A gift for the world that is emerging!
Imagine windows of space-time where people that want to live in community can encounter each other, network, form new groups or connect to existing groups and communities. Imagine a space for developing synergies between
intentional communities and networks themselves and also with a variety of related projects.
The first Danube Convergence (25th to 30th of June 2013) is the pilot project and the first of many convergences to come. It will take place in S-W Romania in the Aurora community. The practices developed here are
to be spread and shared openly.
We will facilitate the sharing, connect the knowledge and resources already present in the established intentional communities of Europe (ecovillages, permaculture groups, social enterprises and transition towns initiatives, etc)
and make it available to all. We envision more than 100 participants converging.
Being together for six days , learning from each other, experiencing and sharing will create the conditions for self-organization to happen, will strengthen relationships and develop synergies between communities and projects.
The event will be composed of presentations, meetings and large scale innovative group dynamics based on communitarian principles and spontaneous self organization. We will be using: Open Space Technology, World Cafe, Lightning Talks, Flash Forums, Constellation
Dynamics, Networking Dynamics as well as creating a space for Spontaneous Self-Organization, a Free-economy market and some
surprise dynamics for bioregional self-organization created by us.
A gift that keeps on giving
After the Danube convergence we will develop an open-source platform complete with the resources and tools needed to empower further collaboration, sharing and coordination. The circle of those co-creating with us will grow and together we will facilitate convergences
on different scales and themes that would give rise to stable bio-regional networks and structures of cooperation. This first convergence will put the basis for an interconnected Danube bioregion as well as give new wings the Romanian community movements.
The results will be harvested, studied and shared openly.
Communities Convergence is a gift for the world that is emerging as a unitary ecosystem. This is an opportunity to give, share and support. Gifts may also come in the form time, ideas, expertise.
For more information about why we are doing this work, what is it going to be like, how are we creating it, who is invited and who is supporting, where is it happening and other questions, please visit us at:
"No one can whistle a symphony.It takes an orchestra to play it".
H.E. Luccok
Let's co-create the open collaboration symphony and play it together!