Comments on: The Official Unleashing of Transition Forest Row!

By: Vania Phitidis

Vania Phitidis — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:30:12 +0000

With all due respect Mr Crane, this is the point: whether the planet is cooling or burning, whether there is 3 trillion barrels of oil in the ground or any other number you can think of, we need to start living differently if we are to avoid ecological collapse. Oil fuels economic growth, and economic growth leads to too many people, using too much of the resource base. The resource base is finite. The Transition movement empowers us to be prepared and resilient for the future challenges, whatever holes you want to pick in Rob Hopkins’s arguments.

By: The most significant movement sweeping across the UK, and gathering interest beyond « Sumptuous World

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 12:20:15 +0000

[...] as well. A place that I consider my spiritual home, for example – Forest Row in East Sussex – officially ‘unleashed’ itself as a Transition Town last Wednesday, on the back of year-long planning. One of the principal [...]

By: Vania Phitidis

Vania Phitidis — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:39:12 +0000

Rob, thank you for coming to Forest Row. Your talk was inspiring, and I’m really relieved that the worst news you had for us was that children of today don’t read Asterix and Obelix! I echo what Rowena says above. Much time is wasted in debating whether or not Peak Oil is/will happen and whether or not climate change is human induced. The point is, our world cannot sustain the way we are living and the ecosystem which supports our very lives will collapse for sure, unless we change what we human beings are doing. More focus on the whole picture will win more hearts and minds, I think.

By: Rowena Moore

Rowena Moore — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:52:12 +0000

Rob – thanks for the great write up and for coming to speak in our village. I asked you a question which has been distilling further since last night… its around the holistic view. You talked about how you (we) get a better perspective of both Climate Change and Peak Oil when both are considered together (and you had that great slide).. Can you take this a stage further with the whole of natural finite wealth (the one planet living perspective that takes a view from the perspective of not just environmental run out but also of justice)… it will surely reach similar conclusions and actions but will feel much broader, more holistic, and more resiliant! I say this as surely we will only really know when peak oil is/was when we have the benefit of at least 20 years hindsight. (You may rightly guess I get my ear bent on this quite often and no, I haven’t yet read ‘Peak everything’ but its on my list!) Many thanks again.

By: Linda Hull

Linda Hull — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:29:24 +0000

Yay Mike! So good to hear what you’re all up to in Forest Row. Congratulations!

I remember talking Transition to punters with you at the big green last summer

We Somerset in Transition hosted at Glastonbury Town Hall this sunday 16th march with Rob and Chirs Johnstone speaking. Maybe it will be our unleashing too…… Tis certainly gonna be a celebration! http://www.transitiontowns.org/Glastonbury

Look forward to seeing you at the conference.

By: Stephen Watson

Stephen Watson — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:07:41 +0000

I met Mike at the European Social Forum in London a few years back at a workshop on "How to Avoid Burn Out" - I hope this means that he's found it with all those people to join in the great work.

Well, done Mike and to everyone. It sounds a wonderful evening and holds much promise for the years ahead. Here's to us packing the Dome for our unleashing here in Brighton!!

By: Nadia Hillman

Nadia Hillman — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:34:43 +0000

Congratulations to Mike and all the other people involved in the Forest Row Transition Initiative. It sounds like a wonderful event to be proud of and something I dream of seeing happen in Bristol one day. Go Transition!