Inclusion is Fusion!

The Earth Week aims to educate and offer inspirational ideas for possible behavioral change through workshops on ecological topics, lectures and meetings. Last year (2017) we celebrated the 5th edition of Earth Week with workshops on up-cycling, gardening, natural remedies, bird walks, fair trade dinner, natural cosmetics, herbal remedies, action bound (discover your green city), eco cinema, green book corner. During the workshops, we discussed various environmental topics such as sustainable living, conscious consumerism, local fauna, importance of plants in everyday use and more. Apart from the activities organized on the Castle hill and in our Herbaciarnia Laja, we cooperated with different schools around our city, bringing environmental education right into the classroom. Throughout the week, we arranged a special designated place for donating clothes and other products for refugees and people in need. These activities were summed up in a newspaper where article

 "Every Saturday we stand and fight!" Anita Kramarczyk is a s ociologist, educator, traveler, mom, promoter of creative recycling and living in harmony with the laws of Nature, close to Pachamama. She has worked and lived with our partner organization "Fundacja Laja" and is actively involved in the Earth Week and Tea Festival in Cieszyn.  She shares the story of the Bioferia in Mendoca, Argentina:    There are many forms of fighting for your own rights, demonstrating your position, showing your values and visions of a better world, just as there are many ways to have a more balanced life. One of them is living in respect with the laws of Nature, in harmony with its natural cycles, cultivating the earth and ensuring a healthy nourishment. Argentina is a country of contrasts. On one hand, as many as 3.2 million hectares of land are covered by organic farms. On the other hand, transgenic soybean plantations are getting bigger year by year. Initially cov

The world is full of explorers, and full of things to be explored. The "Map of Tomorrow"´(German: Karte von morgen) helps us to discover places from an inspiring point of view: you can find forward-thinking projects, companies and soon  also events in your area. Everyone can be part of it and contribute. The map is an open resource that is based on the open street map. It is easy to make entries. Try it out: https://www.kartevonmorgen.org/# The map has been initiated by Ideen³   together with slowtec . It is successfully implemented in Germany and is now aiming at internationalizing the map more and more. Your benefits: It is made by people for people and based on voluntary basis. Support the map by adding new points on the map! You can embed the map on your website.  The labels function like filters. Using specific hashtags in the search bar can help you to find the right things and to embed just a selection of points to your embeded map. You will explore more