Acting with the future in mind
WHAT WE DO
At Transition Salt Spring, we're dedicated to climate action across Salt Spring Island and the Southern Gulf Islands through diverse initiatives. From public outreach to ecological restoration, advocacy and educational events, we help islanders take local action.
Our work requires collaborating with local businesses, governments, nonprofits, First Nations, and community members to face the ongoing climate challenges. It takes all of us working together with the future in mind.
We are committed to accountability and transparency in all our work.
OUR VALUES
LIVE WITHIN LIMITS
We respect ecological boundaries and focus on reducing carbon emissions, cutting fossil fuel use, and using resources wisely.
PRIORITIZE EQUITY AND JUSTICE
We work to ensure everyone—especially the most vulnerable—can thrive in a changing climate with access to food, shelter, and sustainable livelihoods.
EMPOWER LOCAL DECISION-MAKING
We support self-organization and encourage decisions to be made at the most practical and empowering level.
STRIVE FOR BALANCE
We value rest, reflection, and celebration alongside action—nurturing head, heart, and hands in all we do.
LEARN BY DOING
We are part of a global learning network, embracing both successes and failures as opportunities for growth and innovation.
SHARE FREELY
We believe in open-source change—sharing ideas, resources, and power so communities can adapt the transition model to their own needs.
COLLABORATE FOR IMPACT
We build strong partnerships and encourage synergy between people and projects to unlock collective potential.
INSPIRE WITH VISION
We focus on solutions, not problems—imagining and co-creating a better future through creativity, joy, and storytelling.
OUR APPROACH
At Transition Salt Spring, we use Sociocracy for decision making and to guide our organizational structure.
“Sociocracy combines consent decision-making, a decentralized system of authority and intentional processes to improve our decisions and processes over time into a governance system that supports effective and efficient process while increasing connection, listening and co-creation among members.”
HEAD
With our head, we utilize the best available information to find innovative solutions.
HEART
Through our heart, we approach our work with compassion, valuing emotional and social aspects.
HANDS
With our hands, we transform ideas into tangible projects while respecting resource limits.
SUCCESS INDICATORS
Transition Movement
The Transition Movement, which began in Britain and Ireland in 2006, has since grown into an international network of communities spanning 67 countries. It envisions a world where every individual can become part of a supportive community, feeling safe, welcomed, and empowered to thrive.
Transition emphasizes local, community-led actions. It explores new ways we can work together to create communities that are fair, strong, and healthy for everyone.
Each Transition group chooses activities based on what local people need and want. This helps make sure the activities are useful and relevant for each community.