As COP28 gets into full swing, It’s #WalesClimateWeek, and Transition groups are joining in!

Usk Together For The Climate holds a Climate Café tomorrow, Tuesday, and on Friday, Carmarthen Together hosts a Climate conversation in the super new community environment space Sero they've worked so hard with partners to open in their town.

All week, the Welsh government is hosting a free, open invite online conference “How do we tackle climate change in a fair way?"

Loads of good discussions for everyone everywhere! From sustainable transport that doesn't 'leave anyone standing at the bus stop', to food, nature, waste, community action, and how to make sure the transition to the future we need is just, and fair.

Join here: https://www.climateweek.gov.wales

#transitiontowns #justtransition #wales #walesclimateaction #transition #cop28 #cymru

RT @permagriculture: Re @catherinerowett I prefer Pyrocence. Fitting as we burn it to the fucking ground https://t.co/ROz3Dk8Yaz

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/permagriculture/status/1678823311923466240

🛠️ Tools for Transition alert! 🛠️

Check out the Community Climate Action Toolkit from our friends The Schumacher Institute.

Packed with actions and useful resources, it's there for "to empower any community which wants to take action together."

The guide takes a systems thinking approach, helping groups explore the context in which we are acting, the interconnections and how small actions can often catalyse larger changes.

Get the guide here: https://schumacherinstitute.org.uk/community-climate-action-toolkit/

And join the launch online on Tuesday 11 July at 7pm: https://helmtickets.com/events/8578/community-climate-action-toolkit-launch-the-online-event

#systemsthinking #SystemChange #Schumacher #communityaction #climateaction #transitiontown #toolkit

"Become community sufficient", rather than self sufficient...

With thanks to our friends at Community Roots Permaculture Project up in Bolton for their important edits!

Transition groups are focused on what we can do together, as communities, rather than what we do as individuals.

No matter how committed, energetic, well-informed we might be, to reimagine and rebuild our future, we need to work together; to consider everyone's needs, not just our own...

Plus, it's a lot more joyful and a lot less exhausting than trying to do it on your own. Join in!

#selfsufficient #selfsufficientliving #growyourown #community #communityresilience #transitiontown #simpleliving #climateaction #togetherwecan #zerowaste #greenliving

"What these places are building is a new story about decarbonising our future, what it could be like and giving people a taste of a different future, they are bringing people together. To see it in reality was so inspiring.”

The reflections of Rob Hopkins and many others after our recent gatherings. And what we learned - about our movement, about the challenges of our work, about the value of building strong connections- when we got together as almost 100 people working locally on reimaging and rebuilding our world.

"It helped make the future visible," said one participant.

Read more: https://transitiontogether.org.uk/reflections-on-our-spring-gatherings/

#transitiontowns#resilience #communityaction #climateaction #imagination #netzero #community

Bicycle wheels have been transformed into snails, flowers and the ocean for an art installation during this week’s Romsey Festival.

Transition Town Romsey invited many local groups including young carers, dementia services and adults in supported living to take part in workshops and design their own wheel using upcycled junk.
Now they are being displayed throughout the festival on the train station railings.

What a colourful way to engage the local community and start a conversation about our impact on nature! Funded by a Transition Together seed funding grant thanks to The National Lottery Community Fund.

Check out the beautiful results: https://transitiontownromsey.weebly.com/events.html

#transitiontown #upcycling #bicycle #nature

Re-#Introduction

New grand opening!

Just migrated my main account here from @scholar.social.

I'm an #agroecologist in Finland.

My research is oriented toward improving food sustainability through building capacity and policy that works for people and nature.

🐝 #Agroecology #FoodSystems #Biodiversity #Farming #Farmers #Farmland #AgriEnvironment #CAP
#Pollinators #BeneficialInsects
#BiologicalPestControl #NatureFriendlyFarming #SemiNaturalLandscapes #HomeGarden
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https://tinysubversions.com/twitter-archive/make-your-own/

Example archive: https://tinysubversions.com/twitter-archive/

It is hard to convey the bubbling up of inspiration, connection and energy at our North West regional gathering this weekend!

We were joined by several Transition groups in the area, and many others working for transformative change through growing, community, politics, business, education and more.

Wow, it felt good to connect, be together, share our work and our challenges, and soak up the rich conversations at the beautiful Greenslate Farm, a lush, green, lively community space where everyone is made welcome, a glimpse of how things could be everywhere!

Rob Hopkins took us to 2030 in his portable time machine, and we felt a different world on the horizon, a more spacious, restful one, with enough for everyone, where we can trust and lean on each other, birdsong, insect buzz and recovery for us and for nature. Importantly, we asked how we tell new stories of what's possibly, creating longing for a future we haven't yet reached, and invite new people to help us shape it.

Many threads to reflect on and weave into our future work! We'd love to hear what you got out of it, and what the future holds for you!

#imagination #communityaction #climateaction #transformourfuture #transitiontowns #transitiontown #communityfarm #growyourown #communityenergy

At this point we should all be rallying around https://kbin.social as the federated Reddit alternative.

#kbin #reddit