“Why spend time chopping down a tree that is rotting from the inside out when instead you could be focusing on making sure the young trees grow safely?” These wise words seem quite pertinent to the current sustainability movement across Mexico—and the globe. Fernando Ausin Gomes reports from Mexico. Mexico is facing turbulent, systemic collapse. During the last few months, struggles have arisen throughout the country to protest the disappearance of hundreds of people, and of government … Read more
Ecovillage Transition Scaling Up Community Led Change Processes
In order to support societal transition, and the scaling up of 'grassroots' solutions to climate change, we need to couple 'bottom-up' with 'top-down' processes, says Kosha Joubert, President of GEN International. In April 2014, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published the third part of a trilogy of reports, compiled by thousands of the world’s most eminent scientists, giving the most accurate and up to date account of climate change. The first report, released in … Read more
100 Million Nanonations the emerging cultural evolution
A superstition is an easy-to-understand concept that has no basis in reality. Believing a superstition blocks the perception of more useful possibilities. But superstitions are not called superstitions until they are recognized as superstitions. Before then they are regarded as the truth. A superstition that participants in modern culture have not yet identified as a superstition is “the nation-state.” This superstition became popular in the 1800s as a win-lose game (“If you get the resources … Read more
National Cohousing Conference 2015
- Date: 28 – 30 May 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: Durham Convention Center - Durham, NC, United States
This Year's Conference promises an amazing lineup of offerings, from innovative approaches to developing new and affordable communities, to potent ways to enhance our vibrant communities. We will cover cohousing basics as well as hot topics in sustainability, community building, and the evolving definition of cohousing. Our “next generation theme” will explore the new wave of urban, senior and agricultural communities, check-in with our now-adult children of cohousing, and celebrate … Read more
Tagung “Modelle gelebter Nachhaltigk
- Date: 30 – 31 October 2014
- Language:
- German
- Location: Germany
Auf der Tagung treffen Expert_innen aus den Bereichen Politik, Wirtschaft, Wissenschaft, Bildung und Zivilgesellschaft zusammen, um gemeinsam Fragen und Antworten auf die drängenden Herausforderungen im urbanen Raum vor dem Hintergrund des Ecovillages-Konzept zu finden. Informationen und Anmeldung: http://www.gelebte-nachhaltigkeit.de/tagung Leben in der Stadt - nachhaltig, sinnerfüllt, vernetzt – Ecovillage Lösungsansätze im urbanen Raum Im Rahmen des vom Global Ecovillage Network … Read more
Communities Conference in VA
- Date: 3 – 6 September 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: Twin Oaks Community - Louisa, VA, United States
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 models such as Ecovillages, Cohousing, and Housing Cooperatives, and the larger cooperative movement, including all kinds of cooperative and collective … Read more
Foro Políticas Agricultura Familiar
- Date: 20 August 2014
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Colombia
Foro nacional de construcción de políticas públicas para la agricultura familiar, comité AIAF Colombia 2014 Ano internacional de la cultura familiar. VIII Encuentro de productores ecológicos y sabidurías populares ECOVIDA. En el marco del ECOVIDA, el CIN para el Año Internacional de la Agricultura Familiar conmemorará dos años de su conformación con una serie de encuentros para promover la discusión de las políticas públicas para la Agricultura Familiar. Año Internacional de la … Read more
What is an Ecovillage? – by EarthDeeds Models of Living Well Together in a Post-Oil World
Ecovillages, by definition, are communities striving towards high quality lifestyles that have low ecological impacts. As such, they are modeling how we can live well and lightly together in a post-oil future. But even with their focus on renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and voluntary simplicity, ecovillages will never be able to reduce their impact to zero. In addition to reducing their ecological and carbon footprints, ecovillages also need to consider how to account for … Read more
ECOVIDA Manizalez 2014
- Date: 20 – 23 August 2014
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Colombia
ECOVIDA es el Encuentro de productores Ecológicos y sabidurías populares que nace desde hace más de 14 años en la ciudad de Manizales-Caldas, impulsado por el Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Caldas en la búsqueda de generar espacios de encuentro para el rescate del saber ancestral, campesino y étnico en torno a la agroecología y las agriculturas alternativas al modelo imperante. Desde el año 2000, nos hemos planteado la necesidad de compartir en comunidad las experiencias para trabajar en … Read more
Next Culture Initiatory Processes What is your next adulthood initiation?
Watch this silent video (7:08). Read every word. See how many of the initiations you have heard of before. How many have you never heard of before? Just because you do not know a thing does not mean that thing is not seriously undermining your life. What is your next initiation? How can you get it for yourself? Think of how many people in positions of power (government, special forces, secret agencies, advertising and news media, church, military, corporations, medicine, university) are … Read more
