Meeting my Jamily: Evolving and Emerging Economies Jam
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Meeting my Jamily: Evolving and Emerging Economies Jam

This June, I had the great fortune to participate in a leadership retreat in California for social entrepreneurs interested in building a better world. The hosting organization, YES!, “connects, inspires and collaborates with changemakers to join forces for thriving, just, and balanced ways of life for all. YES! works at the meeting point of internal, […]

The Polish Ambassador Activates Communities through Pushing Through the Pavement: A Permaculture Action Tour – Shayna Gladstone
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The Polish Ambassador Activates Communities through Pushing Through the Pavement: A Permaculture Action Tour – Shayna Gladstone

Remember in the 1960’s when music was the counterpart of social activism, during a time of resistance to war and civil rights? Remember when young people all around the US self-organized in their universities and became the driving force behind the civil rights and anti-war movements? In the first six months of 1968, more than […]

Hacking for Change: Project Nuevo Mundo in Hacksummit SF – David Casey
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Hacking for Change: Project Nuevo Mundo in Hacksummit SF – David Casey

Over the weekend of 14-15 June 2014, Project Nuevo Mundo was proud to participate as a “problem sponsor” in the HackSummit – a hackathon to support social enterprises and non-profits, hosted by DevNetwork. A hackathon is a new type event, generally taking place over a few days, in which a large number of people meet […]

Co-Working: The Dissolving Line Between Work & Play – David Casey
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Co-Working: The Dissolving Line Between Work & Play – David Casey

A new way to work and share has emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area tech culture. It is embodied through co-working spaces, peer-to-peer networks for direct sharing, everything from rides to commercial retail space to clothing. It’s been called the sharing economy or  collaborative consumption. Last month, one of these co-working spaces, NextSpace, hosted a […]

Build EcoVillages Through Modeling Evolutionary Living!
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Build EcoVillages Through Modeling Evolutionary Living!

This Gaia Education Certified Ecovillage Design Course explores and weaves together the four basic areas of sustainable community development, and is a participatory and experiential event. In addition to classroom time, discussions, media experiences, celebrations and rituals, we will take a practical hands-on approach to the curriculum, applying this course to help grow our eco-village. […]

The Tribal Alliance Retreat : A Visionary Leadership Immersion
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The Tribal Alliance Retreat : A Visionary Leadership Immersion

Reposted from Reality Sandwich: http://realitysandwich.com/216540/the-tribal-alliance-retreat-a-visionary-leadership-immersion/  In the spirit of unity, community and revolutionary visioning there is a very special retreat happening after Envision Festival this year in Costa Rica, from Feb. 27 to March 3rd. The Tribal Alliance Retreat, “A visionary leadership immersion” brings together a powerful blend of ceremonial rites of passage, community empowerment, […]

Earth Odyssey Presents: The Village Building Fundamentals Retreat on Lake Atitlan
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Earth Odyssey Presents: The Village Building Fundamentals Retreat on Lake Atitlan

Project Nuevo Mundo’s team of permaculture designers and builders will be hosting a week-long workshop covering the foundations of building the new village: food, water, energy, housing, and waste cycling. Our week will include site visits to local permaculture projects, practical and theoretical workshops on creating the systems necessary for a small-scale, relatively self-sufficient settlement, […]