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How can we realize the happy enterprises for people? *All people both presidents and employees can enjoy working *No hierarchy, no orders, no punishments, The enterprises running well, where all employees can lively work. *No mutual attack, no opposition, The enterprises people can talk out anything together. Practical Studies on the site of Mammy’s Lunch Box in As-One Community, Suzuka, JAPAN Mammy’s Lunch Box is a community business of handmade lunch boxes. Employees appear for work by each free will, but they can make and sell more than 1000 lunch boxes per day. No hierarchy, no orders, no punishments. the president calls himself “a person in charge”. How can they realize such company? You can see their working on site. Let us study the sustainable management by esteeming all people together! Desk: The College for Sustainable Community Building With the support of GEN-Japan, As-One Inc. Email: jssc358.wix.com/college Entry fee 55000 Yen including meals and accomodation (6 meals and 2 stays)

The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes using mud plasters and art works on

Deepen our connection with nature through our head, heart, hands and spirit. Join us for this two weeks contemplative learning where we will learn together What is Deep Ecology as a philosophy, as a way to see and interpret life, as an approach to deepen our connection with nature and as a way of living. This two weeks program is designed to have balance of the learning through different channel of our being: Head: Theoretical learning, critical thinking, debate, discussion, deep reflection & deep questioning. The learning through the head help us to understand deeply of what is happening around us and in the world. Understanding and deeply questioning the reality presented to us is a way to liberate ourselves from it. Heart: listening to what we are feeling when we engage ourselves in nature and her stories. Allowing the heart to feel the love, joy, compassion or the feeling of sadness & fear allowing ourselves to feel the pain ourselves, the world & Mother Earth. We will use the activities of The Work That Reconnect of Joanna Macy and other practices to help our heart to learn deeply. We need the learning through our heart to bring about transformation at a deep level. Hand: Mindfully working with nature in the garden. When we are mindful we love, respect and connect as we are physically engaged. Practical work help us to ground our believes, philosophy and vision. It empowers us and assures us that the new reality we wish for is possible. It makes what’s in our head and heart become real and tangible. Spirit : Spirituality, Meaning & purpose. Learning at this level is about being conscious of our values and purpose, seeing ourselves as part of a greater universe and realizing our connection, relationship and responsibility in that picture. a learning at this level helps us to stay connected with our core and bring meaning to life.

Join us for a weekend of workshops, community-building and culture creation! Learn about intentional communities from cohousing and co-ops to communes and ecovillages. We’ll explore issues such as group-decision making, diversity in community, intentional relationships and sustainable living. In addition to structured workshops and sharing circles, there will be plenty of time to network, swap stories and play together at beautiful Twin Oaks Community. Registration fees include food and tent space or indoor accommodations (starting at $100). Held Labor Day Weekend, Aug 31 – Sept 2, 2018, we welcome both community seekers and members. http://communitiesconference.org/

Danser ensemble les traditions du monde, pour débutant.e.s et initié.e.s Avec Brigitte Mesdag et Jan Quintens Nous, les êtres humains, dansons depuis le commencement. Nos premiers maîtres ? Les animaux et leurs merveilleuses chorégraphies de danses nuptiales au printemps. Les danseurs dans l’Antiquité exprimaient leur terreur, leur bravoure, leur émerveillement, leur besoin de rencontre. Selon les contrées, la géographie, l’environnement, le climat… des traditions sont nées, des peuples ont forgé leur identité. Les langues, chants et danses en témoignent. Dans différentes langues du monde, le mot « danse » signifie souvent « ronde, cercle » comme Hora, en Roumain, Kolo en Serbe et Croate. Chaque tradition a ses spécificités : costumes, rythmes, instruments et mélodies… pourtant un lien profond nous unit au-delà des frontières, des identités. La danse traditionnelle était vécue et exécutée comme un rituel ou les besoins de rencontre, d’appartenance étaient nourris. Aujourd’hui encore, grâce au rituel, le besoin d’exprimer et de partager nos émotions nous relie : danser pour célébrer la joie d’une vie nouvelle, pour accompagner le deuil, pour donner du courage, pour signifier un changement. De tous temps, danser ensemble permet de transcender le quotidien, rend la vie, souvent dure, plus supportable. Les participant.e.s danseront en deux groupes selon leur niveau d’expérience et technique. L’apprentissage des pas de base et la découverte des divers rythmes feront partie de l’enseignement. Nous commencerons et finirons ensemble avec des échauffements et danses partagés par toutes et tous. Brigitte et Jan se sont inspirés de plusieurs traditions et cultures. Ils continuent à renouveler leur répertoire de danses françaises, israéliennes, roumaines, grecques, klezmer, arméniennes, turques argentines, serbes, croates etc. Leur objectif est de créer un espace de rencontre à travers le rituel de la danse. La vie collective (jadis dans les villages, les bourgs

Me piden escriba unas líneas sobre este último encuentro. Aun está muy presente y no se si podré escribir algo objetivo, o será más bien fruto de las buenas sensaciones que tengo. Vinieron muchas personas y aun así menos de las esperadas ya que el tiempo de los dos primeros días fue impetuoso y nos trajo lluvia, viento y frío. Se mostró muy temperamental y del Norte. Eso hizo que muchas personas avisaran de que no vendrían y desde la organización, los dos días anteriores a empezar, ya estábamos pidiendo que no llegaran hasta el viernes por la tarde dado el tiempo que la naturaleza exhibía. De todas formas llegaron hasta nuestra comunidad 357 adultos, 57 criaturas, 30 voluntari@s y 20 visitantes de un ratito. Aquí les estábamos esperando, con el pueblo entero preparado para recibirles, todo a punto, amplios espacios que pronto se quedaron pequeños pero que nos permitió hacer las actividades a cubierto, secas y calentitas. Los comedores y la gran cocina recién estrenada, pronto llena de olores, y de grandes, pero las humeantes, comimos bien, abundante y sabroso. Los espacios abiertos inundados los primeros días pero de pronto llenos de luz, Sol, calor, y cientos de personas saliendo de todas partes a sentarse al Sol, secar las ropas, las tiendas, los sacos de dormir… Buen humor, personas atentas y dispuestas, el pequeño bar que hizo su función social, la recepción siempre llena de preguntas, de libros, de revistas, de bullicio. Y, las actividades, muchas, variadas, improvisadas o muy bien preparadas, cortitas o largas, prácticas o teóricas o meditativas… hubo de todo, para todos los gustos para todas las edades, pluralidad, calidad y cantidad. Desde las relaciones humanas, la resolución de conflictos, la vida comunitaria, el ser, pasando por los talleres, bien prácticos como el de construir con balas de paja, las energías renovables, la transformación de coches diesel en coches de aceite. La bioconstrución y la autoconstrucción… los talleres de masaje, de

This free two-day online event will explore human/plant connections, including ethics in human treatment of plants, plant sentience and communication, and opportunities for developing more respectful and reciprocal relationships between humans and plants. The goals of this conference are to: inspire people to change the ways in which they think about, interact with, and utilize plants so that their actions will be more respectful toward and collaborative with plants advance the perspective that plants are much more complex, sentient, and intelligent than is commonly acknowledged provide a forum for Indigenous and other perspectives that promote more respectful ways of relating with plants help to connect people who are interested in working for more respectful treatment of plants encourage and support the development of a network seeking to increase respectful treatment of plants that will continue after the event inspire and encourage scholarly emphasis on plant-human relationships The conference will be held on the Whova platform using Zoom to facilitate attendee participation and involvement.

Del 4 al 24 de Junio abrimos un tiempo de colaboración . Necesitamos manos , corazones y cabezas..para poder acoger a tantas personas que llegaran de Europa y de todo el mundo a conocer y compartir con las gentes RIE. Arterra es el lugar, pero Anfitriones somos todos los proyectos que en zonas Ibericas andamos sosteniendo los proyectos que hacen de nuestra REd RIE un referente.

A Day Long Event “Awareness Building On Disability” Expected Participants: 60 Session 01: Understanding about Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability & Physically Challenged. Method of delivery: Power point Presentation, Questions & Answers Feast Session 02: Understanding about Chromosomal Disorder specifically Transgender Children. Method of delivery: Power point Presentation, Questions & Answers Feast Session 03: Parental Training Method of delivery: Activity of Daily Living (ADL), Teaching Strategies & Physiotherapy. Materials: Pen, Paper, Brochures

Support The GEN+20 Summit Updates The GEN+20 Schedule is now available. View it here. Sign up to live stream the GEN+20 Summit from anywhere in the world! Read more Read the bios of the nominated GEN Delegates here. Come to the GEN+20 Summit!Register hereLive Stream from anywhere!Register here Support the GEN+20 Summit Support GEN+20 at donate.ecovillage.org/gen20 The success of the summit depends on a rich and diverse representation of cultures and people from all over the world. We have invited more than 100 of our most dedicated volunteers to attend the summit. These are people who have invested years of their life to building a more just, sustainable and beautiful world. Many of them forgo well paid jobs to do so or come from the Global South and have limited access to funds. Please consider donating to our crowdfunging campaign at donate.ecovillage.org/gen20 to make it poss

CONSEJO DE VISIONES MÉXICO “El Llamado del Agua 2017” México (Bacalar, Q. Roo) 27/nov – 03/dic Facebook: Consejo de Visiones – Guardianes de la Tierra Website: www.consejodevisiones.org Encuentro multidisciplinario itinerante que se realiza en México, de convocatoria internacional tiene diversos objetivos encaminados a la concientización de nuestra responsabilidad de restaurar y proteger el ambiente, la salud integral de la familia y la comunidad. Este encuentro de trabajo social y de concientización personal- colectiva busca fomentar los valores y las disciplinas que se requieren para un presente sustentable. Además de temas relacionados con sustentabilidad acuden representantes de diversas tribus y pueblos originarios de América a compartir e intercambiar saberes entre ellos y con toda la comunidad. Durante 7 días montamos una aldea de paz y campamento que funciona en base a la colaboración y trabajo comunitario. Nuestras actividades de convivio y celebración se llevan a cabo en un espíritu de discernimiento y respeto, de forma participativa. La comunidad se organiza y funciona por consejos (áreas de acción e interés), clanes (equipos de trabajo) y comisiones (tareas específicas) para la realización de los trabajos comunitarios, las ceremonias, los talleres, las actividades culturales, etc. Cada encuentro se realiza bajo un tema diferente, relacionado con alguna causa que requiera atención. Este año por ejemplo “El llamado del Agua” se hace en Bacalar, Q. Roo, paraíso natural por la deslumbrante belleza de la “laguna de los 7 azules”, uno de los pocos ecosistemas que alberga, entre muchas otras especies, a los estromatolitos, el modelo de vida más antiguo sobre la tierra y responsables de impo

With Beatrice Briggs, IIFAC – Euro 585/ 615 Six days of training with Beatrice Briggs, founder and director of IIFAC – International Institute for Facilitation and Change (www.iifac.org). Learn how to organize meetings in a creative, efficient and satisfying way, how to recognize and manage conflicts as they emerge, and how to bring more partecipation and success to your organisation, commitee or firm. Consensus decision making helps groups to impove their communication skills, improves the dialogue among members and avoids polarizations that often lead to destructive behaviours and negative outcomes. The complete training is divided into three modules. Each module will be an interactive mix of lectures, exercises, group sharing, case studies and Q & A sessions. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks, lodging and meals are included. Friday, May 16 (starting at 18:00) – Sunday, May 18 (ending at 16:00) Module 1: The Leader as Facilitator: the basis for the effective meeting management. Open to all. No previous experience required Monday, May 19 (starting at 09:00) – Tuesday, May 20 (ending at 18:00) Module 2: From Conflict to Cooperation: the roots of the conflict and the path to the joint action. Requires participation in Module 1 or evidence of prior training and experience in group facilitation Wednesday, May 21 (starting at 09:00) – Thursday, May 22 (ending at 18:00) Module 3: Effective decision-making: exploring of the dynamics of “Who decides” and “How we decide.” Requires participation in Parts 1 and 2 or evidence of prior experience with group facilitation. – Internationally recognized standards. The course contents are based on the competencies identified by the International Association of Facilitators – Certified instructor. Beatrice Briggs is a certified © professional facilitator by the International Association of Facilitators who has led participatory processes in the US, Canada, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and 26 countries i

“Despertando al potencial sanador del amor y la compasión” El título del segundo taller que impartirá Irene Goikolea durante el 2015, de un total de cinco talleres y un retiro en la naturaleza de tres días. En este taller se trabajará la comunicación trasparente y honesta, la gratitud, la aceptación y el reconocimiento. Los talleres conforman un ciclo completo anual, uno por estación y un quinto taller de integración, pero pueden realizarse de manera independiente. Lugar: Comunidad Amalurra, País Vasco. Fechas: 11 y 12 de abril Precio: 200€ Inscripciones: 944233207 / curso@loratze.es Para más información sobre sus talleres : www.irenegoikolea.es

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Awakening Leadership Training is a 6 month empowerment training based in Thailand that weaves inner transformation and societal understanding with techniques for community building and effective mindful leadership. It provides space for dialogue, reflection and contemplation on the deep questions facing humanity and our planet. It will help you to take new steps with increased confidence, broadened perspective, and enhanced social change skills. You can join for one week, or the full 6 month course, engaging in the learning process that emphasises inner cultivation as a foundation for fostering new paradigm leadership. About This program is developed in partnership with Gaia Education, and is offering a pioneering Advanced Ecovillage Design Education certification. The learning journey integrates and deepens exploration of four dimensions of sustainability: social, economic, worldview and ecological, as well as incorporating a fifth dimension on Skillful Means for Social Transformation. The program is based at Wongsanit Ashram (near Bangkok) eco-community, and we will take journeys to live and learn with indigenous, grassroot and intentional communities across Thailand, explore and experiment with community building and self governance, and participate in the co-creation of knowledge together. It is designed to support people committed to social change to: HEART – Deepen self awareness and compassion to stay balanced to cope with the uncertainties of the present world situation HEAD – Broaden perspectives on social and environmental issues HANDS – Develop practical skills and meta-skills SPIRIT – Cultivate Right Mindfulness as the key factor for awakening Highlights The journey grounded in critical self awareness as a foundation for personal growth. Mindfulness practice is embedded into the daily rhythms in order for participants to become present, calm and develop emotional stability, empathy and comp

What better way to wind down the growing season than to embark on a permaculture design course? At P3, our facilitators emphasize that permaculture goes beyond gardening and agriculture. With permaculture we can design solutions for: food deserts, the heat-island effect, and mis-managed waste systems. With edible landscaping and ecological architecture, we can increase the efficiency of our homes, our farms, and our communities. The solutions-based vision of permaculture practice is holistic and regenerative. P3 Permaculture alum have used their PDC to start projects and businesses in permaculture consultation, education, ecological agriculture, regenerative community organizing, urban farming, composting, and much more. The PDC program helps students to closely observe the natural principles and patterns that drive ecological systems. Understanding nature and our place within it is the first step towards healing broken systems. ​ We hope that you can join us! ​Teacher: Graham Calder with guest teachers (TBA) Dates: 8 weekends (15 days) from Sept 23-Dec 9, 2017 (see below for exact dates) Location: Temps Libre, 5605 avenue de Gaspé, Suite 106 Montréal, QC H2T 2A4 Cost: $950 + tax ​

La Cumbre el Poder de la Comunidad se llevará a cabo del 1 al 10 de febrero de 2019 y contará con tres conversaciones cada día, compartidas en vivo y discutidas en todo el mundo en múltiples plataformas. Casa Latina es el Hub Continental en la Cumbre, en donde tendremos sesiones en zoom adaptadas a nuestros horarios y traducidas al español. Desde Casa Maíz Choachi tendremos sesiones presenciales en simultanea a las sesiones de Casa Latina. 3 Febrero – Domingo Rob Hopkings Fue el ganador del Premio Schumacher 2008, es un Compañero de Ashoka Fellow y Compañero del Post Carbon Institute, se desempeñó durante 3 años como Fideicomisario de la Soil Association y fue nombrado por The Independent como uno de los 100 mejores ambientalistas del Reino Unido. https://summit.ecovillage.org/slp/rob-hopkins/ COL 10 a.m. / MEX 09 a.m. / BRA 13 PM / CHI 24:00 Traductor: Pacho Restrepo Link ZOOM CASA Latina: https://zoom.us/j/9839908517 Kosha Joubert Kosha Joubert, MSc , es la directora ejecutiva de la red global de ecoaldeas https://summit.ecovillage.org/slp/kosha-joubert/ COL 16 PM / MEX 15 PM / BRA 19 PM /CHI 18 PM Traductor: Por confirmar Link ZOOM CASA Latina: https://zoom.us/j/9839908517 4 Febrero – Lunes May East May East es, educadora en sostenibilidad, planificador espacial e innovación social. Su trabajo abarca los campos de la geografía cultural, la ecología urbana y los estudios sobre la mujer. https://summit.ecovillage.org/slp/may-east/ COL 10 a.m. / MEX 09 a.m. /

Nos juntaremos en Santiago de Chile para ver en grupo algunas de las charlas que hay en el evento el poder de la comunidad, cambio climatico y consciencia, organizado por la red GEN.

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.

Actividad naturalista en el Pirineo aragonés, orientada a realizar acciones diversas, para la conservación y mejora de la biodiversidad: -Diseño permacultural -Bioconstrucción -Bosque comestible -Apicultura y polinización -Vida simple -Alimentación natural Organiza www.laalqueriaverde.blogspot.com.es Asociación naturalista Falco aragón Juan 616863196 Castro.higinio@gmail.com