Ecolise: News from the shared platform for learning, action and advocacy, by and for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability in Europe – Transition France

News from the shared platform for learning, action and advocacy, by and for community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability in Europe

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To date communities in nine countries are celebrating the

European Day of Sustainable Communities.
Permaculturists in Spain and the UK are marking the day with their annual National Permaculture Convergences!
Join the inspiring communities across Europe who are taking action for a low-carbon, sustainable and equitable world by registering your event
https://www.sustainable-communities.net

Our 20 Sept 2018 conference in Brussels co-hosted with the EESC will be live-streamed and interactive
Register now for in person attendance – places are filling up!

Creation of the ECOLISE Status report on community-led action for climate change and sustainability continues
Please note your active collaboration is sought from 24 September

Join us online this Thursday 16 August for the next ECOLISE Knowledge and Learning meeting:
Educational Portal  - exploring together how to best pool existing and co-create new educational offerings across initiatives and countries

Global Ecovillage Network Europe recently gathered in Estonia
ECOLISE council member Nara Petrovic from Slovenia was there

Do you dream of visiting Europe’s ecovillages but can’t travel just yet?
Follow Marc Domingos’ tour of 100 ecovillages and be inspired!

A legal case by families from eight countries over lack of climate ambition has been given the go-ahead
They claim the EU’s 2030 targets are inadequate and breach their human rights. Read more about their case here

Say no to waste by joining the biggest civic action ever on World Cleanup Day, 15th September 2018
A movement born in Estonia now has over 18 million engaged citizens across the globe

Join this learning relay to unlock the full potential of crowdfunding for social entrepreneurs and communities
The Social Innovation Community online event includes a one day workshop

SDG flashcards are available in six languages, most recently in Russian Gaia Education’s education tool helps local communities worldwide implement the SDGs

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6th International Degrowth Conference: Malmö, Sweden, 21-25 August 2018
Places for People, Innovative, Inclusive and Liveable Regions: European Regional Science Association Congress, Cork, Ireland, 28-31 August 2018
Change the European economic model for the better, towards a partnership for the SDGs: Brussels, Belgium, 5 September 2018
Citizens leading the energy transition: Tipperary, Ireland, 12 September 2018
Degrowth conference: Brussels, Belgium, 18-19 September 2018
Citizens and municipalities – Building sustainability through collaboration: Brussels, Belgium, 20 September 2018
National Permaculture Convergence: Manchester, UK, 20-23 September 2018
III Forum Low Carbon City: Paris, France, 21 September 2018
European Day of Sustainable Communities: Europe-wide, 22 September 2018
Adorning our new biosphere: art for a postcarbon world, Totnes, UK, 7-9 November, 2018

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