The mission of TransitionPDX is to inspire, to encourage, to network, to support and train the communities and neighborhoods of the Portland metro area as they consider, adopt, adapt and implement the transition model in order to establish Transition Initiatives. The transition model emboldens communities to look peak oil and climate change squarely in the eye and unleash the collective genius of their own people to find the answers to this big question of how they can transform their communities to cope with these challenges and produce thriving neighborhoods.

We support the Permaculture ethics of:

• Earthcare: recognising that the Earth is the source of all life and that we recognize and respect that the Earth is our valuable home and we are a part of the Earth, not apart from it.
• Peoplecare: supporting and helping each other to change to ways of living that are not harming ourselves or the planet, and to develop healthy societies.
• Fairshare: ensuring that the Earth's limited resources are utilized in ways that are equitable and wise.