"A New We", Part 1 of 2: Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 6.30pm for 7pm start, at "Chapel by the Sea", 95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach, Australia

"A New We", Part 2 of 2: Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 6.30 pm for 7 pm start, at "Chapel by the Sea", 95 Roscoe Street, Bondi Beach, Australia

Organiser:  Transition Bondi

Join us for some yummy, locally sourced, organic dinner, and for a brilliant movie and energising conversation!

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What the film A New We shows and demonstrates is that there is not just one way to live in a community or in an eco-village, but there are many ways. Thus each of us has to find out for him or herself what the individual needs are and which eco-village model serves these needs best.

The range of the modern term "community" is big and it goes from an income-sharing commune, to a student-flat or co-housing project, all the way to a modern eco-village. All of those have community characeristics and have benefits, as well as certain disadvantages.

After seeing all of this variety of communities and eco-villages during the making of A New We, what is my personal ideal eco-village?

My personal ideal eco-village unites the advantages of the community lifestyle with the advantages of the individual private lifestyle. That means the structure of the eco-village is set up in a way that it offers a personal land for each (soul)-family of about 0,5 ha to 1 ha in size, which allows them to create a space of love* on it and to be the owner of this land.**

On the other hand there is the village center as a "community-playground" which is owned by all members(likely through an association) and where the advantages of community-life are being explored and experienced. Here you have community buildings and materials, like a common washing-machine, beamer for presentations and films, activity-hall, everything free-shop, etc.  You can join common activities like yoga, presentation, etc...or just have a chat with other people. There are no fixed common shared meals(but can happen if organised by people who wish so), but rather spontanious coming togethers for food e.g.  Picnic in the grass. Cars are outside of the settlement and there is an organised car-sharing-circle.

What holds the people in this eco-village together is their common shared values and bright visions and aspirations for the entire creation. Love for all is the basic principle and motivation shared by those people.

What is I think an advantage of this model is that it gives the individuals and families great freedom. Since every (soul)-family has its own space of love they do not need to spend energy to discuss about redundant things like: "Shall we put the tomatoes there or here?" And then having a discussion about it for an hour because 20 people are having a different opinion about it...

The people in my ideal settlement just agreed to a general standard of arrangements like "only organic farming, respect and care for all living beings, etc..." Thus the people enjoy great freedom and individuality, while experiencing the joy of having like-minded neighbours and friends around with whom they can share, interact and have various projects.

Hello from A New We Team!

We feel happy and grateful that today we make L.O.V.E. Productions public by presenting it through the website!

Through this ‘L.O.V.E. space’, we are able to share our ideas and projects with you.

Love is the core value of our projects and our lives. We realize it not only through projects, but also through our daily lives. Instead of focusing on ‘healing’ ourselves, we choose to ‘realize’ ourselves. Which means, letting go of the past, being who we really are, being well, realizing and developing our full potential starting now.

Please do check out our films! There will be many more in the future about different areas coming from the base of L.O.V.E.! We deeply wish our films will inspire you to create a more sustainable, just and compassionate world for all life on planet earth and all life yet to come!

May all of us live from the heart, live a happy, free and peaceful life!

Warm hugs,

L.O.V.E. & A New We Team

The Spanish version of 'A New We' has been released in celebration of the 'A New We 2012' initiative!  This version is available for $14 USD as a digital download.  We want to thank everyone who helped make this version avaiable and hope that the message of 'A New We' is able to keep spreading across the globe as we move forward towards a healthy and sustainable future! 

Click here to order the digital download today! 

Our team is excited to announce the launch of 'A New We 2012' - an initiative to advocate, promote, and advance new EcoVillage and sustainable community model globally!

'A New We' film offered glimpses into 10 European communities who are working towards achieving new healthy and sustainable models of communty.  Now we are launching 'A New We 2012' to take the next steps towards establishing the EcoVillage model globally by:

1. Launching the new 'Global EcoVillage & Sustainable Community Network'.
2. In partnership with our new publisher, SeThInk Media, donating 10% of proceeds to the Green Fire Foundation to fund EcoVillage development.
3. Partnering with initiatives, organizations, and businesses to strategically plan and coordinate projects/programs geared towards building EcoVillages & Sustainable Communities.
4. Creating a vibrant online community that can serve as a place to learn, share, explore, and build EcoVillages globally.

Join us for the launch of 'A New We 2012' on November 11, 2011!