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Dear Ecovillage Community, 

As we navigate the currents of change, our interconnectedness becomes our strength, weaving a strong fabric of sustainability across borders and cultures.

In this edition of our newsletter, we invite you to immerse yourself in the vibrant hues of our collective endeavors:

🧶 New Courses: Explore the depths of connection on a transformative journey of self-discovery and communal understanding with the Authentic Relating movement.

🧶 Hildur Jackson Award: Celebrating projects that embody regenerative best practices, this prestigious award illuminates the path toward sustainable innovation. Join us in honoring those who lead by example.

🧶 Project Updates: Witness the tangible impact of our shared vision in action.

🧶 Global Initiatives: From the heart of Africa's Great Green Wall to the shores of Oceania, delve into updates from GEN's diverse regions, where hands join hearts to nurture our planet.

As we journey together, let us embrace the spirit of collaboration, resilience, and radical hope. Let us weave our stories into a tapestry of transformation, where every voice finds its place, and every action carries the promise of a thriving future for all life on earth.

In community, 
Eva Goldfarb on behalf of the Global Ecovillage Network

 
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Experience a profound shift in the way you relate to yourself and others. 

Living in an intentional community is a beautiful journey filled with joy, growth, and the potential for deep, meaningful relationships. And it can also come with its fair share of challenges – from navigating conflicts and differences to fostering a sense of true belonging and connection.

The Authentic Relating courses support you in transforming these challenges into opportunities for greater intimacy, understanding, and resilience, equipping you with the tools, practices, and insights you need to create a community culture of openness, trust, and mutual care whether you are a long-time member of an established community or just beginning to explore the possibilities of intentional living. 

Join Jason Digges, one of the pioneers of the Authentic Relating movement Thursday May 16th for a taste of two upcoming courses.

Learn more about all three offerings at learn.ecovillage.org
 
We are excited to launch our first book club starting this June 2024! 

We will gather to discuss Ross Jackson's newest book, The Bad News & the Good News, The Economics of Collapse and The Birth of a Regenerative Society.

Sign up to receive your invitation here

The Hildur Jackson Award is a €3,000 annual prize that supports and honours projects around the world that demonstrate regenerative best-practices in all dimensions of sustainability. We are now welcoming 2024 applications!

If you have nominations or are willing to collaborate to share the application in more languages please reach out

The Sprouts for the Future project is coming to a close. To conclude the cycle the five participating education projects were joined by fellow educators, ecovillagers, parents, and the regenerative education curious for a public showcase of their evolution.

Hear from the partners about the challenges they worked through, the positive surprises, and what's next in their journey at Youth in Action Project Public Showcase
The Ecovillage Resilience team is wrapping up the two-year project, preparing exciting tools and insights to help you build resilience in and around your community projects. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements!

If you haven't already, tune into the first outcome of the project, Commnuity Resilienec an Ecovillage Podcast! Learn more | Listen on Spotify
Are you passionate about practical environmental regeneration? 

The REDES teams will be planting 27,500 baby trees in its emerging food forest, in the heart of the Great Green Wall Initiative, and they are looking for big hearts & hands to accomplish this! Read the Full Story here.

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Ecovillages are actively weaving stories and experience around the world.

Today let’s visit one of GEN Oceania & Asia (GENOA)'s National Network, GEN Australia, and hear some updates from different ecovillages across the country.

Get to know seven of our Australian ecovillages!

Are you looking for a regional-based ecovillage education? There are two upcoming opportunities in Thailand!

1. Training of Trainers (TOT) Wongsanit Ashram, September 2-15th 2024. (Support a scholarship participant!)

2. Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) Gaia Ashram, Thailand, January 2025. 

The first-ever in-person Turtle Island Regional Gathering of the Ecoversities Alliance will be hosted by the Atlan Center, located in the Cascadia bioregion of the northwest this July 19 – 23rd, 2024. In the dance of life’s unfolding mysteries, we extend an invitation to join us for 5 days of co-exploring, sharing gifts and skills, and un/learning.
NextGENNA, the North American branch of NextGEN, is infused with fresh energy after the interregional gathering in Tulum and may be ready to share an update to the newsletter soon of their own... 

If you are a youth in North America reach out to Gabriel about joining the team! 
The GEN Europe  Membership Scheme had a refresh!

From 2024 on, besides national & transnational networks and ecovillages, we are also inviting various ecoprojects to join our network! You are warmly invited to join the family and receive the new member benefits to help you grow and to grow our movement. 

Learn More and Apply! 

 

Immerse yourself in the world of ecovillages by living and working in community and co-creating Europe's biggest ecovillage event! 

Spend this summer in Ängsbacka as a member of the gathering Dream Team or Pollinators Team! Read the requirements and how to apply here.

Contribute to the Gathering's ever-growing Children's Programme by submitting a workshop. We all bring precious talents and skills and have much to offer to our youngest community members - we encourage you to share your gifts! 
Apply before May 26th
 
CASA Latina looks back on the Community and Regenerative Initiatives they were able to strengthen in Quintana Roo, Riviera Maya, Mexico. The Rights of Mother Earth (Derechos de la Madre Tierra) initiative was brought to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange by weaving the movement with all who felt called to action.

Read Yuluka's field report in Spanish and English
CASA Latina has invited NextGENNA to the ECCO from the 1st to 11th of February 2025 in Argentina. This invitation symbolizes a call to action to unite the youth of the Americas (from Chile to Canada) and the result of the cross-regional weaving that happened in Tulum, Mexico this March.

CASA-GENNA (pronounced in Spanish "Casa Llena," or "Full House") is the shared vision of uniting the Americas through cross-cultural collaborations across borders and language barriers.

Tell YOUR Story...

Join our partners Gaia Education and Global Ecovillage Network Elder Daniel Greenberg for this 8-week journey now starting June 3rd. 

In "Stories of Transformation," you will learn how to craft great stories both written and recorded that make an impact in the world. 

Learn more & Register

Are you dreaming of exploring ecovillages and unsure of where to start? Join Cynthia Tine and Ecovillage Tours for an unforgettable experience and insider's look at ecovillages in one of 4 amazing locations. Get 100$ off when you use code: GENFAMILY
Learn more and download your free Ecovillages Travel Guide

You can now apply for the Ecovillage Explorer Exchange to provide scholarship and work-trade opportunities on ecovillage tours from July on! Learn more & apply.
 
Join our friends at ECOLISE (Communities for Future) for the launch of Curiosoil Community of Practice June 6th at 14h CET. Hosted by GEN Europe council member Abdul Otman, this CoP aims to awaken soil curiosity and catalyse soil literacy.

Learn More here

 

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