Welcome to Transition Houston!

Submitted by admin on Mon, 12/04/2010 - 2:21pm

Permablitz collage of activities and images

Transition Houston is an optimistic and energetic response to the dual challenges of climate change and peak oil at the local level. The Transition Movement supports the transition from oil dependency to local resilience by equipping communities with creative adaptations in areas such as food, energy, health, education, spirit and economy to generate a road map towards sustainable living.

Transition Houston serves to build on the wisdom of the existing resources in Houston’s diverse community to inspire, network and train localized communities to consider and adapt Rob Hopkins’ transition model. Together we can unite pools of ingenuity and skills to unleash the collective genius of our own people in finding self-determined solutions.

 Transition takes action by:

  • Raising awareness of peak oil and climate change and related issues.
  • Building resilience across a wide range of areas and scales, and doing all we can to ensure general environmental resilience.
  • Providing access to good information in ways which are playful, articulate, accessible and engaging, and which will enable people to feel enthused and empowered rather than powerless.
  • Empowering communities with tools to relocalize its resources and reskill its members.

Transition Houston meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Please check the calendar for the location of the meeting.

For more information, please email us at transitionhouston@gmail.com.

We are in the process of transferring content to this new website.

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Meet us at an upcoming event (see our upcoming events in the column on the right).

Bike Rodeo Volunteer Training

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Wed, 09/05/2012 - 8:45pm
Date: 
Saturday, July 14, 2012 - 11:00am - 2:00pm

The Transition Houston Transportation Action Group (TAG) is sponsoring a Bike Rodeo on the morning of Saturday, September 15.  This will be a fun opportunity for kids to learn how to ride a bicycle safely.  Training is going to be provided for folks who would like to help with the Rodeo (and we hope you might like to!).

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Houston Green Film Series Presents: The Greenest Building

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 10:58am
Date: 
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 - 6:30pm - 9:00pm

"The Greenest Building is a new hour-long documentary that presents a compelling overview of the important role building reuse plays in creating sustainable communities. Narrated by David Ogden Stiers, The Greenest Building explores the myth that a “green building” is a new building and demonstrates how renovation and adaptive reuse of existing structures fully achieves the sustainability movement’s “triple bottom line” – economic, social, and ecological balance. The film reveals:

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Transition Houston May 2012 Permablitz

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 08/05/2012 - 9:20am
Date: 
Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 8:30am - 1:30pm

Transition Houston's May 2012 Permablitz will be hosted at a home near Shepherd and Buffalo Bayou.  This will be our last Permablitz of the 2011-2012 season (we'll start back up in September), and also our contribution to the 2012 Transition Challenge!

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