Imece is a name given to traditional Turkish village-scale collaboration. For example, if a couple is getting married, villagers participate in the overall organization of the ceremony including, but not limited to, preparation of the celebration venue, food, building and settlement of the new house for the newly weds. Tasks are often distributed according to expertise and there is no central authority to govern activities. Imece is a voluntary (sometimes obligatory) activity, generally … Read more
Village Council/Council of Elders Decision-making in rural villages
Village Council/Council of Elders is the decision-making, executive, juridical and supervising body of the village governance. In the village council there are both elected and natural members. Elected members are determined according to universal majority votes for a five year period. Number of members vary from 8 to 10 according to the village population. Anyone who is literate can be a nominee. The village headman is also the head of village council.The headteacher of the village school and … Read more
Taller de Dragon Dreaming
- Date: 18 – 20 November 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Espai Llum, Valencia-Barrio Russafa., Undefined
Taller de diseño y gestión de proyectos colaborativos y sostenibles con Dragon Dreaming 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. SOBRE EL TALLER Durará 18 horas repartidas en cinco sesiones entre el viernes, sábado y el domingo. Siguiendo una metodología vivencial se invita a los/las participantes a salir de su zona de confort, para explorar nuevos … Read more
“Permaculture Design Certificate”
- Date: 3 – 15 November 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Kin Kin, Queensland, Australia., Australia
The Noosa Forest Retreat Permaculture course on Australia’s beautiful Sunshine Coast will include the standard “Permaculture Design Certificate” (PDC) curriculum as created by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren This is a globally recognised education course on sustainable living design. This includes valuable hands on practical exercises plus experience with permaculture principles and systems including - animal systems, super compost making, swale design and implementation for water … Read more
Sociocracy Leadership Training
- Date: 9 September – 2 December 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Undefined
SoLT is an innovative way of learning sociocracy. Think of it as an immersion program in a ‘pop-up’ organization. SoFA provides the framework for that organization. That way, people interested in sociocracy can join SoLT and learn by doing what sociocracy feels like. Imagine you wanted to learn rowing – and then you attend a workshop where you never sit in a boat. This is different in SoLT. We provide boats for people so they can learn and do and practice at the same time. We’re right next to … Read more
Twin Oaks Communities Conference
- Date: 2 – 5 September 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Twin Oaks Community , 134 W Old Mountain Road, Louia, VA 23093, United States
You can visit the Communities Conference Website at communitiesconference.org, and register for the conference at communitiesconference2016.eventbrite.com. 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 … Read more
Deepening Love – Forum Workshop
- Date: 12 – 16 July 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: ZEGG Community, Germany
n this training we will look deeper at our path in love, in relationships and in our sexuality. We will create a field of intimacy and trust to open our hearts and souls to find mutual support in learning from each other. Love is not an airy feeling but an inner attitude and we will find out how we become more mature in our various worlds of love. Love is life fully lived – we want to connect with our deeper longings and find ways of how to bring them more into our reality. ZEGG Forum is … Read more
Empathic Leadership & Forum Training
- Date: 18 – 23 July 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: ZEGG Community, Germany
Evolutionary change needs new leadership qualities. The zeitgeist is a calling for a transformation of fear-based behaviour into participatory action with co-empowerment, transparency, connection and flow. Social competencies and leadership qualities necessary for this transition are made up of two ingredients: the ability to benefit from conflict and the ability to create cooperation. Empathic Communication is a key skill enabling leaders to enter into new forms of contact with themselves, … Read more
Permaculture Teacher Training Course
- Date: 6 – 12 August 2016
- Language:
- English
- Location: Wilson Creek Gardens, Cottage Grove, OR, United States
Dates: August 7 - 13, 2016 Instructors: Jude Hobbs, with Guests including Andrew Millison and Others Location: Wilson Creek Gardens, Cottage Grove, Oregon USA Sharing information is Regenerative ~ Be Part of the Permaculture Solution Empower yourself to advocate for change through whole systems design and teaching! In this dynamic and interactive course, you learn significant teaching techniques to communicate and apply Permaculture principles and strategies to a wide variety of … Read more
T. Ecologia Profund y Trabajo Proces
- Date: 6 – 8 May 2016
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: La Casa Encendida - Madrid, Spain
Herramientas para la Transición Interna, Grupal y Medioambiental En La Casa Encendida – Madrid El objetivo es explorar nuestras respuestas internas a la situación de nuestro mundo, coger fuerzas y prepararnos para tomar parte en la recuperación de la salud del medio ambiente y del planeta. Es un taller activo, con diversas actividades y dinámicas, algunas en grupo, en parejas y otras individuales ahondando en nuestro interior. Basado en: la Ecología Profunda y El Trabajo que Conecta de … Read more
