Waiʻanae Mountain Range from Kahumana The 2nd Pacific Region Ecoversities Gathering was held from July 19 through the 21, 2019 at Kahumana, an organic farm on the Waiʻanae Coast of the island of Oʻahu. This area is known for its high concentration of Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders. Pacific Region Gathering Participants In attendance
Introduction Corazón, Corzón, Corazón, Mi Corazón Background 30 Projects, Leaders, Weavers, and Seeds met in the Ecovillage of Chambalabamba with the purpose of reinvidicaiting our knowledges and practices of learning and healing. We re-imagined pedagogical processes which are both significant and relevant to the co-construction and design of a new earth. The call of our
Lecce (Italy), 27.12.2019 – 3.01.2020 The first European regional gathering was held in Lecce (Southern Italy) on the threshold between the year 2019 and 2020, a kitchen and a garden, the visible and the invisible, the known and the unknown. Co-hosted by artist Emilio Fantin (Lac o Lemon Foundation, Italy) and curator/educator Alessandra Pomarico (Free
INTRODUCTION: what makes our hearts burn Under the Bright Blue Sun With no marks to get, no hoops to jump And no credits to earn On a sleepy rainy morning We break walls in minds and hearts We paint a bright blue sun to do what cannot be done Drawn into this unfolding There’s nothing
SUMMARY Hosting Organizations: Taghmees for Training, Jordan, in consultation with Cairo Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Egypt Time & Place: 4 nights/5 days (September 20th – September 24th), on a family-run eco-farm in Dibeen, Jerash located in the north of Jordan. Participants: 30 people from 9 Arab countries representing Jordan, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Egypt,
A month prior to the Global gathering of 2019 in Michoacan, Mexico we had come together at the source of the Nile near Jinja in Uganda for a First African Ecoversities gathering. We extended personal invitations and reached out through our networks to share about the community of learning practitioners from around the world that
“The Ecoversities gathering in Costa Rica was a space like no other. I have been dedicating my time to the transformation of higher education for the past 13 years and I can’t think of a richer place to be for someone like me. I was inspired by the depth and the diversity of experience of
by Manuel Callahan My Ecoversities Summer residency was primarily organized around my participation with the Social Emancipation Summer School and Seminar, from August 5th to 14th, 2018. The SESSS was the culmination of years of collaboration with Gustavo Esteva and the Universidad de la Tierra, Oaxaca. Over the course of our work together Gustavo and
By Gerardo López-Amaro Spirituality, says Elena, is about living life in the simplest, more harmonious and more respectful way among all of us. It is not about praying all day or doing great things. Rather, it is something simple, pure, and beautiful and it happens when we take care of a plant, greeting each other,
By Manish Jain That Indian education system is in doldrums and needs a overhaul of change. Lack of innovation is an oft repeated complaint in our daily lives. However, there are a few brave ones who take the step towards working on solutions to this grave problem. And, a small section of these bold warriors
The Ecoversities Alliance is a community of learning practitioners from around the world committed to re-imagining higher education to cultivate human and ecological flourishing in response to the critical challenges of our times.
Copyleft 2018 Ecoversities
Website made with love by Montaia