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17 Feb 2011

Seeking photos that capture the spirit of Transition

Transition Norwich's Reskilling workshop on knitting. By Charlotte Du Cann.

Work continues apace on the sequel to the Transition Handbook (title: ‘The Transition Companion: making your community more resilient in uncertain times’, thanks to Martin Tepper for suggesting the title).  You have kindly deluged me with your amazing posters when asked, and your responses to the question “why do YOU do Transition?” were very moving, and selections from both will appear in the book.  What I am after now is photos.  I already have lots (thanks to everyone who has sent them in) but what I am looking for is those special photos which you feel really capture the spirit of Transition, capture the energy and the dynamism of the work you are doing.  I need them as hi resolution as you can, and I need them within the next few days, so my proposal is this: email me any Transition-related photos you really love (to rob (at) transitionculture.org) within the next 7 days (so by 24th February) and then I’ll do a post that shows off some of the best ones.  How does that sound?  So, clear, energetic pictures that capture the depth, breadth, dynamism and passion of Transition (oh and I’ll also need to know who to credit them to).   Thanks so much!

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16 Feb 2011

Energy Cities report explores Transition in Kinsale

Here’s something you might find to be a useful resource. It is a study produced by Energy Cities called “Governance and Vision: Visions of Cities towards a low-energy future”. It contains a very good section on Transition in Kinsale (although they perhaps didn’t get that Kinsale is a town, not a city…). It contains several other interesting case studies, and is available to browse online in that format where the pages actually turn over before your very eyes, as well as making the sound of a turning page, a format that I still find amazing and am quite awed by.

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15 Feb 2011

Steve Bell on the Big Society

This did cause a great deal of amusement this morning….

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Categories: General


15 Feb 2011

A date for the diary: Richard Heinberg on ‘The End of Growth’ in Totnes

Thought I should give you a heads up on this, so you can book the night off and put the date in your diary.  Transition Town Totnes is delighted to announce that Richard Heinberg, author of, among other things, ‘Powerdown’ and ‘The Party’s Over’, will be speaking in Totnes on Friday 4th March on the subject of his forthcoming book, ‘The End of Growth’.  Last time he spoke in Totnes, over 400 people came to see him, and this, his second visit to Totnes, promises to be just as popular.  There are no advance tickets, just come on the night.  It should be a fantastic evening.

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Discussion: 9 Comments

Categories: Economics, Peak Oil


14 Feb 2011

The Intergalactic Health and Safety Inspectorate 3

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Discussion: 5 Comments

Categories: Gort & Klaatu cartoons