Transition Network
TRANSITION is a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world by starting local.
Started in 2005 it has now spread to over 50 countries, with thousands of groups in towns, villages, cities, universities, schools.
Courageous conversations are being had; extraordinary change is unfolding.
Transition groups and organisations form at various levels of scale to catalyse and support Transition.
The TRANSITION NETWORK functions at a global level, whilst at the local level there are the core teams of local initiatives such as TTT (Transition Town Totnes), and in between local and global are the National and Regional Hubs.
These Hubs are as diverse as the communities they arise in. Some are funded, many are volunteers, others are pre-existing organisations who stepped up to catalyse and support Transition in their part of the world.
People get involved with Transition for all sorts of reasons:
• To get to know their neighbours
• To feel that they are making a difference in the world, both now, and for future generations
• To overcome the sense of disconnection they feel from self, others and from the nature around them because the world’s huge challenges feel more manageable if addressed at the local scale
• To catalyse all manner of new projects, enterprises and investment opportunities
• To learn new skills
• To feel like they are creating a more life enhancing story for their place
• To feel connected to other people, the natural world, and to something historic and exciting happening around them
• Because they feel it is “the right thing to do”
• Because they feel disenfranchised by politics and want to be able to take back a sense that they can influence the world around them
One of the key ways Transition spreads is through telling inspiring stories.
Text from The Essential Guide to Doing Transition –
FREE to download from https://transitionnetwork.org/
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