Transition Initiatives work to form common goals and a shared sense of purpose with existing groups. Working within a network of existing groups towards an Energy Descent Action Plan will enhance and focus their work along with yours, rather than replicate or supersede it. Expect other groups to become some of your strongest allies, crucial to the success of your Transition.

A fear exists among some environmentalists that any initiative that actually succeeds in effecting change will get shut down, suppressed, or attacked by faceless bureaucrats or corporations. Transition Initiatives operate “below the radar”, neither seeking victims nor making enemies. As awareness of the various challenges build, many people in positions of power will be enthused and inspired by what you are doing, and will support, rather than hinder, your efforts.

Funding is a poor substitute for enthusiasm and community involvement, both of which will take you through the first phases of Transition. Funding is not always a good thing; funders may demand a measure of control, and may steer the initiative in directions that run counter to community interests. As eco-village designer Max Lindeggar says: “If a project doesn’t make a profit it will make a loss.” You can make sure your process generates an adequate amount of income through the events that you hold. As an example, Transition Town Totnes began in September 2005 with no money at all, and it has been self-funding ever since. The talks, film screenings and other events that are run bring in funds sufficient to subsidize free events such as Open Space Days. You may reach a point where you have specific projects that will require funding, but until that point you’ll manage. Retain the power over whether this happens… don’t let lack of funding stop you.

But I don’t have the energy for doing this...

Posted by The Transition Team · October 06, 2015 5:53 AM

But I don’t have the right qualifications…

Posted by The Transition Team · October 06, 2015 5:51 AM

But it’s too late to do anything useful…

Posted by The Transition Team · October 06, 2015 5:50 AM

"We must become the change we want to see in the world."

~Gandhi

The Problem:

You already know what the world's problems are. You face them everyday. 

Some of the ones that have the biggest impact are:

• Degradation of the biosphere
• Malaise of the economic system
• Decline in human health
• Growth of global poverty and inequality

What we have come to discover is that none of these issues are insular, they are in fact all interconnected. So, in order to fix these problems we must treat them holistically. We must outgrow the low image of the human being and the ruling idea of a meaningless, material world that is the dominant paradigm of industrial, collapsing societies.  All of us can adapt the key points of the emerging “new story” (it has actually been around from time immemorial) for our own use, and share them wherever we can to explain where we are heading.

The Solution:

We believe in living life well and making better choices.

That means avoiding choices that lead to negative impacts that are harmful to ourselves and our environment. Instead, we seek out sustainable methods for living and integrate them in our model for social change. Society is transforming and maturing, moving towards an era of more collaboration, connection, and contribution. Together our aim is to perpetuate and expand a society based on these values.

This website is about starting on a local scale, but acting with the intention of global change

to bridge the gap between our present times and a Global Egalitarian System. (Some examples of similar concepts or ideas are Economic Singularity, Resource Based Economy (RBE), Gifting Economy, and Ubuntu). An egalitarian society operates by meeting human needs as the first social priority, and transcends assorted social and civil as well as economic problems by lucidly grasping the difference between NEEDS and Wants. This is a scientific approach, rooted in the modern Pyramid of Needs, which builds on the work of Abraham Maslow, and Behavioral Psychology. The end result being worldwide shared assets and an intelligent infrastructure that serves and supports humanity who in turn become the caretakers of the Earth.

The aim of The Transition as a movement is to galvanize people into taking action, whether on a large or a small scale, with the goal of creating communities that model a local economy rooted in place, in well-being, in entrepreneurship, and in creativity.

 Take Action:

Together we are creating a worldwide movement launching as a planetary network of conscious intentional communities and co-op businesses.

We can end scarcity, injustice & inequality by  buying existing affordable properties or unifying pre-existing assets and businesses as well as create various new cottage industries. Contributors will work without a traditional wage or salary in these businesses (restaurants, markets etc.) and in return will receive a place to live where all utilities, food & transportation are paid for by the profits of the businesses and cottage industries. This is similar to Ubuntu's One Small Town proposal found in the video below, but it is much more developed and researched in the ways that are most effective in creating a fruitful outcome.

We plan to implement this philosophy of abundance, sharing, and cooperation

in which all goods and services are available to all community members without the use of money, "credits," barter or any other system of debt or servitude, into a reality for all to experience by having our Contributors following Our Plan.

To find out more please check out the following pages:

Our Mission

Our Charter

Our Vision

Our Values

Our Declaration of Interdependence

Our Plan

The Law

Our Trust

Sources: Metta Center: What is a Road-map

Contributors: Metta Center

Recommended Reading: Metta Center: What is a Road-map

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, Nothing is going to get better. It's not."

~ Dr. Seuss

1. Do no harm
2. Deprive none of the benefit and joy of their property or labor
3. Use no fraud in contract

We also govern our online and offline community with a set of Standards. We feel that these standards really go without saying, but due to the system we have all been programmed by must be explicitly stated so there is no confusion of the expectations of our Contributors.

Standards

"What we would like to see is people thinking of all the people of the world as being part of one cooperative family."

~ Brian Crothamel

When, in the course of human events, the fundamental qualities that connect us become increasingly necessary to recognize,  then we must reevaluate the truths we hold to be self-evident:

That all humans are created equal and all are connected.

That we share the pursuits of life, liberty, happiness, food, water, shelter, safety, education, justice, and hopes for a better future.

That our collective knowledge, economy, technology, and environment are fundamentally interdependent.

That what will propel us as a species is our curiosity, our ability to forgive, our ability to appreciate, our courage, and our desire to connect...

That these things we share will ultimately help us to evolve to our fullest common potential.

And whereas we should take our problems seriously, we should never take ourselves too seriously.

Because another thing that connects us...is our ability to laugh...and our attempt to learn from our mistakes.

So that we can learn from the past, understand our place in the world, and use our collective knowledge to create a better future.

We can make the future whatever we want it to be.

So perhaps it's time that we, as a species, who love to laugh, ask questions, and connect...do something radical and true.

For centuries, we have declared independence.

Perhaps it's now time that we, as humans, declare our interdependence!

Written by: Those @ Let It Ripple

Endorsed by: Fellow Human Beings all over the world

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