […]
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