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Bioconstrucción de Horno Pan

  • Date: 2 – 8 November 2015
  • Languages:
      EnglishFrenchSpanish
  • Location: Spain

Taller práctico de construcción de un horno de leña, de fuego indirecto. Aprenderemos a trabajar con barro para el montaje del horno, destinado a la cocción de pan, repostería, así como asados etc. Será un taller completo de montaje desde el principio hasta el final, con la dirección de Dani y Jandro, que traen su experiencia en montaje de hornos, y en bioconstrucción. MATERIALES: Barro, caña, algunos ladrillos refractarios. DURACIÓN: Todas las mañanas de 10 a 14h, desde el martes día 3, … Read more

Creative Community

  • Date: 1 October – 28 November 2015
  • Languages:
      EnglishGermanSpanish
  • Location: Spain

Creativity will be spread through the valley whilst we live in community. A time where creative people meet, work together or next to each other and share inspiration and knowledge. Artists are warmly welcome to enjoy the creative atmosphere while being devoted to their art works: sculptors, paintors, writers, musicians, ... At the same time we are happy when people want to supporte the works on the synthesis of arts "Valle de Sensaciones". During that time we might treat some questions … Read more

Hildur Jackson In Memory of a Life Well Lived

In this newsletter, we share in the celebration of Hildur, mother of GEN and Gaia Education, in memory of a life well lived, and in grieving of her passing. Hildur’s life was a song for justice and human dignity. Remembering her, it seems her voice was singing rather than speaking … Read more

Kolamba Yathra 2015

  • Date: 19 September 2015
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Undefined

The Kolamba Yathra is an actively engaged walking journey around the city of Colombo - the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. ECO-V is the organisation coordinating the journey, and has been conducting Yathras since 2011 to raise awareness, that leads to action and behavioral change, on climate change issues among the general public. It also serves to catalyze and support the creation of green youth leaders. The youth who are taking part in Yathras gain exposure to ‘green activities,’ serving as … Read more

New Threats Against the Peace Community San José de Apartadó / Colombia

In 1997, more than 1000 farmers and refugees declared themselves as neutral in the conflict between the Guerilla army and the Paramilitary. They formed the Peace Community, giving themselves guidelines of non-violence and trying to protect each other from being expelled from their remote parishes and farms. In the following years, more than 200 of them were killed brutally in the merciless fights for land, strategic advantage and resources in that region. But still they stayed together and … Read more

In the Heart of Palestine The First EDE Course in Palestine: Sustainability

From18-27 November and 03-12 December 2015, Global Campus Palestine together with The Holy Land Trust, will be offering a 128 hour EDE Course. The aim is to train Palestinians to become knowledge carriers for sustainability: to inspire and support young Palestinians and community leaders to implement resilient solutions as an answer to the occupation. It is the first Ecovillage Design Education in Palestine. The idea is to provide an excellent standard of education, certified by GAIA … Read more

Global Campus 2015 in Tamera: On the Way to Form a Global Community

During the GEN summit, GEN International and Global Campus became partners. In this report, Leila Dregger shares about the last Global Campus gathering from July 18th to August 15th, where 30 members and representatives of the base stations of the Global Campus met in Tamera, Portugal, studying and sharing peace knowledge, exploring new skills and experiencing community. While the global crisis threatening their home regions every day remained to be in our focus, they lived in the Solar … Read more

No One Leaves Home The tragedy of refugees.

No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well your neighbors running faster than you breath bloody in their throats the boy you went to school with who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory is holding a gun bigger than his body you only leave home when home won’t let you stay. no one leaves home unless home chases you fire under feet hot blood in your belly it’s not something you ever thought of … Read more

Mujeres que dialogan

  • Date: 19 December 2015
  • Language:
      Spanish
  • Location: Centro Crealliance - Avenida de la Victoria, 73 - 28023 Madrid, Spain

Eres mujer, caminas en la vida, en algunos momentos te sientes sola… Despertemos juntas facetas que están dormidas y escondidas por miedos, por límites… Hagámoslo con arte y salero, risas y lágrimas. Te proponemos recorrer el camino con encuentros mensuales para compartir y explorar juntas lo que nos mueve, nos emociona, nos duele, nos preocupa y nos hace reír aquí y ahora. “Las personas más bellas con las que me he encontrado son aquellas que han conocido la derrota, conocido el sufrimiento, … Read more

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