Jules Ellison

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Operations Leader, IERI Director

About me

  • I do academic research about ecovillages
  • I am looking for an ecovillage
  • I am a professional that can offer a skill to ecovillages

Jules is a creative strategist, educator and social enterprise adviser with more than 20 years’ experience helping people and organisations turn ideas into positive social and ecological impact. Since completing her MBA in 2002, she has focused on approaches that promote greater economic equality and the regeneration of people, communities and planet.

Alongside her role as Operations Lead for the Global Ecovillage Network, Jules is a Director of the International Ecovillage Research Institute (IERI). She has held academic and teaching roles in social enterprise, regenerative development and organisational design.

Jules is particularly interested in the Rights of Nature and how connecting with, learning from and designing with nature can help create regenerative organisations and cultures. She represents GEN in the Living Systems Alliance, a collaborative initiative developing tools and practices for nature-centric decision-making and governance.

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IERI (International Ecovillage Research Institute) Research Lab

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The Research Lab is a new space for connection, exchange, and inspiration, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and students interested in ecovillages and regenerative communities. Our intention is to create a vibrant laboratory where we can learn from one another, strengthen collaborations, and advance collective knowledge. 📅 Date: Wednesday September 23rd🕓 Time: 10:30 Brazil / 13:30 UTC / 15:30 CEST (1.5 hour) Zoom link: https://unibas.zoom.us/j/61404061682   Register Here: https://unibas.zoom.us/meeting/register/io_jg3SJQGqRAaIi0eXazw Transitions towards the pluriverse: Place, difference, alliances and autonomy in two Latin American ecovillages Presented by Dr. Rebeca Roysen Professor at the Graduate Program in Tourism and Hospitality, Co-leader of the Sustainability Transitions and the Pluriverse of Alternatives (TranS-PlurAL) research group, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí (UNIVALI), Brazil This study proposes an alternative analytical framework for sustainability transitions research by drawing on critical scholarship on grassroots innovations and post-development studies. Rather than focusing on scalable innovations and socio-technical regime change, it introduces the concept of Transitions Towards the Pluriverse (TTP)—a bottom-up, decolonial, and context-sensitive approach that recognizes the diversity of transition pathways and places local communities and grassroots innovations at the center of transformations. Through two case studies of Latin American ecovillages, Dr. Roysen explores four key analytical dimensions—place, difference, alliances, and autonomy—to examine how ecovillages promote (or sometimes fail to promote) transitions towards the pluriverse. Whether you are an experienced researcher, a practitioner, or a student beginning your journey, you are warmly welcome to join us. We look forward to learning, exchanging ideas, and building this community together. Recent publications by Dr. Rebeca Roysen Roysen, R., Pereira Prado, M. M., Bruehwiler, N., Kos, L., & Koehrsen, J. (2026). Transitions towards the pluriverse: Place, difference, alliances and autonomy in two Latin American ecovillages. Sustainability Science. Roysen, R., Ayala, D. H. F., Ramos-Mejía, M., Kos, L., Bruehwiler, N., & Koehrsen, J. (2026). Replicating grassroots innovations in the Global South: A case study of ecovillages for marginalized groups in Colombia. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions. Roysen, R., Fagundes, G. M., Kos, L., Bruehwiler, N., & Koehrsen, J. (2025). Building a World-Ship: A decolonial approach to just energy transitions. Human Geography. More information: Ecovillage Research Global Ecovillage Network 

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12 years ago

DRAGON DREAMING: Train the Trainers!

Por fin ha llegado el taller “Train the Trainers” a España! Este verano, tendremos la oportunidad de unirnos otra vez y vivir la filosofĂ­a Dragon Dreaming. Este taller te proporcionará más herramientas, necesarias para expandir esta sabidurĂ­a, te permitirá impartir talleres introductorios e intensivos y, lo más importante, ser uno de los entrenadores ofociales de España y poder aplicarlo en el desarrollo de proyectos, de empresas sostenibles, otras organizaciones con un conocimiento más profundo de cĂłmo facilitar Dragon Dreaming. Queremos otro mundo… ¡CreĂ©moslo! De forma fácil, divertida, sostenible, devolviendo a la naturaleza más de lo que tomamos de ella, aumentando el cĂ­rculo de personas más conscientes de sĂ­ mismos y del entorno. Para poder participar al taller: – Cada participante ha de haber realizado como mĂ­nimo un Taller Intensivo DD (y preferiblemente un introductorio). Debe ya conocer la metodologĂ­a profundamente – Cada participante ha de haber practicado la metodologĂ­a Dragon Dreaming en un proyecto propio (personal y/Ăł profesional) Fecha: del 7 al 13 de julio de 2014 Horarios: Desde el lunes 7 de Julio a las 16h hasta el Domingo 13 de Julio tras la comida El taller es residencial en el Molino de Guadlamesi. Organizador: La Plataforma Dragon Dreaming España (www.dragondreaming.org) Precio: 650€. Rogamos abonar 300€ para reservar tu plaza ANTES DEL 15 de Junio al nĂşmero de cuenta 1491 0001 25 2058920220. Este importe incluye: Alojamiento, comida ecolĂłgica y vegetariana, materiales, el propio taller y alguna sorpresa ;). No incluye transporte. INSCRIPCION: http://bit.ly/LOsiuT (Copia y pega este link para inscribirte)
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ENCUENTRO Bioregional de ECOALDEAS

Volvemos a celebrar el Encuentro Bioregional de Ecoaldeas y Comunidades, en la zona Centro. Unos dĂ­as en los que nos juntamos los miembros de la red y nos reencontramos para ofrecer talleres e inspiraciĂłn a los cientos de personas que se acercan. Compartir, contarnos como nos va. Aprender las unas de las otras. El gusto de vernos y celebrar que seguimos aquĂ­. De nuevo nos encontraremos en la Ecoaldea de ValdepiĂ©lagos, organizado por la Ecoaldea y Taller Karuna. Cada Encuentro ha sido una experiencia distinta. Cada lugar una aventura, para quien lo organiza, para quienes acudimos. Talleres de todo tipo, contactos, canciones, exposiciones, risas, abrazos, paseos, reuniones, niñas y niños, juegos, baños, calor, tormentas… el gusto de conocernos, irnos queriendo, el cariño haciendo red. Las cuatro Dimensiones necesarias para construir una ecoaldea o proyecto comunitario: DimensiĂłn Social y comunitaria: En ella abordaremos los criterios sobre los que construir comunidades sanas y equilibradas. Aspectos como los liderazgos, las tomas de decisiones, el activismo social, la comunicaciĂłn no violenta, la gestiĂłn emocional y del poder… DimensiĂłn EcolĂłgica: Agricultura biolĂłgica, la Permacultura, la bioconstrucciĂłn, la huella ecolĂłgica, la huella hĂ­drica, la autogestiĂłn energĂ©tica, el agua… DimensiĂłn EconĂłmica: Encaminándonos siempre hacia la autogestiĂłn de nuestras economĂ­as, trataremos de enunciar y compartir muchas de las prácticas y acciones que podemos establecer para depender menos del capital y defender los derechos de la Tierra , con herramientas y experiencias prácticas… DimensiĂłn Espiritual: Una comunidad es algo más que una suma de individuos. Abordaremos esa dimensiĂłn invisible -pero no por ello inexistente– que ha de conformar ese “espĂ­ritu” presente en cada comunidad o proyecto comunitario… Iremos añadiendo el programa con los TALLERES que se hagan. Por ahora están programados: Por ahora están programados estos talleres y

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