“Hope is an active practice”

Places For Life Tour: The Power of Imagination with Rob Hopkins will be at the Weald & Downland Living Museum on Saturday, September 19 from 9.30am-4pm, courtesy of The Really Regenerative Centre CIC.

Spokeswoman Jenny Andersson said: “Rob is the founder of the Transition Town movement from Totnes, and is the author of From What is To What If and How To Fall In Love With The Future. This event is his training programme for the latter.

“Come and join us at the beautiful Weald & Downland museum for a day of inspiration about the future to replace the doom, gloom, fear, anxiety about how climate change and the polycrisis is unfolding, and how it will affect all our futures.

“There are many different futures that may unfold. In Rob's future we travel to a place where human ingenuity has once more aligned in partnership with the nature that supports life on earth, our economies have become fairer, more just and more equitable, and our cultures friendly, welcoming, community-oriented and resilient.

“Whoever you are, and wherever you work, we all need to cultivate active hope for the future. For ourselves, for future generations, for the voices of nature that cannot speak for themselves. Whether you are a local business who wants to be more active in the community, an exhausted climate activist, a waterkeeper, a landowner, a farmer or an environment manager, hope for the future is something we all need to work on – together.

“Hope is an active practice. Activating our imagination fosters a sense that positive outcomes are achievable. We're not chasing vain hope, we're not ignoring the fact that we face challenging times ahead. What we are doing is creating intentional energy and belief that together, in collective imaginative effort, we can shape brighter futures.

“This will be a day where business leaders, civic workers, activists and regenerators can come together in collective action for the future of West Sussex, our county city Chichester and the landscapes and villages of our whole bioregion.”

Tickets on https://events.humanitix.com/places-for-life-the-power-of-imagination-with-rob-hopkins/tickets