Community Resilience Forums

We’re looking forward to inviting you to our second season of Community Resilience Forums this spring and summer in Totnes, exploring three important topics to help us become more resilient in the face of climate change.

·      Alternative economic systems – Saturday 12th April, 12.45pm-3pm. Join Jay Tompt and Ben Still for an exploration asking "what's possible in Totnes?" for economic alternatives. More info and book your place here.

·      Climate change and mental health – Saturday 24th May, 12.45pm-3pm. Join Izzy Barrett, Viktoria Erlacher-Downing and Rachel Musson for community exploration of how we can stay well informed and active but also take care of ourselves whilst staying engaged with the climate and ecological challenges of our times. Find out more and book your place here.

·    Rewilding Our World, Rewilding Our Thinking: Insights from a Sci-Fi Future   - Saturday 21st June, 12.15pm-1.45pm. This third Community Resilience Forum in the series will sit at the heart of our Midsummer Festival TTT showcase, turning towards fiction as a source of inspiration for those caring deeply for the planet and seeking ways forward.

Naresh Giangrande will introduce us to the world of “Aegis 1.2” as a thought experiment – a fictional exploration of a future grappling with complex systems, environmental management, and the evolution of consciousness.

Looking through the unique lens of 'Aegis', this CRF will ask what fresh perspectives this story might offer us. We'll explore concepts of rewilding, and resource consciousness, and then workshop how these fictional ideas can spark real-world actions for us, today.

Book your place here.

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Organiser and local activist, Dr Viktoria Erlacher-Downing, has a PhD in social justice, mental health and climate change. Having previously worked with Transition Town Totnes on a local food map, Viktoria is looking forward to facilitating this second season of Transition Town Totnes Community Resilience Forums .

She says; “I am passionate about creating accessible spaces where local people, practitioners, activists and experts can come together to learn about and start to tackle threats to our resilience. The themes we will explore in the Community Resilience Forums are pivotal for humans and nature alike and now is the time for people from all different backgrounds to come together and create a positive future.”

We are hugely grateful for funding from the Devon Community Foundation which has made this season of Community Resilience Forums possible.