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Transition weekend with two ‘t’s and a “T”

I’ve had a lovely 3 days of 'transition'-like activities, although only one was an official 'Transition' one.
On Saturday I went to a conference in Cambridge on ‘Alternatives to Economic Growth’ that was organised by the Green Party but with lots of people from Transition Cambridge helping and present.

Published on February 21, 2012, by Gary Alexander

Transition East at Old Hall, November 2011

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Published on November 28, 2011, by Gary Alexander

First national hubs online meeting!

Published on October 5, 2011, by Gary Alexander

The roots of the News of the World Closure:

Yesterday, the UKs News of the World was closed because of a scandal over phone hacking. The BBC's Nick Robinson calls this "the third great crisis of trust in recent years. First the banks, then MPs expenses, now the media."  What is it that links them?

Published on July 8, 2011, by Gary Alexander
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Regional Networks at the Transition Conference

One of my passions as a Transition Trustee is building links between local Transition Initiatives and projects. I think they are crucial to maintaining momentum and getting help when it is most needed. I helped set up Transition East, a regional network in East Anglia a couple of years ago for this reason.

Published on July 4, 2011, by Gary Alexander
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Transition ideas applied to Egypt?

It is quite clear that the Egyptian people want to get rid of Hosni Mubarek, ‘what he stands for’ and have ‘democracy’. It isn’t at all clear what that would be like. Is any of the thinking of the Transition movement to be seen?

Published on February 11, 2011, by Gary Alexander

Suffolk County Council invites Transitioners

Wednesday, I was part of a group of Transitioners from Ipswich, Debenham in Suffolk (England) and Diss (Norfolk) who were invited to a meeting by Suffolk County Council in the Council Chambers in Ispswich to discuss their 'New Strategic Directions' (NSD).

Published on January 14, 2011, by Gary Alexander
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A Great Conference! (...from one who missed it)

I was gutted when the dates of the Transition Conference were changed to the weekend of Taste of Diss, a local food festival I helped to organise. But over the past few days, I have managed to get a good sense of what went on from the blogs, photos, videos and audio that were posted online, and I have loved the conference! Well done Ed and team.

Published on June 16, 2010, by Gary Alexander
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Agroforestry: pointing to the future of farming

Martin Wolf with our group at Wakelyn's

I recently visited Wakelyn's Farm in Suffolk, a working farm which is also leading a research centre for agroforestry.  Our group was shown around by Prof. Martin Wolfe, who runs it, and has had a long career as a forward thinking agricultural researcher. For me, as the least expert person there, the day was like a master class in the future of agriculture.

Published on April 15, 2010, by Gary Alexander
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