Transition

[close] Bookshelf for the researchers of the PUMA group of the University of Amsterdam (idea of Ori Rubin)

[close] This group is for anyone who is Death Positive, death doulas, end-of-life midwives, hospice workers/volunteers, and anyone who has ever or will ever experience a death (yes, that means YOU!). We encourage open, honest discussion about the one thing that we are all guaranteed in this life, Death. My hope is that we can dull the fears, and return the sacredness of death to our universal consciousness, to allow everyone to live their unique life to its fullest until their last exhale. "We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born The potential people who could have been here in my place But who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Sahara Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA So massively exceeds the set of actual people In the teeth of those stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds How dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state From which the vast majority have never stirred?" -Richard Dawkins

[close] This group is dedicated to readings and discussion related to the Transition Movement started by Rob Hopkins. The movement started in Ireland and England in 2005-6. It's initial purpose was to confront the challenges of climate change and peak oil; after the events of 2008 the challenge of economic instability was added. The group photo shown does not indicate a formal connection between this Group and Transition Network.org, but is rather a sign of agreement and alliance. Any member having an idea for an alternative group photo is welcome to submit a suggestion. Besides http://www.transitionnetwork.org/, two local transition sites which Group members are associated with are https://sites.google.com/site/transitionhoco/home and http://hebdenbridgetransitiontown.org.uk/ The Wiki page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Towns