19 representatives from nine European National Ecovillage Networks met in Park Istra in Slovenia, from January 18 to 22, to continue their work on the two-year Erasmus+ funded project “Sustainable Community Incubator Partnership Programme” (SCIPP). In October, the partners of SCIPP met in Torri Superiore in Italy for the first time to work on the outline of the programme. For the second meeting in Park Istra, Slovenia we started giving the framework shape and content.We carried out an … Read more
Retiro Yoga Naturaleza – Semana Sant
- Date: 23 – 27 March 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Los Molinos del Río Aguas - Almeria, Spain
Yoga Integral, meditaciones en la naturaleza, conexión con los elementos, senderismo consciente, cantos devocionales “mantras” y más... Estaremos en plena naturaleza en el Paraje Natural de Karsts en Yesos de Sorbas, un Oasis en el Desierto. Todos los días de 8.00 a 10.00 realizaremos una sesión de yoga integral. Despues desayuno y un poquito de tiempo para descansar. Y hasta la hora de la comida diversas actividades como: meditaciones guiadas, actividades de contacto con los … Read more
Editorial Newsletter January 2016 Dear friends of ecovillages, dear ambassadors, members, allies throughout the world,
Two major crises of our time - climate change and the refugee crisis – are intertwining to reach historical dimensions. People the world over - and all beings of nature – are existentially threatened, with nowhere to turn to. Climate change, in the guise of a long-term drought from 2006-2011 was one of the factors that lead to the war in Syria. In the past three years, the number of people boarding rickety fishing boats – leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh for countries further south in … Read more
Virtual Meet up
- Date: 24 January 2016
- Languages:
- EnglishSpanish
- Location: Australia
Virtual Meet up Sunday 24th of January 6.30pm - 7.00pm - join the meet up and participate in the discussion - re-current event happening every Sunday http://www.meetup.com/ECOVILLAGE-CONNECT-HUB/ Please join the meet up group and go to the top menu discussion in the group to join the conversation … Read more
Charla Presentación Dragon Dreaming
- Date: 5 – 6 February 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: La Casa de los Sueños en Accion - Benimaurell (Alicante) y Centre UMA - Oliva (Valencia), Spain
¿ Tienes un sueño que quieres hacer realidad? ¿Estas involucrado/a en un proyecto y sientes que necesitas ayuda? ¿Formas parte de un grupo y queréis mejorar vuestro funcionamiento? Te invitamos a conocer esta técnica, su filosofía y aplicaciones CUANDO Y DONDE El viernes día 5 de Febrero 2016 a las 18:30 En La Casa de los Sueños en Acción, Benimaurell – Alicante El Sábado, día 6 de Febrero 2016 a las 12:00 En el Centro UMA, Oliva - Valencia INFORMACIÓN Y RESERVAS Charla … Read more
GEN at COP21, France "These are our friends that are being existentially threatened."
A GEN delegation of more than 15 leaders participated in the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris this December. Through our participation, we explored the questions: what role do ecovillages have in climate change and what do we seek to accomplish? … Read more
The First EDE Course in Palestine Waters of Hope – Nourishing the Heart of Sustainability
In November 2015, the first Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) course took place in Palestine: two weeks of learning, sharing, and community empowerment. The village of Farkha has great promise for becoming a model of sustainable ecological development. … Read more
Taller Introductorio de Dragon Dream
- Date: 13 – 14 February 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Fleix, Vall de Laguar (Alicante), Spain
Taller dirigido a personas involucradas en proyectos en la zona de la Marina Alta para aprender a diseñar y gestionar tus sueños y proyectos conectando con tu creatividad de forma holística, cooperativa y transformadora. APORTACIÓN PARA EL TALLER: 60€ (consultar la posibilidad de pagar una parte en moneda social) Aportación para alojamiento: 10€ por persona y día y 15 € por persona y día con desayuno incluido. Cada uno traerá comida para compartir a medio día. Organizado especialmente … Read more
Cosecha de Cafe
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Dominican Republic
El periodo de cosecha se ha fraccionado bastante, por lo que se pudo observar plantas con frutos ya maduros - verdes y floreciendo al mismo tiempo. Generalmente se prefiere que la floración se concentre, así la cosecha también se concentrara… A la fecha hemos realizado 4 recogidas y pienso faltaran 2 para completar el proceso. Se ha establecido que la floración del café es inducida por estrés hídrico alternado por un periodo lluvioso... La floración en el 2015 fue tan errática como el … Read more
Mexico: The Power of Grandmothers The Story of Kalpulli and Grandmother Hope
The Power of Grandmothers can create and maintain healthy communities - just like this one from Mexico, collected and translated by Tracy Barnett. Esperanza Moran was not a young woman when she decided to pack up her family, leave the big city and stake out a claim in the wilderness with an assorted band of spiritual seekers. The eldest of her five children was already in college; she had co-founded the first School of Love, a program dedicated to exploring the divine feminine within, and had … Read more
