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2012 Rainbow Caravan: An educational project for one peaceful world
Hello
At this years European Rainbow Gathering an idea was born between people from all around the world… to physically spread positive ideas, materials and emotions throughout the world starting as soon as possible preparing the ground for a technological eco-conscious networked community future.
VISION• The caravan is an
creative educational project, bringing physically together open minded positive people wishing to engage in different areas of the human knowledge, from traditional specific ancient skills, to modern technologies and ways of life.
Mission
•Focusing on the areas of citizenship, human rights, ecology, health, conflict managment, building eco constructions, networking, community autonomy, to maintain and showcase the beauty of the cultures where we pass, learning from local traditions, expanding the collective knowledge and sharing global culture in a synergetic way.
Values
Action 1• While exploring our planet Earth, stay in a series of While exploring our planet Earth, stay in a series of
natural and urban locations, spending a few days or natural and urban locations, spending a few days or a few months teaching each other. a few months teaching each other.
• Every individual, being both student and teacher, Every individual, being both student and teacher, aiming to posses the collective knowledge of the aiming to posses the collective knowledge of the whole group. whole group.
Action 2Action 2
• At the end of each stay the results of all the open At the end of each stay the results of all the open cross platform collaborative projects will be cross platform collaborative projects will be presented in the form of an interactive artistic presented in the form of an interactive artistic show. As a result allowing for an even greater open show. As a result allowing for an even greater open public social interaction with the local community public social interaction with the local community and the wider world.and the wider world.
Action 3• By introducing positive and By introducing positive and
expansive mentalities we will expansive mentalities we will have initiated a process of have initiated a process of continues interactions for continues interactions for personal growth. personal growth.
• LLeaving behind us sustainable eaving behind us sustainable material structures and material structures and immaterial cultural values for immaterial cultural values for the creation of a new social the creation of a new social network system. network system.
Our day programme is simple
Where:
• A journey in latin america through rainbow gatherings, peace camps, eco camps, alternative villages, communities, wild nature, cities, sacred sites, indigenous communities....
Methods of transport:
• Biofuel and
solar powered vehicles.
How many people:
• Depending on the buses and interest, the possibilities are between 7-50 people travelling together and with more than one bus able to do parallel journeys and link up on the way.
• Functioning like a living organism that will empower and educate itself to spred and multiply in other caravans, and ecovillages.
Doing what?
• Sharing and learning all we know with all those we travel with and all those we meet on the way. Creating peak experiences to transform lives.
• Share all, Have all!
The results of the teepee workshops will house us.
The result of eco Products Workshops
• ToothpasteToothpaste• SoapSoap• BiofuelBiofuel• Solar OvenSolar Oven• Bread and pastryBread and pastry• KefirKefir
Can be used as gifts in our collaborations Can be used as gifts in our collaborations with other peoplewith other people..
Shared knowledge posibilities:
Anyone can create their own Anyone can create their own workshops or put in practice workshops or put in practice the ideas that they want to the ideas that they want to offer to other people.offer to other people.
Together it’s easy!Together it’s easy!
Education
• Conscious tales, table games, consensus Conscious tales, table games, consensus meetings, and social skills: reduction of anger meetings, and social skills: reduction of anger and conflict management, meditation, gender and conflict management, meditation, gender aspects, personal and collective empowerment. aspects, personal and collective empowerment.
• Human, animal and Earth Rights education. Human, animal and Earth Rights education. • Ecological alternatives, and ecotourism Ecological alternatives, and ecotourism
alternatives. alternatives.
• Inspirational books from different Inspirational books from different traditions: documentaries, fairytales, traditions: documentaries, fairytales, myths, Mayan calendar, I ching, myths, Mayan calendar, I ching, lecture recordings…lecture recordings…
• Do It Yourself pdfs and manuals.Do It Yourself pdfs and manuals.
Artistic workshops • Music, dance, instrument construction, painting, sculpure, Music, dance, instrument construction, painting, sculpure,
crafts, recycled art, land art, murals, circus skills. crafts, recycled art, land art, murals, circus skills.
• Having an approach of arts as a educational tool to develope Having an approach of arts as a educational tool to develope emotional intelligence, team work skills, expressive emotional intelligence, team work skills, expressive personalities, a therapy tool, and a way to relate with personalities, a therapy tool, and a way to relate with neighbors in a relaxed and inspirational way. neighbors in a relaxed and inspirational way.
• Music improvization as a tool to instantly display the effects Music improvization as a tool to instantly display the effects of participating and listening, to improve collective of participating and listening, to improve collective communication, and organizational communication and communication, and organizational communication and fluidity.fluidity.
Health:Health:
• Prevention and emotional Prevention and emotional wellbeing, essential oils, natural wellbeing, essential oils, natural remedies and herbs, remedies and herbs, naturopathy, soap making, naturopathy, soap making, toothpaste, natural sun toothpaste, natural sun protection, aloe vera, stevia, protection, aloe vera, stevia, yoga exercise, chi kung, yoga exercise, chi kung, meditation, breathing, reiki, meditation, breathing, reiki, acupressure, diet, and light acupressure, diet, and light living (sun gazing), ozonated living (sun gazing), ozonated water, collodial silver and gold water, collodial silver and gold water.water.
Teepees, geodomes, ecoconstructions, Teepees, geodomes, ecoconstructions, dry toilets, open source machines, solar dry toilets, open source machines, solar oven, solar shower, bicycle generator, oven, solar shower, bicycle generator, mobile display of garden favourite plants.mobile display of garden favourite plants.
Spiritual education
• HoHolistic views of culture listic views of culture and visions of the world and visions of the world put into action.put into action.
• Seeing life's problems Seeing life's problems as solution creators, as solution creators, ability to create new ability to create new points of view on life.points of view on life.
21 century 21 century technologies:technologies:
• Photography, video recording and editing, blogspot and website creation, internet radio, Dj Vj Mc workshops
Economy: • Techniques on
reduction of dependency on money
• Time bank• Networking
communities• Collaborational gifting
economies
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• Remember by Remember by synchronising our energies synchronising our energies we can co-create something we can co-create something new and wonderful far new and wonderful far beyond our individual beyond our individual abilities and dreams!!!abilities and dreams!!!
