10 Projects Chosen
“Circle program director Biljana Tutorov commented, ‘Our new cohort shows great promise, and we can’t wait for a new circle of connection, creative work, and inspiration to begin.”
Tutorov called the selection process “tough,” saying the final 10 chosen were culled from 130 applications from 52 countries.’”
Times of Israel
“On June 28, Nina Gordon-Kirsch picked up her backpack, opened the door to her Oakland, California, home and started walking. The 33-year-old activist and teacher was curious: When she turned on the faucet in her house, where did her water come from?”
SF Chronicle
“For several years, Gordon-Kirsch co-taught a class on water resources — rights, agricultural uses and environmental justice issues — at the Urban School in the Haight- Ashbury. She left that position to hike the Mokelumne, and she intends to put together a 25-minute educational documentary film about the river with footage she collected along her journey.’
Podcast
Speaking with Basil Valentine about “The Village of Lovers,” and Healing Biotopes as solutions for non-violent societal structures, airing on TNT Radio in the UK.
Begins at 45:23 - Listen here
Life is a Festival Podcast
“The most important political revolution of our time may be connected to how we love, at least that’s what the erotic visionaries of the Tamera community in Portugal believe. According to Tamera, the revolutionary peace research eco village in Portugal, liberating love from fear violence and lies is the root solution for a true system change. Today on the podcast, I’m speaking with Ian MacKenzie and Julia Maryanska about their upcoming documentary “The Village of Lovers,” the film about Tamera’s radical work in healing sex, love, and the relationship between genders.“
Listen to the podcast here