The GEN Australia team organised and facilitated a 1-day workshop at the Quaker House in Brisbane on 17 July 2021. A group of 20 participants came together from various disciplines, representing different new and emerging communities and organisations, with enthusiasm and openness for collaboration and learning and cross-pollination.
The facilitators, Shane Sylvanspring and JJ Blake, use the GEN Ecovillage Design Cards, to take participants on a journey through the ecovillage principles and shared how these principles could be used to enhance their projects and communities. The workshop also introduced the Global Ecovillage Network, the movement and the ecovillages on the ground, as well as tips and guidelines on how to start ecovillages and navigate and set up appropriate legal and financial systems.
