Community-led initiatives call for a stronger EU Green Deal driven by collective action

Community-led initiatives call for a stronger EU Green Deal driven by collective action

A new manifesto launched by civil society organizations including GEN Europe claims the right of EU citizens to have the choice to live sustainably, calling on policymakers to swiftly localise an ambitious European Green Deal. Manifesto launch event in Brussels, 7 November. Photo: Alejandro Puzzo ECOLISE, the European network of community-led initiatives on climate change and…

Funded volunteering with GEN EU – apply now!

Funded volunteering with GEN EU – apply now!

Volunteer with GEN Europe, fully funded through the European Solidarity Corps!We’re pleased to announce that applications for our annual funded volunteering programme for youth (under-30) are open! Come and join us at the heart of the European ecovillage movement in our office in Arterra Bizimodu ecovillage, Spain. If you’re curious to gain experience in areas…

Can you help GEN EU win €10,000 of funding…with just a click?

Together we are stronger… Photo: Ana Correia In a time when there is so much need in the world, when our attention and resources are pulled in so many different directions, we know it can be hard to support all the causes that are dear to our hearts. So we’re delighted to offer an opportunity…

Watch the Gathering afterfilm!

Watch the Gathering afterfilm!

Four days, 800 participants form 41 countries, over 50 workshops, and one beautiful temporary community created by every single person who attended biggest Ecovillage Gathering yet. We danced, sang, learned, played, built, and experienced the power of conscious community, nourished by the beautiful surroundings of our host, Nature Community in Germany. We are delighted to…

The European Ecovillage Gathering 2023: activating hope, honouring grief and going forth with joy

The European Ecovillage Gathering 2023: activating hope, honouring grief and going forth with joy

It took almost four years: from the first preparations in 2019, to nervously waiting for news of lockdowns in 2020 and again in 2021, it at times felt like the moment would never arrive. But as the sun set over the green hills and forests surrounding Nature Community and we looked out at the hundreds…