Don’t alienate conservatives, says Hopkins
Rob Hopkins giving an award to a local Transition organizer in the UK. Photo: orangejon via Flickr. “Transition is much more powerful for not being explicitly political,” Rob Hopkins told a conference...
View ArticleInnovating within boundaries
'Beauty of Xiaohe' Mummy from Secrets of the Silk Road may offer a haunting hint from the past of the hidden perils within world trade. Photo: Wang Da-Gang. For as long as folks have had things to...
View ArticleThe state of Transition
Transition Network Logo By now, I assume that most people who read Transition Voice know about the Transition Towns movement. It’s been three years since Rob Hopkins’ seminal book, The Transition...
View ArticleSpecial call with Chris Martenson, Tues. 10/25
"The Crash Course" will help you understand and prepare for massive changes coming in the next 20 years. Talk to creator Chris Martenson on a free conference call this Tuesday, October 25. Chris...
View ArticleDifferent journeys in the same direction
Transition is all about diversity, inclusion, and community. Photo: Rachel Coleman Finch via Flickr. A recent move brought me close to an old high school friend. Sue and I are both concerned about our...
View ArticleOccupy Main Street
We think of small towns with nostalgia. But if we occupy them, they can show us the future. Photo: pink_fish13 via Flickr. I have made only one foray to the OWS nearest me: Occupy Seattle. Living on...
View Article#18: Telling the Transition story
We’re huge fans of the Transition movement. We love it so much, we even put the word in our name. And while many folks within and outside of the Transition movement proper are talking about a...
View ArticlePresents or presence?
What do you remember from holidays past, stuff or experiences? Photo: familymwr via Flickr. Does anyone else find Thanksgiving and Christmas a bit of a contradiction? We spend a couple of days focused...
View ArticleThe blind men and the elephant
When is an elephant not an elephant? One of the challenges of community organizing in the Transition model is the sheer variety of people involved. Many are enthused and inspired by the hope that...
View ArticleThree thousand actions and counting
Photo: Grit.com The annual Transition Challenge is in motion! This month, thousands of people across the country are taking action to build community resilience, enhance local food systems, and reduce...
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