Don Hall

Dec 5, 2024 | resilience.org | Don Hall

If you’re anything like me, over the past few weeks since Donald Trump’s sweeping election victory, you’ve been engaged in deep and prolonged reflection about what it means that such an obviously hateful, ignorant, and dangerous man won the US Presidency a second time, how bad the next four years are likely to be, and what to do in response.

Nov 25, 2024 | practise.transitionmovement.org | Edgar Ruiz |Dan Rudolph |Don Hall |Deborah Benham

A Change Up Meeting (Junta de cambio) is a valuable practice for transitioners as it provides a structured way for communities to discuss and improve their collective processes efficiently. This meeting format supports open communication and problem-solving, giving everyone a voice and the opportunity to participate actively. By offering a regular space to make adjustments, it empowers transitioners to take ownership of ongoing projects and address challenges swiftly.

Jul 9, 2024 | richmond.com | Don Hall

Let us be clear: Electric vehicles are part of the future. Whether your car or truck is someday run purely by a battery, or is a hybrid of gasoline and a rechargeable battery, or traditionally gas-powered, is to be determined. The real question: What is the path to widespread adoption and acceptance of EVs? In 2021, Virginia auto dealers supported strict regulations requiring 100% of all new vehicles sold in the commonwealth be fully electric by 2035.

May 13, 2024 | resilience.org | Don Hall

Ed. note: This piece is an excerpt from The Regeneration Handbook, written by Don Hall, published by New Society Press, and reposted here with permission. These two words came to me more than a decade ago as a way to refer to an approach to life and activism that is uncommon but not unknown. Despite many attempts over the intervening years, I still haven’t found a more succinct way to express this.

Jan 26, 2024 | resilience.org | Don Hall

Originally published as part1 of the forum “What’s Next for the Global Movement” by the Great Transition Initiative: https://greattransition.orgIn March 2020, just as the coronavirus lockdowns were starting here in the US, Transition Movement founder Rob Hopkins published a new post to his blog titled “What Did Sisyphus Dream of?”2 In it, he retells the Greek myth of a man condemned to push a boulder uphill forever and connects it to how many activists feel about working for a better world.