Transition Winnipeg is a local expression of the now global Transition Towns movement that started in Totnes, UK, in 2006. Transition initiatives share the view that resource depletion will impose on communities a non-negotiable limit on economic growth and the resulting need for an orderly “energy descent plan” to organize the transition to a less carbon-intensive way of life. We also accept that
climate change and the increasing volatility of global financial markets are realities that will increasingly shape community development options going forward. Finally, established institutions of governance may require assistance to provide the leadership required to meet these middle and long-term challenges effectively. Transition Winnipeg promotes community-based projects and activities designed to build community connections, enhance economic and ecological resilience, relocalize the regional economy, strengthen food system security, develop local self-reliance, and encourage the recovery and development of skills, knowledge and technologies necessary to making the transition to a less energy intensive (especially fossil fuel- intensive) economy and a healthier way of life. We pursue these goals in ways that are inclusive of everyone in the community, informed by the best evidence and scientific data available, and that promote joy, celebration, and community solidarity.
