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*We have a few places left on the September PDC, and room for one or 2 more for the Natural Building Course starting September 15th* Permaculture Design Course (PDC) Thailand September 2nd to September 14th, 2019 Daruma Eco Farm, Bang Phra, Si Racha District, Chon Buri 20110, Thailand In the early days of permaculture, Bill Mollison’s Designer’s Manual was the stated standard for most PDC’s. Sometimes a PDC description would state that it officially covered the “14 chapters” which are listed here: Introduction (to permaculture) Concepts and Themes in Design Methods of Design Pattern Understanding Climatic Factors Trees and their Energy Transactions Water Soils Earthworking and Earth Resources The Humid Tropics Dryland Strategies Humid Cool to Cold Climates Aquaculture The Strategies of an Alternative Global Nation In a few places, these chapters can serve as a guide for a PDC that will wind through the maze of design concepts and supporting background material. The Daruma PDC definitely covers the topics in these 14 chapters but this is not the order (or format) it is presented. Every PDC course here at Daruma begins with an orientation tour of the farm to give you an overall impression of how individual elements integrate with each other. This often generates a broad range of questions. We will, however, hold off on answering most of these questions initially but don’t worry, if the course material doesn’t answer them, they will be answered in time. We also spend some time getting to know each other and sharing our goals. One reason for not answering all the questions in the beginning is the most common answer in permaculture courses is, “it depends.” So it takes a little time to establish the basic foundations which we start on right away. That foundation begins with two important topics: The state of the world (why we need permaculture design thinking) and what is permaculture and where did it come from (a comprehensive o

Los Portales organizes an experiential workshop on working with dreams, a tool to connect to your strength and integrate it, enhancing your ability to consciously take part in the design of both your and the planet’s futures. The increasingly chaotic and insecure times we live in now urgently require us to trust ourselves as never before, to be aware of the real power we have to change things. We need to investigate our individual and collective creative potential in search of innovative solutions that dreams copiously provide. The workshop will be practical and experience-based and is aimed both at people who have an interest in better understanding their dreams, as well as those who seek to get to know themselves better and enhance their processes of change. It will also be very useful for therapists who want to apply this tool more in their work. Rosalie Poskin is a Jungian psychotherapist, family and organizational constellator, conflict facilitator, consultant in organizations, has been trained in Process Work psychology. She has integrated into her work techniques of energetic psychology and shamanism. You will learn to bring out the essential message of each dream for you and others various ways and techniques to explore dreams how to broaden your identity by integrating more parts, more facets of yourself how to get out of the collective dream that transforms us into powerless victims, how to access the power that is within you and express it safely how to follow the natural flow of your energies what is the purpose of your life, your “personal myth” to access creative solutions for your personal challenges but also for collective ones Dates: 1-2-3 May 2020 Hours: Friday and Saturday 10:00-18:00 – Sunday 10:00-16:00 Price : 180 € (plus food & accommodation)

Sin lugar a dudas, lo primero que piensa uno tras asistir a un evento como ha sido este GES 2014 –Primera Cumbre Internacional de la Red de la Ecoaldea Global (GEN) – es que ha llegado el momento de la celebración: celebrar, en primer lugar, que el encuentro haya tenido lugar, pues la crisis del Evola lo puso en serio peligro hace no tantos meses; celebrar también que la Cumbre se haya desarrollado en suelo africano, diseñada, facilitada y organizada por un equipo africano y con la asistencia de más de cien representantes de cuarenta y pico paises; celebrar por supuesto que el gobierno de Senegal nos haya agasajado y cumplimentado por todo lo alto, llegando incluso a prometernos apoyo futuro para las posteriores cumbres de este tipo y ayudas en la difusión de nuestro modelo social por los ministerios de los países del oeste africano; celebrar con alegría que una personalidad pública como el músico y mega estrella Youssou Ndour (hoy en día Ministro Consejero del gobierno senegalés) haya aceptado ser nuestro embajador de buena voluntad a escala internacional; y celebrar, cómo no, hasta donde ha llegado nuestra red, la GEN, surgida hace menos de 20 años entre un puñado de iniciativas ecoaldeanas o comunitarias pioneras y marginales. Tenemos pues motivos para la celebración: cada día que pasa nuestros objetivos y conocimientos son compartidos por más sectores de la sociedad, en todas latitudes. Nuestro lenguaje y contendidos son adoptados por el público general y ya no solo por unos pocos. Los políticos se enamoran con nuestras palabras, nuestros proyectos, pues son los que aportan soluciones a sus principales dolores de cabeza. Porque saben que en breve, si se llegan a firmar los próximos acuerdos mundiales sobre acciones para el desarrollo sostenible (Paris, Diciembre 2015), cada gobierno del mundo va a despertarse con un nuevo dolor de cabeza de nombre CO2. “¿Cómo secuestrar CO2?” se va a convertir en la pregunta de moda, el nuevo mantra…Ya no se trata de la

GEN is developing a continent-wide programme to transform villages in Africa into dynamic, viable, resilient communities that can wisely and sustainablymanage the natural resources upon which they depend. The conversation will look at successful ecovillage programmes (in Senegal, Egypt, Tanzania) and propose ways of dramatically scaling up these experiences.

A 10 Day Integral Evolutionary Journey that includes Meditation, Non-Duality Contemplation, Awakened Communication and WE Space Practice, Nature Communion, Yoga, Qi Gong and more.. This 10 day Evolutionary Awakening retreat is dedicated to the discovery, exploration and manifestation of our deepest potentials. This transformational journey embraces both our individual awakening and our potential for collective awakening and through that the creation of a new evolutionary culture. If you are hungry for deep and lasting transformation, if you want illuminate the shadows that hold you back, if you want to come together with others in an ecstatic and positively challenging journey in which we reach for the highest, and if you want to experience all of this in an integral context that embraces nature, exercise and delicious nutrition, then this retreat may be for you! In this retreat you will: • Discover the timeless transcendent dimension of Being through deep meditation • Engage in deep and subtle contemplation of Non-Duality • Awaken to your pure passion as the embodiment of the Creative Principle • Learn how to identify and transcend your ego patterns, self-image and limitations • Discover tools and practices to align with your True Awakened Self • Engage in dynamic group work to evoke “Higher WE” Consciousness • Explore the potentials and principles of Evolutionary Relationships • Investigate a Liberated relationship to Gender & Sexuality • Experience the wonder and ecstasy of Evolutionary Love with many others • Practice Creative Writing as a vehicle for Evolution • Eat delicious Vegetarian Meals • Practice Yoga and/or Qi Gong and Meditative Nature Walks every day For more information on this event please go to our website at www.awakenedlifeproject.org and look under events. If interested please fill out the form on the side of the web page or contact us at in**@*****************ct.org. We hope to see you in August!

As the EcoVillage Summit Hub 2020 will be held in February, this is an initiative to create a local Hub in Lebanon.

Sociocracy/ Dynamic Governance (DG) is a whole-system governance & decision-making method designed to foster more harmonious organizations. Sociocracy/DG is based on the values of transparency, equivalence of voice, and effectiveness. ? Sociocracy/ DG is neither complex nor difficult to learn when presented in simple, step-by-step, visual, experiential, and entertaining ways, as in this workshop. ? Through lively visual presentations, entertaining musical skits, experiential exercises, and practice, workshop participants will learn: ? The Sociocracy/DG governance method with circles and double-links Consent Decision-Making, Proposal-Forming, Evaluating Implemented Proposals, Selecting People for Roles, and Role- Improvement Feedback Building “Plan/Implement/Evaluate” feedback loops into every proposal Why Sociocracy/DG follows as a natural next step from both consensus decision-making and top-down hierarchical management. Suggested next steps to implement Sociocracy/DG in your group. ? Diana will be available at no charge for later informal webinar sessions on implementing Sociocracy/DG in your group.

We are creating a local hub for the “Communities for Future” online summit to watch and discuss interviews for the participants of a 2-week restoration experience at the Ecosystem Restoration Camp Altiplano.

organizado por la asociación francesa TRIPALIUM (http://www.tripalium.org/) Dónde: en El Perello (Cataluña), a 50 km al sur-oeste desde Tarragona, en una pequeña vivienda con un olivar, para complementar la producción de electricidad del sistema autónomo ya existente (placas fotovoltaicas). Cuándo: del lunes 2 al viernes 6 de Mayo 2016 Durante el curso vas a aprender cómo construir y instalar un aerogenerador de 1m80 de diámetro, de tipo PIGGOTT : varios talleres (madera, electricidad/resina, metal/mecánica) para realizar las aspas, el alternador, el marco y el mástil instalación y alza del mástil y de la turbina ; conexión a las baterías más una parte teórica (descripción y funcionamiento de un aerogenerador, energía eólica, aerodinámica, mástil, regulación, conexión eléctrica a la red o baterías …) Coste del taller : 300€ (comidas (almuerzo y cena) incluidas y alojamiento en caso necesario) y el manual Piggott en castellano Inscripciones e información: contactar Marie-Laure Brunel (Los Portales) ma********@*******um.org

Taller en Ibiza de contruccion de un domo geodesico de la mano del maestro Carlos Montes. DEL 20 AL 22 DE JUNIO, POSIBILIDAD DE ACAMPADA EN EL LUGAR Mas info en www.domosgeodesicos.com

The EDE (Ecovillage Design Education) 2020 Glarisegg is currently welcoming 57 participants for 5 weeks. In this exploration of creating a transformative culture, we will each day, during the online summit, screen one interview 🙂

The Global Ecovillage Network invites for a time of knowledge transfer, sharing, collaboration and networking. A movement is picking upmomentum: new ecovillages and communities in the countryside and in cities emerge worldwide and existing ones keep on growing. In the global south traditional villages adopt strategies of social and environmental sustainability – and as a result a fair, equal exchange between North and South comes about. Considering the economic and social crises and considering the poverty or urban loneliness more and more people are joining together to take over mutual responsibility for their region, their environment, their resources and their children. They learn from the experiences of many existing ecovillages about decentralized energy autonomy, about organic farming, about decision-making in communities, regional economics, and much more. At the 19th GEN Europe conference representatives and interested persons of ecovillages and communities across Europe meet, to network with each other and with other movements. The conference is open to community seekers and community representatives , activists from development- and environmental organizations , experts on decentralized solutions in economy, ecology and social knowledge as well as simply for people, who look for a better life. am***********@********pe.org

In this program you will learn how to plan, create and nurture regenerative human settlements. You will gain new perspectives and understandings as well as a variety of tools for how we as human beings can become caretakers for the whole ecosystem; how we can create abundant and diverse community systems, gardens and landscapes by connecting to and understanding ourselves, our communities and our land in deeper ways. By learning to observe the patterns of life and its energy flows and cycles, by learning to work with them instead of against them, you will emerge with a complex skillset to bring about regenerative creative solutions in your life. This unique course brings Permaculture Design together with the indigenous cultural wisdom gathered by the international Nature Connection and Regenerative Culture movement and its networks, creating a cultural container that supports you on a journey into yourself, your community and the world around you. You will be immersed in this culture throughout the program as well as learn how to facilitate it in your own personal and professional context at home. This course will be a powerful, transformative community experience, enabled by a deep immersion into nature, music, and the presence of cultural visionaries and elders, all hosted in an evolving ecovillage in the magnificent mountains of the Swiss Alps. Topics: – Introduction to permaculture (history, ethics and principles) – Permaculture design methods and processes – Planning and building of permaculture systems – gardens, communities, companies – Self-sufficiency and sustainable living and building – Permaculture in agriculture – Practical know-how: Botany, composting, forest gardens and more – Social permaculture and community building, regenerative organisations, roles and project management – Nature connection tools and introduction to wilderness knowledge (Core Routines, 8 shields, bird language) – This course covers the Permaculture Association (B

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) in collaboration with the Findhorn Foundation will host a dialogue circle in the spirit of a Talanoa Dialogue to consider how communities and ecovillages answer the questions Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? in the face of climate change. Talanoa is a traditional word used in Fiji and across the Pacific to reflect a process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build empathy and to make wise decisions for the collective good. The process of Talanoa involves the sharing of ideas, skills and experience through storytelling.

This is the right event if you want to get to know ZEGG. You will find out the values which the ZEGG community is based on and how it works. We will give you insights into the diverse aspects of community life: ecology and permaculture, social processes, love and relationships, communication and the ZEGG Forum. And the weekend also gives you the opportunity to experience yourself within a community – the group of people coming together for this weekend. Price: €51 CF + €101 B&L em*****@**gg.de

Dias para compartir labores. Todas ellas encaminadas a la preparación de la XX Gen Conference que se desarrollará este año en Arterra Bizimodu. Preparar zonas de acampada, mejorar alojamientos e instalaciones, embellecer el lugar…

Imparten: Johnny Azpilicueta, Alicia Comenge e invitado La Facilitación es el conjunto de habilidades, técnicas y herramientas para crear las condiciones que permitan un desarrollo satisfactorio de los procesos grupales y personales; tanto en la consecución de sus objetivos y realización de su visión, como en la creación de un clima relacional donde reine la confianza y una comunicación fluida, empática y honesta. Precio: 245 € Incluye: – El taller – Alojamiento las 3 noches – Las comidas ecológicas de los 3 días (desayuno, comida y cena) Si quieres más información sobre este taller, e inscribirte, por favor pincha aquí: http://www.molinodeguadalmesi.com/index.php/agenda2#art_of_hosting

Thread Siddharthvillage India is co-organizing an Emergence Convergence with GENOA that will use inner dance and the integration of community-focused frameworks for mandala processes.

The creators game supports us in learning to be the creators of our life. It allows us to express and learn to love our emotions and feelings. In this deep process we are guided by the experienced facilitatior and founder of the Game – Angello Clemente. The creators game is inviting for an inner journey to our deep emotional world. We learn to express our true feelings playfully and spontanously. Deep understanding and healing can happen. How can I support my friends, when they express their emotions? With the help of the creators game we learn to be playful creators of our living conditions. We may newly create our world inside and outside and live freer, happier and more loving. The Creators Game is a great tool for groups and communities. It supports to recognise projections and to take personal responsibility with ones emotions. Moreover we learn how to support each other in our processes. As this workshop takes place in “Valle de Sensaciones” particpants also get to know some of the treasures of this place. We will use the Community Mandala to share daily tasks and the nature offers a lot of spaces to reconnect and relax. For more information and registration look at our website: http://www.sensaciones.de/en/node/363

An open invitation to Summit participants to join a virtual practice space to collectively presence our experiences listening to the speakers and what has arisen in us in relation to climate emergency. The meeting will include a brief introduction to the practice of witnessing, a guided contemplation/meditation to presence our relation to climate emergency, triads to share experiences with other summit participants, and dialogue in the larger group. We will meet Thursday February 6th and Sunday February 9th at 8pm UK time on zoom. The meeting link is https://zoom.us/j/4375266395.