Active Hope & Permaculture
@ Permaculture Barcelona Hub
November 19 - 23, 2026
Join us for a transformative gathering!
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Event Dates:
19/11/2026
to
23/11/2026
Registration End Date:
19/11/2026
Event Type:
In Person
Event Location:
Permaculture Barcelona Hub
What's happening?
In difficult times hope and imagination can feel out of reach. But HOPE is a verb, it’s a practise, it’s a decision to shift apathy to connection, to move from helplessness to courage.
So how do we practice hope? Join us for a transformative gathering of reconnection to our selves, to each other, and to the web of life, and witness hope emerging in real time!
We will be harnessing Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects group process, which has been used worldwide by people who hold the vision of a more beautiful world. We’ll: - Dive into the art of gratitude. - Hold space for your grief, anger, fear and any other difficult feelings that you’re experiencing around the violent and oppressive forces in the world, or struggles in your own life. - Work your imagination muscles and connect with new and ancient perspectives. - Gain clarity about your unique contribution to a more beautiful society. Together we will experience: practises, rituals, embodiment tools, nature-connection, sharing and deep-listening. Come exactly as you are, and expect to leave refuelled and ready for your next steps.
Permaculture – both hands-on and theoretical – will be woven through the training.
The Facilitators
Jas Tribe
With a background in Environmental Science, Jas is a facilitator and event designer with experience in conservation, campaigning, community outreach, land work, and yoga. They have worked with businesses, farmers, refugees, NHS staff, and educators, using a holistic, embodied, and justice-focused approach.
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Jas’s work is rooted in impact and reconnection—to self, community, and the wider web of life—to cultivate “active hope.” Joanna Macy explains, “Active Hope is a practice, something we do rather than have; it’s about becoming active participants in creating the future we hope for.”
While campaigning full-time, Jas discovered “The Work That Reconnects” and felt a profound sense of “coming home.” This framework has since transformed their life and work, bringing deep joy and purpose in sharing and facilitating the process both online and in person.
Alfred Decker
Alfred Decker (he/him) is an award-winning permaculture designer; the Education Coordinator of Permaculture For Refugees; a certified educator with the Permaculture Association of Britain; a leading voice in Social Permaculture; and one of Europe’s innovative permaculture educators. His journey into ecological design began in 1998 when he completed his first Permaculture Design Course in California. Since then, Alfred has been involved with social movements and projects across many borders.
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He is the founder of the 12P Permaculture Design consultancy, Permacultura Barcelona and the Forest Gardens project at Can Masdeu ; is a co-founder of the Spanish Permaculture Academy (Academia de Permacultura Íbera); and was a member of the European Permaculture Teachers Partnership and the Permaculture Council of Europe. Alfred holds a post graduate diploma in sustainable architecture and renewable energy (Centre for Alternative Technology).
After taking a PTT course with Rosemary Morrow in 2011, he undertook a two year mentorship and later co-facilitated six courses as her assistant, ultimately earning a Diploma in Permaculture Education & Community Development in 2013 through the Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute (Australia). Committed to furthering the PTT course that Rosemary developed in over four decades of teaching experience around the world, Alfred facilitated over 20 PTT courses as lead facilitator and co-edited all three versions of the PTT manual. Rosemary has asked him to organise the PTT trainings in Europe, and he has developed an online version of the course on the Permaculture Association of Britain’s online educational platform.
In 2024 Alfred joined the Global Council of Permaculture For Refugees. He is passionate about how permaculture can be useful to refugees and migrants, and how permaculture education can be designed for them as learners…and how they in turn can best share their valuable knowledge and experience with others.
When
Arrival on Thursday, November 19 at 17h.
Departure on Monday, November 23 at 11h after a closing breakfast celebration.
Where
Co-facilitator Alfred Decker is thrilled to welcome you to the Permaculture Barcelona Hub located in the Poblenou neighbourhood of Barcelona. Watch a video about the Hub below, support the Hub’s crowdfunding campaign HERE, and see some early photos of the Hub in the current process of renovation and read more HERE.
More Info
We are currently working on the budget and content and will be able to share that soon.
Note about food: while we will try to cater to all diets, the Permaculture Barcelona Hub welcomes ethical omnivores and vegetarians, so the meals we share may not be appropriate for strict vegans.
Note about transport: we encourage Gathering participants to arrive to Barcelona by public transport whenever possible. There are fast trains from London, Paris and Berlin to Barcelona, as well as buses from anywhere in Europe. If it is not possible to arrive by public transport, we will encourage you to make a donation to a local permaculture-influenced regenerative tree planting project.