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News from September 2010

A lesson from AD400...?

Published on September 3, 2010 by Ben Brangwyn
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A peach of a blog post from the US

From Christine Patton, the Peak Oil Hausfrau who co-chairs Transition OKC (Oklahoma City, US). Me - I'm still chuckling from her last paragraph! You can also check out the original article.

Ben.

The Gathering Hordes, Rome, Italy - CE 400

Proponents of the so-called "barbarian invasion" theory today warned of the "potentially disastrous" effects of hundreds of thousands of Visigoths, Huns, and Vandals plundering the imperial capital, including death, despoilment and dismemberment of the populace, and destruction of the city's ancient architecture and temples.

Senator Titus Claudius scoffed at the authors of the Foreign Barbarian Invasion: Impacts, Mitigation, and Risk Management report, saying, "Obviously, these people have warned of barbarian invasions before - and look - Rome is as rich and prosperous as ever."

Grow Heathrow (part of Heathrow Transition initiative) wins first step in fight to rejuvenate third runway site

Published on September 3, 2010 by Ben Brangwyn
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Brilliant news from the initiative that is really exploring the intersection between transition and traditional 'direct action'.

Heathrow residents and activists are celebrating today following the adjournment of the court case that was seeking to evict the squatted community garden project 'Grow Heathrow', set up on the site of the defeated third runway.

The case has been adjourned to the Central London County Court after the Deputy District Judge ruled that higher authority was needed to rule on the case.

Transitions: Diverse Routes to Belonging Conference 20-21 November 2010

Published on September 3, 2010 by Ed Mitchell
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Transitions: Diverse Routes to Belonging conference, 20/21-Nov-2010, Edinburgh

The conference will be held at the John McIntyre Conference Centre, and will bring together people from communities across the world who are working in very different ways to create or protect sustainable, local and fair ways of living.

August round up of what's happening in Transition

Published on September 3, 2010 by Ed Mitchell

Two months’ worth of round up in quick succession… normal service will be resumed next month.  So, let’s start this roundup in Europe,  with an interview with Ellen Bermann of Transition Italia, sat on a terrazza somewhere with a rather nice view (understanding Italian an advantage…).

(This also appears on Transition Culture)

Transition in Germany is going on well, with another successful training and a further one coming up on 9 October in Bielefeld, so if you’re interested do get in touch with them....

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