Dearest network, we have been dreaming...
Of what it would look like to truly be a network-supported, network-supporting organization. We have been dreaming about what our dear friend John Croft's idea of the fifth sector of our economy (Community Enterprise Strategic Partnerships) could look like for the ecovillage movement.
Borrowing John's powerfully generative question, we ask, "How can we support your work?" The power of this network lies in you, in your heart, in your realized and unrealized dreams, and in the change which you are working to bring to your communities - all - over - the - world. We celebrate you.
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If each of our readers can donate an average of 1£ after reading each newsletter, we can support the majority of our core work. Coincidingly, we believe that the news of this movement should be accessible to all. So, we welcome you into an experiment...
If you enjoy our monthly newsletter, would like to support our work at GEN, and have the ability to do so, please donate. We mean it when we say all contributions are cherished... we believe in the power of 1£.
In reciprocity, we offer our annual Hildur Jackson Award, a staff opening, a collection of the resources and impact co-created in 2022, and as always monthly updates from the inspiring work of our global projects, regions, and partners.
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Each year, together with the Gaia Trust and thanks to the incredible generosity of Ross Jackson in honour of his dear Hildur, we are delighted to welcome applications for this recognition and resource infusion of 3000 Euros.
Particularly, we're looking for projects with innovative character, impact, and longevity. We're especially keen to welcome those who align with the developments in GEN and have a close link to the network and region.
Past winners have blended community, land, and education. They've empowered young refugees with Permaculture. And transformed an experimental eco-development into a thriving ecovillage.
Get inspired by last year's winner, by clicking the video below...
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Join the GEN International team!
We are excited to open the call for a passionate and skilled person to join our team as the Operations Lead. This person will ideally know the Network and the wider Movement and bring a depth of experience in guiding and supporting dynamic teams. They will balance clarity and flexibility, demonstrating an ability to listen and steer. They will have a positive attitude and be motivated by navigating challenges. They will be able to apply a collaborative approach while also leaning into their administrative strengths.
Applications are due by Midnight UTC on Sunday July 23, 2023 for work to start in September.
💫 Find the Recruitment Pack and Application Process HERE
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Our 2022 Annual Report is here!
Whether you read our 2022 Annual Report cover to cover, dive into one region or circle, or simply flip through and land on a page, we hope you’ll connect with our vision and feel compelled to join us in our mission.
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 NextGEN, our youth arm, celebrating the wealth of action and cultural diversity of the journey towards low-impact, regenerative lifestyles around the planet.
💫 Find our 2022 Annual Report HERE
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Ecovillage Resilience Project
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This month, the Community of Practice concluded the deep dive part of the journey, identifying abilities and skills for building personal and interpersonal resilience in light of the polycrisis. The goal was to create shared understanding and language around what conditions could enable more inner resilience leading to more explicit abilities individually and collectively in order to intentionally face the polycrisis. By naming the inner dimensions of resilience, we can create a narrative to track what enables and prohibits collective abilities and how that may change over time. By ability, we refer to the capacity to perceive, feel, and receive, and from there enter into relationships with the world around us, including both tangible and subtle aspects. In this way, ability can be described as an interface that can take many shapes, forms, and expressions and that is evolved over time through experiences. Collective abilities can be seen as the preconditions necessary for building a shared leadership culture – a way of being in relationship with each other, the greater context, and the task at hand.
Anyone is invited to join us in this reflection by navigating the first step in our activity. Ask yourselves and/or your community:
- What ability is well established and rooted in the shared culture (of the ecovillage)? This could be a shared relational quality that attracted people together initially. This is the foundational ability.
- What ability can be built in order to achieve the mission or vision( of the ecovillage)? What ability can help the group attain greater resilience? This is the aspirational ability.
- What ability can support the process of moving from the current ability to a desired ability? What serves as a bridge to support evolution and growth? This is the bridging ability.
Explore more about the Deep Dive here. In the next Arc of the journey, we will explore visions and pathways for the future. We welcome your insights at resilience@ecovillage.org
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Kincentric Leadership Project
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The Kincentric project has just completed its first in-person retreat in the Rocky Mountains of the continental USA. Read what facilitator Kritee (Kanko) has to say about the experience here.
Learn more about the 18-month Leadership programme and remaining retreats here.
🦁 Don't miss the rare opportunity to take a walk in the English countryside with an African wilderness guide. Come and join us in quiet community with each other, with Earth and with our more than human kin. Friday 28th July at 18:45 - 21:15 PM - Learn More
💫 Explore the Kincentric Projects inspiring resources here
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Youth in Action - Sprouts for the Future
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Action plans focusing on waste management, community gathering, biodiversity restoration, natural building, and growing food are getting their finishing touches from the five school partners in the Youth in Action- Sprouts for the Future project. To help guide them through the participatory process, each school community is now connecting with their local mentor who brings expertise and support, in addition to what we've generated in our global community of practice.
At Springhouse Community School, they will welcome the Director of Spikenard Farm Honeybee Sanctuary who is also an educator, farmer, author, and student of nature. He is an active contributor to the biodynamic agriculture and natural beekeeping movements and regularly teaches at conferences in the U.S., around the world, and online.
At Uba Qynza, they will weave in the wisdom of a biotechnologist, herbalist, homeopath, botanist, ecologist, and naturopathic doctor. He currently has 130 innovative productive initiatives and biotechnology inventions that he aspires will generate sustainable development for Colombia. He represents an exceptional bridge between indigenous knowledge, peasant knowledge, and cutting-edge naturist technological knowledge.
Stay tuned to learn about our other mentors and how the implementation goes...
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ReGEN4All: Bridging Ecovillage Research & Practice
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The GEN Research Group, as part of the ReGEN4all project, warmly invites ecovillage members, researchers, educators, and activists to an online discussion on how ecovillage research could have a greater impact on society.
By connecting different stakeholders, this virtual exchange seeks to clarify how ecovillage research is currently used (or not) by practitioners, educators, and activists; how it can become more accessible; and also what kind of research is needed at this point. The ReGEN4all project seeks to explore the potential of collaborations and to bridge the gaps between academia and ecovillages, including activists, educators, and policy-makers.
Title: Bridging the gap between ecovillage research and practice
When: June 21st (Wednesday) at 13:00-14:30 UTC
Where: Online Register Now
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🌟 GENOA is Cultivating Deep Learning Through Ecovillage Travel
Join GENOA's Community Call Series on June 14th at 7AM UTC for a sharing session on how transformative experiences can be cultivated while traveling to communities and hear experiences & ideas from travel experts, as well as communities and travelers. Get ready to welcome GENOA Ecovillage Travel Program as well!
Register Now!
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🌈 Good news - the programme for the 2023 European Ecovillage Gathering is live!
There are over 50 workshops on topics from permaculture and renewable energy to alternative economics and conscious sexuality, as well as unique facilitated experiences, concerts, bodywork and so much more. We're so excited to share it with you.
Explore the full programme and come and join us from July 12-17 in Nature Community, Germany!
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Dear community, there is still a chance to receive your free one-year digital subscriptions to Communties Magazine! To receive a one-year digital subscription (only valid for new subscribers), send an email with a screenshot of your updated ecovillage listing to taisa.mattos@ecovillage.org along with your name, email, country, and ecovillage. Your subscription will come with access to 50+ years of Communities magazine editions containing countless resources, tools, and insights. Thank you Communities magazine team for this generous offering!
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Support African Youth in Building Sustainable Community
The Nile journeys is fundraising to sponsor attendants of the Ecovillage Design Education (EDE) on the Nile, empowering African youth with the skills and knowledge to build sustainable communities that benefit both people and the planet. Your generosity will go directly towards sponsoring attendants of the EDE program, enabling them to access this life-changing experience.
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Join ECOLISE’s upcoming CfF Session for an engaging online workshop where they will explore the power of digital strategies in fostering and nurturing communities with guest speaker Chacho Puebla from Felicidad Collective.
You will discover innovative approaches to leverage social media, content creation, and storytelling to cultivate a sense of belonging and foster authentic connections within your online community.
This workshop is a must-attend for nonprofit professionals and anyone passionate about community-building.
➡️ Learn More & Register
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Join our friends at Gaia Education June 18th at 17:00 UTC for a conversation on resilience with Tom Llewellyn from The Response.
This webinar consists of two parts:
- Watch "The Response" documentary in any chosen language: English, Spanish, or Portuguese
- Join the discussion with Tom Lewellyn from Shareable. You will be able to ask questions and share with others.
➡️ Learn More & Register
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