The Centre for Transition (CT) is based in Australia and was created out of a strategy planning session of Transition Towns Tasmania in late 2011. The vision for the CT was reinforced at Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland. Founder and CEO, Andrew Olivier, is also an Ambassador for GEN Australasia. CT will play a key role in helping GEN to get up and going in Australia. The CT plans to operate across Australia and will be a reference point to find out about workshops and intentional communities … Read more
Community Experiment in Israel and Palestine
The Peace Research Village Middle East team (PRV-ME), a member of GEN Middle East, is starting a community experiment in March, in which the project invites friends and supporters to live and work together toward the manifestation of the Village. During March the group is volunteering in the kibbutz, Neot Semadar, in the Negev, deepening the contact between communities and checking possibilities for future cooperation. In April the group will be living, working, and learning Arabic in Eilaboun, … Read more
Ecovillage Design Course Chile
Gaia Education came to El Manzano in Chile to deliver the first Ecovillage Design Education course of 2013. This was a truly transformative event and now, with a learning community of ecovillage designers forming in Chile, the way is paved for many such more. A report by Javiera Carrion. We hosted a group of 30 leaders, teachers and designers from around South America, most of whom have already completed a permaculture design course and have vast experience in their own projects. Some were … Read more
Democratic Republic of Congo: “Hope for all” Trains Pioneers in Ecovillages
In Congo, the heart of Africa, shaken by a long war, the people and the land urgently need healing and alternatives. Due to a variety of issues such as rural migration and lack of education, together with environmental degradation such as deforestation and soil erosion, the self-confidence of villagers, especially around Kinshasa, is greatly diminished. Luc Lutala, Vice President of GEN-Congo and president of Hope for All, organized an EDE course in Congo in December 2012, supported by Lua … Read more
Invitation to the 13th Vision Council: "The Call of Quetzalcoatl" in Mexico
Since 1991, a growing network of alternative projects from all over Mexico has been gathering annually, bringing together hundreds of representatives from different complementary movements and experiences, from Mexico and other countries on the planet. For the last 21 years we have held twelve Vision Councils (Consejos), with people coming from indigenous nations, emerging intentional communities and ecovillages, healers, permaculturists, artists, social activists, youth, children and elders, … Read more
Chance of a lifetime: Interview with International Student Volunteers at Bellbunya
Bellbunya is an ecovillage and demonstration centre for sustainable living in Queensland, Australia, and member of GEN. On 40 acres they have organic food gardens, wildlife corridors, a creek and lagoon, a conference hall and restaurant. Every year they host volunteers from all parts of the world. The following interview was made with two American students of the International Student Volunteers (ISV) program. The students worked on a section of Belli Creek clearing a lot of Lantana and … Read more
The adventures of the EarthCode project
EarthCode is a portal of information that hosts the findings of two adventurers in search of an intentionally sustainable future. By documenting the experiences whilst visiting or residing in settlements, eco-villages and communities, EarthCode’s discoveries report on sustainable aspects of life, be it for intentional or survival reasons. It also documents on the efforts of individuals that contribute to the global awareness of positive life and values local expressions of emotion through … Read more
Tunza International Youth Conference 2013
In February 2003, the Governing Council of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) adopted a long-term strategy for engaging young people in environmental activities and in the work of UNEP. The strategy was entitled the Tunza Youth Strategy. The word “TUNZA” means “to treat with care or affection” in Kiswahili (a sub-regional language of Eastern Africa). The overall Tunza Concept, therefore, is built around this theme. It is an initiative that is meant to develop activities in the areas … Read more
CastelMerlino
Il Villaggio è un antico borgo contadino di origine 1700 nella provincia di Bologna-Italia a 70km da Firenze, raggiungibile facilmente, costituito da quattro fabbricati di cui due finiti di ristrutturare in questi ultimi mesi e abitati da tre famiglie di cui una con bambini. Altri due fabbricati sono in attesa di essere ristrutturati,cerchiamo persone interessate,il luogo collinare è un posto incantevole circa 400msl,con una ampia vista a 360 gradi.Un fabbricato molto bello è il fienile con … Read more
Jardines de Aguario, 2006
- Date: 15 August 2006
- Language:
- Spanish
