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When the experiment fails

I was going to write about Communicating with the Media today, a nifty tool in this second section of The Transition Companion. I planned a practical exploration to the business of writing press releases and cultivating a positive relationship with local newspapers and radio.

Published on May 15, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

Being Here

Right now at Geldeston Locks Rita is sitting down with the crew to eat breakfast after a hard hour’s dancing in the rain and wind. We’ve just come in soaked from walking across the barley fields, waiting under the oak and hawthorn for the sun to rise (invisibly). Outside the birds are singing (wildly). The black poplar leaves are unfurling (like tongues of fire).

Published on May 1, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

Ask the Fellows Who Grow the Beans

"Leaves are easy," Josiah tells me. "It's the staples we need to look at." I'm putting together a story on the Urban Food Landscape for the upcoming Transition Free Press.

Published on April 12, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

Free as a bird

This is a small story about money: I am in the woods outside Norwich on a January day with a gang of kids from Catton Grove, a huge primary school in a rough-and-tumble part of the city.

Published on April 7, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

The Map is not the Territory

First things first. HAPPY SPRING EQUINOX! with love from this unshameable tree hugger. 

Published on March 20, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

A Loyal Customer

We're here, we're queer and we don't shop at Sainsbury's (Graffitti in Oxford City Centre)

Published on March 9, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann
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rita, mark, josiah (and me) too - coming together in groups 1

When Rob Hopkins launched the new Transition Companion on twitter, the question I asked in 140 characters was which of the 82 ingredients and tools did he consider the most important: "working in groups" was his reply.

Published on February 21, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

The Last Picture Show

It's no go the merry-go-round, it's no go the rickshaw,

All we want is a limousine and a ticket to the peepshow (Louis MacNeice)

Published on February 13, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann
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I got the power!

OK it's the eighties. I'm storming into my flat after a bad day. Someone spiked my article, my lover walked out, they ran out of ciabatta at the deli, it's been raining too many days in a row, whatever. I throw my bags on the floor, grab a vodka from the freezer and hit the music.

Published on February 9, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann

Mapping the Future

Welcome to the second half of our Looking Back, Looking Forward month when the Social Reporters will be looking at the year ahead and outlining their plans and visions for themselves as Transitioners, their initiatives, their neighbourhoods and the world.

Published on January 16, 2012, by Charlotte Du Cann
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