Women’s Natural Building Workshop

Buddhist Education for Social Transformation (BEST) (2)

WOMEN’S NATURAL BUILDING WORKSHOP

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Dates: January 22-31, 2024 in Mae Rim, northern Thailand (just 20 kms north of Chiang Mai)

Who: women and non-binary folks of any age in any physical condition who have a desire to get muddy and build something spectacular supported by other women

Over the past 10 years, IWP has hosted women’s building workshops in partnership with Pun Pun.  Since 2015, the workshops have been to build our activist retreat center, Suan San Santi – a 4 rai (2 acre) orchard in Chiang Dao, northern Thailand, to provide a safe space for activists to rest, rejuvenate, and relax.  In Chiang Dao, we have built 2 small adobe houses, a wooden house, a dining room, kitchen, meditation space, and small storage room, all in women’s building workshops.

This year, we are returning to our center in Mae Rim to build a new meditation hall for our training center.  This may be our last build (but we always say that….), so join us!

Join us January 22-31, 2024! And bring your mother, your lover, your sisters, daughters, and friends!

Costs: total investment is 17,000 baht ($475 USD) which includes course fees, and all food and accommodation for the 10 day course. It also includes transportation from Chiang Mai to our center in Mae Rim.

Who are we?: International Women’s Partnership for Peace and Justice (IWP) is a feminist organization working with grassroots activists on sustainable strategies for social change by integrating feminism, nonviolent action and spiritual practice. Pun Pun is a farm, natural building, seed saving and organic farming training centre. This is the 11th year IWP and Pun Pun are offering women’s natural building workshops together (Pun Pun has led mixed gender workshops for many years!) and this will be our 14th all women’s build! IWP and Pun Pun are a perfect match for women’s building courses, bringing together feminism and natural building, as well as a belief that work and play should always integrate the building of community.

For more about our work, see our websites: womenforpeaceandjustice.org and punpunthailand.org

To register for the course, contact gingernorwood@gmail.com.

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