Forum - Introduction

Fri Feb 13 2026 at 07:00 am to 10:00 am UTC+13:00

Riverside Community NZ | Nelson

Forum - Introduction
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### An Introduction Evening – The ZEGG Forum
Motueka | 13 February 2026 | 3 hours
What if social change doesn’t start with louder opinions,
but with deeper listening?
The ZEGG Forum is a group practice that has grown out of decades of lived community experience in Europe. It explores how inner awareness, honest expression, and collective responsibility can support healthier ways of living together.
At its core, the Forum works with a simple but far-reaching question:
*How do the inner worlds of individuals shape the political and social worlds we create together?*
Rather than trying to “fix” society, this work looks humbly at what we each carry inside us — our fears, longings, blind spots, and capacity for care — and how these play out in groups, power dynamics, and belonging. In this sense, the Forum is quietly political: it invites personal responsibility as a foundation for cultural change.
This evening is not a full Forum, but a taste.
Over three hours, you’ll be invited to experience:
* how safety can slowly emerge in a new group
* what it feels like to be seen and received — not only heard, but met as a whole human being
* how speaking from lived experience can shift connection
* a sense of belonging beyond “us and them” — as part of the wider human family
There is no pressure to share. Participation is always by choice.
Presence and curiosity are enough.
This evening may speak to you if you are drawn to:
* inner work and self-reflection
* conscious community and relationship culture
* social or political questions approached from the inside out
* alternative, holistic, or regenerative ways of being together
We offer this work with humility, knowing it is only one path among many.
And with trust that when people meet with honesty, care, and attention,
something deeply human — and quietly transformative — can begin.
You are warmly welcome.
Watch this slideshow to get an insight into Forum: https://shorturl.at/Rd49G
When: 13th February, 5 - 8pm, Riverside Community Hall Meeting Room
Attendance: $40
To register email Annika, [email protected]

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This is an introdution to the in depth 4-day FORUM - Foundational Training which will happen a week later. Participants of the training attend the introduction for free.
More information here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DUAnqeqSy/
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Riverside Community NZ, Riverside Community, 289 Main Road Lower Moutere, Lower Moutere 7175, New Zealand, Nelson

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