Rob Hopkins

Totnes

Imagination Catalyst & Time Traveller. 'From What Is to What If'. Speaker, Transition. 'Field Recordings from the Future'. He/Him. @robintransition.bsky.social

Articles

Avoiding Delusions And Diversions| Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Robert Jensen |Rob Hopkins |Phila Back |David Bollier

For the next few weeks, the buzzword in US debates on the liberal/left about economics and ecology will be “abundance” after the release of the book with that title by Ezra Klein (New York Times) and Derek Thompson (The Atlantic magazine). The book poses politically relevant questions: Have policies favored by Democrats and others on the political left impeded innovation with unnecessary red tape for building projects?
A Historical And Political Investigation| Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Ram Puniyani |Bhabani Nayak |P M Joshy |Rob Hopkins

The convergence of Christian-Jewish-Zionist extremism, European neo-Nazism, and Hindutva ideologies — aided by arms lobbies and imperialist interests — has contributed to a global climate of war hysteria, racism, blasphemy, and social unrest. This paper examines the historical and political foundations of the Hindutva-Zionist nexus, exploring its impact on India’s political trajectory.
Trump Administration Arrests Second Student From Columbia University Over Anti-Genocide Campus Protests| Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Jessica Corbett |Ramzy Baroud |Heather Stroud |Rob Hopkins

New York (Quds News Network)- The Trump administration has arrested a second Palestinian student from Columbia University, escalating its crackdown on anti-genocide protests at U.S. campuses. On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the detention of Leqaa Kordia, a Palestinian student, accusing her of overstaying her F-1 student visa. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) took her into custody for deportation.
What If We Could Uncancel The Future?| Countercurrents

2 months ago | countercurrents.org | Rob Hopkins |Phila Back |David Bollier |Bharat Dogra

Rob Hopkins, a pioneer in sustainability and community-driven change, believes that the future isn’t something we stumble upon—it’s something we actively create or fail at. At the heart of his work lies a question: what happens when we lose the ability to imagine a better world? For Hopkins, imagination is more than just creativity—it’s a survival tool essential for unlocking the sustainable, resilient, and equitable futures we are desperately in need of.
"Like using the Mona Lisa to mop up spilt wine..."

2 months ago | westcountryvoices.co.uk | Rob Hopkins

I’m incandescent, furious, overflowing with rage at Dartington Trust’s ability to continually make the wrong decisions, decisions that show they are out of touch with pretty much everything. In particular, it has just been announced that they plan to revoke the wonderful Agroforestry Research Trust’s lease on their extraordinary temperate forest garden on the Dartington Estate.
What if we could uncancel the future?

2 months ago | resilience.org | Rob Hopkins

When Luigi Vitali interviewed me for Dust Magazine[From Dust magazine: Original here]. Rob Hopkins, a pioneer in sustainability and community-driven change, believes that the future isn’t something we stumble upon—it’s something we actively create or fail at. At the heart of his work lies a question: what happens when we lose the ability to imagine a better world?
Farms of the Future - how agroforesty can feed us

Feb 28, 2025 | permaculture.co.uk | Lorenzo Costa |Rob Hopkins |Patrick Whitefield |Wade Muggleton

“Through agroforestry, the full gamut of benefits trees provide can support a farm’s productive areas, such as improving soil health, providing shade and shelter for livestock, and creating new habitats for birds and insects.
Why The War on Dreams Must Inspire Us to Build the Greatest Desire Machines the World Has Ever Seen

Feb 28, 2025 | resilience.org | Rob Hopkins

When I was about 18, I read Angela Carter’s extraordinary 1972 novel ‘The Infernal Desire Machines of Doctor Hoffman’, and in these dark days as my 57th birthday approaches it comes back into my imagination often.
Atmos: The Fifth Anniversary of Nothing in Totnes

Jan 28, 2025 | totnespulse.co.uk | Rob Hopkins

Rob Hopkins, Environmental activist and Founder of Transition Town Totnes gives his view on the situation at Atmos, the Community Build Project at the derelict Dairy Crest Site. On Saturday 25th January, around 50 people gathered outside the gates of the former Dairy Crest site in Totnes to mark what they called “The Fifth Anniversary of Nothing”.
My Foreword for ‘The Regeneration Handbook’

Jun 13, 2024 | resilience.org | Rob Hopkins

Don Hall’s new book ‘The Regeneration Handbook’ is now out, and I was asked to write the Foreword. You can order your copy here. Here’s what I wrote:It is a joy to be asked to write a foreword for this delightful book. Having written most of the early published books about Transition, it is to be greatly celebrated that other voices are now stepping in and sharing their insights, learnings, and perspectives on Transition concepts, and hopefully there will be many more.