Ecodharma Coming back Day near Lützerath

Sunday January 14th, 2024
11 am – 5 pm

In August 2022 a small, international group held an Ecoretreat in Lützerath in the spirit of the Zen Peacemakers. The village in the Rhenish Brown coal area was destinated to make way for the huge lignite mining operations. The residents had already been bought out, but climate activists were still occupying the village and the woods nearby.
Eventually a year ago on Sunday January 15, 2023 the village was evacuated by the police.
We went back there end of April.

Roshi Frank De Waele and Svenja Wildflower Hollweg now warmly invite you to join them on our second ‘coming back‘ day on January 14th near Lützerath.

On this Day of Reflection we aim to create a safe space to gather, reconnect and strengthen our interbeing.
We want to bear witness to the ecological suffering at the open mining pit.
We will meet and connect to other activists there at this anniversary.
We will take the time to reflect on our individual and collective (eco)practice.
We’ll sit together in meditation and share in council.
We will go for a0 silent walk together.
We celebrate interfaith ceremonies and we’ll savour a potluck meal.

Already a nice group of people has committed to come down to Lützerath.
Please, feel welcome and join us!

Read here a report of our Bearing Witness eco-retreat August 17-21, 2022
Read here about the evacuation in a Flemish newspaper.

Meeting Point Sunday January 14 at 11am.
We will gather at the entrance of the cemetery of Holzweiler, Landstraße 2, in Holzweiler, 41812 Erkelenz (Germany).
Holzweiler is about 50 kilometers northeast of Aachen.

Bring with you
– lunch that we will share
– something to sit on, mud-proof

Suggested donation 20 euro
Please donate here: https://www.zensangha.be/dana/

There will be some car-sharing travel from the Netherlands and from Belgium (Antwerp).

Do you have any question?
Feel free to contact Svenja (mobile:+49 159 04 55 72 26) or Frank Roshi (mobile: +32 472 48 66 49).