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A Circle Closing

A Circle Closing

by Shaun Chamberlin | Nov 29, 2016 | All Posts, David Fleming, Lean Logic, Surviving the Future

A personal post this, on the sixth anniversary of my dear friend David Fleming’s death. A mournful day, but also one of great satisfaction, as his incredible books finally spread their wings and find the audience his genius always deserved. Ten years on from our...
Transition Money

Transition Money

by Shaun Chamberlin | May 17, 2012 | All Posts, Cultural stories, David Fleming, Economics, Favourite posts, Politics, The Transition Timeline, Transition Movement

Last month I was one of forty or so attendees of the Transition ‘Peak Money’ day. It was a fascinating collection of people, from theorists to activists, and a potent opportunity to reflect on the challenges facing us all as the glaring errors at the heart...
The Intergalactic Health & Safety Inspectorate

The Intergalactic Health & Safety Inspectorate

by Shaun Chamberlin | Feb 11, 2011 | All Posts, Cultural stories, Reviews and recommendations, The Transition Timeline, Transition Movement

The brilliant cartoonist Marc Roberts (whose work will be familiar to regular Dark Optimism readers) got in touch with the Transition Network last year offering to produce a strip exploring the Transition concept. The time has come for the results to be unleashed on...
Coalition of the Willing

Coalition of the Willing

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jul 22, 2010 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Reviews and recommendations

This is a really fantastic piece of collaboration animation on the subject of responses to climate change, from the striking opening comment on Copenhagen on through. Though as the creators freely acknowledge, the ideas behind it need a little love. It strikes me that...

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