The Power of Grandmothers can create and maintain healthy communities - just like this one from Mexico, collected and translated by Tracy Barnett. Esperanza Moran was not a young woman when she decided to pack up her family, leave the big city and stake out a claim in the wilderness with an assorted band of spiritual seekers. The eldest of her five children was already in college; she had co-founded the first School of Love, a program dedicated to exploring the divine feminine within, and had … Read more
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First Ecovillage Network Forum China "Green land and pure water is the true wealth"
The Sunshine Ecovillage Network Forum of China held its first meeting in October 2015. Dorota Owen reports. … Read more
As-One Community, Japan: Could our community be fossil-free by 2020?
Chasing economic growth has brought material wealth to Japan but also caused social problems and serious environmental challenges, such as climate change. Hiroko Katayama reports. … Read more
Green Phoenix 2015 Deep Sharing among Communities
"We are all refugees, migrating from one Earth to a new Earth" said someone during the harvesting of a silent meditative walk in the rich and magical woody mountains surrounding the Center for Unity Schweibenalp. It was during the Green Phoenix congress, initiated 5 years ago by the founder of the Center for Unity Schweibenalp, Dr. Sundar Robert Dreyfus. It was the 6th edition of the congress that each year, in autumn, brings together representatives of experiential models for the future in … Read more
Greece: Alternative Economy A Crisis can Turn into a Chance
The SKALA Ecovillage leverages the economic crisis in Greece as a chance to learn about and implement alternative economic systems. SKALA co-founder Anna Filliopu reports. … Read more
Ecovillages in Tanzania Innovative Climate Interventions in African Villages
Ecovillages in Tanzania have the potential to lead the way in adopting an integrated approach to climate mitigation and adaptation while adding to climate resiliency. An article by Michael Farrelly, programme coordinator, Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement, with introductory comments by Rob Wheeler, United Nations Representative, GEN, and Tim Clarke, GEN Ambassador. A primary example of what can be done in either a traditional or ecovillage community to best address our climate challenges, … Read more
A New Home for Refugees In this Moment, in Heilhaus Kassel...
Founded by Ursa Paul 25 years ago, the Heilhaus Kassel Community was created with the vision of being a spiritual home, offering a place for all stages of the lifecycle: birth, living, and dying. Alfred Hohmann reports on their experience welcoming refugees. … Read more
Earthaven, USA Almost Fossil-Free: The Hut Hamlet Neighborhood at Earthaven Ecovillage
Could Earthaven Ecovillage in the southern Appalachian Mountains of the US become, as GEN advocates, “Fossil-Free by 2020”? Diana Leafe Christian reports. … Read more
Guión Documental RIE
queridas miembros He aquí adjunto el guión literario del documental de presentación de la RIE en lo que es la tercera y definitiva versión, tomando en cuenta los feedbacks que he incorporado de la asamblea año 2014. Finalmente la versión se queda en alrededor de los 3/4 de hora, por lo que es un trabajo serio y desarrollado. Estamos hablando de intentar dar entrada a casi todas las que hemos estado trabajando estos años para mantener y desarrollar la red para evitar que la propuesta quede en … Read more
Strand Report “Emergencies” Responding to a World in Crises the Whole Systems Way
"How are we responding to crises using a whole systems and regenerative approach?” This was the question that a group of ecovillagers, consultants, volunteers, and other interested participants gathered to explore during a week-long session during the 20th Anniversary of the Global Ecovillage Network in July. Facilitator Sarah Quebatlin and Leila Dregger report. Natural disasters triggered by climate change are responsible for 150,000+ deaths every year and cause millions of people to have to … Read more
