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Building resilient sustainable neighborhoods

Transition Houston is the 40th recognized Transition Initiative in the US. We usually meet on the first Tuesday of each month, 7-9PM, at Christ the King Lutheran Church Houston Texas (2353 Rice Blvd., Houston, 77005). We welcome your interest and participation!

Who are we?

Transition Houston is a grassroots organization that helps Houston's neighborhoods build local resilience in order to meet the challenges of energy and climate change.

We are a positive, solutions-oriented organization building on the foundation of a global network of Transition Towns.

Hundreds of Transition Towns are active globally and in the 40 US states. We are the 40th recognized US Initiative.

Introducing Transition Houston

by Permacyclists

If you're coming from the same place as us -- overwhelmed by the destructive potential of global problems like climate change and peak oil, then the Transition Movement is just the medicine you need! Started in the UK in 2005, the Transition Movement responds to threats and danger with a resounding: Yes please!

Si, comme nous, vous vous rendez compte du potentiel destructeur du changement climatique et du pic pétrolier, vous serez également très heureux de découvrir le concept du Mouvement de Transition!

Energy & Climate Change

Our lifestyles are very dependent on cheap, abundant oil.

Our food system depends on fossil fuels for cultivation, fertilizers and pesticides, processing, packaging, transportation, and storage. Some studies estimate that as much as 19% of the fossil fuel used by the U.S. goes toward food production.

Oil prices are increasing due to rapidly increasing global demand and decreasing supply. As oil prices rise, the things we use every day get more expensive. Furthermore, the sue of fossil fuels is creating serious consequences for the global climate.

Building Resilience

Resilience refers to the ability of a community to withstand shocks from the outside.

Hurricane Ike, high gas prices, and the recent economic downturn have shown many Houstonians how much we rely on large institutions for food, energy, and employment. When those institutions fail to deliver, we can sometimes feel helpless.

We believe that ordinary citizens can work together to take back much of the control of these important aspects of our lives.

Of course there will always be complex products that can not be produced locally. However, by revitalizing our local economies and relearning the skills that many of our grandparents had, we can rely more on local resources for food, energy, health services, education, worki, play, and spiritual renewal. Doing this helps us maintain our quality of life even in the face of external disruptions.

How Transition Houston Works

Transition Houston takes action by:

  1. Raising community awareness of peak oil and climate change.
  2. Linking people to existing sustainability resources in Houston.
  3. Equipping communities with the necessary tools for re-localizing their resources and re-skilling their members.
  4. Providing factual, solutions-oriented information with the goal of helping people to feel enthused and empowered rather than powerless.

Much of the work of transitioning away from oil dependence must be done at the local, neighborhood level.

Since Houston is such a large diverse city, our monthly meetings provide a place where smaller, neighborhood level Transition groups can come to learn what others are doing, get inspired, build their skills, and share some food and fun.

Action Groups

Transition Houston began to organize Action Groups (a.k.a. Work Groups) at our January 2010 meeting. These groups are where the work–head, heart, and hand–of Transition Houston will be done.

Our immediate priorities will be to provide tangible examples of relocalization, community, and satisfying low-carbon lifestyles and connect with existing organizations doing similar work so that we may support and enhance each other’s progress. In the long-term the Action Groups will contribute elements to the Transition Houston Energy Descent Action Plan.

Any member may belong to any Action Group in which they have an interest.

The current Action Groups are:

Interest Groups

Transition Houston Hub Meetings

Transition Houston has revised our meeting schedule, and will now hold our general city-wide Hub meetings on the first Tuesday of every month at Christ the King Lutheran Church, located at 2353 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX 77005 (at the corner of Rice Blvd. and Greenbriar).

Transition Houston Core Team Meetings

The Initiating Team has begun to transform into the Core Team, composed of representatives of Neighborhood Transition Initiatives and Action Groups. We plan to meet on the last Tuesday of each month (a week before the Transition Houston Hub meeting). If you would like to join us for these meetings please contact us at transitionhouston@gmail.com.

Transition Neighborhood Groups

Transition neighborhoods are becoming very active. Some of our most active neighborhoods include Transition Midtown, the Clear Lake Transition Initiative, and Transition Old Sixth Ward. Meeting dates and times vary by group. Please contact us at transitionhouston@gmail.com about joining an existing neighborhood or to form a local community in your area.

Here are the names and links of the neighborhood groups.

Keywords for Transition Houston

Nonprofits, Activism, Transition, Houston, Texas, permablitz, environment, education, Global Warming, Peak Oil, resilient communities

Suggested Reading by Transition Houston

Suggested links by Transition Houston

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