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 or join our collaborative forum.

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

In the meantime,

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

Heart and Soul Action Group meeting

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 21/02/2012 - 5:20pm
Date: 
Thursday, February 23, 2012 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Heart and Soul Action Group is starting up with the first meeting this Thursday Feb 23 at Nell Warnes' house. For directions please email Nell at nellwarnes [at] yahoo.com.

Transition Heart and Soul groups generally work to address the "inner transition" necessary to deal with the realization of how significant the crises are that we face, and change our viewpoint from one of fear to an awareness of opportunity. What our Heart and Soul group decides to do is up to us.

The City of Houston Reuse Warehouse

Submitted by keefski on Thu, 16/02/2012 - 9:16pm
The Magnolia Park Community Garden

OSW Water Harvesting Presentation

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 14/02/2012 - 8:37pm
Date: 
Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Transition Old Sixth Ward presents this exciting workshop!

Nell Wheeler, master plumber and urban gardener, will be talking to us about water harvesting, which can be vital for us to survive our droughts.

We will start out the evening with socializing and pot-luck snacks.

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Transition Houston Permablitz #9

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Wed, 01/02/2012 - 8:38am
Date: 
Sunday, February 26, 2012 - 8:30am - 1:30pm

Transition Houston's first Permablitz of the 2012 has been scheduled! We will be working at a home in the Heights.

We will meet for a light breakfast and refreshments, then talk and walk the work to be done. Groups will be organized to do the work in which they are interested, but there will of course be opportunity to see what the others are doing too.

More details will be added here as the planning proceeds.

The 'Blitz will conclude at 12:30, at which time all will gather for a potluck lunch to celebrate the morning's success!

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1/3/2012 Transition Houston Hub Meeting Minutes

Submitted by Mark Juedeman on Tue, 10/01/2012 - 10:00pm

Theresa Keefe introduces resource mapping:  knowledge, skills, experience, things

  •   Group participation activity
  •   Three large sheets of paper to write and/or post-it note on
  •   Post what you have, what you know, what you can share, what you want compensation for
  •   Write down constraints

 

Amy Price on consensus decision making
  As used in Occupy Houston

Green Life Aquaponics

Submitted by admin on Sun, 11/12/2011 - 5:13pm

In November of 2011, members of Transition Houston toured the Green Life Aquaponics facility in Spring, Texas.

If you're looking for a growing method that doesn't require weeding, watering or fertilizing, aquaponics may be for you!

350.org Event

Submitted by joyce on Sun, 16/10/2011 - 2:05pm

The Transition Houston Transportation Action Group (TAG!) has hosted speakers and attended events all year.  In September some of us attended the 350.org Houston Bike to Party and Bike to Build events.