Vlachia, Evoia island, Greece
"Heliotropon" community
Sustainability, Transition & ResilienceDetailed call-out and schedule attached (PDF and spreadsheet)
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Do you want to go to Greece for 10 days in September and learn/share about sustainability initiatives and alternative living? Keep reading!
Transition Town Witzenhausen e.V. applied to the UE for an Erasmus+ grant with similar organizations from other countries and we almost certainly won the award.
Who? There is space for 5 people (it must be 2 males and 2 females, plus a project leader). Preferably “youth” (up to 30 yrs old) but there is no hard age limit.
Who else? The Iliosporoi Network in Greece is coordinating this event. Germany is one of 6 countries participating. You will also meet people from organisations in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Croatia.
Where and when? September 10-19, 2016, at the “Heliotropon” Transition and Resilience Community Hub, Vlachia, Evia island, Greece. We would leave on 9 Sept and return on 20 Sept.
Cost? The grant will cover 80% of travel costs. 100% of accommodation and food costs in Greece is included. There is a participation fee of 30eur per person, to be paid to the Heliotropon Hub. Some scholarships might be available. Please don't let cost limitations stop you from applying if you are interested in this encounter!
What will we learn? We will participate in workshops and discussions about: off-grid communities, energy autonomy from renewable energy sources, natural housing, waste management, farming and agroecology, decision making, conflict resolution, and cooperative entrepreneurship. We will also have “culture nights” where each country will share some aspects of our culture, and share what alternative projects we are doing.
If you are interested, please contact Gualter Barbas Baptista until August 10th. I will then contact all interested to further organize the logistics.
Bristol UK
The web site is www.radicaltechnology.org: you can register there.
The main day is Saturday 3rd September, but there are also events on Friday 2nd and Sunday 4th, in the same location. See the web site for details.
The conference is inspired by the book Radical Technology, a collection of essays, drawings and interviews published in 1976. The word 'degrowth' was not invented then, but it was unashamedly Utopian, decentralist and 'low-tech'. The conference revisits the original ideas and asks how they look from today's perspective. Perhaps the key question is whether a change of strategy is required in the face of incipient environmental thresholds: is a high-tech emergency response now needed, and can this be combined with the need to limit the physical growth of the world economy?
The conference is held in the spirit of the 70s: although catalysed by battle-scarred veterans, everyone is a contributor.
Location: Bristol University Student Union, Bristol, England, United Kingdom
4977 2005829 Peter Harper
2, Tweekerkenstraat, Ghent, 9000, Belgium
We will stream the degrowth conference in Ghent, campus Tweekerkenstraat 2, building Hoveniersberg.
And hopefully, we will have interesting discussions afterwards.
The link to the event:
4977, 4987 2005829 Jonas Van der Slycken58°22'24.9"N 26°42'33.7"E, Tiigi 67, Tartu, Estonia
We will stream at least the first day of lectures from the Degrowth conference (weather permitting). Some discussions throughout the time.
Facebook event:
4977, 4990 2005829 Vaksali Community GardensUnvergEssbar Schaugarten, Nordbahnhofsweg, unterhalb des Kreisamtes und Uni Nord, hinter Zigarrenfabrik
Gemüse und Couscous aus der Solarkochbox, garniert mit außergewöhnlichen Kräutern aus dem Schaugarten, dazu Kräutertee.
Vorbereitung ab 11 Uhr, Essen ca. 13:30 Uhr, gemeinsames Gärtnern ab 14:30 Uhr
Guten Appetit!