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Defend the Sacred: Envision a Global Alternative

  • Date: 16 July – 7 August
  • Language: English
  • Location: Tamera Healing Biotope, Portugal

We stand up to protect life wherever we are. From the depth of our being comes a NO against the insanity of this world. No to any violence, to the destruction of nature and the exploitation of people. No to a system of injustice, racism and war, to all hypocrisy and lies. For our NO to succeed, we have to know what we say YES to. For life to win, the global resistance needs to unify around a common positive aim for the future. We need a realistic vision for post-capitalism - a love-based, … Read more

Dragon Dreaming Project Design

  • Date: 22 – 28 August
  • Language: English
  • Location: Milna, Island Brac, Croatia

Learn how to realise ideas and projects that others do not even dare to dream about. Giving you the opportunity to connect inspirational learning with a holiday, we have chosen the Croatian island Brač and the project Gea Viva for a special Dragon Dreaming experience. Located in a Mediterranean garden close the fishing village Milna, Gea Viva is a retreat camp and eco base, that invites you delve deeply into nature. The venue is surrounded by special places, such as the dragon’s cave, … Read more

Zambia – Ecovillage Development Training

  • Date: 6 – 25 August
  • Language: English
  • Location: Kasisi Agricultural Training Centre, Lusaka, Zambia

The Ecovillage Development Programme inspires communities not only to adapt to Climate Change but also to improve their quality of life and lift them towards resilience. GEN inspires local authorities and governments to include ecovillage development programmes in their strategies for the implementation of SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement. We have learned that, while there is no one way of being an ecovillage, there are 3 core practises shared by all: Being rooted in local … Read more

Permaculture Design Course

  • Date: 23 September – 9 December
  • Language: English
  • Location: Montréal, Quebec, Canada

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 … Read more

Permaculture Design Course

  • Date: 14 – 27 August
  • Language: English
  • Location: The Deanery Project, Lower Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada

We are excited to be partnering with The Deanery Project in Nova Scotia this August to offer a 2-week intensive PDC! This course aims to equip students to feel confident in their ability to design positive solutions in their gardens, communities, and lives. Location: The Deanery Project, Ship Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada Cost: $1220 + tax ​(includes accommodation and food) The Permaculture Design Course is a participatory and dynamic learning experience; classes include in-depth … Read more

Gaia Ashram Internship

  • Date: 30 June – 2 July
  • Language: English
  • Location: Nong Khai, Thailand

The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month Summer Internship 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 … Read more

Autumn PDC 2017 Greece, Tinos Island

  • Date: 23 September – 5 October
  • Language: English
  • Location: Tinos, Greece

Autumn 2017 Permaculture Design Course 23 September – 5 October (12 days, 80 hours certificate) Led by Andrew Jordan and Elena Symeonidou We are excited to announce the second FULL PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) that will be hosted in Tinos Eco-lodge with two knowledgeable teachers Andrew Jordan from Ireland and Elena Symeonidou from Greece. The Permaculture Design Certificate The Permaculture Design Certificate is an 80 hour theoretical course based on Bill Mollison’s Designers … Read more

Climate Change & Conscousness

  • Date: 20 – 26 April 2019
  • Language: English
  • Location: Findhorn, Scotland, United Kingdom

The conference, Climate Change & Consciousness (CCC19), will be a participatory investigation into how together we can find our way to steward a sustainable future on what has become a radically changed planet Earth. We have travelled to this ‘new’ planet on a burst of carbon dioxide. This is the biggest shift we as a species have ever experienced. A new planet requires new ways of living. The conference will bring together eminent environmental scientists, wisdom keepers, activists, … Read more

ECCO 2017

  • Date: 6 – 11 October
  • Language: Portuguese
  • Location: Alto Paraiso de Goias, Chapada dos Veadeiros, Brazil

<<< ATENÇÃO, ATENCIÓN, ATTENTION! >>> A descrição do evento está em português, espanhol e inglês. La descripción del evento está en portugués, español e inglés. The event description is in Portuguese, Spanish and English.   PO <<< CHAMADO DA RESILIÊNCIA PLANETÁRIA >>> Pela primeira vez desde a criação da Rede Global de Ecovilas (Global Ecovillage Network - GEN), o Brasil sediará um encontro que vai reunir, em um mesmo evento, o Conselho … Read more

Straw Bale Building & Introduction to Earth Plasters

  • Date: 10 – 15 July
  • Language: English
  • Location: L'Horta de La Viola. Palafrugell, Gerona (Catalunya), Spain

with Rikki Nitzkin Palafrugell, Gerona, Spain 10-15 July 2017 Learn to raise load-bearing straw bale walls, as well as how to make Earthen Plasters from scratch and apply them to the walls. All this, while enjoying the food and sun of the Costa Brava, and learning to work as team with the rest of the international students. information: http://cursos.tallerconco.org/en/10-15-july-intro-to-straw-bale-building-and-clay-plasters/ Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/djvC3dBqRvxlIXrZ2 … Read more