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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.

Which  organizations 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.

Herramientas para la Transición Interna, Grupal y Medioambiental En La Casa Encendida – Madrid El objetivo es explorar nuestras respuestas internas a la situación de nuestro mundo, coger fuerzas y prepararnos para tomar parte en la recuperación de la salud del medio ambiente y del planeta. Es un taller activo, con diversas actividades y dinámicas, algunas en grupo, en parejas y otras individuales ahondando en nuestro interior. Basado en: la Ecología Profunda y El Trabajo que Conecta de Nuevo y el Trabajo de Procesos, de la Psicología Orientada a Procesos y la Democracia Profunda. OBJETIVOS DEL TALLER proporcionar a las personas la oportunidad de experimentar y compartir con otros sus respuestas más íntimas a la condición actual de nuestro mundo (crisis ecológica, social, etc..) replantear su dolor por lo que sucede en la naturaleza en el mundo, como prueba de su interconexión en la red de la vida; y por lo tanto de su poder para participar en soluciones sostenibles. proporcionar a las personas conceptos de “sistemas” desde diversos enfoques: científico, la ecología profunda, tradiciones indígenas…, con ejercicios que revelan su rol en sus propias vidas. proporcionar métodos por los cuales la gente puede experimentar su interdependencia con la naturaleza, su responsabilidad, y la inspiración que puede extraer de las generaciones pasadas y futuras, y otras formas de vida. Ampliar la visión del yo y desarrollar un “yo ecológico”. permitir a las personas abrazar el Gran Cambio hacia una sociedad sostenible que cuida y apoya el medioambiente, como un reto que sean totalmente capaces de cumplir de modo creativo, en una amplia variedad de formas, y como un privilegio en el que puedan tener alegría. que las personas puedan apoyarse mutuamente en el esclarecimiento de su papel-rol, y afirmar su compromiso con la protección de la Naturaleza. BENEFICIOS PARA LAS PERSONAS PARTICIPANTES Un mejor entendimiento de el pensamiento sistémico y del

Un Curso intensivo orientado a principiantes y también a practicantes habituales de meditación que deseen profundizar en los fundamentos de la misma, especialmente a los que se encuentren desmotivados o estancados en su práctica y deseen retomarla con mayor vitalidad. Impartido por Cristina Vega, psicóloga y instructora de Mindfulness 1 Objetivos del Taller de Iniciación: Acercar al principiante a la experiencia del observador. Practicar las bases de la meditación: Atención y Concentración. Acercar a los fundamentos del Budismo y las distintas escuelas y técnicas de meditación. Ejercicios para aplicar en la vida cotidiana. Desarrollar Conciencia Plena. La meditación y sus técnicas 2 Metodología: Cuatro bloques de 75 minutos con descanso en medio en los que se alternarán breves explicaciones teóricas con prácticas guiadas y ejercicios. Compartir grupal sobre cada una de las experiencias y trabajo de los participantes. Tutoría sobre lecturas recomendadas. Información e inscripciones: Esana Yoga (horario recepción: lunes a jueves 18:30 a 21:30) 954 211 217 – 628 065 483 in**@*******ga.es – www.esanayoga.es

Desde Arterra Bizimodu se va a abrir unos días al voluntariado para realizar una serie de trabajos en los cuales precisamos mucha más gente que nosotras mismas. Para ello, necesitaríamos un grupo de entre 10 y 15 personas. Se valorará las ganas de poner vuestro granito de arena al proyecto sean cuales sean vuestros saberes y competencias. El periodo de voluntariado será del 18 al 25 de septiembre de 2016 y pedimos un compromiso mínimo de cinco días de trabajo. Se acerca el invierno y queremos enfocar estos días en labores necesarias para prepararnos para el frio y el tiempo de descanso de la huerta. Los trabajos que se abordarán serán básicamente preparar LEÑA (cortar, apilar, construir leñeras…) y la DESPENSA DE INVIERNO (cosechar, congelar, embotar, etiquetar…). Durante el voluntariado: Tienes la oportunidad de acercarte a conocer el lugar y compartir con el grupo en una fórmula de intercambio labores/estancia. El trabajo consiste en una media de seis horas/día aprox. En principio de mañana y algo por la tarde. Las comidas las hacemos en común en el comedor de Arterra Bizimodu. Los desayunos y cenas (se realizan en la cocina de visitas) son responsabilidad de los voluntarios; tanto en proveerse de lo necesario, como en “cocinar” lo que precisen. Arterra BM puede adquirir algunos productos como aceite, sal , productos de la huerta, etc… al precio de coste . Solicitamos así que las personas traigan aquellos productos que consideren. También el grupo de Voluntarixs pueden crear su caja común para esos días y hacer juntxs las compras que necesiten. Arterra provee el alojamiento en apartamentos compartidos: poniendo a disposición, sabanas, mantas, calefacción (si necesario) y agua caliente para duchas. Animate a participar!!! ar*************@***il.com

After a long day at Sorinatu School the Strong Roots Project Team invites you for evening session for awereness.

Hola a todxs, Desde Arterra Bizimodu se va a abrir unos días al voluntariado para realizar una serie de trabajos en los cuales necesitamos mucha más gente que nosotras mismas. Necesitariamos un grupo de entre 6 y 10 personas para hacer una “limpieza” de cosas de un sitio para otro, preparar huertos, acabar revoco barro y preparar sistemas de calefacción. El objetivo también es acabar disponiendo de más espacio para poder albergar a más gente de la que nos podemos permitir ahora. CONDICIONES: – Las personas voluntarias trabajarían de lunes 7 a 19 de Febrero. – Horario de 9:30 a 13:30 h. – Se compartirán habitaciones entre las personas que compartan esta experiencia. – El desayuno y la cena corre de cuenta de los voluntarios. Proponemos que se puedan organizar el lunes para comprar alimentos para ellos esa semana pero si preferis podeis traer vuestr comida y compartir. – Alojamiento y comida del mediodia A CAMBIO DEL TRABAJO REALIZADO. Podremos acoger a personas a partir del domingo 8 y hasta el fin de semana del 15 de febrero. Animaos a participar!!!!!!!!! Se apuntará a la gente por orden de inscripción!!!!! arterrabizimodu.org ar*************@***il.com gracias! .

An innovative array of proven and inspiring regenerative solutions addressing the challenges created by climate change, implementing the Paris Agreement and the SDGs, while fostering resilient communities with social, cultural, environmental and economic sustainability principles. 11:30-13:00 Wed, 08 Nov 2017 Location: Meeting Room 10, Bonn Zone, COP23 Conference Centre Speakers: Kosha Joubert, GEN Executive Director Margarita Zethelius, Project Development in The Global Ecovillage Network and CASA, board member of GAIA Education, Director of Alliances for Abundance Volker Thomsen, Senior Advisor, Nordic Folkecenter for Renewable Energy, Denmark Leire Gorroño, Community Energy Expert, Nordic Folkecenter Oliver Maurice, Director of Membership Development and Services, International National Trusts Organisation, UK Joanne Schanté, Co-founder and ScaleSchool Program Director, Open Team Paul Allen, Zero Carbon Britain research from the Centre for Alternative Technology, UK This event will be repeated in the UK Pavilion in the Bonn Zone at 11.30 am on Friday 10 November.

SoLT is an innovative way of learning sociocracy. Think of it as an immersion program in a ‘pop-up’ organization. SoFA provides the framework for that organization. That way, people interested in sociocracy can join SoLT and learn by doing what sociocracy feels like. Imagine you wanted to learn rowing – and then you attend a workshop where you never sit in a boat. This is different in SoLT. We provide boats for people so they can learn and do and practice at the same time. We’re right next to you for every step, while you grow more and more confident and skilled. Within 12 weeks, we will tell you all you need to know to be part of a successful, well-grounded sociocratic organization. Watch the video below to hear more https://youtu.be/_4ELOmKfUdY

The conference of the International Communal Studies Association will take place in the community of Tamera in Portugal. The theme of the conference is: Community approaches towards inner and outer peace. Call for Sessions, Papers and Presentations is open. Please visit the official conference website http://icsa.tamera.org/ At the ICSA Conference, GEN research working group (Iris Kunze) will offer a workshop on ecovillage research titled: Research Laboratory for a Sustainable World: Exploring Collaborations between Academics and ‘Practitioner Researchers’ in Communities and Ecovillages.

About Me I’m 62 years old, with deep roots in the environmental and regenerative farming movements. I’ve worked in permaculture, started a farmers market, and have spent years as a yoga teacher and sound bath practitioner. I’m a Kundalini yoga teacher and leader in that field, currently living in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A few years ago I went through a divorce, and I’m now exploring relocation — looking for my people: those living in harmony with the land who also hold a spiritual practice, where I can contribute the full range of skills I bring. I care deeply about raising consciousness on the planet and bringing health and wellness to both people and the earth — I consider myself a water protector, and the environment matters enormously to me. I love teaching and education in general. I’m organized, comfortable with social media and administrative work, though what lights me up most is the deeper work — teaching, healing, and helping communities thrive. What I’m Looking For A 3-month work-trade opportunity, ideally December 26 – February 27. I can offer: Yoga and meditation instruction Farming, harvesting, and food prep Administrative support

I am proposing to meet to watch the summit talks together, discuss what comes up for us and share ideas and dreams for starting a new project.

In this GEN-Africa Strategy Meeting, 25 active leaders and advisors of the network will come together, in order to consolidate the work they have done so far, and to update and develop a clear strategy and concrete targets for the time period of 2015-2020. We will evaluate what has happened since the founding conference of GEN-Africa, how successful we have been on the ground, and integrate the best practices from the past years to decide on the most effective strategies to take GEN-Africa forward. We are inviting Council Members and the Advisory Board of GEN-Africa, External Advisors and GEN Africa National Network representatives.

Are you looking for ways to empower yourself and others to be the change you want to see? Ecovillages have spent decades researching how to unleash human creativity and solidarity in response to the challenges of our time. From indigenous villages to urban neighbourhoods and new intentional communities, GEN’s growing network is showcasing ways of living together that support both people and planet to thrive. GEN Education aims to spread that learning and inspiration to ever widening circles. The GEN Training of Trainers is an opportunity for you to become an active part of that journey, and to strengthen your capacity to teach, facilitate and train people using GEN’s unique tools and ecovillage based pedagogy. With new skills, deeper knowledge of the global ecovillage movement, and a growing community of GEN Trainers, we hope to boost your inspiration and increase your confidence as a changemaker and educator – so that you can enable others to design their own pathways to a regenerative future.

¿Qué es el Programa CONSTRUYE TU CASA? Es un programa estructurado en 7 módulos formativos para aprender los pasos para tener una casa bioclimática en 12 meses con un 50-60% de potencial ahorro respecto a una casa delegada a un constructor. El objetivo es que puedas autoconstruir tu casa bioclimática y hacerla asequible, sana y de calidad con nuestro apoyo. El aprendizaje está basado en una casa modular ampliable que incluye planos, proyecto básico y proyecto de ejecución para facilitar el trabajo del arquitecto que gestionará ​la licencia. El diseño está pensado para que sea sencillo de construir y rápido de ejecutar uno mismo y poder contar también con el apoyo de un equipo de trabajo formado por voluntarios. El programa ​incluye 6 módulos intensivos para aprender a construir tu casa con las Técnicas Autoportante + Híbrida, con Servicios de soporte y Proyecto de arquitecto. Y llevarte experiencia, herramientas, ideas claras, contactos, planos y lo que necesitarás para cumplir tu sueño.

Deep Ecology & Permaculture is a course where participants are guided through deep learning processes based in the framework of the Work That Reconnects(WTR) by Joanna Macy, combing the learning on practical Permaculture. Deep Ecology learning process will help participants to reconnect with nature as the whole and start questioning and finding insight about who we are and our place in it. Practical Permaculture helps participants to see how deep connection with nature and understanding of our place in nature can be manifested in a practical reality. This course combine the learning in the head( deep thinking, philosophy) heart (deep connection through heart) and hand ( practical learning)

Gaia Ashram Ecovillage Volunteer and Internships program is a 3-6 months learning opportunity offer throughout the year. Participants can choose their entry date. START WITH ECOVILLAGE LIFESTYLE EXPERIENCE WEEK Before joining us as volunteers and being part of our community We highly recommend you to join our Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week to get introduction to ecovillage lifestyle and community living. This course will give you deeper understanding of holistic sustainable living, Permaculture design principles and Ecovillage Design principles. The course will make your volunteering and internship experience much more enriching as you will have better understanding of the principles of holistic sustainability behind our works. The Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week cost is 7,500 THB. Food & Accommodation all included. Learn more about Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week VOLUNTEERING WITH US Volunteering with us you will experience more and explore deeper into ecovillage lifestyle, Permaculture in practices, community living in practices. You will gain hands on experiences, making connections with like minded people, learn how to co-create a healthy and supportive community. You will have space to share your knowledge/ skills and stories with others and learn from others. Volunteering at Gaia Ashram is much more than just working. We design routine and volunteer works in each week with various activities for holistic learning for volunteer. See more information about volunteer works and routine HERE. For volunteering with us We ask for a contribution of 2,450 THB per week. This contribution will help us to cover some operational cost ie paying the cook, the managers & mentors/instructors and other logistic arrangement cost. Volunteering with us without taking the Ecovillage Lifestyle Experience Week(ELEW) require commitment of two weeks minimum. Volunteering after ELEW program requires a commitment of one week minimum. INTERNSHIP PR

Welcome! We’re excited to offer you a transformative experience during our Ecovillage Lifestyle Experiential Week at Gaia Ashram. Throughout the week, you’ll get to immerse yourself in the inspiring ecovillage lifestyle, learning and growing through daily yoga and meditation, fun activities, and theoretical sessions on Ecovillage Design Education by Gaia Education. Every afternoon we offer practical permaculture hands-on session where you will learn about natural building, gardening and more. This whole systems design approach encompasses social, cultural, ecological, and economic regeneration – and we think you’ll find it fascinating. At its core, an Ecovillage Lifestyle is all about holistic living and drawing from the wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and experiences from ecovillages around the world. We’re passionate about making learning a multi-sensory experience that engages your mind, heart, and hands. That’s why our Experiential Ecovillage Lifestyle Week is a blend of theory, hands-on learning, and deep conversations.

“Build a small wind turbine” construction course July 24th to August 2nd, 2015 A ten day live-in course in Nea Makri, Greece Learn how to build a small wind turbine and put yourself on the road to self-reliance Organized by Nea Guinea Small wind turbines ‘Nea Guinea’ has been organizing small wind turbine construction workshops since 2009 and has empowered many people with the knowledge of harnessing power from the wind. The wind turbines built in the workshops are based on the designs of Hugh Piggott, a renewable energy expert living in the off-grid community of Scoraig (Scotland), as described in his ‘Wind Turbine Recipe Book’. These wind turbines can be constructed with the use of common materials, simple manufacturing techniques and basic tools, providing a low cost small wind turbine that anyone can built. Hundreds of homemade small wind turbines have been constructed worldwide using these designs, and have proven to be robust, efficient, easy to maintain and quick to repair. Typical applications of locally manufactured small wind turbines are development projects such as electrification of village communities in the global south, educational projects in universities and schools and sustainability projects such as renewable energy electrification of eco-villages. Course outline During this one week course a 600W small wind turbine with 2.4m rotor diameter will be constructed from scratch, using simple raw materials like wood for the blades, steel for the mounting frame and tail, copper wire for the coils and neodymium magnets cast in resin for the generator. The wind turbine will be the product of enthusiastic team work, as we will work in groups focusing on woodworking, metalworking and generator fabrication, along with short breaks to share what we have learned with the whole team. Woodworking will involve hand curving the blades of the rotor using drawknives and spokeshaves, planes and chisels. Metalworking will involve fabri