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Hi, my name is Lars Weckbecker and I have a sad story to share. I recently lost my new home. And the future home of Ayama – Centre for Re:Connective Arts. In the wildfires. In Central Portugal. The largest single wildfire in Portugal’s history ravaged the area for eleven days, from 13. until 24.08.25 and swallowed countless homes and lands. 1600 firefighters, 500 firefighter vehicles and 15 airplanes couldn’t control the fire. Eucalyptus is an invasive non-native tree species from Australia. It likes to burn. It grows fast. It makes some people a lot of money. These days, eucalyptus is almost everywhere in Central and Northern Portugal and has replaced much of the native tree species. 2017 the whole area already burned. Almost nothing changed. 2025 it burned again and swallowed our land, our dream.

But let me start a bit earlier: For many years I have been dreaming about creating a Centre where people concerned with individual and collective transformation and healing gather to experiment, (co-)create and (re-)connect in the search for more resilient and less destructive ways of living and being (together). The systems of patriarchy, capitalism and dominance are failing and the world is in dire need of healing the wounds of our collective experience of separation and alienation that are at the core of the destructive and insane state of humanity. Only when we heal these wounds will we be able to build a more peaceful and loving world and ways of relating. I have dedicated much of my life to it (you can find more information about myself here and more information about Ayama's work here).

Back to Ayama’s Centre: After three years of searching, in late 2024 we had finally found and bought a beautiful 1.7ha piece of land with a small house and several ruins near Aldeia das Dez . I n April 2025 we finally began to make it home and envisioned the land as a future home for Ayama . After four months of hard work, everything was just set up for summer and some weeks of rest and some lovely friends visiting from Germany . In the early morning of the 13 th of August a heavy and unusual thunderstorm hit the area and two lightning strikes hit nearby Piódão. 11 days later a massive area of 645 km2 had been burned to the ground . Including Ayama’s new home.

It took me weeks to somewhat recover from these traumatic events with lots of doubts and uncertainties. I finally decided to not give up hope. I will continue to look for a new home for Ayama and myself. Sadly, the burning of the land in Portugal means that my savings which I had built over years for the project have now become very tight and prices have risen steeply over the last few years. Hence this call for support.

The vision and project is to acquire an old farm in southern Europe (likely Italy, France or Spain) which will become Ayama’s new centre. While the appropriate legal/formal structure for Ayama hasn’t been established yet, it will in essence be a non-profit project.

In the initial phase we are asking for financial support to buy the farm and begin the physical part of the project. In certain areas in Southern Europe (e.g. in Italy), large old farms that are suitable to become Ayama’ s Centr e can be bought for around 80.000 Euro. An additional 20.000 Euro are needed to start the project; for legal fees, to begin basic renovations and to install infrastructure, and basic supply systems like power and water.

I can contribute 60.000 Euro from my savings. I will borrow 20.000 Euro from my family or the bank. In the first stage, I will raise 20.000 Euro here on fundrazr. All the money that is donated here will go solely towards the building of Ayama’s Centre and will not be used for private purposes.

But it is also important for us to give back. We offer our deepest gratitude to anyone reading these words, whether you can give or not, whether you can give much or little. We also offer you something in return: Either free land usage, free event participation or free consultations with me. 

If your donation is conditional upon receiving one of these offerings in return and you want to know more details before making a donation, feel free to contact me first:

lars@reconnective.art

Other than that, if you could help us to share the word about our campaign by sharing it in your social networks, we would be immensely grateful. 

Thank you for reading these words. May you be well, safe and healthy in these difficult times.

With gratitude,

Dr. Lars Weckbecker

 

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Hallo, mein Name ist Lars Weckbecker und ich habe eine traurige Geschichte zu erzählen. Ich habe vor Kurzem mein neues Zuhause verloren. Und das zukünftige Zuhause von Ayama – Zentrum für Re:Konnektive Künste. In den Waldbränden. In Zentralportugal. Der größte einzelne Waldbrand in der Geschichte Portugals wütete elf Tage lang, vom 13. bis zum 24. August 2025, und verschlang unzählige Häuser und Grundstücke. 1600 Feuerwehrleute, 500 Löschfahrzeuge und 15 Flugzeuge konnten das Feuer nicht unter Kontrolle bringen. Eukalyptus ist eine invasive, nicht heimische Baumart aus Australien. Er brennt leicht. Er wächst schnell. Und er bringt einigen Leuten viel Geld ein. Heutzutage ist Eukalyptus fast überall in Zentral- und Nordportugal zu finden und hat viele der heimischen Baumarten verdrängt. 2017 brannte das gesamte Gebiet bereits ab. Fast nichts hat sich seitdem geändert. 2025 brannte es erneut und verschlang unser Land, unseren Traum.

Doch lassst mich etwas früher beginnen: Seit vielen Jahren träume ich davon, ein Zentrum zu gründen, in dem Menschen, denen individuelle und kollektive Transformation und Heilung am Herzen liegen, zusammenkommen, um zu experimentieren, gemeinsam zu gestalten und sich wieder zu verbinden – auf der Suche nach nachhaltigeren und weniger destruktiven Lebensweisen. Die Systeme des Patriarchats, des Kapitalismus und der Dominanz versagen, und die Welt braucht dringend Heilung von den Wunden unserer kollektiven Erfahrung von Trennung und Entfremdung, die den Kern des destruktiven und wahnsinnigen Zustands der Menschheit bilden. Nur wenn wir diese Wunden heilen, können wir eine friedlichere und liebevollere Welt und neue Formen des Miteinanders erschaffen. Ich habe einen Großteil meines Lebens diesem Ziel gewidmet (mehr Informationen über mich findest du hier und weitere Information über die Arbeit von Ayama hier).

Zurück zu Ayamas Zentrum: Nach dreijähriger Suche fanden und kauften wir Ende 2024 endlich ein wunderschönes, 1,7 Hektar großes Grundstück mit einem kleinen Haus und einigen Ruinen in der Nähe von Aldeia das Dez. Im April 2025 begannen wir endlich, uns hier einzurichten und stellten uns das Grundstück als zukünftiges Zuhause für Ayama vor. Nach vier Monaten harter Arbeit war alles für den Sommer vorbereitet, und wir freuten uns auf einige Wochen Erholung und den Besuch von lieben Freunden aus Deutschland. Am frühen Morgen des 13. August zog ein heftiges und ungewöhnliches Gewitter über die Gegend, und zwei Blitze schlugen in das nahegelegene Piódão ein. Elf Tage später war eine riesige Fläche von 645 km² bis auf die Erde niedergebrannt. Darunter auch Ayamas neues Zuhause.

Es dauerte Wochen, bis ich mich von diesen traumatischen Ereignissen einigermaßen erholt hatte. Viele Zweifel und Unsicherheiten plagten mich. Schließlich beschloss ich, die Hoffnung nicht aufzugeben. Ich werde weiterhin nach einem neuen Zuhause für Ayama und mich suchen. Leider bedeutet der Brand in Portugal, dass meine Ersparnisse, die ich über Jahre für das Projekt angespart hatte, nun sehr knapp sind und die Preise in den letzten Jahren stark gestiegen sind. Daher dieser Aufruf um Unterstützung.

Die Vision und das Projekt sehen den Erwerb eines alten Bauernhofs in Südeuropa (voraussichtlich Italien, Frankreich oder Spanien) vor, der zum neuen Zentrum von Ayama werden soll. Die passende Rechtsform für Ayama ist zwar noch nicht errichtet, aber es wird sich im Wesentlichen um ein gemeinnütziges Projekt handeln.

In der ersten Phase bitten wir um finanzielle Unterstützung für den Kauf des Bauernhofs und den Beginn der praktischen Umsetzung. In manchen Gegenden Südeuropas (z. B. in Italien) sind große, alte Bauernhöfe, die sich als Ayama-Zentrum eignen, für etwa 80.000 Euro erhältlich. Weitere 20.000 Euro werden für den Projektstart benötigt: für Anwaltskosten, erste Renovierungsarbeiten, die Installation der Infrastruktur sowie die grundlegende Versorgung mit Strom und Wasser.

Ich kann 60.000 Euro aus meinen Ersparnissen beisteuern. Weitere 20.000 Euro werde ich von meiner Familie oder der Bank leihen. In der ersten Phase werde ich 20.000 Euro hier auf fundrazr sammeln. Alle hier gespendeten Gelder fließen ausschließlich in den Aufbau des Ayama-Zentrums und werden nicht für private Zwecke verwendet.

Uns ist es aber auch wichtig, etwas zurückzugeben. Wir danken allen, die diese Zeilen lesen, von ganzem Herzen – unabhängig davon, ob du spenden kannst oder nicht, ob es sich um einen kleinen oder großen Beitrag handelt. Als Dankeschön bieten wir dir verschiedene Optionen an: die kostenlose Nutzung des Geländes, die kostenlose Teilnahme an einer Veranstaltung oder Beratungsgespräche mit mir.

Falls deine Spende an den Erhalt eines dieser Angebote geknüpft ist und du vor deiner Spende mehr erfahren möchtest, kontaktiere mich bitte:

lars@reconnective.art

Darüber hinaus wären wir dir unendlich dankbar, wenn du uns helfen könntest, unsere Kampagne bekannter zu machen, indem du sie in deinen sozialen Netzwerken teilst.

Vielen Dank fürs Lesen. Ich wünsche dir alles Gute und viel Gesundheit in diesen schwierigen Zeiten.

Mit herzlichem Dank,

Dr. Lars Weckbecker

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Please note that it will take some uncertain time (hopefully 1-2 years) until we can offer you to stay on the land as we obviously need to find and buy it first and then get it ready to welcome guests. Worst case, it will never happen, so please consider this before claiming this offer. 

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