Author of Finding Community and Creating a Life Together
Diana's Ecovillage Slideshow
1-1/2 hour PowerPoint presentation
(1-hour slide show and time for questions).
“Ecovillages: Where They Are, What They're Doing, Why They’re Important”
With over 200 photos, this hour-long presentation shows the ecological, economic, and social/cultural/spiritual aspects of sustainability in ecovillages worldwide. How ecovillages utilize permaculture design, natural building, off-grid power, alternative technology, sustainable agriculture, local currencies, on-site cottage industries, participatory decision-making, conflict resolution, and process and communication skills for bonding and connecting, and much, much more.
Three kinds of ecovillages: intentional communities in the Industrialized North, ecologically aware traditional villages in the Global South, and sustainability education centers in both hemispheres. Examples include Findhorn in Scotland, Auroville in India, Crystal Waters in Australia, as well as ecovillage projects in Japan, Thailand, South Africa, Senegal, Brazil, Mexico, Canada and the US, and the whole of Europe.
