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Transition -for an introduction to transition visit www.horfield.info or great turning times
"The way in which I like to get a picture of transition is by putting the concept of a sustainable society in the middle and then drawing lines out from there which each carry one thread of the transition needed.
Moving towards the centre (ie the sustainable society) there might for example be 4 transition steps (or waves, as they are not necessarily sequential):
Whilst I've indicated what the four waves look like that began with people going out of their way to not throw their rubbish away in the easiest way and that leads to a fuller sense of custodianship, I wonder what aspect of sustainability is of most interest to you and what the four (or so) waves would look like that bring us there Please edit this page and add in your comments below so that we can (to take structure from Chris Johnstone:
Introduction:
These days, many people are recycling and freecycling, passing on what they no longer have a use for. The next phase in building more sustainable communities will involve more borrowing and lending. By doing this, we can increase our wealth without having to increase our use of resources.
We all know the benefits of borrowing or lending:
- building and deepening our relationships with friends, families, neighbours and those with whom we share interests
- financial savings
- the benefits to the planet of reducing our consumption.
With the 'credit crunch' and all that's going on in the world, doesn't lending & borrowing make more sense now than ever before?
Can you remember a time that you have borrowed or lent something and enjoyed what came of it! If so please share your experience on the freelenders blog (or here)