Call for Submissions: Stories to Action

Good stories offer us hope that a better world is possible. They also expand our imaginations, spark new dreams, convey lessons learned, and move us into action.

In phase three of our “From What Is to What If” campaign, Transition US is inviting community resilience-building initiatives all over the country to share your inspiring stories with our national network. We are especially looking for stories of innovative, successful, and replicable projects that have furthered the causes of sustainability, justice, cooperation, and regeneration in neighborhoods, towns and cities, states, and regions throughout the U.S.

Stories that are submitted no later than November 15, 2020 will also be eligible to receive one of four $500 stipends to offer a webinar through Transition US and facilitate an online learning cohort to help other grassroots leaders replicate these projects nationwide.

Need inspiration for stories?

• Listen to Someday Acoustic Version by Ian Janco. 50% of proceeds to benefit Transition US!
• Read 10 Stories of Transition in the US. We will send you a digital copy of the book if you make a donation of any amount between now and November 15!
• Read From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want. As a member of the Transition US community, you are eligible for an exclusive discount offer on the paperback edition.

National Network Strategy Conversation 10/27 - Resourcing Our Movement

In this phase of our national campaign, “From What Is to What If”, we invite active members of our network and strategic partners to join us in a series of National Network Strategy Conversations. Each monthly conversation will build upon a key theme of the Transition US strategic planning process.

The next conversation will tomorrow, October 27th at 4pm PT / 6pm CT / 7pm ET on "Resourcing Our Movement."

This discussion will explore strategies for resourcing Transition at all levels – from creating resilient livelihoods and REconomy businesses to creatively funding local and national Transition groups. For more background, please read “REconomy” on page 16 of our Strategic Planning Input Paper and the REconomy report, “25 Enterprises that Build Resilience.”