Program 2010

Calendar of Events suitable for English-speaking people 2010


Registration and prices: If no other contact details are given, please contact:
info@siebenlinden.de

Regularly: Cafe Sieben Linden:
We offer an open day café every first Sunday of each month (except for January and August). The café is open on these days from 2 pm until 5 pm. During this time, we offer conversation with residents while enjoying hand-made cakes, tea and coffee. We also offer an hour-long informative tour around the ecovillage (German language). The entry and tour are free, and we ask for a donation for cake and coffee. No registration required.


Experience-weeks (NOT generally English language spoken, but English speaking participants possible):

"Fruits, berries" 20.-25.6., 27.6.-2.7., 4.-9.7.2010, 8.-13.8.
"Fruits, herbs, vegtables", 12.-17.9., 19.-24.9., 26.9.-1.10.
working together, preparing Jam etc., including frame program which gives an introduction to Sieben Linden (german language)
with Tatjana Schubert or Nadine Fischer,

caring and creating the ecovillage shape - with permaculture-designer Sandra Campe:
28.3.-2.4., 15.-17.2010
costs: 40 Euro (accomodation is your own tent)
More information and registration: info@siebenlinden.de, +49-(0)39000-51235

International experienceweek 6.-11.6.2010:
This week is expecially designed for English speeking guests. We will work together on the settlement and its design - from planting edible landscapes and taking care of flower beds to building benches and seats and setting up signage. There will be a lot of space for information about Sieben Linden and to answer your questions and, if you are interested, we can talk about permaculture, too. We will also have time to get to know each other and to get a little impression of what living in community feels like.
with: Christoph Strünke and Christiane Oberdorf, costs for program: 80 € , food an lodging free
More information and registration: info@siebenlinden.de, +49-(0)39000-51235

renovating and preparing jam in ”Poppauer Hof” (neighbourhood in Sieben Linden)
6. -12.9.
costs: 40 €, registration/Info: bei Simone +49-(0)39000/90682, Email s.britsch@siebenlinden.de

horseproject - working together and with horses; 9.-14.5. contact: silke.club99@siebenlinden.de

experienceweek Club99 (neighbourhood in Sieben Linden): 20.-25.6.: club99@siebenlinden.de

from may on: working in the garden


Ecovillage Living Holiday
6.-11.6. 18.-23.7. (Holiday plus - with "work-Life-balance"), 15.-20.8. (for couples), 22.-27.8.2010
This week long holiday offers the opportunity to spend time in our community in the beautiful Altmark countryside. You have time to relax, to listen to the silence and wind in the forests around Sieben Linden and find your own inner silence. You have the opportunity to swim in our pond, eat our fresh and healthy organic food and get to know our community in a more intimate setting. We have bicycles to lend for exploration of the local area. We offer Shiatsu and massage therapy, dance classes, and a wide range of entertaining and educational evening programs.


Grundtvig funded events:

European Transistion Town Conference and Network-meeting(Camp) may 19th - 24th
see: Transition Town conference

Beyond you and me - Social Tools for Building Community, February 18th - 26th
please check: www.gen-europe.org/Grundtvig-Workshops

permaculture Design course - Creating Sustainable Settlements 4.-17.7.2010
Permaculture Design offers the basic tools to create a more sustainable way of life. This course specialises in the design of sustainable settlements, for which the Ecovillage of Sieben Linden offers an ideal setting with a range of examples and experiences. Of course we also cover the other modules of the permaculture design course curriculum (e.g. ecosystems, patterns in nature, permaculture principles and methods). This two-week residential course is recognized by the international permaculture network and is the first step on your journey towards becoming a permaculture designer.
with: Sandra Campe (Dipl. Perm. Des., Dipl. Ing. Agr, Sieben Linden), Beate Walsdorff (Dipl. Soz. Päd.), Martin Stengel (engenineer for energy-technology, Sieben Linden), Ulrike Oemisch
course fee: 1155 Eur (including Bio-food, lodging, organisation)
Please note: People from other EU-countries than Germany can apply for funding through the EU-program "Grundtvig" and might get all costs (course fee, travel expenses, food and accomodation) covered. Applications have to be handed in by January 16th, 2010. For more
information, please contact: Sandra Campe, s.campe@siebenlinden.de

Ecovillage Design Education august 9th - sept 8th
The news about climate change, peak oil and the demografic development worldwide invite us to rethink society and to create new models of urban and rural landscapes. For many years ecovillages all over the world have been researching alternatives. Now they offer their experience about the social, ecological, economical and worldview dimensions of human existence, combined with the latest scientific insights in this course.
This course addresses (young) people who are in search of a meaningful perspective on life, experts who want to deepend their understanding in this field and people from the Third World who are actively involved in sustainable projects. Together we will deepen our experience of an interconnected world and gain new clarity.
For those involved in adult education there will be the possibility to obtain an EU Grundtvig Mobility grant that pays for travel, food and accommodation as well as the course fee.
The EDE Course is
· certified by Gaia Education (www.gaiaeducation.org
· supported by the Global Ecovillage Network www.gen-europe.org
· an official contribution to the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 2005-2014
Costs:
Course fee: 950 Eur
Food and accommodation: 1560 Eur (Price reduction for young people and participants from third world countries, possibilities for funding through the EU-Grundtvig Program)
For more information and bookings contact Kosha: kosha@siebenlinden.de, Phone ++49 39000-90860siebenlinden.de, Phone ++49 39000-90860



Sieben Linden Summer Camp:
25.7. - 1.8.
Another nice opportunity to get to know Sieben Linden is through participation in our annual Summer Camp. This week-long camp occurs each year in July and is filled with interactive workshops, music, play, and and amazing community of guests and residents. Each year, the Summer Camp is focused around an environmental theme—2010 will be something "what is our wealth?".
One week with lots of people, workshops, art, laughter, playfullness, its all happend with a environmetal topic, You can also find more information on our website.
We also offer special child care during the summer camp, as well as a larger Youth Camp for environmentally-minded young adults from 14-18 years of age.


Community Course:
7. - 21.3.
This 2 weeks-long program offers a much deeper window into community living at Sieben Linden.
Mornings are set aside for inner work (The Forum, Open Space, World Cafe, Way of Council, Non-Violent Comunication). Afternoons are set aside for practical work and community participation (straw bale building, gardening, kitchen service, etc.) Your experience is guided by a team of Sieben Linden residents with a strong background in community facilitation, sustainable living practices, and deep self-reflection. This course offers a strong balance between self-exploration and the skills and wisdom of intentional community living.

This course is a requirement for formal membership in the Sieben Linden comunity. The Community Course continues with a second week later in the year that is open only by invitation.
Info: kosha@siebenlinden.de


Autumn Leaves – A Cultural Festival September 17th-19th
Silence – Music – Politics – Nature – Community – Dance – Theatre
We invite you to our first time cultural Autumn Festival: Like Frederick, the famous artist mouse we collect our dreams before winter comes. This Festival will be designed by local artists as well as many artists we have long time connections with. All guests will have the opportunity to participate in various mini-workshops and become a part of this piece of Art. To us, art is not only “beautiful consuming“ but a creative as well as political process. Get a taste of a different world. Collect the rays of summer. Celebrate the colourful dying. Gather a supply of poetry and joy.
“The budding under the leaves – that is what they call Autumn“ Hilde Domin

Though the main language will be German, international guests are welcome and most of this festival is rather non-verbal anyway.
www.autumn-leaves.org, bookings through the office at info@siebenlinden.de


"Dragon dreaming" seminars with John Croft and Co-Facilitator Julia Kommerell, in cooperation with GEN-Europe
Dragon Dreaming Introduction, september 19th -21rst
Dragon Dreaming supports individuals, organisations and communities in creating successful projects for sustainability from their collective dreams and visions in highly effective ways. It makes sure that every individual finds his or her place in the whole naturally and quickly. DD honours the fact that once we follow our hearts intent, the separation between work and play dissolves. The actual plan for the project (including timelines, assignment of responsibilities and budgeting) takes on the form of a game board, which is then played out in real life. DD is inspired by modern Organisational Learning and Development theories, by New Physics, by Systems Theory and the wisdom of ancient traditions (Aborigines). It aims at empowering individuals, building community and bringing forth projects that are truly and effectively serving the whole.

Dragon Dreaming Intensive, september 21rst - 26th
In this workshop Dragon Dreaming is directly applied to exemplary projects. Participants are invited to bring their own dreams and ideas concerning projects that can be realised within a 6-month period. More in depth knowledge about the different phases of project planning and realisation is transferred. Participants will leave with a wealth of inspiration and materials that enable them to start working with DD in their own projects and organisations.

Dragon dreaming, empowered fundraising, November 5th - 7th
Successful projects need a stable economic basis. Empowered Fundraising is inspiring us, to organize money and to use it in the sense of our values. The main focus is on personal contact to the people we are asking, to be part of our projects through their financial support. Healing of our relationship to money is the basis of this work.
Dragon Dreaming Train the Trainer, November 7th - 12th
This workshop is aimed at those who have done a DD-Intensive (or an equivalent), have worked with DD in practice and have come to appreciate its merits thoroughly. Questions that have come up in practice will be addressed and knowledge further deepened. Participants are enabled to pass on to others what they have learned.

Please note: If more than one of the Dragon Dreaming workshops is booked, we offer a reduction. If this is successful, attendance will be vastly less costly. Please ask for information.

Times:
Arrival 17:00, Dinner 18:00, Start of workshop 20:30 o'clock
Departure on the last day after lunch, 14:00 o'clock (for each of the workshops)
Facilitation: John Croft : Organisational Consultant und Project manager, Gaia Foundation Australia and Julia Kommerell : Co-Facilitator, Sieben Linden
Information: julia.kommerell@siebenlinden.de; Enrollment: Freundeskreis Ökodorf e.V., Tel. 039000-51235, Email: info@siebenlinden.de


More information:
You can find more information about many different aspects of our community on our website: www.siebenlinden.de (there is an icon on the home page to access an English language version of the site). There is an e-mail-newsletter in English language, which you can subscribe to at: http://www.siebenlinden.de/newsletter/subscribe_en.html
We also publish a German lanaguage quarterly printed newsletter called „Rundbrief“. Subscriptions are available for €25 per year (for four issues). The German language e-mail-newsletter is available at www.siebenlinden.de
 
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