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Regenerative Communities Network

r3.0 is collaborating with our Advocation Partner, Capital Institute, on its Regenerative Communities Network (RCN) at the meso (bioregional) and macro (global) levels. On the bioregional level, r3.0 and Senior Director Bill Baue serve as Systems Convener of the newly-launched Connecticut River Valley Bioregional Collaborative in the New England area of the United States. In partnership with River Strong and the Pioneer Valley Cohousing Community as joint Systems Convener, the Collaborative seeks to understand and heal the degenerative / collapsing social and ecological status quo in our bioregion by collaborating with diverse groups and individuals throughout the area. Our vision and practices aim to spur the emergence of a regenerative and thriving economy, culture, and society.

The Collaborative joins 13 other bioregional- national- and global-level Collaboratives with RCN areas as close to us as the Hudson River Valley and Buffalo in New York State, and as far flung as the Sacred Valley in Peru and the Himalayan Plateau in Nepal. Our overarching goal is to apply Capital Institute’s 8 Principles of Regenerative Economics at the bioregional level through Collaboratives of motivated organizations in those areas, which serve as nodes woven together in a coherent global network.. Members of our Collaborative use Sociocracy and other democratic methods in our regular meeting circles. We welcome your questions and ideas!