The 12Th ECN Gathering!
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Welcome to the 12th ECN Gathering! CONTENT: Hosting Team 2 Venue 3 Children and the Youth 4 Offerings before and after the Gathering 5 Prices and Payment ECN Gathering 2019 6 Giving and Receiving 6 Traveling aka *Wartaweil - how to get there?* 7 Registration 8 Once a year Carriers of Council meet and come together to share their stories, sit in Council together, make decisions concerning the community and to strengthen the spirit of Council in Europe. Every year the ECN Gathering takes place in a different country. This year the 12th ECN Gathering is coming back to where it started 12 to 14 years ago. Hosting Team We are a group of about fifteen people from Germany and Austria and have chosen the metaphor of a flock of birds flying in formation - migratory birds on their way, “Zugvögel” in German - for us. Here are some of us at the pier at Ammersee, during our preparation meeting. Our intention is to work together in love and change our positions, so that each one of us can fly in front, just as well as in the slipstream, when needed. This way no single person will be overtaxed and we will do all we need to do in good time. “Die Zugvögel“ share the same language, though not the same country, yet we fly in lightness towards the same goal: To warmly welcome all of you in a beautiful place for the ECN Gathering in 2019. The qualities we want to host you with are: * loving * joyful * generous * good enough! * The organisational structure of the gathering is carried by the NGO ÖSDCN - Verein zur Förderung von Council und Kreisarbeit. The Council field of the region is tended by the Austrian- Southern- Germany- Council-Network, a self-organizing regional hub. The ÖSDCN (Austrian-Southern-German-Council-Network) is a Council-community that has come together across arbitrary boundaries of nation states. And we belong together in the spirit of Council. We meet annually, we all take responsibility for the purpose of our meeting and what goes on in it. We cook together, we play and sing songs together and, of course, we sit in Council. The ÖSDCN-Gathering is a time for being together and learning from each other as we share everything that's related to our network. It is a deep friendship time and we support and inspire each other in our everyday lives with Council. In this spirit, we feel happy and honoured to be welcoming you in autumn! Venue This year we will meet in the foothills of the Alps, at a lake called Ammersee in Bavaria. The area is well known for its beautiful landscape, lakes, woods, hills with green grass, farmers in the past and tourists today. What is also particular, is that this region is one of the richest areas of Germany. Surrounded by secluded spacious gardens and villas we might be called to practice Council and spread the energy of love, inclusion and humbleness. The venue “Schullandheim Wartaweil” is a big house mainly used for school children on holidays and groups with special needs. There is a great garden with old trees, playgrounds, fireplaces, lots of space and a pier directly at the fascinating Ammersee. One side of the grounds is defined by the lake and a walkway that goes around the whole lake, on the other side you can cross the road and you will find a spacious hill with a mixed forest, perfect for nature walks. The rooms are simply furnished but spacious, clean and all have their own bathroom with shower. The mattresses are smooth, the blankets cosy and warm …. your body will appreciate! The lake “Ammersee” has its own energetic spirit and charm. Here you can listen to the sound of this place, one early morning in June 2019. Children and the Youth As in the last years, we want to especially invite children and young people to be part of our time together. The venue is built and designed to host children and young people, with place and equipment inside and outside to meet, play, have music and fun. Inviting joy and playfulness. A very strange instrument: Dance your song ! People in the hosting team hold the topic of the children and young people, we are in contact with people who can take care of the children and a safe space will be provided for them to be in and out of the circle and to follow their needs. Offerings before and after the Gathering We are very happy that we can offer and organize THREE different workshops / trainings before the Gathering - to help prepare the field for our Gathering and to help all of us arrive well with our bodys, hearts, minds and spirits. And there is one offering to spiral out of the Gathering afterwards: 1. Pippa Bondy and Han Delissen will offer two days of Council in Nature (Monday, 28th Oct at 2pm - Wednesday, 30th Oct at 4pm): LINK to Flyer 2. Ute-Maria Heilmann, Galit Hanien and Frederic Pjie will offer 1 ½ days of Council beyond words. This offering especially includes and invites children and youngster to be part of the circle. (Tuesday, 29th Oct at 10am Wednesday, 30th Oct at 12am): LINK to Flyer 3. Gesa and Holger Heiten will offer an Advanced Council Training for 2 days. Prerequisite: At least 2 Council-Trainings and facilitation practice (Monday, 28th Oct with dinner at 6pm - Wednesday, 30th Oct at n4.30pm) LINK to Flyer 4. After the Gathering there is a time for emergence and reflection: Spiraling Out (Sunday, 3rd Nov at 8 pm - Monday, 4th Nov at 4pm) LINK to Flyer Thank you for these unique offerings! They are deeply appreciated! Please note: There will be NO childcare during the offerings before and after the Gathering. You can register for all the events in the registration form at the end of this document. For “Council in Nature” and “Advanced Council Training” please get in touch with the trainers before signing up! Prices and Payment ECN Gathering 2019 ECN Gathering (Wed 30. October, dinner - Sun 3. November, lunch) ECN Gathering Fee: 60 € Children from 0 to 18 years of age DO NOT pay the Gathering Fee. Board and Lodging Wednesday/Dinner - Sunday/Lunch: 180 € (4 x 45 € per person/night in shared room with 4 - 6 people) 200 € (4 x 50 € per person/night in double room) 242 € (4 x 56 € per person/night in single) Children and Youth: Children from 0 - 12 years do not pay for board and lodging Youngsters from 12 - 18 years pay 76 € (4 x 18 € per person/night in a shared room) Please bring your own sheets and towels if possible! All other events take place at the same venue like the Gathering: Board and Lodging during all other events: single room 56 € per person/night double room 50 € per person/night shared room (3-6 people) 45 € per person/night youngster from 12 - 18 years 18 € per person/night Children from 0 - 12 years do not pay for board and lodging Giving and Receiving We hold the vision that everyone with a clear call to join the gathering should be able to do so. We also want to especially invite the children and the youth to participate in our Gathering. If you encounter any obstacles that might prevent you from participating, please get in contact. We might be able to support you. There is an ECN Sponsorship-fund, fuelled by the whole community, which we can use in order to ensure that nobody is prevented from being part of the circle due to the lack of money. This sponsorship-fund also covers the costs of the board and lodging of our children and the child-care we will organise to support the parents and children. Giving If it's possible for you, we invite you to add your contribution to the ECN sponsorship-fund to support those who need it. Any contribution, as small or large as it can be, will be greatly appreciated! There are 2 ways to give: 1. when you register, you have an option to add an extra amount to the cost of your stay and you can pay it on the same account as your stay. 2. in the coming months, there will be Call & Response requests published in the newsletters. You can then make a payment to the ECN account mentioned. In case you want a receipt for your donation, please write to [email protected] Receiving If you need a discount on the board and lodging or the Gathering Fee in order to participate at the Gathering, please indicate your needs in the Registration Form. If you need further support (travel-costs, participation in workshops etc.), you may use the Call & Response we established for some years now. For that please contact: [email protected]. The ECN finance team is open to listen to your needs, to hear your story, to share it with the network, and will do their best to help you. Travel or *Wartaweil - How to get there!?* Adress of the Venue this year: Wartaweil 45 82211 Herrsching am Ammersee www.wartaweil.de We are happy to announce that it´s easy to travel to the venue this year! No matter through which gate you enter Munich (airport, central bus station - ZOB - or one of the main rail stations: München-Central, München-Ost, München-Pasing) you then catch the train //*S8 to Herrsching *//(final destination). It´s about 90 min from the airport and about 50 min from Central Station.