Open to the joys and pains of our bodies and of our earth. Speak love back to these. After grounding in body and land, we will sit with earth beings near us--a bird, a tree, another being. We will write or draw to honor the body's message and that of the earth being near us. …
The Response: How Puerto Ricans Are Restoring Power to the People Watch the 30 minute award-winning microdocumentary at your convenience Sept. 24- Sept. 30 or watch together on Sept 28 at 5:00 pm PT. Sign up HERE to access the free films in the Regenerative Communities Film Series during the event. Film Synopsis: In the wake of …
Restoring Power – Crisis as an Opportunity for Community Resilience Read More »
Sustaining those in the Sustainability Movement - Learn how to recognize and recover from burnout. In this session, we'll be sharing from the heart space, experience restorative meditation and movement, and learn about the next steps. Let's fill our cups and give from the overflow, in the most regenerative way possible! Host: Jen Andreani …
Inner Resilience is an absolutely essential part of Transition, and as we increasingly feel the impacts of collapse, the need to deepen Inner Resilience resources and skills will become more and more visible. Already a number of TI leaders have asked for partnership with networks of mental health specialists to support emotional health and help …
In his uplifting and internationally-acclaimed short film One Word Sawalmem, Michael “Pom” Preston of the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Mt. Shasta, California gives us a rare look into the life of local Native wisdom keepers – people who hold humanity’s most intimate knowledge about how to live in balance with the Earth and how to …
Regional Food Systems Societies have always traded with one another, creating long-term partnerships with neighboring communities and even people on the other side of the world. But as trade routes have become dominated by a few giant corporations, the idea of re-establishing routes closer to home has become more popular. Learn how each of the …
Workshop: Regional Food Systems: Essential for Resilience Read More »
Our ballooning US military budget (larger than the next ten countries combined) diverts funds from desperately-needed responses to both community health and social service needs, as well as climate crisis challenges. For perspective: In 2020, we spent .028% of our discretionary budget on renewables, compared to over 60% on the military. And a lesser known …
In this one-hour gathering, we will explore ways in which community-based trauma healing can be a modality for effective direct action in the larger world. The Sanskrit word for "Direct Action" - Satyagraha - means "truth telling." Change being fractal, the question we will explore is "How can individual trauma healing transform a community through embodied …
Fierce Vulnerability in Community: Trauma Healing for Systemic Change Read More »
Join the TUS Politics & Policy Working Group for a fishbowl-style conversation space to talk about some of the political, economic, cultural, and strategic perspectives among Transitioners on big questions, such as: How do you see Transition’s relationship with capitalism and its alternatives? What position(s) do Transition folk take vis-à-vis capitalism and its alternatives? How …
Lunch & Learn: Daring Conversations “How do you see Transition’s relationship with…?” Read More »
Building off of our many courageous and connecting conversations we’d like to host a space for Transitioners and all our allies, partners and change makers everywhere to talk about how we can best work together going forward, a space to speak honestly and deeply about real challenges and differences, areas needing evolution, as well as …
As we discuss and reflect on the current and future realities of the world, we likely will feel a whole host of emotions, if we allow ourselves. We may feel sad, excited, frightened, hopeful - or all of these. In this space, we invite you to come, show-up, and share your feelings with us and …
In its first decade, the slow money movement catalyzed the flow of $80 million to more than 800 organic farms and local food enterprises via volunteer-led groups in dozens of communities. Entering our second decade, we are launching the new beetcoin.org site to support the widespread replication of local SOIL groups that make 0% loans. In tandem …