Transition Town Greater Media

Inner Transformation Group Meeting
2025-09-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
The purpose of the Inner Transformation group is to provide us real-world benefits of becoming more emotionally resilient during tough times. This work also helps us to make decisions in the absence of substantial data or authority to guide us. We cannot expect the government, corporations, society, or religion to always be there when we need them. Aligning with Transition Town Greater Media’s practice and philosophy of self-sufficiency, we are learning to make the best decisions possible in crisis when too little or too much information is coming at us. To do so, we make use of many different paths, including communing with Nature, Shamanism, Quakerism, Buddhism, Native American wisdom, quantum physics, meditation, strengthening intuition, and receiving direct messages from the Spirit. All paths lead to the same place and all are valuable.
Please join us for lively discussions and information sessions on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Come when you can; no commitment is needed.
Email: LeeTTM606@gmail.com to be placed on the mailing list for announcements and reading material.

EcoFest 2025!
2025-09-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Heritage Park, 5th & Broomall St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Join us for the 3rd Annual Media EcoFest!
Saturday, Sept 27th,10am–2pm
Heritage Park, 5th & Broomall St, Media PA 19063
Enjoy food, music, activities for kids & adults, and great resources from more than 30 local environmental and community groups.
Have lots of fun and even learn something cool! Go on a scavenger hunt, get a packet of native plant seeds to create your own pollinator garden, paint your own mosquito dunk bucket, try riding an e-bike! We’ll also have coffee & desserts from Cafe Isla and water ice from Sunset Slush available. Ride your bike to EcoFest—our famous bike valet will be there!
Rain location: Media Providence Friends School Gym, just one block south of Heritage Park, at 4th & Broomall St, Media, Stay tuned for details if the weather looks threatening.
Curious to know who will have a table at EcoFest? Here’s the list!
Transition Town Greater Media (of course!) + Green Wagons/Tree Tenders/Shade Tree Commission + Media EAC/Bee City + Xerces Society + Delaware County Natural Resources/Urban & Community Forestry + Media Fair Trade + Pennsylvania Resources Council + League of Women Voters + CRC Watersheds + Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research + PA State Rep O’Mara + PA State Senator Kearney + Rot Star Compost + Solarize Delco + Altair EcoVillage + RedBud Native Plant Nursery + The Edge Farms + Media-Upper Providence Free Library/Native Seed Library + Bird Town PA/Audubon Society + Tyler Arboretum + Sierra Club Delaware County Green Team + Media Farmers Market + PennEnvironment + Clean Energy Co-op + Solstice Home Performance + KlineRentNride (e-bikes) + Media Arts Council + TTGM Bike Valet!

Find the Clue to Saving Energy in Your Home
2025-11-02 19:00 - 20:30 | Media Borough Parlor Room, 301 N Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Follow the clues in this interactive workshop, a practical guide to saving energy in your home—without spending money—and working as a community to cut down on our environmental footprint.
Sunday, November 2nd, 7–8:30PM
Media Borough Parlor Room, 301 N Jackson Street, Media 19063
Free parking in the Media Borough Parking Lot and on nearby streets
The airwaves are rife with claims about how to save gobs of energy in your home—usually employing purveyors’ products or services. While plenty of these pitches have merit (at least in part), they usually involve the outlay of thousands—sometimes tens of thousands—of dollars. But there are ample opportunities to achieve deep savings in most homes with little to no investment. The key is “energy behavior,” and it doesn’t have to mean shivering (or sweating) in the dark!
After the residential workshop, we’ll broaden the view and present a short clip from futurist Nate Hagens on the prospects for energy “transition” in the world, followed by group discussion. Come and learn about a few approaches that can help you save big on your bills while lowering your impact on the planet—and how that might fit into a different future.
Free event; donations appreciated
About the speaker: Phil Coleman is an energy savings specialist, with more than 30 years in the industry, including 27 at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory designing energy conservation programs and policy for the US government.

Green Sunday Holiday Craft Fair 2025
2025-11-09 13:00 - 17:00 | Media Providence Friends School Gym, 4th & Broomall St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Transition Town Greater Media is hosting the 14th Annual Green Sunday Holiday Local, Small Business, Handmade Craft Fair on Sunday, Nov 9th, 1–5PM. It’s part of our vision of a community that celebrates local talent creating
handmade goods. It’s both a response and an alternative to the commercialism of Black Friday & Cyber Monday.
Green Sunday hosts 50 juried vendors, featuring unique handmade gifts, raffle baskets with handmade items from the vendors, and a fun, frenzy-free shopping experience! Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and family—there’s plenty of fun for all!
You will find a selection of handmade and upcycled gifts including clothing, purses, jewelry, soaps, candles, woodworking, home accessories, and more—all wonderful gifts that anyone would love to receive! Kids can enjoy making their own holiday gifts or decorations while you shop as long as you like.
Admission is free, and so is parking. We have reserved the lot at 4th and Olive St, right next to the gym entrance, for your parking convenience.
Our thanks to Media Friends Meeting and Media Providence Friends School for generously donating the MPFS gym for our venue! Both the School and the Meeting are environmental champions who contribute enormously to our community.

Annual Planning 2026
2026-01-10 08:00 - 14:30 | Media Community Center, 301 N Jackson St, Media, PA, 19063, United States
Our 2026 Annual Planning Gathering will be on Saturday, January 10, 8AM–2:30PM, at the Media Community Center, 301 N Jackson St, Media 19063. You can enter the Borough parking lot off 4th Street between Monroe and Jackson; the Community Center is on the left (Monroe St side). There is free parking in the streets around the Borough Building if the parking lot is full. If you haven’t already, please RSVP using this link as soon as possible so we can plan food and materials.
Together, we’ll explore initiatives that reimagine what’s possible for our local economy, our future, and the land itself – initiatives that ask bold questions such as: What if we built it ourselves? What if we claimed the power already in our hands?
We’ll begin the day with breakfast at 8:00am – come enjoy coffee, scones, and conversation, get settled in, and be ready to start at 9:00am. We’ll open with a grounding meditation, followed by a review of our current projects and the inspiring impacts they’ve already made.
Next, we’ll break into five theme groups (listed below). Each group will reflect on existing projects we want to strengthen or expand – and explore new projects with the potential to make a meaningful difference in our community. After these in‑depth conversations, we’ll come back together to share highlights from each group.
By then, it will be time for lunch – a chance to refresh, reconnect, and clarify where you feel called to participate in 2026.
In the afternoon, we’ll stay together as one group to explore several big‑vision ideas that we may pursue if there is sufficient interest and support. Finally, we’ll return to breakout groups – either deepening your original discussions or visiting a new theme area to learn more.
We expect to close formally around 2:30pm, though everyone is welcome to stay and continue conversations and next‑step planning. If you’d like a copy of the agenda, you can find it here.
These are the five theme groups we’ll be working with. Consider where you feel most drawn – and remember, you’ll have the chance to explore more than one area if you wish. If you have a project idea and are seeking support, please bring it to the group that best aligns with it.

Core Theme #1: Community & Local Economy
This breakout group will explore how we strengthen our local economy and deepen community connections. We’ll revisit the vision for the FreeStore, imagining how it could evolve into a vibrant hub for sharing, mutual aid, and economic justice. We’ll also focus on the Circle of Aunts and Uncles, our small business loan fund currently supporting four Chester-based enterprises with low-interest loans and mentorship. Expanding both monetary and social support for this fund is a top priority. Other projects in this theme include a Third Space, the Green Sunday Craft Fair, Community Builders, and Fire Circles – all working to weave a resilient, caring local economy.
Core Theme #2: Arts & Communication
In this group, we’ll launch a new era of storytelling and public engagement for Transition Town Greater Media. We’ll clarify the difference between plan (what and why), strategy (how we build trust and visibility), and tactics (the creative tools we use – media, performances, campaigns, design). We aim to co-create a Strategic Communication Campaign that boldly amplifies our shared vision and invites broad participation. The arts will be central – from visual storytelling to public installations. We’ll also explore a new partnership with Gallery Green, a space dedicated to highlighting local green groups and creative projects.
Core Theme #3: Health, Well-Being & Spirit
Amid rising climate stress, chemical exposure, and an overstretched healthcare system, this group explores how we reclaim our health – individually and collectively. Instead of reacting to illness, how can we enable proactive, holistic well-being? We’ll explore creating community health education circles, modalities training, and peer-based support networks. Anchored in practices of self-awareness and collective healing, this theme also holds space for Inner Transformation, the Radical Regeneration Book Group, and Beloved Community Circles – cultivating spiritual and emotional resilience for the long journey ahead.
Core Theme #4: Resilience & Repair
This group focuses on building practical resilience at the household and neighborhood levels. We’ll discuss launching a Civil Response Communication Group to explore how we stay connected and coordinated if power or digital infrastructure goes down. We’ll support the work of the Community Resilience Group in areas like re-skilling, local food systems, and community-based preparedness. Other groups represented here include Foraging, Cool Blocks, and Local Food – all essential to adapting to resource depletion and climate impacts with creativity and cooperation.
Core Theme #5: Climate & Ecology
In this group, we’ll strengthen our ecological stewardship and climate action efforts. We’ll support projects like Green Wagon, Tree Tenders, the Tree Lovers Collective, and EcoFest. Our focus will be on Zero Waste solutions, such as expanding food rescue and composting programs for households, businesses, and institutions. We’ll work with local Environmental Advisory Councils (EACs) and the Delaware County Sustainability Office to identify bold, collaborative pathways to reduce plastic use, improve recycling, and protect living systems. This is where we align love for the Earth with collective action.

Again, please RSVP here. Breakfast and lunch are provided at no cost.
