On May 1st, 2013 GEN member Tamera in Portugal inaugurated the TERRA NOVA SCHOOL, a worldwide education platform, intended to become a catalyst for global system-change. The project wants to join together and empower all those who want to work for a new Earth without violence and war: Terra Nova. Participants in 30 different countries celebrated the beginning of this project together. 50 study groups have already formed - from China to Mexico, from Russia to South Africa, from the US to … Read more
Europe
NextGEN: Encuentro subvencionado para Jóvenes Ecoaldeanos y seguidoras.
Queridos amigos, y los representantes de NextGen, Junto con NextGEN, la GEN (Red Global de Ecoaldeas y comunidades)ha sido ver que un paso importante para NextGEN es que los representantes de todas las regiones diferentes para satisfacer de modo que una conciencia global y la conectividad en torno a actividades futuras puedan crecer. Actualmente contamos con sólidas redes NextGen emergentes específicamente en África, Asia y Europa, y la esperanza de obtener más información sobre las … Read more
GEN International Office in Findhorn New GEN International Office Opened at Findhorn Ecovillage, Scotland
In a quiet corner of one of the newest co-housing developments of the Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland, the GEN International office is opening its doors for business, as the fresh Scottish spring brings new life to the land. It is a fitting location for the international headquarters of the ecovillage movement, as Findhorn is one of the nine seed group members of the Global Ecovillage Network. The GEN network was inaugurated at the first international conference of ecovillage members, … Read more
NextGEN Empowerment Training for Ban Pao Youth
Chiangmai, Thailand. There are a number of our young people who are still unemployed after years of education. These youth are feeling failed by society and worthless. Besides those who are jobless, there are also young people who can’t find happiness and meaning in their work and lifestyle in the big city. In Mae Jo village and Ban Pao sub-district, a number of young people have had to leave the city and come back to their home village. They are searching for alternatives. In addition to the … Read more
Center for Transition Shall Help GEN in Australia
The Centre for Transition (CT) is based in Australia and was created out of a strategy planning session of Transition Towns Tasmania in late 2011. The vision for the CT was reinforced at Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland. Founder and CEO, Andrew Olivier, is also an Ambassador for GEN Australasia. CT will play a key role in helping GEN to get up and going in Australia. The CT plans to operate across Australia and will be a reference point to find out about workshops and intentional communities … Read more
Community Convergence The Fast Growing Ecovillage Movement in Romania
The last two years have shown a real trend of growth in new initiatives in Romania, and all over Central and Eastern Europe. There is an accelerating pace in the starting of new projects, and in the connections being made to the existing global and European networks. In June,2013, the new community Aurora, in Romania, will be the venue for Community Convergence. By Andrei Iuroaia Many new communities are being founded in Romania, and a growing number of people are intending to make the … Read more
Ecovillages Online Solution Library A rich archive of humanity´s wisdom
As the cradle of human civilization, Africa provides a rich archive of humanity´s wisdom within its tangible and intangible cultural heritage. The online Solution Library gleans this traditional and contemporary knowledge, publishing solutions from the global sustainable development models, and specifically from the cultural heritage wealth of Africa. The initiator, Niveen Adel Morsy, is a GEN-Africa Ambassador and the Islamic Heritage Manager of CULTNAT (the Egyptian Centre for Documentation of … Read more
Earth Day – Ecovillage Day 2013 GEN collaborating with the Earth Day Network
This year, for the second time, GEN collaborated with the Earth Day Network to host our first Ecovillage Day – Earth Day. Sustainable communities, ecovillages and interested individuals from around the globe joined. They invited their neighbours and the broader public to an Open Ecovillage Day in their communities to see, taste and experience aspects of resilience first hand. With communities participating from all around the planet it was a beautiful and diverse expression of collective change … Read more
Community Experiment in Israel and Palestine
The Peace Research Village Middle East team (PRV-ME), a member of GEN Middle East, is starting a community experiment in March, in which the project invites friends and supporters to live and work together toward the manifestation of the Village. During March the group is volunteering in the kibbutz, Neot Semadar, in the Negev, deepening the contact between communities and checking possibilities for future cooperation. In April the group will be living, working, and learning Arabic in Eilaboun, … Read more
Ecovillage Design Course Chile
Gaia Education came to El Manzano in Chile to deliver the first Ecovillage Design Education course of 2013. This was a truly transformative event and now, with a learning community of ecovillage designers forming in Chile, the way is paved for many such more. A report by Javiera Carrion. We hosted a group of 30 leaders, teachers and designers from around South America, most of whom have already completed a permaculture design course and have vast experience in their own projects. Some were … Read more
