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Ah, thank goodness for Transition … today has already reminded me why I am so convinced that we can transform this beautiful world we live in. I am so thankful for Jenny’s opening reminder that it is our own personal responsibility to get what we want and need out of this conference … and to be driven by our passion, not a sense of obligation.
Following the recent piece about burnout, I am delighted to announce my own survival strategy given how bonkers Transition and my life has gone in recent months. We have a new post in Transition Network, Personal Assistant and Volunteer Manager, which, as the title suggests, is a combination of helping me out, and also co-ordinating volunteers. Here is the job description in PDF format (“The Catalyst” it refers to is me). If you interested, please send a CV and a covering letter explaining why you feel you would best be able to fill this post, by midday on June 19th 2009, to jo.coish(at) transitionnetwork.org. Thanks.
I stumbled across The World’s Next Breath yesterday, and there was an interview with Hide Enomoto from Japan. Hide is the founder of Transition Fujino, passionate Transition advocate in Japan, and all round really lovely guy. This interview offers a fascinating update on how things are going in Japan.
Transition Town Japan: Hidetake Enomoto from UNUChannel on Vimeo.
The Transition Timeline, for a local, resilient future, Shaun Chamberlin, Green Books/Transition Network, 2009. Review from issue 60 of Permaculture Magazine.
This book doesn’t do what it says on the tin. It does, on the other hand, hold treasures which are not even hinted at in the title. A timeline, in the context of the transition movement, is an imagined story of the future. It helps us envision what the journey from the present to a more sustainable future might look like.
Sometimes there are particular films that really capture the essence of what Transition is all about. Here is one, a beautiful 6 minute piece about the 400 Fruit Trees project in Kilkenny in Ireland. It is so great when people document what they are doing in this way. It is a beautifully relaxed and inspiring start to your day.
