Making festival happen at an eco-art non-profit centre established in Old railway station in Pobiedna, Poland

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  Description

  ☯ About us and our home ☯
  
  We are happy to welcome you at our authentic Rail-way station that was turned into a magic centre of art, ecology, and friendship!
  
  This is an old railway station that over 30 years ago was first rescued and then restored by a group of artists who settled there. It became a home of a theatre and a cultural centre operating also as a non-profit foundation. It is situated near to the Sudety mountains and Czech border at the edge of two villages: Wolimierz and Pobiedna.
  
  In spring the nature is waking up and so do we. There's a lot of garden work, some repairs that might have occured during winter or simply taking care of the space which becomes more live again with people coming to say hello, but also workshops and smaller events. Summer of course gets even busier, especially with... :drumroll:
  
  ...The Festival.
  
  Each year we're organising a festival here and we would like to invite you to co-create it with us.
  
  Magical space filled with happines, families, music, workshops, performances, local products, amazing and beautiful people with a touch of our trademark "happy hippie chaos style".
  
  For us the festival is a reunion as this place for a lot of people feels like a second home, so family vibe is included and the family keeps growing. All tribes welcomed. We're not perfect, as nobody is, but we're honest and opened people, who love to do fun things happen around them and to see how together we can achive more. We believe that with right attitude and good communication we can move mountains. Which we won't, because we like they way they are. But we can.
  
  Thanks for your interest and hope to hear from you soon!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  Babysitting and creative play

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  ☯ What are we offering ☯
  
  ✔ An opportunity to try new things, develop new skills or polish the ones that you already have, the jobs will involve:
  - Gardening
  - Construction
  - Decorating
  - Using tools
  - Cooking
  - Managing events
  
  ✔ We're planning to organise lots of fun activities during our free time.
  - Sightseeing
  - Hiking and cycling trips
  - Field games
  - Foraging
  - Board games
  - Bonfires
  - Many other ways to socialise, meet new friends and recharge your personal batteries :)

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  ❁ ❁ ❁ Regular Volunteering (1.04 - 11.07 and 25.07 - 30.11.) ❁ ❁ ❁
  Daily help with running the Station. Cooking, lots of gardening, some maintenance jobs, keeping the space tidy, being there for the space that you're a part of and welcoming people who come to visit it. The workflow varies, from a busy time with smaller or bigger events to chill days where you can do your own thing and relax in the nature.
  
  ❁ Spring/Summer - 1st of April till 11th of July
  ❁ Summer/Fall - 1st of August till 30th of November
  
  ✪ ✪ ✪ Festival Time (1.07 - 24.07.) ✪ ✪ ✪
  
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  ✪ (1) The Setup - From 1st of July till 18th of July ✪
  Personally my favourite part of the festival. Starting slowly, with enough time to settle down, get to know each other and enjoy the time actively before the whole festival fever starts and we will be picking up on pace. It will most likely involve a lot of cleaning and organising the area, getting on with construction project, but apart from work there's going to be lots of time for socialising by the fire in the evenings and some free time for yourselves to fill up your cup too.
  
  We're looking for about 10-15 open minded and positive people, preferably already with some construction or decorating skills who feel comfortable with using tools (or keen to learn) and are not scared of hard work.
  
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  ✪ (2) Full Workcamp Experience - From 11th of July, till 24th of July ✪
  Pretty much the same as the full experience, although be prepared that the intensity of the work will probably be a bit higher at this point. This option will also involve days off work for the group to spend some time together and get to know each other while doing fun activities.
  
  For this option we'll be looking for about 50 people that are positive and most importantly R E L I A B L E, who would like to contribute their time and energy to help us to make this festival an amazing experience for everyone.
  
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  ✪ (3) Festival Workcamp - From 17th of July, till 24th of July ✪
  The last, but not least - the option for people that for any reason cannot commit to joining us before. This means coming on the evening before the festival starts, so diving right into the deep water of our happy hippie chaos to lend us a hand during the festival and preferably staying also for the clean up.
  
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  What are we going to do:
  ⦾ Cleaning the grounds, building structures, decorating the area and general preparation for the event
  ⦾ Shifts during the festival (helping at volunteer kitchen, welcome centre, overseeing the kids area, managing the crowd and keeping the festival grounds nice, clean and organised along with some general maintenance)
  ⦾ Going for hikes, playing board games, bonfires with music and building authentic connections :)

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Czech: Fluent
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  Spanish: Fluent
  Norwegian: Fluent
  Polish: Fluent
  Slovak: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Knowing languages improves the communication and we're all about communication to both hear and be heard, which helps to create a healthy environment where everybody can fully express themselves.
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  Accommodation

  Outside the festival time:
  
  ✔ Accomodation outside the festival: At the Station. Single beds at a shared sleeping space. Covers, duves and pillows are provided.
  ✔ Accommodation during the festival: At a designated volunteer camping area with access to showers, toilets and a kitchen. Please bring your own camping equipment (tent, sleeping bag and mat).
  Volunteers coming for the setup from 30st of June, can stay at the Station before the festival.
  ✔ Three vegetarian meals a day - breakfast, lunch and dinner. There is a shared fridge where volunteers can keep some of their food.
  ✔ Some people are alcohol free and some are not. Nevertheless, after a good day of work we like to enjoy ourselves and have some fun time too.

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  What else ...

  ✔ You might need with you:
  - Comfortable shoes and clothes for work
  - Tent
  - Sleeping bag and a mat for your maximum comfort :)
  - Rain clothes (just in case)
  - Comfortable sport clothes if you enjoy trying new things (e.g. aerial acrobatics)
  - Your favourite tools, toys or equipment (for ex. frisbee, cooking spices, car, head torch or a multitool... )
  
  ✔ How to get here?
  It depends how you want to get here (car, bike, public transport, hitchhike, etc.). We might pick you up from Orłowice train station. Please contact us before hand so that we can arrange the pick up.
  
  ✔ Distances to the nearest cities:
  Wrocław ~130km
  Berlin ~300 km
  Praha ~130 km
  Jelenia Góra ~36 km
  Świeradów Zdrój ~12 km
  Mirsk ~5 km

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Although there is an internet connection at the station and it probably would be sufficient for sending emails around the common areas, With calls it can get more tricky but not impossible. During the festival the access to wifi will be limited, because of the numbers of volunteers and the capability of the router.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is space for campervans.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  We're animal friendly if your animals are friendly :)

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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