The Conflict Transformation Programme invites you to a series of deep and challenging conversations to explore what supports us and what’s challenging within our Transition movement and to learn from and support one another.

We will meet using a ‘council circle’ process to share our experience in our local and national groups. These are simple processes where we share time equally between us, with each person invited to speak and listen to others from the heart.

Time: 3-5pm UTC. PLEASE REMEMBER there will be time changes in some countries over the course of the meetings..

Dates and themes:

- 9th September: Resourcing ourselves: what is supporting our personal, group and cultural transformation in our lives and communities?

- 7th October: Finding the sore spots: What is blocking or challenging our personal, group and cultural transformation in our lives and communities?

- 4th November - to emerge from the previous conversations

- 9th December - to emerge from the previous conversations

Language: Because we don’t have funds for translation, these sessions will be in English. Very big apologies for this! We would like to offer to share thinking and resources for people who’d like to hold similar circles in other languages - please get in touch if this is you.

Inspiration: these spaces have been inspired by 2 of the 9 ‘Characteristics of the Transition Movement’ report which are:

- Connect and care for each other – building social cohesion and resilience through practicing and celebrating creativity, mutual support, fun and friendship, bridging divides and decreasing polarisation to create caring and equitable communities and cultures;- Support inner transformations – growing our individual and collective psychological resilience and wellbeing, supporting thriving groups, relationships and conflict transformation, and exploring how our mindsets, attitudes, emotions and worldviews can contribute to or block social change.

The Heart of the Matter: Finding the sore spots