Interweaving: a five-day educational gathering of people striving for a more just world took place

The aim of the meeting was to meet and get to know each other across cities, towns, and groups dedicated to issues of climate protection, affordable housing, social justice, feminism, the fight for workers' rights, digital security and more. We wanted to create a space to learn together, devise collaborations and strategies on how to be stronger in times of rising far-right extremism. But also to have fun, relax, move our bodies, and create something with our hands.

The program included educational blocks on engaging new members in organizations, working with our capacities, the specifics of organizing in the semi-periphery of Central and Eastern Europe, digital security, narrative creation, energy democracy, and a whole range of other topics. In addition to the content sections, there were also creative programs and a series of movement workshops, including circle dances, forest meditation exercises, and acrobatics.

Interweaving followed up on a weekend gathering mainly for the climate movement, which we organized last year in NaNebi, with the aim of providing education, strategic discussions, and space for reflection. Proplétání was the next step, with extended duration, content, and reach.

Interweaving is another step for us towards strengthening the ecosystem of those we want to support in the long term, beyond the boundaries of the climate and social movements, from associations focused on specific shared houses or community centers to groups dedicated to international issues such as climate justice, the rise of the far right, or compliance with international law.

We are working to make our educational events as open as possible. Interweaving was barrier-free, with English interpretation available for participants with different native languages. We had an awareness team and tent for participants to decompress or talk if they needed to. Parents with children also participated in the event, and we provided childcare. Members of the Brno social cooperative Tři Ocásci were cooking delicious meals primarily from ingredients sourced from local organic farmers.

Thank you to everyone who came—together we created a beautiful space, gained strength, contacts, and knowledge.
Thanks to all the trainers and lectures, who hosted sessions.
Thanks to Volavka and Tři Ocásci.
Thanks to the individual donors of Re-set, who ensure our long-term functioning.

We would also like to thank the Prague office of the Heinrich Böll Stiftung and the European Climate Foundation for their support. Proplétání was co-financed by the European Union through the Climate Action Network.