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GEN Africa Conference and GA 2018 in Zimbabwe (and Optional Prior Training)

  • Date: 17 – 21 November
  • Language: English
  • Location: Hwange, Zimbabwe

The Conference will run from 17 -21 November 2018 with the aim to provide a forum for GEN leaders and stakeholders to meet, engage and share best practices across African nations with active Ecovillage programmes; and collaborate on regional and global partnerships for solutions for GEN Africa as a whole. This year's conference is a partnership between GEN, GEN Africa and SCOPE Zimbabwe.Prior to the conference, SCOPE Zimbabwe is hosting a Certified Ecovillage Development Training from … Read more

Gemeinschaftsübergreifende Elternschule 2019

  • Date: 28 February – 3 March 2019
  • Language: German
  • Location: https://www.schloss-tempelhof.de, Germany

Für Menschen, die in Gemeinschaft leben und sich auf gemeinsames Wachstum und eine höhere innere Stimmigkeit im Sein mit den Kindern ausrichten (wollen).Damit wir Kindern einen angemessenen Raum für ihre Entfaltung und ihr Wachstum zur Verfügung stellen können, braucht es einen Bewusstwerdungsprozess des innerlichen Erwachsenwerdens. Erst von einem erwachsenen Platz in uns können wir einen sicheren und geborgenen Beziehungsraum für unsere Kinder schaffen. Ein Bindungsraum, aus dem heraus … Read more

GEN Talanoa Dialogue with the Findhorn Foundation

  • Date: 20 September 2018
  • Language: English
  • Location: Upper CC The Park, Findhorn Bay Findhorn, Forres, IV36 3TZ, United Kingdom

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) in collaboration with the Findhorn Foundation will host a dialogue circle in the spirit of a Talanoa Dialogue to consider how communities and ecovillages answer the questions Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? in the face of climate change.Talanoa is a traditional word used in Fiji and across the Pacific to reflect a process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue. The purpose of Talanoa is to share stories, build … Read more

How to Flourish as Community

  • Date: 22 – 28 September
  • Language: English
  • Location: The Sat Yoga Ashram, Costa Rica

This September, the Sat Yoga Ashram community will be holding an event dedicated to the topic of community: "Forming and Fostering Flourishing Communities”. We hope to convene community leaders from around the world to foster a mutually-enriching exchange of ideas that can serve to inspire and re-dedicate everyone present toward the ideals that united them.The themes we intend to discuss at this inter-communal gathering include the following:Unifying Vision and Full Commitment … Read more

GENNA Alliance CoLab

  • Date: 8 – 12 October
  • Language: English
  • Location: Arcosanti, Arizona, United States

Join leaders in the regenerative communities movement for a unique 3-day retreat at the stunning Arcosanti urban laboratory in Arizona. Following the Arcosanti Convergence, this gathering is designed for organizations working at the intersection of sustainability and community. A series of Open Space sessions will guide us into project-focused working groups. Individuals, communities, and organizations wishing to become partners in GENNA Alliance are encouraged to attend. Together we can … Read more

West Coast Communities Conference

  • Date: 14 – 16 September
  • Language: English
  • Location: Near Seattle, WA, United States

This conference is an intentional experience of community. Whether you live in an intentional community, are interested in joining or starting one, are a networker or organizer, or are new to intentional communities, this conference will have something for you. Come learn about the intentional communities of the western US, gain skills and understanding for living in and developing intentional communities, and find mutual support and camaraderie with others involved with intentional community. … Read more

Twin Oaks Communities Conference

  • Date: 31 August – 3 September
  • Language: English
  • Location: Twin Oaks Community, Louisa County, VA,, United States

If you live or want to live according to the values of cooperation, sustainability, and equality this conference is for you. You’ll get something out of this event whether you’re brand new to communities and cooperatives, or have been living and working in them for decades. The conference focuses on Intentional Communities, including models such as Ecovillages, Cohousing, and Housing Cooperatives, and the larger cooperative movement, including all kinds of cooperative and collective … Read more

EDE at Damanhur

  • Date: 4 August – 1 September
  • Language: English
  • Location: Damanhur, Italy

The EDE is an exciting learning adventure of one month tapping into the four dimensions of sustainability. During the EDE a community is created, that allows to live many of the topics that are taught in real live.Damanhur supports through the experience of an almost 44 year old community, that has gone through many phases and transformational processes to become the thriving community it is today. … Read more

Bioconstrucción de TALLER con carpintería de armar

  • Date: 19 July – 31 August
  • Language: Spanish
  • Location: Algatocín - Málaga, Spain

La Escuela de Bioconstrucción Los Guindales propone un aprendizaje practico de bioconstrucción durante todo el año, en la finca de la ecoaldea Los Guindales (Algatocín - Málaga).Para mejorar las instalaciones del proyecto, vamos a construir un taller de carpintería.Durante el mes de agosto, lanzamos un llamamiento excepcional para poder avanzar la armadura con madera redonda. Se van a cuadrar troncos, a trazar en el suelo las varias piezas para luego trazar en las piezas mismas las cotas … Read more

GEN at HLPF: side event

  • Date: 11 July 2018
  • Language: English
  • Location: 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY 10017, United States, United States

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDTPlease join us for an exchange of knowledge and celebration focusing on ‘implementing SDG 11.4 through Local Voices and Global Agendas for Cultural & Natural Heritage,’ a special event to be held in parallel to the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). The event will bring together both local (US) and international stakeholders active in the protection of the world’s natural and cultural heritage, illustrating the vital connections between … Read more