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8th of March. International women's day. It has been celebrated for over 100 years. In some parts of the world, we can see results of awareness raising about gender equality,  in others women's rights are being severely restricted, and it looks like civilization is going back to some sort of middle ages.

Until a few years ago it looked like the feminine principle will finally replace the hard masculine order, that had led humanity since prehistoric times. Then the pandemic happened, and the war happened. Humanity is in fear. Masculine qualities are raising again.

But here we are. GEN Europe with feminine value system. With love for planet Earth. With love for each other. We cultivate a new culture for a more feminine world.
News from GEN Europe
We are hiring: membership and administration manager 
 

GEN Europe is looking for a new membership and administration manager to join our team. Please share this call with your community members. 
 
JOB DESCRIPTION
Why is it important to send delegates of your community and networks to the European Ecovillage Gathering?
 

The Gathering is our ‘Homecoming’, it is the place where we reconnect with the source of the ecovillage movement, with our common purpose and with each other. It is also the yearly event where we can share our learnings, difficulties and success across our ecovillages, so that we can all grow wiser together. For these reasons and many more, it is important that you send delegates as representatives of your community and/or network to the European Ecovillage Gathering. 
More reasons to send representatives of your community to the Gathering:

  • Talk about and present your community at Meet the Ecovillages to spread awareness and potentially get new members, volunteers and visitors
  • Talk about and present your current projects at the Project Market to engage more people in them
  • Have a start-up business in your community take part in the Funding Circle to be resourced by the movement
  • Sell your ecovillage products at the market
  • Get support with the difficulties of your community by other experienced communities 
  • Learn new social tools and technologies or get inspiration for new business ideas to bring back to your community
  • Connect with other ecovillages in your region and across Europe 
  • Get new friends and connections from the ecovillages of Europe!
 
REGISTER HERE
General Assembly protocols

GEN Europe General Assembly 2023 will be held prior to the gathering in Nature Community between the 9th-11th July 2023. Here is a short reminder of the General Assembly protocols and dedlines for proposals: 

  • Change of satutes: If a full member wishes to propose a change of statute, the deadline to submit such a proposal is 60 days prior to the GA, which is on the 10th of May 2023.
  • Resolution proposal: If a full member has a resolution proposal, that needs to be voted upon, the deadline to submit such a proposal is 30 days prior to the GA, which is on the 9th of June 2023.
  • Official agenda and accompanying documents (annual, financial, and internal auditor's report, proposals and resolutions to be voted upon) will be sent out the latest 21 days prior to the GA, this is on the 18th of June 2023.
  • Delegate tickets: National Networks 5 delegate tickets, Full member communities 3 delegate tickets, Aspiring members 1 delegate ticket. Read more about delegate tickets 

Don't forget to pay your membership fee for 2023 prior to the GA, as only members with paid membership fee will have the right to vote.

Payment details: Postbank Berlin, bank code 10010010, Account no. 7681105, IBAN: DE 11100100100007681105, BIC: PBNKDEFF
Ecovillage gathering:
Early bird tickets available until the March 15th.

Don't miss this summer gathering in Nature community in Germany. Workshops, dance, exchange, networking...don't miss out! If you are an individual member, claim your discount on the early bird ticket and get the best price. 
GET YOUR TICKET NOW
Call for workshops is open until the March 12th

We programme the Gathering according to the spirit of co-creation. Is there a member of your community that can offer a workshop from any area of sustainable, regenerative and ecovillage living? Please share the call with your community members!
SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL

Contribute to GEN Europe Annual report

It's time to start preparing our annual report, and we want to hear from you!

Besides updating on the work of the secretariat, we want to use our report to highlight all the activities that go on throughout the year in your communities. From harvest festivals to welcoming volunteers, from successful collaborations with local municipalities to a new straw-bale house - please consider writing (or asking a member of your ecovillage to write!) a short update on your successes, big or small, to share with the network and the wider world. Photos are also warmly welcomed.

Please send your submissions by the end of March to fran@gen-europe.org

GEN Europe delegate in
Network Steward Circle

Please share this call with your community!

Do you feel deeply connected to GEN's global mission? Would you enjoy meeting the wider network and strategising together about the future of GEN? Can you commit to a minimum of a 2-hour meeting every 3 weeks? 

Being part of the NSC involves connecting with ecovillagers from all over the world, stewarding communities of practice in topics of regeneration, and helping make decisions about the wider network direction! GEN EU is represented with one council member, one staff member, and one member of the network. Right now we are missing our network member and would like to open the call for those who feel drawn to the role!

You can find a full role description here. If you are interested, express your motivation to join the NSC by sending an email to membership@gen-europe.org with the subject line 'NSC delegate'. The final decision will be made by the council taking into account the current composition of the NSC.
Invitations
The Green Road Project:
A Home Away From Home" - Online Screening and Live Q&A with GEN Ukraine 

Thousands of people have found a new home in Ukrainian eco-communities during the war. A moving new documentary follows the Green Road project and tells their stories.

Meet GEN Ukraine on March 9th at 19:00 CET. 
The event is free, but participants are warmly invited to make a donation to GEN Ukraine.
 
REGISTER FOR SCREENING
Communities of Practice on the issues that matter to us

In February, GEN International and the Network Steward Circle hosted the first GEN Communities of Practice call: an open invitation for all those working on different topics of regeneration to come together, network, share experiences and best practice and co-create new projects. The CoPs range from advocacy to ecosystem restoration to sociocracy and are now hosted on our forum, so if you're interested in seeing what's already out there, creating a new CoP, or joining the next CoP call, you can join and explore the forum.
ENTER THE FORUM
Accessible communities

We have received a request from a woman who uses a wheelchair seeking ecovillages that she might be able to access. If your ecovillage is fully or partially wheelchair accessible, and has facilities to welcome guests, please contact Fran at fran@gen-europe.org as she is collecting a register of accessible communities for such requests in future.

ECOLISE GA 

ECOLISE Virtual General Assembly will be held on the 12 & 13 May 2023
As an ECOLISE member, GEN Europe has 5 delegate spots at the General Assembly. Are you or someone in your community interested to be a GEN Europe delegate? Please express your interest by sending an email to membership@gen-europe.org, and we'll send you more information.

Thank you for reading this letter until the end. Please share it with your community or network members. Maybe they'll find something for them.

We wish you a sunny and blossoming spring!

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