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Transition TownsTransition Towns
What are What are Transition Towns?Transition Towns?
A way for us to build strong, A way for us to build strong, local communities to create a local communities to create a
future we want to live intofuture we want to live into
Transition:Transition: An Overview An Overview
• A vibrant, international grassroots A vibrant, international grassroots movement that builds community movement that builds community resilience in response to the resilience in response to the challenges of peak oil, climate challenges of peak oil, climate change and the economic crisis.change and the economic crisis.
• Started in the UK and is outlined Started in the UK and is outlined in in The Transition HandbookThe Transition Handbook..
PEAK OILPEAK OIL
CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGECHANGE
ECONOMIC ECONOMIC INSTABILITYINSTABILITY
How will these affect us?
How can we prepare ourselves?
Energy Descent is Energy Descent is InevitableInevitable
Do we want to ride that wave………….Or be engulfed by it?
Energy Use Energy Use Through Through Human HistoryHuman History
Indu
stri
al A
scen
t
Peak Energy
Techno-Fantasy
Green-Tech
Stability
Earth
stewardshipPost Mad Max Collapse
Great Grand Children
Agriculture10.000yrs BP
Industrial Revolution
Baby Boom
Pre-industrial culture Historical Time Future Time
Creative D
escent
(Permaculture)
Transition: Transition: Guiding Guiding PrinciplesPrinciples
• Inner and Outer Inner and Outer TransitionTransition
• Positive VisioningPositive Visioning• Inclusion and Inclusion and
OpennessOpenness• Enable Sharing and Enable Sharing and
NetworkingNetworking• Build ResilienceBuild Resilience• Self-organization and Self-organization and
decision making at decision making at the appropriate levelthe appropriate level
!
Transition:Transition: Ingredients Ingredients
• Set up a Set up a temporary temporary steering group steering group to:to:– Raise awarenessRaise awareness– Lay the foundationsLay the foundations– Organize a Great Organize a Great
UnleashingUnleashing– Form Working Form Working
GroupsGroups– (Steering Group re-(Steering Group re-
forms at this point)forms at this point)
• Create visible, Create visible, practical projectspractical projects
• Facilitate the Facilitate the Great ReskillingGreat Reskilling
• Build a bridge to Build a bridge to local governmentlocal government
• Honor the eldersHonor the elders• Let it go where it Let it go where it
wants to go…wants to go…• Create an Energy Create an Energy
Descent PlanDescent Plan
The Solution: Co-create a Resilient, The Solution: Co-create a Resilient, Thriving, low carbon community Thriving, low carbon community
together in (your town)together in (your town)
Want to join us?
What would Richmond look like?
Local Local Agriculture Agriculture
The seed landing library
Fruit tree give away
Farms in Richmond High Schools
Permaculture apprenticeship
Community sharing food, skills and resources
Local TransportationLocal Transportation
Refreshing
Build community
Improve our health!
Economical!
What if Richmond was ‘energized’ by What if Richmond was ‘energized’ by windmills and solar panels?windmills and solar panels?
Green Jobs Green Jobs Training + Training +
opportunitiesopportunities
How are Transition Towns How are Transition Towns Different?Different?
Like the string that holds a necklace together
Food
Water
Energy
Transportation
Arts
Education
Heart & Soul
Health
Recreation Currency
Transition: Transition: A MovementA Movement
• As of today, March 2010:As of today, March 2010:– 60+ “official” Transition Initiatives (TIs) 60+ “official” Transition Initiatives (TIs)
in 24 states across the US (250+ in the in 24 states across the US (250+ in the world)world)
– We estimate that for every “official” TI We estimate that for every “official” TI there are 15-20 similar groups doing there are 15-20 similar groups doing this work and “mulling” it over (and an this work and “mulling” it over (and an ever increasing number of people ever increasing number of people “waking up”)“waking up”)
Where to Find Out MoreWhere to Find Out More
• Transitionus.orgTransitionus.org• Transitioncalifornia.ning.comTransitioncalifornia.ning.com• RichmondRivets.orgRichmondRivets.org• The Transition Handbook by Rob The Transition Handbook by Rob
HopkinsHopkins
TransitionTransition: Cheerful : Cheerful DisclaimerDisclaimer
• We truly don't know if this will work. We truly don't know if this will work. Transition is a social experiment on Transition is a social experiment on a massive scale. What we are a massive scale. What we are convinced of is this:convinced of is this:– If we wait for the governments, it'll be If we wait for the governments, it'll be
too little, too latetoo little, too late– If we act as individuals, it'll be too littleIf we act as individuals, it'll be too little– But if we act as communities, it might But if we act as communities, it might
just be enough, just in time.just be enough, just in time.