This is a real ‘web’, just like a spider’s – a place of connections – ideas – information – of dreams!
Our aim is to make it a Web of Hubs for alternative and free cultural spaces and people
The idea is to provide a loose-knit, non-hierarchical, web-based resource network for a wide range of what we are calling ‘Free Cultural Spaces’ (FCS). They wouldn’t necessarily use that term to describe themselves, but we need a simple, non-threatening term!
The Shiram in Russia is a community. Apparently about “space enlightenment” and “self-development”. Their community includes skilled musicians, artists, environmentalists, scientists and more.
The Russian House in California is a restaurant and place they say where: “a cultural dialog project between two nations of earth takes place.” Tatiana also believes she has uncovered the Trace to Global Enlightenment.
“Tatiana Ginzburg – Founder with Gensh of the both projects, PhD in transpersonal psychology, Transformational Game Facilitator, Breathworker (Rebirthing, Holotropic Breathwork, Vivation…), and spiritual seeker.”
Sieben Linden: A pioneering eco-village in Germany that is oft quoted, especially in the 'Eurotopia' Directory, as an example of an intentional community that ‘works’.
The Sierra Club. One of the oldest environmental action groups in the world. Jointly established by John Muir from Dunbar in Scotland. Currently particularly active on Arctic drilling.
Eco-artists’ village in Sweden. They own their own premises. Their website states that: “Eco-ateliers, ‘Cut Source’ is located in Bottna in Bohuslän, about a kilometer from the west sea. Here are 23 households, of which 7 are year-round residents, and each site includes a studio space. Many of us who live in Cut Source are artistically active in different ways: here live architects, artists, filmmakers, photographers, writers, musicians and ordinary WAGE-SLAVE.”
The Soil Association is a membership charity campaigning in the UK for organic gardening and farming. Includes links to organic farms that can be visited.
Solar Festival – a tipi group started a little festival in Germany, running only with solarpower. It is a Free Festival.
An ‘old school’ (but not free) festival held around the time of the summer solstice in borderlands of Wales/England, UK. Their music description is: “spacerock progressive and blues”.
Shamanistic group with different base-camps around the globe including Costa Rica, that describes itself as:
“Sound of Light is a Sacred Medicine and Music Circle with a Healing Retreat Center in the Costa Rican forest. We facilitate seminars with the Sacred Visionary Plant Teachers that include healing ceremonies, meditation practices, intentional music study, Temazcal ceremonies (sweatlodges) and integration circles. We are a growing Forest Community that welcomes people and families that look for a simple and profound communal forest life in the essence of the Medicine Path. “
SPACES was a three year project for artistic and cultural action in public space, taking place in Armenia, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It lasted from December 1st 2011 - November 30st 2014 and a film was produced called ‘Free Spaces’, which shows examples of how artists can become political activists in their community spaces.
The film looks of interest but we cannot find a link to it on line. It’s been filmed in the German language. The description is:
“FREE SPACES, based on the Spaces project, shows a new image of four major Eastern European cities. Ina Ivanceanu followed artists and activists who try to regain their right to the city and their freedom of expression with wit and creativity. A cinema gets occupied, an old Soviet circus reactivated, a gloomy underground passage transformed into an ironic but glamorous arena and a factory site converted into a cultural Agora. The film shows that conditions are similar in Tbilisi (Georgia), Yerevan (Armenia), Chisinau (Moldova) - and in Kiev (Ukraine), where civil society revolts, led by artists. All actions and projects reclaim public space in artistic and innovative ways.”
The film seems to have been produced by the Amour Fou film group in Luxembourg and Vienna.
Spiral Earth provides links to folk and roots-music festivals in the UK, Ireland and Europe.