Solution Library - Global Ecovillage Network

Permaculture Design Certificate

Date: 21 May – 31 July 2016
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Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Canada

This PDC follows the permaculture design curriculum established by Bill Mollison, and is internationally recognized as the standard in this field. Obtain your internationally recognized permaculture certificate, this spring the PDC is conveniently offered on weekends in Montréal! During his course, we will observe and follow the natural principles that drive ecological systems. We will learn, through both theory and practice, how to integrate these principles in designing our lives, homes, … Read more

Introduction to Sustainable Living.

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Location: Australia

GEN Australia will be holding a one week live in community workshop for those interested in starting a community, living in a community or just interested. The workshop will be held at the Tasman Ecovillage in Tasmania and the workshop cost includes full board and lodging. We will have a number of guests speakers including John Talbott - one of the original GEN pioneers, activist John Seed and Helen O'Brien from Findhorn. Join us for a truly wonderful experience. Check out our venue for … Read more

Log house construction course

Date: 16 – 29 May 2016
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Location: Lokve (SLOVENIA), Slovenia

A two-week course of log house construction is suitable for everyone who wants to learn the basics of this type construction. The whole process of constructing a small log house will cover several areas: How to prepare the logs: - ordering suitable timber - marking, measuring, selecting logs - removing the bank and peeling logs How to build a wall: - the basic principles - choosing the first log - choosing the following logs for the wall - drawing and cutting notches - drawing … Read more

GEN Desk at Auroville An Update

March 9, 2016

GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) and Gaia Education in Auroville Since the beginning, the Global Ecovillage Network has had an informal presence in Auroville with many Aurovilians connected to the network and establishing informal partnerships and EDE (Ecovillage Design Education) courses. Following the GEN +20 Conference in Findhorn in early July 2015, the GEN desk was officially started in August 2015 as ‘Pitchandikulam … Read more

‘“Invernaderos”

February 29, 2016

“El capitalismo global moderno (o como se le quiera llamar), impulsado por combustibles fósiles, está consumiendo la diversidad natural, agrícola y cultural humana, sustituyéndola con un monocultivo global a todos los niveles”. D.Holmgren El número de “invernaderos” en la Republica Dominicana,ha crecido exponencialmente desde el 2004, Se dice que en la actualidad ocupan más de 7 millones de metros cuadrados ; evidenciando la continuidad de una política agraria al servicio de las … Read more

Taller Intro Vivencial Dragon Dreami

Date: 8 – 10 April 2016
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Location: Espai Llum - Valencia, Spain

Taller dirigido a personas que quieren aprender a diseñar y gestionar sus sueños y proyectos conectando con su creatividad de forma holística, cooperativa y transformadora. FECHA: De Viernes 8 a Domingo 10 de Abril de 2016 HORARIO: Viernes de 17.30 a 21.00 Sábado: de 9:30 a 13:30h y de 16:30 a 20:30h Domingo: de 9:30 a 13:30h y de 16:30 a 18:30h APORTACIÓN PARA EL TALLER: 120€ (consultar la posibilidad de pagar una parte en moneda social) INSCRIPCIONES Y RESERVAS: Grupo … Read more

Earth Activism – Workshop with Starh

Date: 5 – 7 August 2016
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Location: Community Schloss Tempelhof, www.schloss-tempelhof.de), Germany

In these troubling times, when our global leaders are failing to grapple with the immense threats to our climate, our environment, and our well-being, how do we find our personal power and confidence to step up into new realms and play on a larger stage? We can draw nourishment from nature and community. In this workshop, we’ll use ritual, meditation, guided journeys, dance and song to connect with the deep wellsprings of inspiration that the earth offers us. We will explore the internal and … Read more

La Revolucion del Amor

February 13, 2016

Acabo de recibir un mensaje de Charles Eisenstein después de participar en París como ponente marginal en la XXI conferencia sobre cambio climático (CC). Comenta que no esperaba en ese escenario que sus ideas fueran tan controversiales; hecho que le demostró el profundo arraigo alcanzado por el discurso oficial del CC y sus estándares. El protocolo de Kioto (1998) construyó el discurso que hoy predomina, sobredimensionó la cuantificación de los gases de efecto invernadero (GEI), … Read more

Ciudades

February 13, 2016

Abrahan Lincon (1809-1865) vaticino lo que podría suceder si se destruían las zonas rurales. “La destrucción de las zonas rurales traerá como consecuencia el colapso de las ciudades”. Desde el 2008 más de la mitad de la población del planeta vive en las zonas Urbanas, en el 2010 solo el 26% de la población Dominicana residía en la zona rural, según .el censo de población de la (ONE) Para el 2015 (CEPAL) se proyecta que el 80% de la población latinoamericana vivirá en las ciudades. Destruyan … Read more

Waldorfpädagogik auf dem Hof

Date: 27 – 29 May 2016
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Location: Germany

Am Beispiel des Waldorfkindergartens Medewege wird vorgestellt, wie sie sich auf einem Hof mit so vielfältigen Angeboten die Pädagogik entwickeln kann. Ein Wochenende: Zunächst gibt es eine theoretische Einführung um am nächsten Tag die örtlichen Gegebenheiten und Arbeitsweisen kennenzulernen. … Read more

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