Transition Circles

Transition Plans for a a Sustainable and People-centred World for All

In the Declaration Commiting to a Sustainable and People-centred World for All the Barcelona Consensus it is stated:

We call on all people in all communities to freely and deliberately commit to implementing a Transition Plan in their respective territories and fields of action (neighbourhood, town, city, sector, organisation, etc.). Summoning the imagination of everyone everywhere, together we can create a sustainable and people-centred future for all.

In these transition plans for a Sustainable and People-centred World for All, each person or group can choose some of the shared objectives to carry out transitions to: a deliberative and participatory democracy, environmental sustainability, a social, equitable and sustainable economy, a non-speculative financial system, a society of shared knowledge and democratic communication, a world beyond war and violence and a democratic world governance.

Product of a participatory consultation process, the Barcelona Consensus has elaborated the Commitment for a a Sustainable and People-centred World for All that includes shared goals for these 7 transitions, which can serve as an inspiration for the creation of Transition Plans. Each person or group that shares the values of this Declaration can thus take responsibility for selecting and implementing their own commitments and to report them and their results to the community that will form around this Declaration.

Anyone who wants to promote a transition plan should first choose an area of interest (from the shared goals) and area of influence (on the specific goal that you believe could produce real change in the world).

Transition Plans can be started either by affinity or proximity groups, which would then constitute a Transition Circle: groups of people who voluntarily commit themselves to achieve - with clear timelines – changes in habits and unsustainable structures, with the voluntary relinquishment of unnecessary privileges, in order to progressively convert communities or sectors in sustainable and habitable spaces for all.

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Preparation and presentation of a Transition Plan – FORM

Details of the organization, group or network that wants to form a Transition Circle:

Name of the Transition Plan:

Target area for the proposed Transition: district, county, country, world ...:

Description and justification of the transition to be achieved:

Reference Objective (area of interest): (please consult the list of shared objectives or propose new ones).

Attainable goal (area of influence):

Implementation phases and concrete objective/s for each phase:

Expected results:

If you are interested in implementing a Transition Plan or join an existing one, write to info@barcelonaconsensus.org