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Welcome to the July edition of the Global Ecovillage Network newsletter!

This month, we've reformatted our usual layout to bring you an exciting array of free resources, inspiring stories of resilience, and a mix of in-person and online events. We hope these offerings will enrich your journey towards resilience, regeneration, and community connection. Your feedback is always welcome as we strive to provide valuable and engaging content for our diverse network. Enjoy exploring and participating in this month's highlights!

 
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Community Resilience Podcast
Join us for a listening trip around the world, as we hear from ecovillages and experts and explore resilience, adaptation, and transformation in our time of deepening polycrisis.
Weaving Resilience Free Course
Explore resilience in social-ecological systems, engage with personal and interpersonal resilience, and envision a sustainable future. 
Resilience Companion Cards
This resource is for facilitators, educators, and local communities to learn about and map their resilience in local workshops and activities.
E-Community Research Platform 
An open, peer-to-peer platform to serve researchers, practitioners, and adult educators from ecovillages and academia as well as policymakers on all levels.
Standing In Place: A reflection by Robin Allison on being a part of the GEN Ecovillage Resilience +2.5° Project, connecting with global communitarians to address climate change and enhance community resilience.
How Embracing Resilience At Narara Ecovillage has strengthened community bonds, enhanced sustainability practices, and inspired new initiatives like co-ownership housing and renewable energy solutions.
Find more Stories of Resilience and explore firsthand accounts from ecovillages on the ground. Spanning place and time, these collection of stories connect us with the human experience of this journey.
Join a free interactive webinar on how to use Authentic Relating to enliven your community with more love, more fun, and more effective collaboration. Join Jason Digges in one of two free participatory webinars, July 17th or August 2nd
GEN's Book Club is back with a brand new date! Join Ross Jackson, Eva Goldfarb, and Maja Flajsig on July 23th at 14h UTC for an honest and open dialogue on the state of the world.  

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Last chance to join the first-ever in-person Turtle Island Regional Gathering of the Ecoversities Alliance hosted by Atlan Center, located in the Cascadia bioregion of the northwest this July 19 - 23rd, 2024.
Join the REDES (Réseau pour l’Émergence et le Développement des Ecovillages au Sahel) in planting 27,500 baby trees from July - September in Senegal as a part of the UN's Great Green Wall Initiative.

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Are you dreaming of exploring ecovillages and unsure of where to start? Join Cynthia Tine and Ecovillage Tours for an unforgettable experience (booking for July - September 2024) Learn more
Discount code: GENFAMILY
 

Join the European Ecovillage Gathering August 20-25th 2024 in Ängsbacka, Sweden (Discounts available), OR check out the many regional gatherings that are taking place in Italy, Switzerland, Spain, and France at GEN Europe's Events Calendar.  

How about learning permaculture in one of the biggest and oldest ecovillages in Europe?  The Findhorn Permaculture Design Certificate Course (PDC), takes place in Scotland, between August 26th and September 8th!

Join an in-person ecovillage education offerings around Asia - from the full 5 dimensions course (November 4-30th, Bali) to the intensive Training of Trainers (September 2-15th, Thailand). 
Explore kinship with all life through experiential sessions and guest speakers in this 6-week in-person course from Sept 11-October 16 2024 at St Ethelburga’s Centre in London. 
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El próximo Encuentro de Comunidades Sustentables de América Latina se realizará en Misiones, Argentina, entre el 1 y el 12 de febrero 2025. Conoce más 

In the past year within GEN we candidly assessed the organization’s trajectory and economic resilience, soliciting input from stakeholders at every turn. Attuned to the pulse of our network, we recognized recurring patterns in need of disruption, leading us to streamline our operations and governance for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness as we address our economic vulnerability. 

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