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Dear Friends, As usual, a lot has been
going on in Sieben Linden. Spring has come early this year, after a
very cold winter, and we are all enjoying the sunshine. Life is
happening outside again.
The season already seems in full swing, there are lots of guests, more
than usual at this time of year and the courses are going very well. Sorry
for the delayed delivery of this Newsletter, which Ulrike gave me
several weeks ago for ditributing. I take all the blame for this :)
Sascha Building Projects 
A
new house is being planned: “Libelle” (dragonfly), named after the
shape of the first draft. Well, it has undergone quite a metamorphoses,
the second draft had some straight walls (that are less costly than the
rounded shapes of the original idea) and a bat-like shape. The current
version has a simple rectangular shape. The name has remained. The
building site has been recently decided and hopefully the construction
will begin later this year. Counteracting Climate Change The Sieben Linden
‘Counteracting Climate Change Initiative’ has involved three local
schools in a two-year project promoting reduction of energy
consumption. The project includes a training for teachers and a clowns
performance. Youth Meeting
Already for the 4th time this year the young people in Sieben Linden
are organizing a one-week Youth Meeting. Who would have thought it will
become such a success! It is a tricky thing, because the new volunteers
who will actually do it arrive only after we have started the planning
process and decided on a project. Amazingly, it has always been a good
match anyway: Making the entrance to Sieben Linden more beautiful in
2006; planting on orchard and building a sauna in 2007; implementing a
Permaculture design at our living quarters in 2008. This year’s project
was building a summer kitchen and a solar shower in the Globolo area –
we thought this was a suitable present for Globolo’s 5th anniversary. Transition Town Beetzendorf
A group of ecovillagers and a few people who live nearby have invited
the local community to form a transition town initiative for the region
Beetzendorf, the nearest town to Sieben Linden. This is a response to
climate change and peak oil. Oil becoming scarce will deeply affect our
daily lives. How can we prepare ourselves? What does this mean in terms
of food, work, transport? Is there a life independent of oil?
Apparently many people here are asking themselves these questions, too,
and about 25 local people have joined this initiative. There are many
other worthwhile reasons: to get to know each other better; to benefit
from the experience of the elders; to create a future for the children
and young people worth staying for. We also envision the creation of
jobs nearby that reduce the need for daily commuting.
ESD-Conference
Five years into the UN Decade for Education for Sustainability the
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development has
taken place 31 March – 2 April 2000 in Bonn, Germany with 900
participants from 140 countries. Sieben Linden member and GEN-Europe
president Kosha Anja Joubert was met with a wave of interest in the
ecovillage model.
Encounters with Death Her most important wish has been fulfilled: Anna, our
much loved oldest community member has died peacefully in the night of
December 22. Globolo A lot of transformation has been happening here. In
2003, the community has given the South West corner of Sieben Linden to
the twin brothers Milan and Didi to create the Globolo. Milan’s wish
was: no interference from the community for five years, five years of
freedom to do as they please as custodians of the place. They created
one of the most beautiful places in the whole village: the circular
walk with its abundance of flowers and plants, the yurts, the willow
dome, the labyrinth. Calendar
of Events 2009 "Students
of Sustainability (sos) 2.-9.7. You
are invited to join us, the young people living in Sieben Linden
Ecovillage, for seven joyful, inspiring and passionate days! Costs: 70 Eur More information and registration: Sandra Campe, Tel. ++49-39000- 907840, Email: s.campe@siebenlinden.de
Ecovillage Living Holiday 24.5.-1.6., 19.-24.7. 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. Costs: 24.5.-1.6. 280 Euro, 19.-24.7. 175 Euro, accomodation in tent (for other accomodation check prizes in the office, bildungsreferat@oekodorf7linden.de)
Summer Camp: July 25-August 02 To face the challenges of our times what we need most is ourselves, all of us – our inspiration, power, creativity, knowledge and mutual support. We do have an impact on what‘s happening in the world, let‘s use it! Summercamp in Sieben Linden means diving into community living for one week: Communicating, sharing, letting go, finding inspiration, taking it home with you. Creating together what we experience and how we experience it. Find out what we can do for a life enhancing future and how we can support each other along the way. Enjoying and celebrating summer. We will get together into groups that will stay together for the whole week in the mornings and do a workshop together. For non-German speakers those about music, arts and crafts will probably be the ones that are suitable. During the afternoons and evenings we will all create the program together: Your talents, ideas, inputs and knowledge are wanted and needed. Moreover, all participants will help with the necessary work for one day, e.g. in the kitchen. For kids ages 3-13 there will be age appropriate offers in the mornings and sometimes in the afternoons as well. For teens 14 years old and up we offer a youth camp, though it might not be overly attractive if you don‘t speak the language. Costs: adults 225 Euro, kids (3-13) 75 Euro, teenagers (14-18) 110-125 Euro. Bookings and information: bildungsreferat@oekodorf7linden.de
Ecovillage Design Education – Sustainability
Training August 16 - September15 The news about climate change, peak oil and the
demographic 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. The EDE Course is * certified by Gaia Education (www.gaiaeducation.org) Costs:
Autumn Leaves – A Cultural Festival: September
18-20 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. Costs: Fee 75 Euro, accommodation 20 Euro in your own
tent, a few guest rooms are available
International Experience Week October 11-16 This week is especially designed for English speaking 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. Costs: 105 Euro
Dragon Dreaming enables individuals, organisations and communities to design and implement sustainable projects through the power of our dreams. During the process, a plan for the Workshop fee 195 € (155 € for GEN-members), food and
accommodation 64 €
Dragon Dreaming Intensive October 25-30
During this course the Dragon Dreaming method is practiced with real life examples. Please bring your own ideas for a project that matches the Dragon Dreaming criteria: contribute to a sustainable world worth living in, create community among people, promote personal growth (above all your own). After the course we will stay in touch over a period of 6 months for mutual support of our projects. Workshop fee 360 € (260 € for GEN-members), food and
accommodation 160 €
Dragon Dreaming Train the Trainer November
25-30
This workshop will provide you with the tools to use the Dragon Dreaming Method in your organisation, community or workplace sharing the method with others. You will deepen you understanding of the Dragon Dreaming Process and we will address questions that have come up while designing your own projects with this method. Workshop fee 360 € (260 € for GEN-members), food and
accommodation 160 €
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During
her last few days she has been aware that the end is near and joyfully
looking forward to the event. Mixed with the sadness about no longer
being with this wonderful woman we feel happy she has gone where she
wanted to go.
