I've posted this excellent talk by Janelle Orsi from the brilliant Sustainable Economies Law Center a few times over on our facebook page. The whole presentation is well worth watching, but I particularly like it when she says: What is the entity structure that is most going to ensure that our communities are protected? and what is going to most ensure that the wealth in society becomes distributed more equitably? I keep coming back to the answer of: Co-operatives. Co-operatives, Co-operatives, … [Read more...]
Transition Tufnell Park
Transition Tufnell Park (TTP) do the Big Dig Up! TPP, part of the wider Transition Network, are one of the latest Transition initiatives in London. Read more of our posts about Transition for more info and be sure to check out the Transition, Relocalisation and Resilience folder in our Tools for Change library (also relevant are the Food, Energy, Peak Oil, Climate Change and Permaculture folders). You may also be interested in our Transition Sessions project … [Read more...]
Lots of Transition TV
If you like a little video inspiration from time to time, here are two great sources of content from the Transition field. There are lots more, but these will keep you going for a while. The NSW Transition website has a range of well organised videos. Here are some videos focussed on the very valuable skill of seedsaving. And then there are all sorts of video on the New Zealand Transition Towns site… … [Read more...]
Transition Handbook
UPDATE: The Transition Handbook is now online in a wiki! :P UPDATE: download Transition-Handbook.pdf UPDATE: download Transition-Handbook.odt See also: Transition Primer [amtap book:isbn=1900322188] I really can't recommend this book highly enough, but if you need more convincing... "a must-read labelled, 'immediate' " - Jeremy Leggett, founder of Solarcentury and SolarAid "The Transition Handbook will come to be seen as one of the seminal books which emerged at the end of the Oil Age" … [Read more...]
Convergence 13: Transition Strategies
This looks set to be an amazing event... Cultivate Update cultivate your self | community | world Friday 22nd Feb 2008 Convergence 13: Transition Strategies Post Carbon Cities, Transition Towns and Eco-Villages 3rd to the 7th of April 2008 | Festival Pass: €120 until March 10th (€150 thereafter) Bookings 01 674 5773 or Online Attention climate activists, community workers, environmentalists, academics, change agents and cultural creatives, if you are at the leading edge of … [Read more...]
A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash
This is one of the best peak oil movies. A must see documentary. … [Read more...]
The Permaculture Concept
Check out this video will Bill Mollison, co-founder of the Permaculture concept, explaining The Permaculture Concept... On google video As a youtube playlist … [Read more...]
The End of Suburbia
Another "must see" documentary for all you folks out there. We've screened this one too :) (PS - this is a 52 minute edit of the original 78 minute full length version available on DVD from https://www.endofsuburbia.com/ ) And here it is in not so good quality but with subtitles (looks like French or something) … [Read more...]
Transition Towns
So, we're both a day late, but Gloria and I somehow decided that every day in May was going to be inspirational! Each day Gloria will a post about an inspirational person, and I'll highlight an inspirational project. Her first person is Maya Angelou, and my first project is... Transition Towns The Transition Towns project was initiated by permaculture teacher of 10 years, Rob Hopkins. Focussing on the central issues of peak oil and climate change, Transition Towns are "towns that are … [Read more...]