Events - Global Ecovillage Network

Dragon Dreaming 5 Day Workshop in Taiwan

Date: 30 September – 4 October 2020
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Location: Taitung, Taiwan

Dragon Dreaming was first developed by John Croft and his late wife Vivienne Elanta while they were both working for the Western Australian Gaia Foundation that they co-founded. It is a playful, inspiring, encouraging and meaningful method for assisting individuals and groups who seek to make their dreams come true, based on the three pillars: Personal Growth, Community Building and Service to the Earth. For more information, look at the international website. Chinese Information … Read more

Smart Village Summit

Date: 28 October 2020
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Location: Future Thinkers Smart Village, Canada

A monthly Smart Village Summit for people who are interested in all aspects of smart villages - funding, organization, natural & affordable building, permaculture, co-living, governance, technology, education & information sharing, innovation, social dynamics, etc. Every month we will have a different set of subjects & experienced guests visiting. … Read more

What If? Ecovillages Solutions for Extraordinary Times

Date: 7 – 8 November 2020
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Location: Online via gen-europe.org/onlinegathering, Spain

Join the Online European Ecovillage Gathering this 7-8 November to explore how ecovillages and intentional communities are awakening to opportunities through the Covid crisis and how together we can transform this moment to create a culture of regeneration and resilience for all. … Read more

Global Permayouth Festival

Date: 27 – 28 September 2020
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Location: Online - details given when registered, Australia

permaculture [pr]activism • panels • visioning • music • poetry • art • films • garden tours A new series of free online events especially for youth by youth. Each month we’ll bring together great speakers, spark discussion, share music and art, take tours of youth gardens around the world, screen a short permaculture film, and see what emerges. … Read more

Ananda Festival of Bliss 2021

Date: 7 – 11 July 2021
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Location: Ananda Valley, Sitio do Carvalhal, 1, 6230-901 Ourondo, Portugal

Ananda Festival of Bliss is a festival for those who believe in and work towards making the world a better place. It’s an adventure through art and nature, a dive for activists and dreamers, young people and families, lovers of ecology and warriors of light. … Read more

Ecological Economics thesis: “Livelihood options in ecological communities” "The Findhorn Ecovillage case, Scotland"

Regions: GEN Europe, GEN International
Impact: Community

Areas of Regeneration:
- Culture
  - Vision & Purpose
- Economy
  - Banking & Exchange
  - Social Entrepreneurship

Results indicate that, while basic needs are successfully met and there is high job satisfaction, the feeling of members about their economic situation, especially regarding secondary needs, is ambiguous. Also, the youngest interviewees have uncertainties about their financial future. On the other hand, the worldview of the members shows a lack of financial ambition and monetary goals. Theirs is a philosophy of voluntary simplicity. In this way, the presence of social capital seems to counteract … Read more

Tesis sociológica: Formas de organización social de la Ecoaldea “X”

Region: CASA
Impact: Community

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Diversity & Cohesion
- Culture
  - Vision & Purpose

El uso teórico común que se le da a la comunidad (como una forma de organización represiva) podrían mermar la imagen y el prestigio de las ecoaldeas a los ojos de la comunidad académica. Por lo tanto, clarificar, mediante investigación científica y datos empíricos, que las ecoaldeas no tienden a ser represivas sino todo lo contrario, podría posicionar a las ecoaldeas como una buena manera de organización, no solo desde la obvia y ya provada perspectiva ecológica, sino que también desde una … Read more

Sociological thesis: Organizational forms of the “X ecovillage”

Region: GEN International
Impact: Community

Areas of Regeneration:
- Social
  - Diversity & Cohesion
- Culture
  - Vision & Purpose

The common theoretical use of community (a repressive way of organization) could erode ecovillages’ image and prestige in the eyes of the academic community. Therefore, clarifying, through scientific research and empirical data, that ecovillages tend not to be repressive but all the contrary, might position ecovillages as a good way of organization, not only from the obvious and already proven ecological perspective but also from a social view. … Read more

‘Communities for Future’ Gathering

Date: 1 March 2020
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Location: 34 Glading Terrace, N16 7NR, London, United Kingdom

Beyond the summit! All welcome! Let’s gather again for an informal afternoon at my home to bring the amazing Communities for Future Online Summit 2020 into our local context. As per Kosha Joubert's encouraging words, when I set up the event hub: 'life knows where it wants to flow', a participant of our first meeting two weeks ago has kindly suggested to bring a 'watermark meditation' - for more info see instagram @sonderflow. We can also screen interviews, talk, connect with each other …. … Read more

Live Stream, zusammen die aktuellen Videos des Summits anschauen

Date: 9 February 2020
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Bin der Martin und lebe Nachhaltig. Zusammen die Summit Videos anschauen und auf Deutsch darüber reden. Sich mit gleichgesinnten austauschen. Der live Stream startet um 18 Uhr (Berlin Zeit) am Sonntag, 09.02.20 auf https://www.twitch.tv/ecovillagefinder/ und https://mixer.com/EcovillageFinder Wer nicht nur Chatten möchte, kann auch auf Discord https://discord.gg/Wfxa2E kommen. Kann auch (nur begrenzt) ein Zoom 512-552-1142 aufmachen. … Read more

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