Redfield Community

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. Come celebrate the diverse types of community that exist, expand the potential of increased inclusiveness, and explore Intentional Community as a model for impacting wider social change. This year’s theme: Collective Liberation Intentional communities as living laboratories for social transformation: Addressing privilege and oppression within intentional communities and the movement, and intentional communities as vehicles for cultivating collective liberation in larger society. Venue: Sahale Learning Center is an EcoVillage with a dozen residents, valuing permaculture principles, integrating human activities with the land, supporting human development and conscientious stewardship of all living things. It’s located about 20 minutes from Belfair, WA. Sahale is an easy drive from Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and the Olympic Peninsula. Sponsors: The 2018 West Coast Communities Conference is co-sponsored by the Fellowship for Intentional Community, Northwest Intentional Communities Association, and Goodenough Community.

JCSYR – Jóvenes, Comunidades Sostenibles y Redes Urgent ! Last opportunity ! Los Portales are looking for one more British volunteer candidate to help the Red Ibérica de Ecoaldeas-RIE summer gathering come to life! If you’re under 30, feeling spontaneous and are looking for a truly enriching experience in the sun-soaked surroundings of southern Spain, contact the community now! Summary “Youth, Sustainable Communities and Networks” is a short project (35 days) that invites 10 young volunteers from the UK, Italy, the Netherlands and Germany to participate in a unique and unrepeatable experience in the eco-village Los Portales, in Andalusia (southern Spain). Through this project the young people will participate in the organisation and development of the 21st Meeting of the Iberian Eco-village Network (RIE), an annual event that brings together more than 500 people related to the eco-village movement, that will take place in June 2018. It is a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of eco-villages, which are a fascinating model of ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability. Tasks for the participants By participating in the organisation of the event, volunteers will have the opportunity to: Improve their knowledge of sustainability through their experience of living in an eco-village; Develop their leadership capacity, through taking responsibility; Expand their organizational capacity and creativity by organizing activities for young people during the encounter; Learn techniques of bio-construction, creation of temporary structures, household and catering management for large groups; Use social networks to communicate about and promote the event; Improve team building and conflict resolution skills through facilitation techniques; and Improve their Spanish

Alike-minded people and eco-villagers from Matera and surroundings, let’s meet to strengthen our network and discuss our present and future actions! Contact me to choose a convenient place for everyone :)

Auf der Tagung treffen Expert_innen aus den Bereichen Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Bildung und Zivilgesellschaft zusammen, um gemeinsam Fragen und Antworten auf die drängenden Herausforderungen im urbanen Raum vor dem Hintergrund des Ecovillages-Konzept zu finden. Informationen und Anmeldung: http://www.gelebte-nachhaltigkeit.de/tagung Leben in der Stadt – nachhaltig, sinnerfüllt, vernetzt – Ecovillage Lösungsansätze im urbanen Raum Im Rahmen des vom Global Ecovillage Network of Europe e.V. durchgeführten und seit März 2013 laufenden Projekts „Modelle gelebter Nachhaltigkeit“ findet Ende Oktober 2014 eine Tagung statt, die den Abschluss des laufenden Projekts markiert. Ziel des Projekts ist es, “Modelle gelebter Nachhaltigkeit” in der Bevölkerung bekannt(er) zu machen – insbesondere auch im urbanen Raum und oftmals in Form von sozialen Innovationen. Grundlage bildet das “Ecovillages-Konzept”. Ecovillages sind gelebte, partizipatorisch entwickelte, dezentrale Modelle für eine nachhaltige Lebensweise und für die Erprobung und Entwicklung eines umweltschonenenden Lebensstils. Durch die synergetische Wirkung von lokaler Kooperation und Partizipation auf den Ebenen Ökologie, Ökonomie, Gemeinschaft und persönlicher Entwicklung/Weltsicht sind im deutschsprachigen Raum über 30 Ecovillages im gelebten Experiment als Entwürfe und Modelle für eine nachhaltige Lebensweise entstanden. Der Bedarf, die dort entwickelten Kenntnisse auch für andere Lebensentwürfe zugänglich zu machen und auch in den urbanen Lebensraum hinein zu tragen, um auch hier Antworten auf die Fragen unserer Zeit in konkretes Alltagsleben integrieren zu können, wird dabei immer größer. Die Tagung soll dazu einen Beitrag leisten. Gotischer Saal, Berlin (Anfahrt: http://www.gotischersaal.de/raeumlichkeiten/anfahrt/) Kontakt: jo************@********pe.org