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GEN-Africa Strategy Meeting

  • Date: 14 – 19 December 2015
  • Language:
      English
  • Location: Sekem, Belbes, Egypt, Egypt

In this GEN-Africa Strategy Meeting, 25 active leaders and advisors of the network will come together, in order to consolidate the work they have done so far, and to update and develop a clear strategy and concrete targets for the time period of 2015-2020. We will evaluate what has happened since the founding conference of GEN-Africa, how successful we have been on the ground, and integrate the best practices from the past years to decide on the most effective strategies to take GEN-Africa … Read more

Aurora Eye comes to Findhorn Young Filmaker Visting Communities

In early October Serena Aurora visited Findhorn Foundation community in Scotland and the GEN International office located there in order to make a short film promoting GEN and Findhorn. Serena is an adventurous, nature-loving filmmaker inspired by the ecovillage movement. She is dedicating her energy to traveling around our precious planet, giving a voice and platform to ecovillages and other intentional communities. She documents and explores the diverse communities that live principles of … Read more

Uniorder – The Cooperative Society

  • Regions: GEN Africa, GENNA, GENOA
  • Areas of Regeneration:
    • Social
    • Culture
    • Integral Design
    • Ecology
    • Economy

Only 3 steps are needed: Step 1: Human Rights – We must declare that we really want human rights for all people on the planet. Step 2: Fair monetary system – To 1st step become a reality we simply must create a fair monetary system, controlled by computers, where the wealth of the individual is proportional to the wealth of society. Step 3: Human resource optimization – In order to have progress, someone must work. Therefore, we must create a computerized social network. There are five … Read more

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

Taller Forum ZEGG

  • Date: 4 – 7 December 2015
  • Language:
      Spanish
  • Location: Spain

"Lo especial de nuestra epoca es que más y más seres humanos comienzan a despertar a una nueva calidad de relación con nuestra tierra y con todo lo vivo, con nosotros mismos y los otros seres humanos." Joanna Macy El Forum ZEGG es una tecnica de comunicación transparente en grupos, incluye la gestión emocional y asi ayuda a crear relaciones verdaderas. Este otoño ZEGG organiza dos cursos básicos de Forum en España. Uno en Galicia en noviembre y otro en Los Portales en diciembre. Curso … 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

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