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Tamera Asks for Your Support

After 30 years of pioneering work for peace, Tamera has reached a turning point

Sabine Lichtenfels, Helena Lüdert, Annelies Dille, and a dedicated team of new community members on behalf of the Tamera Community, 08/07/2026

After 30 years of pioneering work for peace, Tamera has reached a turning point

Sabine Lichtenfels, Helena Lüdert, Annelies Dille, and a dedicated team of new community members on behalf of the Tamera Community, 08/07/2026

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Solidarity Must Become Tangible

Returning from the Global Sumud Flotilla with Hope

Daniel Müller, 29/05/2026

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After the Storms - A Call for Water Regeneration

When Water Is Held, Life Thrives – Lessons from This Winter in Portugal

Silke Paulick & Silvano Rizzi, 24/03/2026

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Tamera’s Winter Community Time

Celebrating Our Winter Community Intensive: Depth, Reorientation and Shared Responsibility

Uri Ayalon & Rui Braga, March/2026

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Tamera on the Road

This spring and summer, Tamera co-workers will host events and gatherings in the German-speaking part of Europe.

Monika Alleweldt, 14/3/2026

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Cooperation with Animals

News from our pigs, dogs and chicken research projects.

Barbara Kovats, 11/3/2026

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Tamera Enters a New Era of Growth

We are thrilled to share two major milestones that mark a new era for Tamera.

Janos Valder & Uri Ayalon, 06/12/2025

Report

Erasmus+ Course on Collapse and Renewal

A 10-day journey at Tamera invited participants to face global crises with courage, community and practices of healing and regeneration.

Kaya Mikołajczak & Michaël Doré, 14/8/2025

News

Rise for Gaza

What you can do for Palestinians

Aida Al-Shibli, 22/7/2025

Report

Tamera’s Summer University

Impressions from an unforgettable gathering

Uri Ayalon, 15/7/2025

Tamera & Network News

We reject Dieter Duhm’s 1972 “Sadism & Masochism” chapter

This chapter was written years before the founding of our community and doesn’t represent what our community stands for. We denounce any trivializations of sexual violence.

Tamera Community, 15/06/2025

Invitation

4 Seminars in Germany

4 seminars in Germany open spaces for deep healing and collective transformation—guided by experienced peace workers from Tamera.

Jan Bargen, 30/5/2025

Animal Cooperation

The Wild Boars Who Taught Us Trust

From pests to partners: How Tamera’s course on animal cooperation bridges the gap between humans and the natural world—one conversation at a time.

Julia Schütrumpf, 15/5/2025

Obituary

Eike Braunroth left his body

On April 14, 2025, the great animal lover, psychologist, and researcher Eike Braunroth transitioned to another dimension.

Heike Kessler, 22/4/2025

News Update

Recent Publications

In the last weeks some articles and videos about Tamera have been published

Jan Bargen, 9/3/2025

Invitation

Conversations Across Divides

We invite you to join a conversation between Aida Al-Shibli and Miki Kashtan, a Palestinian and an Israeli, as they explore the complexities of “a land with many names”

Martin Winiecky, 26/1/2025

Invitation

A sacred ceremony of remembrance

For two continuous days, beginning January 26, 2025, we will read the names of children killed since October 2023 in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Israel.

Dina Awwad-Srour and Emma Sham-Ba Ayalon, 23/1/2025

Online Summit

Fugitive Futures: Navigating Humanity’s Turning Point

Produced by the makers of “Village of Lovers”, with many speakers from Tamera: The Fugitive Futures Summit explores solutions and nurtures a regenerative, connected world.

John Wolfstone, 20/1/2025

Syria

Rojava Under Attack

Turkey is escalating the very “terrorism” it pretends to be fighting, aiming to crush democratic self-determination and women’s freedom in north-east Syria.

Martin Winiecki, 20/12/2024

Solidarity

We stand with San José

In a recent delegation visit at the Colombian Peace Community San José de Apartadó, we witnessed existential attacks and threats and are calling for legal protection and international solidarity.

Defend the Sacred Alliance, 3/12/2024

Solidarity

Nuwiaka Declaration

A statement by the Defend the Sacred Alliance in defense of water, rivers and ways of life in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.

Defend the Sacred Alliance, 19/11/2024

Award Announcement

Tamera Receives National Environmental Prize

Tamera receives the 2024 National Environmental Prize from Quercus, Portugal’s respected environmental organization.

Fátima Teixeira, October 31 2024

Article

Bullfighting: The Unnoticed Suffering

An action of sacred activism against bull fighting in our area.

Barbara Kovats, October 24 2024

Reports

Tamera's Annual Reports for 2022 and 2023

Discover the collaborative efforts and community-driven model behind Tamera’s initiatives for 2022 and 2023.

Uri Ayalon, October 17 2024

Course Report

Iberian Water Retention Landscape

A 10-day Erasmus+ mobility brought youth workers from Portugal and Spain together to develop practical skills in water retention, ecological restoration, and regenerative youth work.

Anne Bretschneider, 1/10/2024

Action

"Women in White" in Berlin and Tamera

Sixty people gathered in both Berlin and Tamera to support the new peace movement “Women in White,” calling for an end to violence in Israel-Palestine through nonviolence and prayer.

Uri Ayalon, September 26 2024

Obituaries

Farewell to Our Beloved Friends

Honoring the lives of three cherished community members and their lasting contributions to Tamera, reflecting on love, loss, and remembrance.

Barbara Kovats and Uri Ayalon, September 22 2024

Report

Youth Camp 2024

Thirty young people, ages 14 through 18, gathered at the Place of the Children to explore themselves and their relationships.

Eiko Goldbeck, September 17 2024

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A Powerful Message by an Israeli Conscientious Objector

Israeli conscientious objector Hadas Tal speaks about her experience, why she broke with Zionism and why many Israelis continue to support the genocide in Gaza.

Martin Winiecki, August 12 2024

Report

Compassion in Action

The yearly course „Cooperation with Animals“ went to witness the loading of animals to ships to endure a journey full of suffering.

Beatrice Carmi, Anouchka Grose and Dr. Tanja Kaller, 14/5/24

Celebration

Carnation Revolution

50 years since April 25: Honoring the Past, Envisioning the Future

Fátima Teixeira, Rui Braga & Uri Ayalon, April 25 2024

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What’s ours to do?

Words from a Palestinian peace worker

A’ida Al-Shibli, April 5 2024

Imagine

Women in White

A new initiative to stop the war

A’ida Shibli & Miki Kashtan, March 4 2024

Tamera News

Farewell Thomas

We mourn the passing and celebrate the life of a dear longtime community member. Thomas Lüdert left his body Sunday, March 24.

Meike Müller & Helena Lüdert, March 30 2024

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Creating a Peace Bell

Giving birth to a big instrument that will echo peace throughout Tamera and the region. A collaborative effort of forging, remembering and reverberating inner and outer peace.

Laura Czajkowski, March 21 2024

Invitation

Let’s celebrate water & peace around equinox together

Join us for some days of shared meditation and action, which we will hold around the equinox, between March 17 and 23.

Janni Hentrich, March 7 2024

Tamera News

Experiences in the dog sanctuary 2023

“Who feeds a hungry animal feeds his own soul.” (C. Chaplin)

Working with dogs is connected to us humans in a special way – how does this feel ?

Barbara Kovats, March 3 2024

Article

Rojava under attack again

Why we mustn’t abandon the Middle East’s visionary alternative.

Martin Winiecki in TruthOut, February 15 2024

Online Summit

A Cry from the Future

Watch some sessions of the Summit that accompanied the release of the film “The Village of Lovers”.

Uri Ayalon, February 14 2024

Documentary Film

Global Streaming Premiere: The Village of Lovers

Celebrating the release of a major documentary film about Tamera. Ian MacKenzie, John Wolfstone and Julia Maryanska crafted a film that explores historical and contemporary stories of our community.

Uri Ayalon, January 24 2024

Invitation

Looking for Media Workers

Inviting media workers to collaborate and spend a season with us – people who can support us in communicating our insights from over 40 years of research on a new culture.

Uri Ayalon, January 23 2024

Invitation

Peace meditation for the Middle East

We call for and invite you to a special kind of meditation during winter solstice, December 22nd from 4 – 5 pm CET. Please invite your friends and networks.

Sabine Lichtenfels & Monika Alleweldt, December 20 ’23

News Update

The Tamera construction project (PIER) enters a decisive phase

For ten years now, the Tamera community has been investing in a process called “PIER”: it is about obtaining a special permit to change the land use plan.

Sabine Lichtenfels & Janos Valder, December 16 2023

News Update

#CeasefireNow

This year we joined with guests and friends in our olive grove to call for ceasefire now & say #NotInOurName.

Video by Danielle Diamond, November 17 2023

Meditation

“Remember”
Prayer for Global Grace Day '23

On November 9, we celebrate Global Grace Day to invoke the vision of a nonviolent world — and this year particularly – demand an immediate ceasefire in Israel-Palestine.

Sabine Lichtenfels & Martin Winiecki, November 6 2023

Statement

On the current Escalation in Israel and Palestine

We mourn the killings in southern Israel on Saturday and the violence against both Israelis and Palestinians that has followed.

Sabine Lichtenfels, A’ida al-Shibli, Uri Ayalon & Martin Winiecki, October 12 ’23

New Publications

Stone Circle Book and Card Deck

Take the 96 archetypes of a peace community into your life

Uri Ayalon, October 8th 2023

News

With Rajendra
Singh in Brazil

An insight from journeying with India’s “Waterman” to Brazil in order to catalyze ecological regeneration

Martin Winiecki, Sep. 29th 2023

Celebration

Dieter Duhm turns 80

Celebration

Dieter Duhm turns 80

On September 19, 2022, we celebrate the 80th birthday of Dr Dieter Duhm.

Sabine Lichtenfels, September 2022

News Update

We Celebrate 10 Years of Rojava: A Visionary Social Experiment Under Threat

In north-east Syria, millions of people are modelling a peaceful multi-ethnic coexistence, grounded in lived autonomy.

Martin Winiecki & Alnoor Ladha, July 2022

News Update

“Marcha pela Água”: Water march in Odemira

400 people rose up against agro-industry and for regeneration.

Martin Winiecki, 26 October 2021

News Update

Short Documentary: Resisting Abusive Agro-Industry in Portuguese Natural Park

Abusive agro-industry is rapidly destroying and contaminating a Portuguese natural park, while exploiting migrant workers under slave-like conditions.

Martin Winiecki, 11 June 2021

News Update

Tamera Joins the #HANDSFORHUMANITY Campaign

Tamera joins the #handsforhumanity campaign, raising awareness and funds for the globe’s 70.8 millions refugees.

Rui Braga, 21 May 2021

News Update

Remembering Ladonna Brave Bull Allard

We remember our dear friend Ladonna Brave Bull Allard, who recently crossed the worlds and became an ancestor.

The Tamera Community

News Update

Global Grace Day, November 9 2020: We Refuse to Be Enemies

November 9: What enables us to leave hostile thinking behind?

Sabine Lichtenfels

News Update

World Animal Day, October 4 2020

Help protect our fellow creatures: join us for World Animal Day

Barbara Kovats

News Update

Children on the Joys of Gardening in Times of Corona

A report from our children about our community food garden.

Lucia & Alma, July 3 2020

News Update

In Solidarity with Black Lives Matter

We stand in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter

Tamera Community,
June 2020

News Update

Documentary: One Billion Rising 2020 in Odemira's Women's Prison

OBR 2020 – A documentary with Tamera and Odemira Women’s Prison

News Update

Corona as a Chance for System Change

Now is the time for system change on a deep level.

Tamera Community, April 1 2020

News Update

One Billion Rising 2020 in Odemira

Tamera celebrates One Billion Rising with Odemira Women’s Prison.

Janka Striffler, February 17 2020

News Update

Tamera´s Participation in ‘One Billion Rising’ 2020

One Billion Rising 2020 – “Raise the vibration and rise for revolution”

Haneen Abualsoud, February 3 2020

News Update

New Year 2020: Sabine Lichtenfels to Communities and Friends around the World

Let’s use our capacities and intelligence to activate healing powers.

Sabine Lichtenfels, January 1 2020

News Update

Rojava Lives

Despite the invasion, the Rojava revolution continues in north-east Syria.

Leila Dregger & Martin Winiecki, January 1 2020

News Update

“We stand in solidarity with Rojava, an example to the world”

Urgent statement on the Turkish invasion of north-east Syria released in The Guardian.

November 2 2019

News Update

“Defend the Sacred” Conference 2019: Watch Keynote Panels, Updates & Slides

More than 300 activists gathered for the “Defend the Sacred: Conference for Global Change-Makers” at Tamera.

Martin Winiecki, August 26 2019

News Update

"Fontes Vivas": A Celebration of Living Springs in the County of Odemira

Reviving an old Portuguese custom in our region of celebrating local water sources on midsummer’s day.

Barbara Kovats & Martin Winiecki, July 19 2019

News Update

Farewell to Charly Rainer Ehrenpreis

Farewell to Rainer Ehrenpreis, co-founder of Tamera, musician, physicist

Leila Dregger, July 11 2019

News Update

Tamera 2018: Our Highlights in Review

40 years after its founding, our project is in full swing

Martin Winiecki, December 31 2018

News Update

Global Grace Day, November 9 2018: From Fear to Trust

November 9: Join our meditation and envision a healed planet Earth

Sabine Lichtenfels, October 25 2018

News Update

Youth Camp 2018

43 young people met at Tamera to explore global solutions in a trust based community adventure

Nora Czajkowski, October 2 2018

News Update

Defend the Sacred: A Global Alliance for System Change

In August 2018, over 80 activists met at Tamera to birth a global community rooted in ethics, spirituality and vision

Leila Dregger, September 5 2018

News Update

“Rise for Climate:” Rise with us on September 8!

We’re one of over 40 organizations calling for the march in Portugal. We’ll rise for system change

Martin Winiecki, September 3 2018

Campaign

Parar o Furo – Stop the Oil Drilling

On August 4 2018, we carried out an aerial art action to stop the planned oil drilling in Portugal. The movement is still continuing. Join us!

August 14 2018

News Update

Technology Month Report: June 2018

An update from our month with technology specialists focusing on alternative energy and solar cooking

Douglas Baillie, August 3, 2018

News Update

Israel–Palestine: What is the path of reconciliation?

Report from a 3-day gathering near Gaza to focus on refusing the narrative of fear and hatred fueling the conflict

Rui Braga, July 13 2018

News Update

Tamera Co-Workers to Support Youth Festival in Farkha, Palestine’s First Ecovillage

Call-out for a group of experienced community members to support the summer youth festival in Farkha, Palestine

Aida Shibli & Frederick Weihe, May 4 2018

News Update

There's Never Been Oil Exploration in Portugal: Let’s Keep it That Way

On April 14 2018, over 1000 people protested in Lisbon against planned fossil fuel exploration in Portugal.

Martin Winiecki, April 19 2018

News Update

Statements for Our Anniversary from Around the World

Friends & partners are sending video messages & letters to celebrate our 40th anniversary

Martin Winiecki, March 26 2018

News Update

No Drilling in Portugal

While ENI/GALP is pushing for oil drilling in Aljezur, the resistance is getting ready to rise

Martin Winiecki, February 13 2018