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Tag Archives: Transition Network
It’s better to light one candle
It’s better to light one candle than curse the darkness is like a guiding principle for much of my work and life. At times I do rant and rave about what is wrong with the world, but most of the … Continue reading
Transition Newcastle Convenor report (May 2016)
Last night I gave a de facto convenor report at Transition Newcastle’s annual general meeting (AGM). Even though I had stood down as convenor at the 2015 AGM, the position had remained vacant and I’ve been doing quite a few … Continue reading
Upcycling workshop
Today Cathy ran Transition Newcastle’s second upcycling workshop – “More upcycled ties and t-shirts.” There were around 20 people working on a range of projects. It was great to see a few kids developing some new skills.
Posted in Environmental sustainability
Tagged Transition Network, Transition Newcastle, Upcycling
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Transition Streets on Blueprint for Living (ABC Radio National)
Blueprint for Living on ABC Radio National, recently did an 11 minute story on Transition Streets in Newcastle. We were essentially very happy with how they covered our story and it’s great they shared some of our experience. The main … Continue reading
A passion for upcycling
Cathy (my partner) is all fired-up about a new Transition Newcastle project. It really demonstrates the value of focusing on people’s skills and passions. She, and a number of people, are very excited by the potential of this project. The … Continue reading
Strengths-based approaches to social change
I’ve just had an article published in openDemocracy under the Transformation theme. Called “If you care about changing society, focus on strengths” it discusses the relationship between strengths-based approaches and social change, using the Transition movement as an example. In it … Continue reading
Saturday quote: The Transition movement is
I’m proud to be the global Transition movement. I despair when I look at how little the Australian government (and many others) are doing to address climate change, but when I hear about Transition initiatives (and other grassroots initiatives), I … Continue reading
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