Earth Activism & Social Permaculture
A Day With Starhawk & Alfred Decker
Online & In-Person
@ Permaculture Barcelona Hub
September 5, 2026
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05/09/2026
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05/09/2026
Event Type:
Hybrid
Event Location:
Permaculture Barcelona Hub (Poblenou, Barcelona)
We live in a challenging time on the journey of humanity, but one which is also full of potential and possibility. Through our everyday actions we can activate change and initiate a new way of being in the world.
The Permaculture Barcelona Hub is delighted to offer this unique and inspiring workshop and bring together earth activists, change makers, rebels and dreamers to share some time together, strengthen our connections, and deepen our creative vision.
Facilitated by Starhawk and Alfred Decker, this special gathering will take you on a journey of transformation, regenerating inner and outer landscapes. The training will be offered simultaneously In-Person as well as Online, and recordings will be shared with registered participants.
We will explore how an understanding of ecology and the principles of permaculture can infuse our activism, including how to structure groups and organizations that can meet our core human needs, while also sharing key tools for staying calm, grounded and present during moments of chaos and challenge. Participants will come away with tools for evaluating strategy, improving intra-group communication and resolving conflicts, and with renewed energy and hope.
We will hear the positive stories that can keep our hope alive in these crazy times, fuel our inspiration for actions that have beneficial impacts for people and planet, and help us to create a new story for our own lives.
Where
Permaculture educator 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.
Facilitators
Starhawk (she/her) is the co-founder and executive director of Earth Activist Training. One of the foremost voices in Earth-based spirituality, Starhawk is an author, activist, and permaculture teacher and designer. Her 13 books include such beloved reads as The Spiral Dance, The Earth Path, and The Fifth Sacred Thing. Starhawk drew from 30 years of living collectively to write The Empowerment Manual, which is the basis for her social permaculture course, Empowering Collaborative Groups. Starhawk has been recognized by the Permaculture Institute of North America (PINA) as a leading figure in permaculture and has been awarded dual diplomas for excellence in education and permaculture site design. As a teacher of magical activism and permaculture education, Starhawk’s life work takes her across the globe. She currently lives part-time in San Francisco in a collective house with her partner and friends, and part-time in a little hut in the woods in Cazadero, California, where she practices permaculture in her extensive gardens and writes.
Alfred Decker 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. 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).
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.
2026 is the ninth year that Starhawk and Alfred will be teaching together in Europe, having collaborated on 17 courses together.
When
The last session ends at 18:30h, with a dinner for In-Person participants from 19:15 – 21:00.
Fees
Lunch, tea/coffee and snacks are included in the In-Person fees. If you are coming from outside of Barcelona and need accommodation, that cost is not included in the fees, but we can organise local accommodation for you in shared or individual rooms.
Your participation in this training directly supports the creation and growth of the Permaculture Barcelona Hub — a permanent space for courses, skill-sharing, networking, and regenerative design in a vibrant part of Barcelona.
We offer a sliding scale for the training, and ask participants to offer what they can pay for it. Those who can afford to pay more on the higher end of the scale will help those who can only pay less.
In-Person Sliding Scale Fees (Including Lunch, Tea/Coffee & Snacks): €95 – €155
Online Sliding Scale Fees (Including Recordings): €40 – €85