Introduction Welcome back to Community Resilience, a podcast created in collaboration with the Ecovillage Resilience 2.5 Degree Project, facilitated by the Global Ecovillage Network. I'm your host, Eva Goldfarb, inviting you to gather around the fire as we explore resilience adaptation and transformation in our time of deepening polycrisis. Today we speak to Rob Wheeler, the Ecovillage Resilience Project Partner for the Farm Ecovillage and Education Center in Tennessee, USA. In addition to … Read more
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Our Annual Report 2023 is here! How the Global Ecovillage Network is catalysing communities for a regenerative world
Welcome to the 2023 Annual Report of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN), where we embark on a journey through the vibrant tapestry of regenerative initiatives that shaped our network throughout 2023. As the landscape of sustainability continues to evolve, so too does our commitment to fostering a resilient and sustainable human presence on Earth. Within these pages, you'll find a mosaic of stories, achievements, and insights that illuminate the path we've traveled over the past year. From the … Read more
CASA Latina Field Report: Strengthening Community and Environmental Initiatives in Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Greetings from the Council of Sustainable Settlements of Latin America (CASA Latina)! We are thrilled to share with you the latest developments from our efforts in Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya, Mexico, where we've been tirelessly working to strengthen our community and environmental initiatives. Our endeavors have been centered around the Sanctuaries of Life and Peace Program, a groundbreaking initiative spanning multiple locations including Ixixtlan, Xieltun, Ekumal, La Casa de los Niños … Read more
Sustainable Cities & Ecovillages Webinar
Saturday April 20 • 2.5 Hrs • 4.00 PM AWST ( 6.00 PM AEST ) [ 8.00 AM UTC ] You can find several GEN faces at the upcoming free webinar "Sustainable Cities & Ecovillages" on April 20th at 8am UTC as a part of Gaiarcadia's free online Summit. This 2.5 hour webinar features GEN founder Dr Ross Jackson, GEN Board member Dr Mumta Ito, Permaculture co-founder David Holmgren, online Ecovillage Design Education guest instructor Helena Norberg-Hodge and more exciting guests. Webinar … Read more
Learning with Kincentric Leaders Meet the kincentric leaders we are learning from this month
We are excited to be learning, unlearning and re-learning, with two of Kincentric Leadership’s advisory council members – Bayo Akomalafe and Danielle Celermajer … Read more
EDE Online Webinar: Design for Sustainability and Regeneration Join us for a free online webinar on February 24th at 14h UTC!
🦋 Do you want to know how to create regenerative cultures? 🧐 Are you curious to get a taste of this transformative learning journey? Join our main facilitators, Macaco Tamerice & Taisa Mattos for the 1 hour FREE Webinar on Feb 24th at 14h UTC (check your local time here). Register and Join HERE:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89656680197?pwd=ZmJLRmg0ZjlXUU91dUlGNHBFWXFsUT09Meeting ID: 896 5668 0197Passcode: 244867 … Read more
Our Annual Report 2022 is here! How the Global Ecovillage Network is catalysing communities for a regenerative world
The Global Ecovillage Network is a growing and evolving international network of regenerative communities and initiatives. This year’s Annual Report presents the activities, impact, vision, and mission of GEN and the organisations that make up the key parts of our network - the GEN regions and GEN International. We first provide an overview of GEN and our core frameworks, key performance indicators, and highlights of the year. We then share the accomplishments from GEN’s five Regions and … Read more
Sociocracy in Intentional Communities Conference
We are so excited to announce that registration is now open for Sociocracy for All's second annual Sociocracy in Intentional Communities conference! This year's conference is on November 19th. We'd love to see you there! This year's conference will have presentations from several communitarians and sociocrats immersed in intentional community including Crystal Byrd Farmer, Diana Leafe Christian, John Schinnerer, and SoFA co-founders Jerry Koch-Gonzalez and … Read more
Inspiring Futures: How Ecovillage Design Education Changes Lives
GEN Online Ecovillage Design Course Testimonial by Karen Wyeth Without the knowledge I gained through the Ecovillage Design Education course, I would have never had the confidence to speak to people about something as complicated as forming an ecovillage. I receive GEN newsletters on occasion, and when I learned they were offering an online Ecovillage Design Course, I thought right away that I’d sign up. I’ve been dabbling in community living for over 20 years, having … Read more
Our Annual Report 2021 is here! How the Global Ecovillage Network is catalysing communities for a regenerative world
The Global Ecovillage Network is a growing and evolving international network of regenerative communities and initiatives. This year’s Annual Report presents the activities, impact, vision and mission of GEN and the organisations that make up the key parts of our network - the GEN regions and GEN International. We first provide an overview of GEN and our core frameworks, key performance indicators, and highlights of the year. We then share the accomplishments from GEN’s five Regions and … Read more
