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Hello, my name is Maja Flajsig!

I will be filling Fran's place as the Communications Manager in GEN Europe wholeheartedly, continuing to build upon her extraordinary efforts. I am honored to embark on this exciting journey in service of all communities! Since I decided to dedicate my life to social and ecological regeneration, working for GEN Europe came to me as an invaluable opportunity to put my skills, talents, and passions to use that can serve many. Even though I have a strong background in collaboration with various environmental and climate NGOs as well as in…

Moon Cycle News & Public Newsletter Submission Guidelines

Moon Cycle News: Deadline: 5 days prior to every full Moon Please submit your contributions within the following guidelines:  For articles: - Please provide your full name and contact info.- Please provide with your article a small introductory paragraph max. 80 words- Please provide if possible a picture as jpg, png or gif in a high resolution with a width up to 600 pixel and size of up to 1 MB-All opinions, ideas and perspectives in the article are clearly stated as such with “I” statements- Any person or group named directly…

Prices for food and accommodation in Ängsbacka 2024

Food & Accommodation for Gathering only: Double room: 5200 SEK / c.455€ Bed in mixed 4-bed: 4250 SEK / c.372€ Own external accommodation: 2200 SEK / c.192€ Own tent in camping area: 2200 SEK / c.192€ Caravan parking including 1 passenger: 2350 / c.205€ Extra passenger in camper: 2200 SEK / c.192€ Bed in female dorm: 2900 SEK / c.254€ Bed in mixed dorm: 2900 SEK / c.254€ Food & Accommodation for General Assembly only: Double room: 3 808 SEK / c.341€ Bed in mixed 4-bed:  3 048  SEK /…

Some first words of introduction

Maja has been seeking for more profound connections with human and more-than-human world since her childhood. Being interested in the communities these relations create, she finished her masters degree in Anthropology in Croatia, where she comes from.Her passion for co-creation led her to collaborate with various environmental and climate organisations in need for creative campaigns and communication strategies. These alliances inspired her to travel across many different (eco)villages and projects, finally bringing her to a growing rural community on the island of Crete where she lives.This journey provided Maja with…

Call for participation in international research on ecovillages and the climate crisis 2024

A call is opened for ecovillages and intentional communities in the State of Bavaria, to participate in international research on the climate crisis and extreme events, being carried out in Brazil and Germany. The objective of the research "The sociopolitical face of the climate crisis and extreme events: study with ecovillages in São Paulo and Bavaria" is to investigate how communities and territories are incorporating climate change and the impacts of extreme events into their lifestyle and relations. Background of the research project: The scientific research is carried out in…

Looking back at the National Networks Meeting in Pourgues, 18-21 Jan

Attendance & Trends: 10 National networks: Ukraine, Germany, Loes, RIE, RIVE, Swiss, Oasis, BelgEco, Sweden, Slovenia3 Transnational networks: BEN, SEEN, WE2 Meta networks: NextGEN, YTS Many young and new faces as well as some elder network weavers, that have been somehow distanced from the network lately, were sitting in the circle in the newly refurbished attic of Ecovillage Pourgues's main building. In the opening circle participants expressed their ''feels like coming home'' feelings. It is always inspiring to reconnect with like-minded souls from the international sphere, and renew the feeling…