Gaia Ashram is an alternative education center on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture & Deep Ecology. We are based on 2 1/2 hectares of land in the North-East of Thailand. We are actively tranforming this land into a beautiful productive forest. At Gaia Ashram we offer programs, internship, courses & volunteer oppurtunities for all those who are interested in taking care of beautiful planet earth, Gaia. The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep … Read more
Gaia Ashram Internship
- Date: 3 July 2016
- Location: Gaia Ashram, Thailand, Thailand
The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at–Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. … Read more
Nature Connected Community Design
- Date: 16 – 24 September 2016
- Location: Haslachhof Community is located on a farm between forest and meadows, near Lake Constance in South Germany, in the Valley “Deggenhauser Tal” next to the town Salem. www.gemeinschaft-haslachhof.de, Germany
During this week we will explore what it means to create and to be community. We will use permaculture principles, permaculture design and practices from indigenous cultures worldwide as our main toolbox. At the same time we will be experiencing community life first-hand in the new eco-community of Haslachhof, which will be our venue, our village and our social landscape to design for and with. We will also be sharing practices of cultural repair as they have been gathered over time by … Read more
Nature Connected Community Design
- Date: 16 – 24 September 2016
- Languages:
- EnglishGerman
- Location: Haslachhof Community is located on a farm between forest and meadows, near Lake Constance in South Germany, in the Valley “Deggenhauser Tal” next to the town Salem. www.gemeinschaft-haslachhof.de, Germany
During this week we will explore what it means to create and to be community. We will use permaculture principles, permaculture design and practices from indigenous cultures worldwide as our main toolbox. At the same time we will be experiencing community life first-hand in the new eco-community of Haslachhof, which will be our venue, our village and our social landscape to design for and with. We will also be sharing practices of cultural repair as they have been gathered over time by … Read more
International Degrowth Conference
- Date: 29 August – 2 September 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Budapest, Hungary, Hungary
The 5th International Degrowth Conference will foster discussion between scholars, researchers, civil society and practitioners about their degrowth-related research and activities. Simultaneously, across Budapest, Degrowth Week will bring discussions, public panels, artistic performances and exhibitions, practical workshops and conviviality events into public space. This open platform for degrowth dialogue, practice, networking and expression will introduce Degrowth to Budapest and its … Read more
ICSA Conference – Tamera
- Date: 30 June – 2 July 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Tamera, Portugal, Portugal
The conference of the International Communal Studies Association will take place in the community of Tamera in Portugal. The theme of the conference is: Community approaches towards inner and outer peace. Call for Sessions, Papers and Presentations is open. Please visit the official conference website http://icsa.tamera.org/ At the ICSA Conference, GEN research working group (Iris Kunze) will offer a workshop on ecovillage research titled: Research Laboratory for a Sustainable World: … Read more
GEN Europe Conference
- Date: 4 – 8 July 2016
- Languages:
- EnglishFrenchGermanSpanish
- Location: Undefined
La GEN (Red Global de Ecoaldeas de Europa) se complace en informarles que la 20º edición de su Conferencia estival se desarrollará este año en España, concretamente del 4 al 8 de Julio en la comunidad de Arterra Bizimodu en Artieda, Navarra. El evento es abierto a todos los públicos. Como todos los años, unas 400 personas llegadas de todas las ecoaldeas de Europa se reunirán para intercambiar experiencias, talleres, charlas y trabajos prácticos sobre los diferentes aspectos de la vida en … Read more
Voluntaridos en Arterra Bizimodu
- Date: 6 – 16 May 2016
- Languages:
- EnglishFrenchSpanish
- Location: Spain
Dias para compartir labores. Todas ellas encaminadas a la preparación de la XX Gen Conference que se desarrollará este año en Arterra Bizimodu. Preparar zonas de acampada, mejorar alojamientos e instalaciones, embellecer el lugar... … Read more
Gira de Talleres de Energias Libres
- Date: 20 May – 4 June 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Alicante, Murcia y Malaga, Spain
Gira de Talleres de Dispositivos de Energías Libres - GTDEL 2016 Construye tu propia lámpara pulsante con agua de mar y llévatela a casa. 1-Taller-Dispositivos-Energias-Libres-Orba-20-Mayo 20 de Mayo – Orba, Alicante 22 de Mayo – Sant Joan d’Alacant, Alicante 24 de Mayo – Biovives, La Lloma, Elche, Alicante 28 de Mayo – CS El local, Santomera, Murcia 29 de Mayo – Biosegura, Bullas, Murcia 1 de Junio – Jaulas abiertas, Málaga 4 de Junio – Ecoluciona, Álora, Málaga Los … Read more
Finding Deeper Connections
- Date: 8 – 10 June 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Sunseed, Los Molinos del Rio Aguas, Almeria, Spain, Spain
This 2 day meditation retreat is set in the stunning rugged mountainside of Southern Andalucia in an Eco-Education centre. We will be focusing on how to find deeper connections with others, but also with ourselves and our surroundings. The retreat will consist of silent meditation sessions, interactive sessions and exercises to explore and deepen the act of 'connecting'. There will also be some time to go for walks in nature and connect to the desertlike, rural landscape we find … Read more
