Reflections from Aya
Reflections from Board member Aya from the Fire Mimicry Workshop with Eco Restoration Camp she attended with Executive Director Jessica Alvarez-Parfrey. During the weekend workshop, they learned how to mimic …
Stories
Repair Cafes Touch A Diversity of People and Interests
Uplifting the work of Transition Berkeley organizers Bonnie Borucki, Linda Currie, Lori Hines, and Carole Bennett-Simmons. Written by Ayako Nagano, with the support of those mentioned. Transition Berkeley has cultivated …
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From Trashing Black Lives to Treasuring Each Other: A Journey From Incineration Toward Zero Waste
Written By Hasan Alquaid; edited by Aleisa Myles. As you enter Chester, Pennsylvania, and drive by 10 Highland Ave, chances are you just took a breath of mercury, soot, and …
Open Spirit: Honoring Our Elders
By interviewing older community members (65 years old and better), we hoped to capture some of this intergenerational learning and perhaps more important, form greater community connections.
Deep Listening: The Heart and Soul of Conflict Resolution
The Working Group Support team of Woodstock NY Transition has developed processes to processes to help Transition groups resolve conflict.
Community Bikes: DIY Skills, Tools and Community Empowerment
By Community Bikes Founders Sammy Nasr and Portia Sinnott, Sonoma County, CA. In the year 2003, a group of us who had been meeting to support each other in lowering …
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The Richmond Grows Seed Library
Written by Rachel Klucewicz, based on an interview with Rebecca Newburn of the Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library In May of 2010, spearheaded by Rebecca Newburn, the Richmond Rivets Transition …
Community-County Collaboration for Neighborhood Preparedness
Written by Leslie MacKenzie, based on an interview with Deborah Stinson and Judy Alexander of Local 20/20, a Transition Initiative in Port Townsend, Washington. Port Townsend’s unique county-community neighborhood preparedness …
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Getting Ready Together
By Ruah Swennerfelt & Louis Cox, Transition Town Charlotte, Vermont How ready are we if suddenly we have to evacuate our homes during an emergency? What would we grab? What …
Community Resilience in the Face of Disaster
An interview with Oscar Mogollon and Sabrina Miller. Written by Jessica Alvarez Parfrey & Juliet Brown. “Our goal is to create a beloved community and this will require a qualitative …
