4th National Ecological Celebration

The Ecological Celebration is back, on Sunday October 14th 2018 in Nicosia!

The Celebration aims to approach Ecology through the perspective of collectivity, collaboration and solidarity. Principal goal of this diverse celebration is the education and free circulation of ideas such as: promotion of the immediate relationship between the producer and the consumer, clean quality food for all, locality and seasonality of products, more affordable and fair prices for the producer and the consumer, traditional food and handcraft methods, our reconnection with nature, collective projects and our disconnection from industrialization and ruthless commercialization of everything.

This year’s Ecological Celebration, features local producers of clean and quality produce, handcrafted products, ecological food, natural cosmetics and cleaning products. Present also will be organized entities and groups of ecology, sustainability and biodiversity, active on matters of ecology such as natural agriculture, creation of urban gardens, recycling, environment educational programs and natural health.

Throughout the day, practical workshops, kids’ activities, presentations from natural living specialists as well as a music program, will be taking place at the park.

The Celebration will take place at Akadimias National Forest Park, in Aglantzia between 10am and 6pm and it is organised in collaboration with the Open Initiative of Akadimias Park with the goal of supporting the group’s work on improving and upgrading the park.

Detailed program of activities

PRESENTATIONS
11:15 – 12:00 Holistic Way of Life and Health
12:45 – 13:30 Initiative for the Protection of the Natural Coastline: The Struggle for the Ecological Commons
14:45 – 15:30 WATER: Solutions to the Challenge of the Future through Permaculture
16:15 – 17:00 Open Initiative for Akadimias Park: Action, Concerns and Prospects

WORKSHOPS
10:30 – 13:30 Constructing an Insect Hotel
12:00 – 12:45 From Nature to my Plate: Seasonal Diet for Mind, Body and Spirit
14:00 – 14:45 Making everyday Cosmetics with Natural Ingredients
15:30 – 16:15 A small Vegetable Garden on our Balcony: Creating self-watering Flower Beds

KIDS ACTIVITIES
10:30 – 12:30 Constructing an Insect Hotel
11:00 – 11:30 Yoga – For Children over 6
11:30 – 12:15 Workshop on Landscape Architecture
14:00 – 16:00 Creations from Recycled Material
14:30 – 15:15 Workshop: Everything Makes Music
15:15 – 16:00 The Seed of Yoga
16:00 – 16:45 Interactive Story Telling

SPIRITUAL & PHYSICAL WELLNESS
10:30 – 11:15 Hatha Yoga for All
11:15 – 12:00 The Power of the Heart – The Heart Meditation – Connection
12:30 – 13:30 Tai Chi
14:30 – 15:15 The Djembe Ka Takama School of West African (Djembe) Drum
15:15 – 16:00 Hatha Yoga: Connection and Balance with the Energies of the Earth
16:00 – 17:00 Meditation – The Union of our Consciousness with the Environment