It is sometimes hard to believe that Transition is still a very young social movement – the event in Edinburgh bears witness to its maturation at this young age. Gone are the days we had to talk about Climate Change or Peak Oil – these are now clearly understood as the underlying drivers that are changing our society. Instead the conference theme captured the importance of place, origins,
The children had a great weekend too
indigenous qualities and the sometimes strange relationship between what we call home and where we were born or live. There was both an international flavour here with Skype calls from all over the world – as well as a very local one, with a wonderful ceilidh on Fri eve. We spent many hours in Open Space sessions and engaging workshops talking about the next steps – or rather ingredients – of the Transition trajectory, for example: how do we take on board livelihoods, local governance, the big society, and resourcing our communities. If you missed it – or want to relive it have a look here – lots of good stuff captured on video: Click Here Also posted there is a sneak preview on the forthcoming Transition Scotland Support Film.
Make sure not to miss it next year!
Spot the familiar faces at Friday's national gathering
