Exciting news - last month we launched our new map, now it is our brand new website. Take the chance and have a look around! :) Also there are more exciting features to come this year, so stay tuned!
The ticket sales will be launched in less than a week on Friday the 1st of March - we hope to see you there :)
Please note that this year, we’re doing things a little differently. The Gathering ticket is now combined with a year-long GEN Europe membership.
For this reason, we will provide a separate registration form for all our delegates which will be shared with you directly via email after the launch.
Stay tuned and keep an eye out on your inbox! :)
Call for Dream Team Coordinator!
GEN Europe is currently looking for 2 coordinators who will lead our volunteer ‘Dream Team’, a 6-week short team ESC for the European Ecovillage Gathering in Sweden this Summer!
Yesterday was Fran's last day in the GEN Europe office and the Communications Manager role is now in the capable hands of Maja Flajsig who will bring some fresh inspiration and creativity to the role.
Thank you Fran for your heartfelt and committed service to GEN Europe over these last 7 years and all those members who captured their memories and gratitude in the Kudoboard..
Women's leadership in regenerative intentional communities
A fantastic event organised by our partner ECOLISE featuring inspiring women from across the ecovillage movement including our very own coordinator Manja Vrenko from Sunny Hills of Istria, Mauge Cañada from Arterra Bizimodu, and Mieke Elzenga from GEN Netherlands!
Save the date: Bridgedale training in Arterra Bizimodu 18-23 September. This training will be open to people from Ukraine, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Finland, Hungary and Slovenia.
Song & Dance Leadership Training in the Ecovillage Sennrüti
May 14 – 19, 2024 Oct 1 – 6, 2024
Would you like to be part of a community that grows in learning and teaching music together to share heart-opening songs and dances in your own singing circles and communities?
International research on ecovillages and the climate crisis
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.
Did you know that the concept ‘Ecovillage’ came into existence in 1991 and by the mid-90s, many intentional communities had begun to call themselves ecovillages?
The founding impulse of GEN is marked by the conference ‘Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities – Models for the 21st Century’ that took place in Findhorn in 1995.
Curious to learn more about how it all started?
Check out this article as part of the Findhorn collective autobiography project "Celebrating on Incredible Family".