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With Jack and Rob on the steps of City Hall
Thursday 27 June was a packed day for Transition Sheffield with workshop, sustainability delegation, and evening talk.

We held an afternoon workshop on Sustainable Cities. We set the scene with a presentation to share some information about the motivation for the Transition network, and about local Transition initiatives. Participants chose to discuss five key topics - Food, Transport, Money, People, and Technology. When asked how they felt, there was general agreement from participants that they're capable of supporting a change to create a more sustainable Sheffield, and most people wrote down a specific action that they intended to take, even if only to find some further information, or to connect with others. See below for more discussion notes

Many thanks to Colette Cameron for the loan of her amazing decorations - see information about her classes and workshops.

Then we set off to the steps of the Town Hall to meet with Cllr Jack Scott (Cabinet member for Sustainability, Recycling and Streetscene). A bunch of people gathered with music from SolarActive's solar powered soundsystem and the Transition Banner. Jack sped into town to meet us in the council's electric car, and we handed to Jack a copy of the latest Transition book - the Power of Just Doing Stuff. It's well argued, very readable, and has great examples of inspiring projects.

After a stopping off to refuel in the very excellent Blue Moon Cafe, we gathered in the Quaker Meeting House to hear a talk by Rob Hopkins, one of the founders of the Transition movement. He's won various awards and plaudits as a leading grassroots campaigner, 'green community hero', and 'new radical', and is a very engaging speaker. A recording of his talk is available (thanks to Chris from indymedia).