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Gathering Journal #3: Why Gather?

September 2, 2026 · 1 min read

TNi’s Training Coordinator, Don Hall, muses on the unique power of in-person gatherings in our increasingly isolated times.

As you’ve hopefully heard by now, Transition Network International is preparing to host a global gathering next May in Portugal. It will begin with three days of strategic planning for TNI staff and Hubs leaders, followed by a three-day festival with workshops, Open Space conversations, and celebratory events for 200+ Transitioners, partners, and members of the public. The gathering will conclude with a series of optional intensives, which will likely include a radical imagination workshop with Transition Movement co-founder Rob Hopkins, a special staging of Town Anywhere with Ruth Ben-Tovim, and a tour of local regenerative sites. More details to come!

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