The intention of the Transition model is not to centralize or control decision making, but rather to work with everyone so that authority is practiced at the most appropriate, practical and empowering level. This is "Bottom-Up" governance.
Pamela Boyce Simms is one of the facilitators of the movement. Pamela is a Leadership Coach and Consultant who convenes The Mid-Atlantic Transition Hub, (MATH), a six-state network of environmental activists working throughout the Mid-Atlantic coastal mega-city corridor. https://midatlantictransition.org.
The MATH banner proclaims:If we wait for
the government, it'll be too little too late.
If we act as individuals, it'll be too little.
But if we act as communities, it might just be just enough, just in time.
By working proactively as a community MATH links "Self-organizing, Local, Regional and Global Networks." "
In a Truthout article, Simms inspires us to:
Imagine a respite from the relentless torrent of bad news! Both The Transition Towns (Transition) and Intentional Communities movements facilitate secession, to varying degrees, from the exploitive culture that surrounds us, and build alternatives that are supported by broad networks. Now the two movements have joined together to share lessons learned about egalitarian community building. http://www.truth-out.org/speakout/item/34078-for-a-resilient-future-put-community-first
Pamela is a seasoned social change agent, offering teams and organizations an experiential understanding of how groups can work as regenerative "human ecosystems".
Pamela seeks to cultivate a sense of interconnection that can see communities through the climatic, social, and economic challenges ahead. Her intent is to affirm how working with the pain of the world can be a vehicle for fostering transformation within communities and individuals.
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