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Which communities are missing from the ecovillage map? Help find and connect the projects near you with the Global Ecovillage Network and create their profile with public data and reach out to them and get them engaged! Volunteer with the GEN-International Platform team, Eva and Rodrigo, to help make this an amazing resource for the world.

Social Media Intern for GEN International Hours: Up to 20/month, flexible around your schedule and availability Location: Remote, work with Eva Goldfarb Focus: Instagram + LinkedIn (TikTok if you’re into it!) Hi! I’m Eva, and I run social media for GEN International — the global network connecting ecovillages, intentional communities, and regenerative culture-builders across every continent. I’m looking for a co-conspirator to help me tell the stories of the people quietly building the future: off-grid villages in the Philippines, permaculture farms in Senegal, urban cohousing projects in Berlin, elders passing down land wisdom in the Andes. It’s a wildly rich, wildly underrepresented world, and I want more people to fall in love with it the way I have. What you’ll actually do: Dream up and create content for Instagram and LinkedIn (reels, carousels, stories, captions that don’t sound like a corporate newsletter) Dig into our global network and turn your findings into stories people want to share Pitch your own ideas. If there’s a series, a theme, a format, or a corner of the network that lights you up, that’s what I want you to focus on. What we’re looking for: A natural storyteller, someone who can spot the human thread in a project update or a photo from a faraway village Genuinely curious about ecovillages, sustainability, intentional community, regenerative living Self-motivated and communicative; this is a flexible, trust-based role Why this role: This isn’t a “post 3x a week and don’t ask questions” internship. You’ll have real creative freedom to work on what excites you, learn how a global grassroots network tells its story, and build a portfolio full of meaningful, purpose-driven content. Plus you’ll be talking to people living some of the most interesting, intentional lives on the planet. If storytelling for a better world sounds like your kind of fun, let’s talk.

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 organizations. The Twin Oaks conference site has open air facilities and the basic registration option includes camping. Indoor accommodations are also available. Meals and snacks are provided (including food contributions from participants) from Friday dinner through Monday dinner. Activities at the conference include formal workshops and presentations, open space workshops provided by participants, community introductions and networking, tours of three different intentional communities, a rockin’ dance party, and plenty of time to hang out and have fun.

15 Julio: Día de “Refuerzo” (opcional/obligatoria según tu experiencia) 16-20 Julio: curso Nivel II DESCRIPCIÓN (35-45 Horas de formación) Este curso pretende ayudar al estudiante a pensar incluyendo la paja para poder diseñar los detalles constructivos necesarios para hacer una casa bien acabada y eficaz en términos estructurales, térmicos y estéticos. Esta formación es la continuación del curso Nivel 1, que está especializado en Muros de Carga de paja y la auto-construcción. Ahora profundizamos más, damos más detalles y más trucos… ya que en el primer curso enfocamos para conseguir una casa fuerte y funcional- para darles a los estudiantes la confianza para atreverse a construir. Ahora queremos ir más allá y lograr que la casa quede cómo deseas y planificas. Hay aproximadamente 4 horas diarias de prácticas, 2h de teoría y 1h de ejercicios de diseño en grupos reducidos. El idea, es que este curso es la continuación del Nivel 1. Si no has asistido al Nivel 1 y Si no has manipulado nunca una bala, ni has revocado directamente sobre balas con tierra arcillosa, será OBLIGATORIO asistir el día de refuerzo. También invitamos a gente que han estudiado la “introducción” a la construcción con Paja con otra personas que no sean Rikki o Maren, y a gente que quieren “refrescarse,” a participar en este primer día. OBJETIVOS aprender lo que necesitas saber para adaptar las balas a cualquier clase de estructura conocer en profundidad diversas soluciones constructivas dentro del sistema de postes y vigas aprender a incluir la bala a la hora de diseñar el edificio saber identificar zonas problemáticas y resolverlas aprender a hacer paredes perfectamente aplomadas en caso d