# Balkar Earth ## Project Overview - **Transrural workshop** for collective inquiry on catalyzing territorial balance change - **Location**: Espai Núria Social, C/ del Carme, 8, Olot (17800) Girona - **Contact**: [email protected] | 972 69 11 23 - **Website**: https://balkar.earth/ ## Coordination and Structure - **Coordinated by**: - Resilience Earth (cooperative that advises on change management through participatory processes) - Associació Núria Social - **Partnership ecosystem**: XES, XES Garrotxa, Miceli, Community Catalysts, Climate Coaches - **Funding support**: Co-financed by the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation and the Generalitat de Catalunya ## Core Approach Balkar Earth employs a community-based methodology centered on: - Collective intelligence through community reflection - Disruptive proposals using social technology and change management - Territorial rootedness with a transrural perspective - Decolonial and intersectional dialogue - Local solutions to address global systemic challenges ## Key Initiatives ### Iltiŕ Named after an Iberian word referring to the community inhabiting a territory, Iltiŕ has three components: - **Aplec Iltiŕ**: Gathering for reconnecting with territorial origins - **Iltiŕ HUB**: Space for democratic regeneration and rural co-inspiration - **Iltiŕ TEK**: Webinar and interview series ### Learning Spaces - "Co(i)nspiració transrural" - Conversations with people from everywhere - Accelerator programs (2024/25) - Community resources and reflections ## Bioregional Significance Balkar Earth exemplifies bioregional principles through: - Focus on territorial resilience and new territorial balances - Community-driven change processes - Integration of ancestral and indigenous methodologies - Direct challenge to centralist and extractive models - Interconnection of rural communities for mutual support [Sources: https://balkar.earth/ and Bioregionalisme a Catalunya context]