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 /…

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…

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…

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…

We are thrilled to share a sneak peek of the "Future Roots Gathering" - an inspiring event in the making to unfold in Damanhur, Italy, in October 2024. This unique event, a collaborative effort between NextGEN Europe (the youth European branch of the Global Ecovillage Network) and YTS (Yes To Sustainability), aims to bring together a variety of people with minds passionate about sustainable living and community-driven solutions, with a special focus on youth and future.  In a world where ecovillages play a central role in the great turning and…

The two researchers Lara Monticelli and Linea Munk Petersen were writing two new pieces of academic (creative) writing on collapse and ecovillages and it has recently been published in the journal Ephemera. This series of notes intertwine academic insights with elements of pop culture, contemporary art, diary entries, and sci-fi imaginaries, they offer a thought-provoking exploration of future imaginaries, collapse, and exit strategies. The first part critically examines how sci-fi aestheticism influences our perception of the future, discussing the dichotomy between dystopian visions and nature-technology relationships in popular media. It questions…