Bioregional Hope 🌍
Transforming the most depressing day of the year into a day of Active Hope ✨
📅 Mark your calendars: On January 20th we'll transform Blue Monday—known as the "most depressing day of the year"—into a day of Active Hope 💙
From nation-states to bioregions 🌍
Coinciding with the inauguration of the Trump presidency in the US, the 20th of January symbolises a new political era, in a world that looks more and more divided. That’s why on this day we want to bring the larger bioregional community together around an alternative vision for the future — a vision of Bioregional Hope.
What if we moved beyond nation-states and began organizing ourselves bioregionally — to reconnect with the unique landscapes we call home, while being part of a larger, interconnected whole?
Premiering 7 bioregional films 🎞️
During this event, we’ll premiere 7 short films, each featuring 3 bioregional changemakers, brought together by Bioregional Weaving Labs across Austria, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Spain, who are protecting, restoring, and regenerating their lands and seas 🌍
We invite you to virtually travel to at least two bioregions, watch their films and interact live with the changemakers. There will also be inspiring guest speakers and we’ll end with a clear call to action to get involved in the larger bioregional movement 🌱
Celebrate the growing bioregional movement 🥳
Come join us on the evening of January 20th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM CET, bring your regenerative popcorn and wine 🍿🍷 a cup of tea or coffee 🍵☕ to transform Blue Monday into a celebration of Bioregional Hope ✨
Let’s rewrite the story of Blue Monday—together 👇
PS. Make sure to follow us on LinkedIn and subscribe to our newsletter on Substack. Here we’ll premiere the films one by one, and update you on the upcoming event.
PPS. You can already have a sneak peek at the videos on Vimeo 🎞️
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Dear Tijn, I'm on the home stretch of finishing an anti-Trump issue of my newspaper and I want to put this article in. I hope you don't mind. If you do, please let me know via email at ionaconner@pa.net. I'm rushing to get it finished and emailed to my subscribers tomorrow (Thursday). The front page has notice of a protest at the inauguration and I want to be sure my American readers see it in time to make plans if they'd like to go. Usually I try to include some positive articles and yours wins the prize! Thanks.
Hat's off to the efforts. As a poly- and permaculturalist hailing from the African Diaspora, I am very interested in what I myself call permadiversity. Most of these activities seem to be, as far as the people involved, monocultural. We need to have all hands on deck if the shift we need to make is to be successful. My second and relevant expertise is in teaching anti-prejudice and anti-racism courses for over 30 years. That means, I see a real need in getting "out-cultures" more involved. The fact is, people that look like me need to see more people that look like me to join in. And people that don't look me need to realize what it can mean to build third culture... I have been at this for a while. I have some ideas and would welcome suggestions and any leads going in this direction. Thx.