“Water is like a blood system that feeds the big organism of the Earth which is a body, a body that has spirit, that has its own state of consciousness. In this sense water is the foundation.”
- Ati Quigua
Why we need to focus on water.
As Western science catches up with what many Indigenous peoples and nature researchers have known for millennia, we realize just how essential intact water cycles are for water security, the health of ecosystems and climate stability. You’ll explore what water cycles do, how they function and make climate, and how they’ve been broken.
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Decentralized rainwater retention helps restore broken water cycles, refill aquifers and cool the atmosphere. You’ll learn about practical applications and get to know inspiring case studies for a positive climate change and for resilience in the face of drought, heat and flood.
Why we can regenerate ecosystems and the climate through community-driven decentralized water management.
Most responses to the climate crisis encourage us either to “save ourselves” or to “give up,” but what if we acknowledge that this way of living will have to end, one way or another? You’ll inquire into how many responses to the climate crisis reflect the same underlying attitudes that have provoked it and how we might approach this crisis as an initiation into a deeper, healthier relationship with Earth and life itself.
How we can embrace collapse in ways that increase connection and solidarity, rather than fear, separation and control.
How regenerating ecosystems is connected with healing ourselves and our relations with each other.
How we relate to Earth is a reflection of how we relate to ourselves, our bodies and one another. At the same time, ecological care can help us heal and regenerate ourselves, to reconnect with life. Learn how ecological and inner change depend on each other, and how we can re-enchant our lives and allow our own life energy to flow as freely as the waters want to free.
How you can get active in water and ecosystem regeneration.
The regenerative revolution is both very visionary and practical. Its solutions won’t wait for any COP or industry agreement, but can be implemented by local communities that come together in shared care for each other, Earth and the future. You’ll learn about simple techniques for rainwater conservation and what to pay attention to as you take your first steps as land stewards.
How we can listen to and learn from water.
What if water wasn’t just a chemical substance, but alive, a being with agency in its own right? Surely an absurd proposition from the perspective of materialism, which believes only those with big brains can feel and think – but many cultural traditions and even some researchers suggest otherwise. You’ll hear mind-expanding and heart-opening stories of water as a living being and learn how we can be in relational reciprocity with living systems. What if water’s flows could communicate wisdom and offer us guidance?
SPEAKERS
Interactive live sessions with leading researchers, regenerative design experts, and Indigenous leaders who are daring to approach the climate crisis with love and possibility.
Ati Quigua
A leader of the Iku Tribe (Arhuaco) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta mountains in Colombia, Ati Quigua is a pacifist and environmentalist. She was the first indigenous woman elected to the city council of Bogotá, where she served from 2004-2011.
Sabine Lichtenfels
Sabine Lichtenfels is a theologian, community-builder, peace activist, author, speaker, co-founder of Tamera Peace Research Center & its Global Love School.
Tiokasin Ghosthorse
Member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota, Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a host at First Voices Radio, musicians, author, international speaker & founder of Akantu Institute.
Indira Khurana
Indira Khurana is the Chairperson of the Indian Himalayan River Basins Council and Vice Chairperson of Tarun Bharat Sangh. She is an environmentalist and social activist with over 25 years of experience in water conservation and natural resource management.
Rajendra Singh
Known as the Waterman of India, Dr. Rajendra Singh has been a driving force in the rejuvenation of over 11 rivers in Rajasthan India through decentralized community-driven water management initiatives.
Saad Dagher
Saad Dagher is a Palestinian agronomist and environmentalist specialized in agro-ecology with 25 years of field experience. He runs his own agro-ecological farm (The Humanistic Farm- Ma’azouza) in the occupied West Bank, is an experienced Yoga teacher and Reiki master, olive producer, beekeeper and helped establish Palestine's first ecovillage.
A'ida Shibli
A queer Indigenous Bedouin woman, A'ida Shibli is from Palestine and grew up under Israeli occupation; she is a nurse, feminist, ecological and peace activist, long-term member of Tamera, the founder of Global Campus Palestine and part of the “Defend the Sacred Alliance.”
John Liu
A Chinese American filmmaker, ecologist and researcher at several institutions, John D Liu is Ecosystem Ambassador for the Commonland Foundation based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2017, he founded Ecosystem Restoration Camps, a worldwide movement that aims to restore damaged ecosystems on a large scale.
Dr. Amber McZeal
Dr. Amber McZeal is a writer, vocalist, sacred scholar, and artivist with advanced degrees in depth psychology, uses sound therapy and somatic imagery to foster cultural transformation and social justice through her initiative, Decolonizing the Psyche.
Li An Phoa
Founder & Author of Drinkable Rivers, Li An Phoa organises river walks, citizen science and action communities. She has walked over 18,500km to raise awareness around polluted rivers with the vision that they will all be drinkable one day.
Kate Bunney
Kate Bunney, founder of Walking Water and member of Beyond Boundaries and Weaving Earth's Service team, has spent 15 years in progressive communities focusing on education, consultancy, and organizing pilgrimages to empower social action in conflict areas.
Vanessa
Machado de Oliveira
Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria, Vanessa Machado de Olivera is a founding member of the "Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures" collective & author of "Hospicing Modernity."
Erica Gies
Erica Gies is an independent journalist, National Geographic Explorer, and the author of Water Always Wins: Thriving in an age of drought and deluge, She covers water, climate change, plants and wildlife for Scientific American, The New York Times, bioGraphic, Nature, and other publications.
Silvano Rizzi
Silvano Rizzi studied nonprofit-management and worked in disaster relief, seeking regenerative solutions. In 2012, he discovered Tamera, and has become a land steward and water retention expert at Tamera, Portugal.
Marcus Dittrich
Marcus Dittrich is a facilitator, designer, consultant in Tamera's ecology team. As a young adult, he discovered large scale landscape restoration and healing. Studying with Sepp Holzer and other experts, Marcus began working in regenerative design.
Bernd Müller
Bernd Müller is a nature researcher, regenerative farmer, and specialist in building Water Retention Landscapes & international ecological consultant.
Zach Weiss
Founder of Water Stories and Elemental Ecosystems and protégé of Austrian farmer Sepp Holzer, Zach Weiss has spent over 12 years as a water retention expert helping people all over the world have a positive impact on their waters and lands.
Guilherme Neves
Castagna
Guilherme Neves Castagna is a civil engineer and permaculture designer, teacher and founding partner at Fluxus Design Ecológico, a ecological firm that designs integrated water systems infrastructure for clients ranging from traditional and vulnerable communities to industries, farms, commercial development projects and municipalities in Brazil and Portugal.
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Martin Winiecki
Martin Winiecki is an activist (mainly focusing on ecology and international solidarity), long-term member of Tamera, co-initiator of the “Defend the Sacred Alliance,” writer and co-director of "Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration."
Emily Coralyne
Emily Coralyne is a community organizer, Work That Reconnects facilitator and co-producer & distribution and impact campaign manager of "Water is Love: Ripples of Regeneration"