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Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons conference hopeful yet critical
A hopeful yet notably system-critical atmosphere similar to that of Degrowth movement gatherings was tangible at the second international conference ‘Social Solidarity Economy and the Commons’, held 6th to 8th of November 2019 at the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal. Donatella della Porta of Scuola Normale…
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ECOLISE participates in 2019 European Rural Parliament, Asturias, Spain
ECOLISE co-presidents, Davie Philip of Cultivate, Ireland, and Francesca Whitlock of GEN Europe, recently represented the network at the European Rural Parliament, in Asturias, Spain. Francesca gave one of the main stage inspirational speaker addresses, entitled ‘Rural renaissance: the transformative potential of
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New transformative adult education project kicks off
A project dedicated to blended adult learning for the socio-ecological transition kicks off in Cloughjordan Ecovillage, Ireland, this month. Blended learning combines the best aspects of digital learning opportunities and place-based experiential learning. This project will help adult educators to improve their ability to deliver blended transformative…
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Facilitators of community-led change gather in Brussels
Facilitators of community-led change from around Europe recently gathered in Brussels to share skills and build collaboration in their efforts to help meet global climate…
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ECOLISE is recruiting! Communications & Network Assistant sought
ECOLISE is now at an exciting stage in its development and is currently establishing the new post of Communications and Network Assistant. The new post-holder will support the existing team in showcasing the inspirational work of communities across Europe that are leading the way to a sustainable, low carbon…
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Hundreds of communities in 27 countries celebrate the European Day of Sustainable Communities
As millions gather globally to climate strike and government leaders meet at the UN in New York, hundreds of transformational communities who are taking practical, grassroots action towards a zero-carbon, regenerative and inclusive Europe, are celebrating the European Day of Sustainable Communities on 21 September. Citizens in 27 countries…
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European Ecovillage Conference attracts record numbers
The annual European Ecovillage Conference, held this summer in Italy, attracted over 400 participants. The organiser, ECOLISE member Global Ecovillage Network Europe, has published a report of the gathering: European Ecovillage Conference Report 2019
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Win a trip to the European Rural Parliament by telling your story
The European Rural Parliament (ERP) in cooperation with ECOLISE is offering a chance to win an expenses paid trip to its fourth gathering 6-9 November 2019 in Candas, Asturias, Spain. Is your community at the forefront of the transition to low-carbon ecological future? Have you taken steps to…
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Community-led social solidarity economy initiatives deliver SDGs
Community-led initiatives are using social solidarity economy as a way of delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a new academic paper co-written by several ECOLISE members and partners. The paper includes case studies of permaculture enterprise in the UK, Tamera ecovillage, solidarity markets in Latin America, and…
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Atlas of Utopias features 33 community-led transformations from 24 countries
The 2019 edition of the Atlas of Utopias is a unique collection of community-led transformations of water, energy, food and housing systems, featuring 33 stories from 24 countries. An initiative by Transformative Cities, the atlas is now live online.
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