Boekel Ecovillage

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 diesem Workshop wollen wir gemeinsam erkunden, welche Lösungsansätze in Ecovillages entwickelt wurden, wie sich diese in die Stadt übertragen lassen und was jede/r einzelne konkret tun kann, um einen nachhaltigeren und zufriedeneren Lebensstil zu verwirklichen. Modelle gelebter NachhaltigkeitDer Workshop richtet sich an alle, die sich für Nachhaltigkeit interessieren und konkrete Handlungsimpulse und Austausch suchen. Inhalte: Impulsvorträge, Vorstellungen/ Präsentation verschiedener Modelle, Projekte, Ansätze (mit Gastreferent_innen/ Repräsentanten von Projekten der Region) Miniworkshops zum Gemeinschafts-/Projektaufbau existierende Lösungsansätze in der Stadt – von urban Gardening, über solidarische Landwirtschaft bis hin zu Tauschringen und Gemeinschafts-/Nachbarschaftsprojekten Supervision: Unterstützung des Gruppenprozesses und Projektentwicklung Zeit für Rückfragen, Austausch und Diskussion persönliche Lebenssituation, Vision, Träume, Wünsche World-Café Markt der Möglichkeiten Vernetzungsbörse uvm. Der Workshop lebt durch aktive Beteiligung der Teilnehmenden und ist bewusst offen gestaltet, so dass jede/r ihre/seine Erfahrungen einbringen kann und auf persönliche Fragen eingegangen werden kann. Es können maximal 30 Personen pro Workshop teilnehmen, eine frühe Anmeldung ist daher empfehlenswert. Wird noch angekündigt

The Global Ecovillage Network Europe (GEN Europe) announces the 21st edition of its summer conference, “Conscious Happiness: Living the Future Today- Solidarity, Resilience & Hope” July 16th-20th 2017 at the Swedish ecovillage Ӓngsbacka. This annual event, which draws hundreds of intentional communitarians and their supporters from across Europe each year, offers speakers, expositions, workshops and a place to meet, inspire and be inspired. In an era of uncertain ecological and political futures, Robert Hall, GEN Europe’s Council President, invites participants to “come and network with Europe’s grassroots change-makers. Join us to learn ways of increasing your happiness while being of greater service to humanity and the planet.” This year’s conference themes of Solidarity, Resilience and Hope will weave into conference workshops and activity tracks, gathered together by keynote speakers Charles Eisenstein and Helena Norberg-Hodge. Keynote Speakers Charles Eisenstein is a self-described “degrowth activist” and the internationally-acclaimed author of “Sacred Economics” and “The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible”, described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a revolutionary and interactive book…inspires the reader to think out of the ordinary.” He has been described as “one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time.” Helena Norberg-Hodge is a pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, where she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. She is an author, filmmaker and director of the organization Local Futures, which promotes a systemic shift away from e