What is Transition Brighton & Hove?
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What has happened in TBH so far?
A brief guide to Transition Brighton & Hove
Transition Brighton & Hove, as part of the national Transition Towns network, is a community response to the challenges of climate change and peak oil. A lengthier explanation here.
What are Transition Towns?
Transition Towns are the national network of towns and cities around the country who have signed up to the transition process (now numbering more than 50 in England, with over 600 considering signing up). The word 'transition' refers to the transition we hope to make from a city heavily dependent on fossil fuels to a city that is more resilient to a future of reduced energy suppies.
Here Rob Hopkins, the founder of the Transition process, explains about Transition Towns and the idea of resilience (in a video presentation he gave to the International Forum on Globalisation):
We have formed a steering group ('the hub') for organising our activities, launched this website, and are currently in trying to raise awareness about transition towns around the city (step two of the transition process). Smaller Transition Interest Groups have started forming around particular subjects (Food, Transport, Waste & Recycling, etc), and they are currently holding meetings, as well as researching what existing Brighton Hove groups are doing to reduce energy use in their area of interest. We are also about to start forming Neighbourhood Groups, to encourage people to meet with and educate others in their area of the city. (See here for a more detailed history.)
What is TBH going to do?
In the long term we will be writing and implementing an Energy Descent Action Plan (an example of this here) for Brighton and Hove, in collaboration with the many other groups in the city already doing this kind of work.
How do I get involved?
• First register on the TBH forum – as well as allowing you to take part in the discussions this adds you to our mailing list for keeping you updated on activities. The website is also regularly updated with our activities.
• Come along to our general meetings to find out more – dates on the home page of the website.
• If you have an interest in a particular part of the transition process join our Transition Interest Groups (Food, Transport, Waste, etc – full list here) and attend their meetings. To have your email added to these group coordinators mailing list, join the relevant usergroup on the forum (see how here), or email the website with a request. If you wish to join/start up a Neighbourhood group, please email the website.
• ... and if you have other ideas about how to progress with the transition process, please let us know...
