Ecovillage announcements:

POSITIVE ENERGY - Easter conference 2008

Findhorn March 22 – 28, 2008






www.findhorn.org/positiveenergy

 Creative Community Responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change

“Let us accept the current challenge – the next great energy transition – as an opportunity to reimagine human culture from the ground up, using our intelligence and our passion for the welfare of coming generations and for the integrity of nature’s web as our primary guides”.
- Richard Heinberg

With Joanna Macy, Richard Heinberg, Rob Hopkins and many others.

Ecovillage news:

Ecovillage Conference
Tokyo


CIFAL Success



Tamera Pilgrimage

Co- Housing Film


The second International Ecovillage Conference was held in Japan, with a packed crowd of environmental activists, university professors, students and Japan’s green press. Green-Power TV have posted interviews and highlights.

 A two-day workshop on biofuels held in Scotland in November 2007 completed a successful first year of activities for the CIFAL Findhorn training centre.




 For four weeks a group (which numbered 168 people by the end) walked through Israel and Palestine. Concrete plans were made towards the creation of the Peace Research Village in the Middle East.


 A new film on co-housing, Voices of Cohousing. Rebuilding Villages in the City has been released.
It looks at many aspects of life co-housing style and provides an excellent introduction to those who are new to the subject.

Ecovillage Network links:

The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) links and supports sustainable settlements

An Ecovillage is a community of people
who strive to live sustainably

Ecovillage and network news & publications

Directory listings of
ecovillages around the world

Listings for sustainability-related
publications, organizations, experts

Find and take part in ecovillage and sustainability related courses, seminars or festive events

Live in an ecovillage for a day, a month or more and learn about sustainability hands-on

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any of GEN's regional secretariats

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