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The Gaia Ashram Internship is a one month program on Ecovillage Design, Permaculture and Deep Ecology. The internship will be a holistic participatory learning experience & process. Interns will experience being part of the Gaia Ashram Community and we will live together for one month at– Gaia Ashram-. At Gaia Ashram we belief in holistic learning that balances the head, hands & heart. Gaia Ashram encourages participatory learning & values the power of community in holding the learning space. We design the daily & weekly structure of the internship and of our lives here based on these values and principles. Theoretical learning (Head) The theoretical sessions will be participatory and interactive. It will cover the 4 keys of Ecovillage Design Education (Social, Economical, Ecological and Worldview inspired by Gaia Education). Each week will cover one of the Ecovillage Design Keys and integrated into this we will be introduced to Permaculture Design & Deep Ecology in terms of philosophy, movement and personal experiences. Overall, We will have a maximum of 2-3 hours of theory per day on the session days, to also create lots of space for practical experiential learning. See more details of the key content below. Practical learning (Hands – on) For the hands – on practical learning we will be developing the Gaia Ashram’s farm and restoring nature on the Gaia Ashram land using permaculture strategies & techniques that are appropriate for the Rainy Season & the land and its local context. The hands-on work will focus on Gardening work i.e. developing the vegetable gardens, planting seeds & seedlings, transplanting, propagation of plants, making composts, growing and maintaining a Food Forest, planting green manures, planting lots of trees, planting seasonal crops. Apart from the Gardening we will also will be doing some natural building which mostly will focus on creating natural finishes using mud plasters and art w

Fechas: 1-13 Agosto 2016 Lugar: Ecoaldea Los Guindales Dirigido a: estudiantes, constructores, arquitectos, amantes de los oficios tradicionales. Desarrollo: Se alternarán parte teórica y práctica tomando en cuenta que la teórica será un 20-30 % del total Cada día habrá ocho-nueve horas de taller Teórica: Dibujo, calculo, teoría de trazado,estudio de las armaduras de cubierta más comunes. Práctica: Trazado, cortes y escoplos, montaje varias estructuras de madera maciza. Al comenzar el taller cada alumno dispondrá de un pequeño libro con artículos y apuntes útiles recopilados en estos años, para seguir su aprendizaje y para tomar notas. Habrá a disposición del alumnado una pequeña biblioteca con libro sobre carpintería de armar y bioconstrucción en varios idiomas. Objetivos del Taller: La idea es que cada alumn@ al terminar el taller tenga una formación básica sobre el aprovechamiento y utilización de madera maciza para el diseño, calculo y realización de una armadura. Trabajaremos en la terminación de la planta baja de una casa de madera, cuyas paredes se realzarán con balas de paja (ver taller de balas de paja). Estructuras a realizar : – 2 pórticos con caja-espiga y clavos de madera para reforzar la estructura existente – Habitación de entramado vertical Docencia: – Loris Carboni: carpintero de armar y bioconstructor desde hace 20años. – Olivier Desguers: ingeniero civil y estudiante en prácticas en Los Guindales. Matrícula Taller: 400 Euros Comida: 325 Euros (incluye infusión o café, desayuno y dos comidas para los 13 días) Alojamiento: 50 Euros para derecho a acampada (Hay posibilidad de reservar cama en albergue o yurta, solicitar a la hora de inscribirse, 10 Euros por noche). Contacto:[email protected]

This is a very basic gathering to give ourselves an opportunity to meet to connect around Summit themes, learnings, realisations and ideas. In particular to support identifying what supports our continued action on climate change. I noticed there was only one HUB in Australia and thought how good it would be to meet anyone local who was participationg in the Summit. This would be a one off meeting. Other connections and arrangements to meet agian may flow from this. Many people in this area are very involved in climate action and community activities already. If you are reading this, I’d love to meet you for a cuppa and to share experiences of the summit. I’ll try to look recognisable in the cafe so you know wher to sit/which group to join in the cafe

At the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, CATIE, in Costa Rica. there will be a space to share some of the conference of the Summit, during the week..