The Global Ecovillage Network - Europe council meeting was held at Findhorn in November of 2010. The ambiance of the community created a pleasant and inspiring backdrop for the council to meet and work. Ana from the Findhorn Foundation led a group dynamic for developing communication and leadership, as well as defining roles within the council. This and other intense activity during the meeting has solidified the base of collaboration for GEN Europe's council.
Capra Carruba, Formica Coriandolo and Macaco Tamerice went to Findhorn in Scotland from November 14 - 21, 2010 to participate in the fourth meeting of the Learning Partnership Project, which gathers participants from many organizations: Damanhur, Findhorn, Sieben Linden, GEN Europe, the Hub Brussels, the Transition Town Network, the Center for Human Emergence and the Permaculture Institute.
Falco's Selfic paintings have landed in Moscow! From November 25, 2010 to February 12, 2011 the Elena Vrublevskaya Gallery at Rozhdestvensky Blvd. 19 is hosting an exhibition dedicated to the 23 major arcana Tarot cards painted by Falco.
Along with the exhibition, entitled, "Tarot: Alchemy of Damanhur," visitors to the gallery have the chance to participate in presentations, seminars, courses and individual sessions of pranatherapy and stiloself treatments. Damanhurian representatives Crotalo Sesamo, Esperide Ananas and Cicogna Giunco were present in Moscow, participating in the various phases of Damanhur's presence in Russia.
From August 30 - September 6, 2010, Damanhur, represented by Quaglia, participated in Burning Man, a week-long event with principles of radical self-reliance, social interconnectedness, creative expression and Leave No Trace ecology in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, USA.
Quaglia camped with the Heebeegeebee Healers theme camp, a grounded and sacred space providing healing services and classes for Black Rock City. She offered pranatherapy sessions and held several talks on Damanhur's community life, spiritual philosophy and the Temples of Humankind throughout the week.
An event was held with Selfic paintings on the island of Maui on Monday, October 4. Esperide Ananas, in collaboration with American friends, created a "cabin" of Selfic paintings and guided a meditation to enter into contact with the Temples of Humankind, activating a connection between the energies of Maui and those of Damanhur.
After Esperide's presentation, an evening event was held as an inauguration for the new Selfic cabin, with musicians playing traditional Hawaiian music, dance and a video-showing of the Temples.
Damanhur has participated in the 10th anniversary Earth Charter event on June 29, 2010 at the Peace Palace in the Hague, Netherlands, represented by Macaco Tamerice and Formica Coriandolo. This event celebrated the 10 years since the Earth Charter's founding, with the intention to create a vision for its future. The event aimed to encourage businesses and youth to be inspired by the Earth Charter when seeking solutions for the issues of today and the future.
Damanhur presented the research of Music of the Plants conducted over the years, with the intention of giving voice to the intelligence of plants and becoming more sensitive to plant world, in harmony with the principles of the Earth Charter.
Damanhur was in Moscow June 23 - 27, 2010, represented by Esperide Ananas, presenting at the 17th International Transpersonal Conference - Consciousness Revolution: Transpersonal Discoveries that are Changing the World. The mission of the conference is to present the fundamental role of consciousness in all human affairs and the value for humanity of our growing insights into the nature of consciousness and of the world. Two presentations were given on Damanhur, one on the Temples of Humankind as an instrument for transforming consciousness, and a seminar on Selfica that included a guided meditation. Esperide also facilitated a roundtable discussion on the theme of community as means of bringing about the evolution of consciousness.
Two of Falco's selfic paintings were on exhibition at a modern art gallery in Moscow, in connection with Alex Grey's artwork and his two-day seminar on Visionary Art.
A group of Damanhurians went to Prague, Czech Republic to participate in the seventh edition a large public festival on esoterica, organic nutrition and wellness. More than 15,000 participants were present at the event, which was divided in three different areas, each focusing on one of the main themes. In anticipation of this event, a basic Damanhur website in Czech has been created online.
Condor Girasole gave several presentations on Damanhur in English while Iva translated to Czech, and he also led sessions of inner harmonization. The public responded well to this practical meditative technique involving respiration, sound and movement, and the relationship between these three elements. Ara Caprifoglio offered Sacred Dance performances while Suricato Dattero played didgeridoo, dogbone and other indigenous instruments. Maia and Giancarlo were present as well, and they as well as everyone in the group contributed to setting up the presentation, including a new display with beautiful images of the Temples. The presenters spoke with the public about Damanhur's innovative wellness therapies, such as Selfica, and social experimentation.
Macaco Tamerice has gone to Slovenia on November 14 – 15 in the ecovillage of Naklo to speak about Damanhur and meet with a group interested in deepening their knowledge of intentional communities. She participated in a meeting that included the topic of constructing straw bale houses.
Damanhur participated in the second Learning Partnership encounter in Utrecht, Netherlands, February 28 - March, 5 with the Center for Human Emergence hosted at the seminar spaces of the Venwoude community. Learning Partnership is a collaboration between eight different European realities to create a two-year curriculum on "Transition to Resilience," changing current urban environments into ones that are more sustainable. Resilience is the capacity of responding to world concerns in a positive way, making the most of resources and consuming less while living a satisfying life. The curriculum is intended for change agents, universities, non-governmental organizations and city administrations.
Damanhur, represented by Esperide Ananas, was present at the Ministry of Ideals in Reykjavík, Iceland. The encounter was the crowning event of a public deliberation meeting that involved 1,500 citizens of Iceland, guided by 30 experts from various sectors. The meeting discussed how to define the will of the Icelandic people and construct a new society. The Icelanders identified their common values, which include creating a sustainable society, having access to organic foods, and establishing strong principles based on honesty.
Esperide shared the experience of Damanhur, speaking about many themes such as health and education, law and justice, art and social life. She discussed the economics of the Federation at length, explaining the Credit-Damanhur's complementary currency system-the concept of time as a collective wealth, and sharing responsibilities as well as dreams. The video of Damanhur was met with great applause, and Esperide answered many questions from the enthused audience about the social life and organization of Damanhur.
In early December, Damanhur’s Ambassadors spoke at various events and conferences in Copenhagen, held during COP 15, the global summit on climate change. Esperide and Formica attended the official COP 15 conference, where they encountered many international friends of Damanhur, such as Ashok Khosla, who spoke as President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Esperide also gave a three-hour presentation on Damanhur at an event organized by the City of Copenhagen in the context of Agenda 21, a program to increase sustainability and reduce emissions in Denmark’s capital city.
Esperide Ananas has translated the book The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Earth Charter: Inspiration for Global Governance into Italian. In this book, Dutch Minister of State, Ruud Lubbers, leads the reader through the recent history of governance. He states with some emphasis that both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and the Earth Charter (2000) constitute an important basis for modern global governance. The first document marks the beginning of the human rights tradition; the second builds further on these values, and also includes more modern aspirations. It highlights the interconnectedness of all living beings and our duty to protect the Earth’s vitality, diversity and beauty. Ruud Lubbers also underlines the importance of spirituality for governance and the need to connect civilizations.
Esperide Ananas was in Copenhagen at the beginning of July, and had the opportunity to give a copy of the book on the Temples of Humankind to Dr. Mohammed Yunus, the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner, awarded for his work with the microcredit, which are accessible loans that promote social and economic advancement in developing countries.
During her visit to Denmark, Esperide also met with representatives of the eco-village of Christiania, sharing Damanhur's experience with the Credito, and in preparation of the Bottom Meeting of GEN, to be held in parallel with the UN Summit next December.
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Damanhur was in Moscow June 23 - 27, 2010, represented by Esperide Ananas, presenting at the 17th 
harmonization. The public responded well to this practical meditative technique involving respiration, sound and movement, and the relationship between these three elements. Ara Caprifoglio offered Sacred Dance performances while Suricato Dattero played didgeridoo, dogbone and other indigenous instruments. Maia and Giancarlo were present as well, and they as well as everyone in the group contributed to setting up the presentation, including a new display with beautiful images of the Temples. The presenters spoke with the public about Damanhur's innovative wellness therapies, such as Selfica, and social experimentation.
