Meet Rob Hopkins and train your imagination in local switching

Can you imagine that a different green and democratic future is possible?
Knowledge, technology and innovation can take us a long way, but the crucial superpower for the transformation of our society is your and my imagination.
We Do Democracy and Democracy Garage, in collaboration with BLOXHUB’s REGEN network, present English author and green thinker Rob Hopkins on
September 13th.
Two days filled with talks, events and conversations.
In collaboration with Demokrati Garage and the City of Copenhagen – with support from the Nordea Foundation Rob Hopkins has for more than 15 years been a global source of inspiration for local green transition – a person who has led the way with the mindset that too little happens too slowly if you wait for those in charge.
An approach that in many ways has inspired the establishment of both We Do Democracy and Democracy Garage in Copenhagen In a time of growing polarization and lack of political vision, it sometimes seems like the only thing we can all agree on is that the future is getting worse.
An epidemic of loneliness, anxiety, conflict, catastrophic climate change, loss of biodiversity and a deferential parliamentary system that leaves room for hate, populism and ‘weirdos’.
BUT the world is also full of shining examples of visionary and committed citizens, businesses and politicians who can change society, quickly, dramatically and unexpectedly.
We’ve invited Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition Towns movement, who has transformed his own small English town of Totnes and inspired the world.
Here the community has become its own housing developer, energy company, business incubator and food producer.
We need communities, businesses and leaders who are not afraid to take the lead and act on the big, hard questions and rethink our economy and society.
If we can transform an entire street or city, we can transform the world – street by street and city by city.
Read more about the four events and reserve your place:13. SEPTEMBER 2024: 1) RENTEN: TRANSITION RENTEMESTERVEJ NV 14.00-16.00 @ DEMOKRATI GARAGE, Rentemestervej 57, 2400 Copenhagen NV Together with Rob Hopkins we zoom in on Rentemestervej in Northwest, where we ask the question: How can we translate the ideas behind
Transition Towns in the Rentemester neighborhood in NV and drive local change and anchoring based on the imagination from below? We will use the newly launched RENTEN project as a concrete case – with questions and discussions that apply to all neighborhoods. > Read more and sign up here 2) DINNER, RENTEN & HOPKINS 17.30-19.00 @ DEMOKRATI GARAGE, Rentemestervej 57, 2400 Copenhagen NV Join us for a communal dinner in Folkestuen at Demokrati Garage, where we are curious about joint conversations about how to strengthen local communities and what a just, green transition can look like at street level?
The event will feature free communal food, hands-on work with a section of Rentemestervej and a conversation between Rob Hopkins, co-founder of the Transition network, who will share experiences of transition streets from around the world.
The conversations will be moderated by Zakia Elvang, co-founder of Democracy Garage and democracy advisor.
The potluck is for everyone – neighbors, enthusiasts and newcomers from near and far.
The event takes place in both Danish and English -> Read more and sign up here About Rob Hopkins Rob Hopkins is co-founder of Transition Network and Transition Town Totnes, author of several books including The Transition Handbook, From What Is to What If and Ministry of Imagination. Transition movement co-founder Rob Hopkins has seen first-hand local green and radical transformations and new forms of democratic leadership developing locally across the world and in his own home town of Totnes, England.
Here, the community has established its own housing developers, energy company, business incubator and local food network – with cascading benefits for the community that go far beyond individual projects.