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Transition Town founder Rob Hopkins speaks to Saltspring Islanders about their resilience work and how it fits into what’s going on around the world. Click here to watch the video.

A 2012 report from a Simon Fraser University-hosted public dialogue on “Ideas to reimagine the future of health care from a community perspective.” Click here to read the report.

Leadership Victoria is a community-based, voluntary organization committed to developing, recognizing and honouring outstanding community leaders in building a vibrant community. Since 2000, we have become the go-to organization for…

A comparison of the nature and principles of the Industrial Growth Economy and the Sharing Economy. Click here to read the essay.

Inspired by the Clare Street neighbourhood, this story follows the installation of 5 “little libraries” on boulevards in various neighbourhoods through Victoria, B.C. as a fitting memorial and lasting legacy…

Transition Network is a charitable organisation whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the Transition Town model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience…

The story of how people in a Portland, Oregon neighbourhood came together to make their neighbourhood more resilient. Click here to read their story.

Recently the plans for Copenhagen’s first climate adapted neighbourhood were presented to the public. The project’s visions to transform Saint Kjeld’s Quarter into Copenhagen’s greenest neighborhood were presented at a grand opening…

The Community Resilience Manual: A Resource for Rural Recovery and Renewal from the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal. On the basis of research into proven strategies of socio-economic revitalization, including…

CCCR is committed to crafting solutions and adaptations to the critical challenges stemming from climate change and peak oil. Our priority is working with communities to increase their resilience, especially…

Co-ops are founded on a common idea – that people, no matter what their economic class or educational level, know what’s best for themselves. Through co-operation, people work together to…

By emphasizing empowerment and putting resources in the direct control of community groups, community driven development (CDD)’s rapid spread stems from its promise of achieving inclusive and sustainable poverty reduction….