I had meetings in the last three weekends, two in the capital and one nearby.
On Friday 18 January, the Place Creators meeting focused on agriculture was held in the building that is owned by MagNet Bank, the first and only community bank in Hungary. One of our members managed to get a room in this building for free :) She also organised a chance for us to introduce our aims and activity on their open Saturday full of free intruductions and taster sessions. A closer check confirmed my positive impressions and I opened an account at the main branch on the very same day. ("Put your money where your mouth is", said David Mezzetti at the set up of the RealFood Exeter and I remembered this advice.)
I attended the Hungarian Ecovillage Network meeting at Galgaheviz on the 25-27 January weekend. This bi-annual meeting has grown from a few participants to over a hundred in the last few years. Being a bit shocked by the size of the audiance, I managed to introduce our work. I also wrote a report to the national ecovillage newsletter (Élőfalu Hálózat Hírlevél) that will be published shortly (only Hungarian, sorry). I do not intend to translate this report or their website but keep an eye open for further written news in English to share.
The last combined Place Creators - Place Spotters open day was held all day last Sunday. New initiatives were introduced, development plans of the Krishna Valley neighbour Somogyvamos village were unfolded and we had some time for internal issues such how we can get more Place Spotters involved in any activity, how to improve internal and external communication, etc. Quite a few of us recognised the uplifting spirit of this last meeting and some even marked this meeting as the best one so far.
This coming weekend I plan to continue the never ending job of sorting my books and university notes. I'm not sure if I ever get to the end...
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