Communities are models of sustainable living in both cities and rural areas. The Global Ecovillage Network offers a network meeting as a platform to get to know each other, to exchange knowledge and to connect. The next meeting will take place from the 8th -10th of November, 2013, in the ecovillage Schloss Tempelhof. All over the planet, more and more ecovillages and communities are emerging. In times of climate change, economical crisis, and isolation in cities and in rural areas they are … Read more
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From Economy to Community Archipelago SCEC
In 2005, a group of people from all over Italy started to meet on the Internet with the intention of discussing the outcomes of some previous local currency experiences. They predicted the impending financial crisis and wanted to create a system that helped to make the regions and communities economically sustainable. This led, two years later, to the birth of the SCEC - Italian acronym for “solidarity that walks”. Ethel Chiodelli reports. SCEC is not exactly a local currency, but rather a … Read more
New Oasis for Life An Ecovillage in China
While the regime in China controls the lives and ways of thinking of its inhabitants, there are still people who feel the call to take action, walk their dream and be the change; creating a sustainable lifestyle which they believe will not only benefit themselves but also Nature. 'The Second Home of Lifechanyuan' is the first ecovillage in China. Our author, Conglong, sees in it the beautiful and promising future of humanity. In the last decades, China has been through unprecedented economic … Read more
Thailand towards sustainable living Ecovillage Festival Chiang Mai as a Venue for New Co-operative Initiatives towards Sustainable Living in South East Asia
In Thailand, another exciting cooperative initiative between government - or stakeholders - of the South with the Global Ecovillage Network has commenced. GEN representatives join hands with ETA (Ecovillage Transition Asia), to support ecovillage strategies for sustainable development in South East Asia. Jane Rasbash and Kosha Joubert report. Bicycle water pumps, meals served in banana leaves, and beautiful hand woven cloth were just some of the attractions at a recent Ecovillage Festival at … Read more
Ousmane Pame, President GEN-Africa Dr. Ousmane Aly Pame, President of GEN Africa: Simplicity and Sharing are the Roots of Happiness
New Series: Who are the People in the Ecovillage Movement? I saw him for the first time in the middle of the night, on the way to the GEN Africa conference in Sekem, Egypt. In a Cairo traffic jam, another van stopped next to ours, full of African men. In contrast to the tired mood in our car, they celebrated and laughed. With a funny hat on his head, one man seemed to entertain the rest of the group. Only later I learned that he is a political leader, an innovative visionary and one of the … Read more
Egypt: Basata Ecovillage Sustainable Tourism in Times of Crisis
The situation of sustained violence in Egypt concerns all compassionate people who want to see peace and unity in this beautiful country. After the coup d´Etat in August, most of the tourists cancelled their travels to Egypt. The example of Basata Ecovillage shows that there can be a way to be a tourist in Egypt that supports peace and sustainability with an underlying philosophy of trust, community, and cultural understanding, reports Soraya el Hag. Although there are a lot of current events … Read more
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Sociocracia "Otra Gobernanza es posible"
La palabra Gobernanza puede alejarnos de la esencia del concepto que la habita…por falta de costumbre. Sin embargo es una palabra que alude al núcleo mismo de lo Social. Como nos gobernamos, como gestionamos el poder que nos corresponde tener para gestionar nuestra vida, con quien y como lo compartimos; O lo cedemos a otros? Y porqué, si es que lo hacemos así? Acaso hay una reflexión consciente, o simplemente nos colocamos en la posición habitual…”es así y ya está”. La vida es así, el mundo … Read more
El “nuevo nosotros” por Irene Goikolea de la Comunidad Amalurra
Según he llegado a casa tras haber asistido al inspirador Encuentro de la RIE en Amalurra Can Cases (Barcelona), he comprobado que así como yo todos l@s compañer@s de nuestra comunidad que han participado de dicho encuentro estaban rebosantes de emoción y llenos de algo nuevo que aún nos sigue envolviendo a lo largo del día. Sin duda, es la presencia del campo del “nuevo nosotros”, que nos ha sembrado a lo largo de este encuentro. Este campo inteligente que gracias a la intención de unidad … Read more
A la vuelta de Can Cases Encuentro Ibérico de Ecoaldeas (Barcelona. 29 de Agosto-2 de Septiembre)
El otoño nos atrapará sin haber digerido todas las enseñanzas de este intenso verano. El hayedo de los mil y un ocres y amarillos nos volverá a sorprender sin haber podido aún procesar tanto aprendizaje. En realidad cada una de las personas del Encuentro Ibérico de Ecoaldeas era un aprendizaje, un testimonio de creatividad, de voluntad, de compromiso y honestidad. Cuando se juntan más de 300 participantes con todos sus testimonios, sus sueños, sus mimbres, sus barros a cuestas…, puede ocurrir … Read more
