This is a permaculture village located at Shawnigan Lake, British Colombia in Canada.
They say: “O.U.R. ECOVILLAGE is a sustainable learning community and demonstration site located in the beautiful Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We base our work on Permaculture principles and offer learning opportunities for Natural Building, Sustainable Food Production and Leadership.”
Links to their website and to a video.
Annual Psychedelic Tribal Gathering in Hungary. More than a festival, rather, a portal into new insights for life, living and EDM music and dance! Describes itself as, “a Spiritual Awakening”.
The O.Z.O.R.A. Festival has been held on an estate in Ozora near small village Dádpuszta every year since 2004. The first party was called Solipse and took place during the Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999.
The Ozora festival (with Solar United Natives festival) is one of the two sizeable psytrance festivals in Hungary, and is one of the fastest growing psychedelic trance festivals in the world.
Organics network in Denmark. Active in sustainability issues, and organising conferences and events that support organic solutions in building, agriculture and every-day living.
Eco village development and applications of ecological solutions to societal problems are central to the OKO-Net’s work and practical approaches.
Old Hall with 40 adults and 10 under 18s, is one of the more established intentional communities in the UK. This intentional community in the East Anglian area of England, has a diversity of people and beliefs, but works on consensus. Environmentalism and woodland skills are at its core. It also has historic links with the Albion Festivals.
Links to their main site and to Reb Stevenson’s video about Old Hall WWOOFers!
Open Mind is a fairly mainstream, generic, rather glossy site for news articles on big subject areas such as ‘spirituality’ and ‘technology’. It covers a diverse range, from GM foods through to this link, which they’ve dubbed the 'World’s 12 Strangest Festivals'. They don't all sound especially 'nice'.
German language magazine featuring news and information about intentional communities, environmental issues, human rights issues and more.
A whole host of info and links to Pagan and Christian beliefs. A lot about spirituality and nature. Communality and celebrations.
They say:
“We participate in dedication and initiation ceremonies. We celebrate life's transitions with coming of age and croning rituals. If Paganism is a celebration of life then the Rites of Passage we participate in are the mile markers of that celebration.”
An old US airbase near Heidelberg in Germany seems set to become a new “experiment in future living” for up to 4,000 people, according to Professor Carlo Ratti. Sounds extraordinary, but will it happen?
Links to a BBC report and the Carlo Ratti site.
With Graeme Dunstan at its wheel, the Peacebus – Happy wheels - and its website actively campaign against war and conflict. A veteran campaigner and original co-presenter of the Australian Aquarius Festival.
The Permaculture Association is a UK charity promoting learning networks in, and beyond, the UK’s boundaries. Includes useful international information and links.