THE EUROPEAN ECOVILLAGE CONFERENCE
Living the future today: Solidarity, Resilience & Hope
July 16-20 2017,
ÄNGSBACKA, SWEDEN

www.angsbacka.se/GEN

The Global Ecovillage Network of Europe announces its 21st edition of the Conference, for the first time in Sweden.

“Come and network with Europe’s grassroots change-makers. Join us to learn ways of increasing your happiness while being of greater service to humanity and the planet.” Robert Hall, Global Ecovillages Network Europe’s Council President

This years theme is "Conscious Happiness: Living the future today. Solidarity, Resilience & Hope", which will weave into conference workshops and activity tracks, tied together by keynote speakers:

CHARLES EISENSTEIN is a self-described “degrowth activist” that has been named “one of the up-and-coming great minds of our time”. He is the internationally-acclaimed author of "Sacred Economics" and "The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible", described by Publisher’s Weekly as “a revolutionary and interactive book…inspires the reader to think out of the ordinary.”

HELENA NORBERG-HODGE is a pioneer of the ‘new economy’ movement, where she has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than thirty years. She is an author, filmmaker and director of Local Futures, an organization with the mission to protect and renew ecological and social well being by promoting a systemic shift away from economic globalization towards localization. She was honored with the Right Livelihood Award or ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’.

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PROGRAM
We know that a more beautiful world is possible, and we will explore this together in communal living topics such as the sharing economy and social currencies, food sovereignty, renewable energies, non-violent communication, group facilitation, governance models, collective and consensual decision making, bio-architecture and ecological activism. Follow this event and the conference page for updates as speakers, workshops and the program are finalized.

The people that walk their talk will share experiences and know-how, mostly through workshops and talks but also through art, music, dance, film and exhibitions. Round-table talks, documentaries, and presentations from the ecovillages themselves – new and old – are also year-in, year-out favourites.

Morning activities to get into our lovely bodies, concerts, dance and music in the evenings to come together.

Join us to learn ways to live a richer life while being of greater service to humanity and the planet.

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EXPO – showcasing sustainable technologies
The Ecovillage Sustainable Technology Exposition is a demonstration lab featuring sustainable technologies such as solar ovens, thermo-compost heating systems and water purifiers designed in European Ecovillages. We invite members of ecovillages to share, demonstrate and present technologies from their communities, or from traditional knowledge, that they use to tackle local or global challenges.
Invitation to contribute: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nOtOQDnI-WV...

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WHO IS COMING?
The gathering has attracted many many hundreds of people over the years.

People from who want to learn more about sustainable communities; ecovillagers and aspiring ecovillagers, friends from like-minded networks such as Permaculture, Transition Towns and Gaia Education among many others.The local community and people truly interested in more sustainable lifestyles are also warmly welcome

Participants in the 5 day event can expect a family-friendly drug and alcohol free experience with the possibility to choose activities based on their interests, managed campsites with outdoor facilities and all inclusive vegetarian meals.

“A more beautiful world IS possible… and you will experience a part of it during the gathering at Ӓngsbacka”, welcomes Ewa Jacobsson from Ängsbacka.

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GLOBAL ECOVILLAGE NETWORK
GEN (Global Ecovillage Network) was founded 20 years ago and represents over 100 countries in the 5 continents. GEN-Europe is a network that connects, sustains and diffuses the work of ecovillages and communities. Ecovillages form one of the few viable models for sustainable regional development. GEN-Europe has representation in Brussels under the umbrella of ECOLISE, together with other intercontinental networks; also, it has a consultative status at the UN for educational material for 10 years.

ÄNGSBACKA
Ängsbacka, outside Karlstad in Sweden, is a vital meeting place in Scandinavia for people who want to live a more conscious life, live from the heart and care for our planet. Since 1997 thousands of people have been touched by the warm, open, loving atmosphere during workshops, festivals and visits at Ängsbacka. Ängsbacka is a full member of GEN Europe since 2016. Welcome to be part of the Ängsbacka Magic!

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✦ VOLUNTEERING ✦
It is possible to also join the festival as a volunteer, where you will be part of a working group to assist in the creation and running of the festival.

♡ WARMLY WELCOME ♡

WHO? Everyone is invited. Change agents for a more beautiful world.
WHEN? July 16-20 2017
WHERE? In Sweden. At Ängsbacka outside Karlstad. Directions
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: http://www.angsbacka.se/GEN
MAIL: conference@gen-europe.org
GEN: www.gen-europe.org

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