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Which communities are missing from the ecovillage map? Help find and connect the projects near you with the Global Ecovillage Network and create their profile with public data and reach out to them and get them engaged! Volunteer with the GEN-International Platform team, Eva and Rodrigo, to help make this an amazing resource for the world.

Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.

In this dynamic and interactive course, you will learn significant teaching techniques to communicate Permaculture principles and strategies in a wide variety of settings. This Teacher Training unfolds as a design methodology and advocates the Permaculture Design Course Curriculum. Our goal is to encourage and inspire your unique strengths and talents by demonstrating diverse teaching modalities such as lecture, facilitating class discussions, storytelling, utilizing visual aids and hands-on projects. In this setting of active learning, you will experience essential practice by preparing and co-teaching multiple presentations. Instructors: Jude Hobbs, with Guests including Andrew Millison, Tao Orion & Abel Koester Enrollment: Limited to 15 participants Cost: $1050.00 Includes course materials, camping & 3 deliciously local meals a day. Early registration & couples discount of $75 by 7/3/17. Limited local work trades available Location: Wilson Creek Gardens demonstrates an evolving living canvas of Permaculture systems and offers multiple micro-climates for inspiration. Contact: www.cascadiapermaculture.com or ca********@***il.com

Durante estos días el Valle de Sensaciones esta abierto para la participación bajo todos los conceptos que ofrecemos. Entre todos los participantes celebramos una vida comunitaria intensiva, con nuzestro mandala de la comunidad, circlos del bastón de la palabra, fiestas espontaneas y mas.

During the 7 Days of Rest, from January 1 to January 7, individuals and communities around the world will create a unified field of intention and action, for the healing of Mother Earth and all Her Children. The intention of the 7 Days of Rest, is to offer a collective time for us to realign ourselves with our hearts, with each other, and with the intrinsic order of nature. It is from this shared space of deep listening that we can commit together to a new and healing path forward. For 7 Days we join forces across the world to:​ ~ connect in stillness, compassion and peaceful action ~ remove stress, noise and toxins ~ commit together to planetary healing ~ set the intention and foundations for co-creating a thriving world for all We invite you to join, support and co-create the event so that together we can build a powerful unified field of intention and action, and amplify the emerging global culture of peace, health, cooperation, wise governance and reverence for all Life.

NextGEN GENOA will be hosting a gathering in Orissa, India, to bring youth from around the region together, in order to connect and be inspired by each other, so the youth movement in the Asia and Oceania regions can be strengthened and scaled up.

Eres mujer, caminas en la vida, en algunos momentos te sientes sola… Despertemos juntas facetas que están dormidas y escondidas por miedos, por límites… Hagámoslo con arte y salero, risas y lágrimas. Te proponemos recorrer el camino con encuentros mensuales para compartir y explorar juntas lo que nos mueve, nos emociona, nos duele, nos preocupa y nos hace reír aquí y ahora. “Las personas más bellas con las que me he encontrado son aquellas que han conocido la derrota, conocido el sufrimiento, conocido la lucha, conocido la pérdida, y han encontrado su forma de salir de las profundidades. Estas personas tienen una apreciación, una sensibilidad y una comprensión de la vida que nos llena de compasión, humildad y una profunda inquietud amorosa. La gente bella no surge de la nada.” Elisabeth Kübler-Ross ¿Quiénes somos? Somos cuatro mujeres amigas, artistas, escritoras y terapeutas que llevamos veinte años compartiendo un camino de exploración interior a través de los sueños, el arte y el teatro. De esta vivencia que compartimos surgió el deseo de abrirnos a otras mujeres. El compartir te lleva a descubrir quién eres, cuál es tu esencia, cuál es tu color, tu huella en el mundo. A través de actividades como el teatro, la visualización o la creatividad dialogaremos con nosotras mismas y con el grupo, ensanchando la percepción de nuestras esencias. Fechas: sábado 24 de octubre, sábado 21 de noviembre y sábado 19 de diciembre. Horario: 10:00 a 13:00 Precio: 20€/sesión Contactos: Claire Suanzes – cl***********@***oo.es – 659 884 354 Neus Valls – ne*************@***oo.es – 676 053 759 Centro Crealliance – Avda de la Victoria, 73 – 28023 Madrid – www.crealliance.net

The Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) course is a programme of GEN partner, Gaia Education. The curriculum was developed over a number of years by a group of Ecovillage educators from around the world calling themselves GEESE (Global Ecovillage Educators for Sustainable Earth). Launched in Findhorn in 2005, the Ecovillage Design Curriculum is an official contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development http://ede-smiltene.blogspot.com/p/contact.html

Why learn Permaculture? Permaculture helps us to live a balanced and sustainable life. Whether in a rural, suburban, or urban area, the principles, ethics, and design methods to which a practitioner of Permaculture adheres – or rather, since none of us are perfect, aspires to adhere – are the very principles, ethics, and methods that will greatly increase the possibility for a sustainable, regenerative human presence in harmony with all life on this planet. This PDC, facilitated at a forming ecovillage in the tropics, is, at its core, about relearning a mindset that humankind has lost over time, a mindset of abundance and cooperation not just with other human beings but with all life on earth. The primary steward of your learning experience is Rebecca Reiber, founder of 8th Life Panama EcoVillage project. Rebecca has over 30 years of practical experience in building teams, facilitating change, and creating and implementing Permaculture designs in a variety of settings. She is joined by experienced co-facilitators during each PDC — see the Faciltitors tab. Learn by doing! To increase learning opportunities and keep “classroom time” to a minimum while on site, there are 4 preparatory online classes held in the weeks prior to the onsite course. This maximizes practical hands-on experience and allows for meaningful discussion and action-learning. The course includes 13 full days of onsite learning including over 90 hours of practice, instruction, discussion, and skill sharing. This course will challenge you to learn by doing and, when you’re ready, to enhance your learning by coaching others on what you’ve just learned. We all bring many skills to the table and we each have special gifts and talents and we will also challenge you to apply and adapt these throughout the course. Activities will center around the ever-changing panorama of a forming ecovillage i

Este es una primera propuesta de los diferentes espacio que os proponemos. Sabiendo que vamos a ir incluyendo otros, y que aquí no están los del espacio abierto que publicaremos en breve.

Un año más nos convocamos para conocer y compartir los proyectos ecoaldeanos. Este año este año (2008) en Matavenero, en las montañas del Bierzo Leones. Un proyecto que lleva 19 años construyendo vidas, dando forma a sus sueños, dejando brotar sus ilusiones, afrontando sus dificultades, superando sus frustraciones, creando en la ladera y entre los árboles cabañas, familias, música, niñas y niños… El tema propuesto: la educación, y el tema mueve… así que llegaron muchas madres, algunos padres y sobre todo niñas y niños!! Llegamos caminando, que a Matavenero así se llega, bajamos el sendero, mientras nuestros objetos mas pesados bajaban deslizándose por la tirolina que han creado para hacerse un poco mas fácil los asuntos de peso… que simple, y que eficaz! Nos fuimos encontrando…menos personas que otros años, no sabemos bien si porque el acceso era más difícil, si por las fechas mas tempranas, o..? Fuimos llegando, y fuimos acogid@s con cariño, con alegría, con el lugar preparado para tantas gentes… Disponíamos de un espacio de acampada, de un Domo espectacular para diferentes usos, la cocina, letrinas, duchas, el tipi de l@s bebes… todo ello en un espacio mas bien llano ( cosa nada fácil en aquella geografía), que fue nuestra casa común durante los días del Encuentro. Los desayunos en el bar nos alegraban ya desde primera hora, no sólo calidad, también belleza, un regalo. La comida muy buena, abundancia! Además de talleres, este año aparecen más espacios de trabajo, en el tema Educación, también en la RIE. Durante tres días se han puesto en común propuestas, dificultades, apoyos… educar en casa? Crear escuelas? De lo trabajado en las mesas están recogiendo información y se está creando un documento que resuma lo que ha ido surgiendo. Las Ecoaldeas se presentan… y proyectos en diversas fases de creación, han contado quiénes son y qué necesitan… tomar contacto y ver como apoyarnos. Echa a andar el Mapa de Recursos de la RIE, tomando nota de que recursos dispon

The desire to experience a lively, loving connection with others leads many people to live in community. So ‘clan’ here is a symbol of the family we choose for ourselves and the idea that unique individuals can join together to form one lively, living organism.In order to see what that can look like in practice, this year’s Summer Camp is dedicated to the following research questions: What conditions are needed for love and liveliness to arise? Are ‘clans’ a possible form for that? And is all of that just a nice utopian idea? … let’s find out! ZEGG Summer Camp 2015 … is a practical 11-day experiment for those seeking a life to match their dreams – whether personal or social. Supported by teams from ZEGG, “clan groups” of 20-30 people will meet daily to share, conduct ZEGG Forum and explore specific issues in more depth. Events in the Big Top, joint rituals and parties will bring the whole camp together again. An important role will also be played by lectures and workshops by external speakers and those from ZEGG. Open Space sessions will offer guests the opportunity to contribute their own skills and abilities, set off on their own journeys of exploration, and encounter each other. There will also be special groups for children and youth. External speakers Manitonquat (or Medicine Story) is an Elder of the North American Assonet Wampanoag, a storyteller, peer counselling teacher, author and “circle culture activist”. circleway.org Charles Eisenstein from the USA is a cultural philosopher and author, public speaker and independent teacher. He is regarded as an important spiritual thinker for the Occupy and ‘gift economy’ movements. charleseisenstein.net Gerald Hüther is a professor of neurobiology and author of sev

Todos/as invitados/as a pulsar por la vida con Hoppo! Activando el ombligo de Chile ! Convocamos a todos aquellos que valoran las semillas originales: nuestra herencia ancestral y cultural. A compartir una tarde de domingo, para fortalecer y expandir la RSL al centro del país ! Conversatorios con con la campaña Yo No Quiero Transgénicos en Chile (sobre el etiquetado de transgénicos, empoderamiento y autonomía comunitaria) y con el modelo y experiencia asociativa de la granja Huellas Verdes como alternativa al modelo de crecimiento: extractivista, vertical y centralizado. El 10 agosto 2014 a partir de las 11:00 hrs En el Huerto urbano Yungay – Parque Quinta Normal Convocan: Cultivos Urbanos (www.cultivosurbanos.org) Red Semillas Libres Chile (www.semillaslibres.cl) Aporte voluntario Encuentro cooperativo autogestionado Se suspende si llueve LA SEMILLA ES INFORMACIÓN ES LUZ

‘INSPIRATIONAL ECOVILLAGES AROUND THE WORLD AND THE WORK OF GEN’ A Presentation by Kosha Joubert, Executive Director of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) See flyer here ‘The Sandcastle’ Guesthouse Centre Haile Lane, Pohara GOLDEN BAY 7 – 9.30pm Wednesday 19 th June From indigenous villages to urban neighbourhoods and new intentional communities, ecovillages across the globe are exploring ways of living together that support both people and planet to thrive. Find out how … ENTRY: $10 (pay at door) No registrations necessary EVENT ORGANISED BY: Earthcare Education Aotearoa, ea****************@***il.com Ph Zahra 02040771446

En octubre celebramos 30 años aprendiendo, construyendo, y compartiendo en Sunseed – y estáis invitad@s! Estamos preparando una semana de actividades especiales: yoga, meditación, talleres de bioconstrucción, cocina solar y mucho más…se puede ver el programa provisional aqui Voluntari@s y amig@s nuevos y antiguos están muy bienvenid@s – recomendamos reservar con anticipación para no perder vuestra plaza! Habrá días de puertas abiertas para quienes no pueden asistir toda la semana. co***********@*********rg.uk

annual meeting of the swiss national ecovillage network, starting on Saturday at 13h30 and finishing sunday at 15h contact: vo******@********se.ch

During this week we will explore what it means to create and to be community. We will use permaculture principles, permaculture design and practices from indigenous cultures worldwide as our main toolbox. At the same time we will be experiencing community life first-hand in the new eco-community of Haslachhof, which will be our venue, our village and our social landscape to design for and with. We will also be sharing practices of cultural repair as they have been gathered over time by earth-based people worldwide and spread by the 8 shields community. On top of this connecting with self and others we will also connect to the land and its creatures – we are blessed to have forests and a creek nearby. We will practice nature connected community design by working on design exercises relating to the Haslachhof community. This course is for everyone interested in community design and suits people who have already done a full 72 hours permaculture design course and want to deepen their social permaculture skills as well as for people without any previous permaculture or nature connection experience who want to learn about community design and deep nature connection. Come and… Live a week in an evolving community! Learn about community building! Practice permaculture principles and social permaculture design! Explore techniques for cultural repair! Deepen your nature connection! Course facilitators Lien de Coster Lien is an inner tracker who guides people on their path towards nature and soul connection. She loves to take people out into the wild on solo retreats and to write poetry. The past years she has mainly been inspired by the Art of Mentoring, social permaculture and northwestern European shamanism. All of this comes together in www.leavesoflien.com. Peter Cow Peter leads Permaculture Design Courses, Nature Connection events and People Permaculture trainings around Europe and beyond. He is fascinated by commu

Los días los eliges tú, para experimentar lo que aquí sucede, si sientes que es tu momento, si sientes que quieres descubrir la verdad sobre ti mismo, simplemente tienes que dar el paso y venir a vivir la experiencia. La liberación de la mente es posible aquí y ahora. Dejar de sufrir, vivir en paz es posible. Despertar a la vida. ¿Dispuesto a descubrir la verdad acerca de quien eres realmente? Retiro Nirvana (Zamora, España) es un espacio para que te tomes un tiempo y que puedas descubrirte realmente.

Iniciamos en Argentina la conversación regenerativa. Gracias a Global Ecovillage Network vamos a compartir las percepeciones de algunos de los referentes internacionales que están haciendo frontera en el desarrollo del paradigma regenerativo.

Immerse yourself in this one month residential program at Gaia Ashram, that dives deep into understanding the multiple crises we are facing worldwide, looking at solutions and learning how to design with whole systems thinking in order to address issues, while living together in community. Who is organsing this EDE This international Ecovillage Design Education course (EDE) is a 32 days course that is certified by Gaia Education (www.gaiaeducation.org) & GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) and is organised and facilitated by GENOA (Global Ecovillage Network of Oceania & Asia) and NextGENOA (Next Generation of the Global Ecovillage Network of Oceania & Asia). recognised as a contributor to UNESCO Global Action Programme (GAP) on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The EDE provides students of all ages with the knowledge and practical skills on how to design a society or a community/village which uses energy and materials with greater efficiency, distributes wealth fairly and strives to eliminate the concept of waste. The knowledge of EDE is also adaptable for personal or family level of transformation, in urban and rural contexts. When is this EDE taking place This EDE will be held from 16 February – 18th March 2019. Sunday 16th February is arrival day and orientation and 18th of March is closing and departure day. Where is the Venue This training will mainly take place at Gaia Ashram, Thailand, which is close to the border of Laos. Gaia Ashram is an intentional community and ecovillage project that has ecosystem restoration and community building at its heart. During the EDE, there will be a two days exposure trip to a local village.