Meet the DEAL Community

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Robledillo de la Vera, Cáceres, Spain

Shoalhaven Heads, New South Wales, Australia

Herne Hill, SE24 0HD, Lambeth, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Asturias, Spain

I'm a father and secondary school teacher, and I'm looking to apply what the people at  are discovering to my local community. I live in a rural part of the world, and the changes our farming community has seen over the past decade have been pretty alarming. With that in mind, I would like to make connections and build on some ideas with others on this platform. I am the furthest things from an expert, which is why I'm turning to you at the DEAL community to help. Primarily, I'd like to focus on initiatives,   and projects, with the goal of improving the in these areas, in local communities with the aim of building in our . Bigger picture projects would be something like , or making local communities more energy independent; also, improving to go beyond memorization but actually apply and synthesize what we're learning to improve the our lives and the lives of others. Lastly, I would also like to think about  , and bring in the older and wiser members of a community to advise, plan and implement ideas and strategies that will  improve the lives of the younger generations, and those to come. I believe this can a lot of this can be done by working with . I am also aware that this is not easy, and will require a   away from perpetual that is mostly individualistic and towards a richer, more world that is more community-focused. Thanks for reading this far, and please get in touch.

92130, Issy-les-Moulineaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Architect, urban planner, and civic designer, he focuses his work on strategic planning and project management related to territory and community for organizations, institutions or communities.  He designs objects, spaces, games, methodologies and processes to generate healthy relational contexts, as well as the necessary conditions to facilitate community development and urban and social transformation as Mestura La Palma and Mestura Puerto. He is part of different national and international networks related to community culture, participatory urbanism or social economy where he continues to learn and connect ideas for a complex world.  Trained between Spain, Italy, England, and Argentina, countries where he has lived, he likes to put pieces together to make them work better. In his free time, he draws, plays chess, and tries to play guitar and piano. In groups, basketball, indoor soccer, and beers.

Sneek

Dorine van den Beukel - Nieuw Nijver (New Industrious) / Pleed The last decade Dorine has been actively involved in community building on diverse themes: textiles, sourcing of transition materials, mobility and local food connections. Working on her book about the need for knowledge of long gone local materials, as well as the production and use of those materials, she has created new craft networks such as Pleed — promoting the production and use of local wool in The Netherlands. Nieuw Nijver is in search of what defines a local shop and what can be used to create a sustainable, community-based and future-proof shop. www.nieuwnijver.nl / www.pleed.nl All sustainable transitions — whether they are food, energy or social transitions — benefit from good things close by. Good things close by are the basis of the new economy. Our new economy starts here.

Glossop, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Geneva, Switzerland

I am an economist passioned about food systems. I have experiences working in banking; in  organizartions promoting agroecology; in research; and in hospitality.  Currrently living in Europe, but with the mindset of the Argentinian negotiator in the UN Sustainable Development Conference in 2011: "I have always though of sustainable development like this. If only you could get the Europeans to see it this way too". I am Brazilian and Italian.   

Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany

A lifelong student and professor trying to chart new paths by exploring wealth and wisdom

Kalispell, Montana, United States

I’m in my 20s and worried about my species past and future on this beautiful planet. Trying to find ways to contribute to the new world we will have to live in. I love to write, garden, cook, make art and be active. I recognize that what I currently have in my life is enough, more than enough, and I like spreading that sentiment. 

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Consultant in the craft sector with 15 years of experience bringing ethical, impactful, and trend-relevant accessories and home decor products to U.S., European, and Japanese markets working closely with traditional craft, folk artists, and handicraft manufacturers across Latin America, Africa, and India. Operating at the intersection of craft, retail, and impact.  Passionate about regenerative business and the pursuit of net positive impact. Exploring 1) how brands and organizations can create new (non-extractive) value streams for traditional craft, folk, and contemporary indigenous artists and 2) how we can use digital technologies to better measure, report, and verify social, climate, and cultural impact claims 

Kocaeli, Türkiye

London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-kinnell?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app

Purmerend, North Holland, Netherlands

Future-oriented strategist, communicator and manager. Extensive experience at the municipality of Amsterdam. Initiator of implementing circular economy (2015) and doughnut economics (2020) on city and regional level.  Believing that we have to strive for a sustainble and inclusive future, a thriving city for everyone within the planetary bounderies.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sandown, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom

London

I am originally from Brazil but have been living in London since 2014. I worked for the NHS until 2022. Main interests: biodynamic farming, the healing power of plants, anthroposopic medicine, ,psicossomatic therapy, homeopathy, spiritual science. 

London