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Living Together in Liberation: From City to Countryside

📅 Tuesday, Sept 23, 2025 | 7:00–10:00 PM
📍 Tentative: Seoul Nooks Chapter 2, Huam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (Near Sookmyung Women's University Station, Seoul Station)
👉 We will share the exact location only with confirmed participants through email.
👉 A larger venue in Haebangchon(HBC) may be arranged depending on registrations (final venue confirmed within 3 days).

📌About

We live in a time of great uncertainty — climate crisis, rising war tensions, looming disasters, and the pressures of fragile centralized systems. But perhaps these very uncertainties are not just threats, but a prelude to liberation : a chance to rethink how we live, and to discover new forms of freedom.

In both Korea and Japan, in the city and in the countryside, there are communities practicing this path of liberation. Seoul Nooks experiments with glocal co-living in the city, nurturing diversity and global citizenship. Itoshima Sharehouse lives amidst rice terraces, creating food, energy, and culture by hand since the 3.11 disaster.

This gathering asks:

● What must we liberate ourselves from in order to create resilient communities?
● How do we shift from consuming together to creating together?
● Can urban and rural communities liberate each other by sharing lessons across difference?

Through dialogue and shared rituals with Haebang makgeolli and Baton Touch sake, we will explore liberation as a way of living— grounded in resilience, diversity, and creativity.

🙌This gathering brings together:

Itoshima Sharehouse (Website):

Itoshima Sharehouse is a community in the rice terraces of Itoshima, born after the Great East Japan Earthquake as a response to the fragility of centralized systems. Residents with diverse backgrounds live together, farming rice and vegetables, hunting, fishing, and renovating an 80-year-old house. They experiment with creating food, money, and energy by hand — from beekeeping to solar panels to hosting rural experiences. The goal is not total self-sufficiency, but to break away from being “mere consumers” and rediscover the true value of living. Over time, they envision the sharehouse becoming like a small village where people of all generations can live, share, and raise children together.
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👉 Learn more about Itoshima Sharehouse here: https://medium.com/dispatches-from-post-growth-japan/letter-from-itoshima-cca324f11f88 https://digthetea.com/en/2021/08/itsmsh/

Seoul Nooks (Website): Seoul Nooks is an international intentional coliving community where members are not just residents but co-creators of daily life. Unlike service-oriented models of coliving, Nooks is built collectively through practices such as Nonviolent Communication, townhalls, and microcosmos gatherings — weaving relationships with care and imagination.

What makes Nooks unique is its glocal spirit: local and international members living together, practicing diversity as a way of life. In a world where migration and multicultural coexistence will only deepen, Nooks is a place to prepare for that future. Here, we nurture global citizens, walk the path of peace, and learn — with our bodies and hearts — the wisdom of living together in times of transition.

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Special drinks for tasting:

Baton Touch

Baton Touch is a craft sake brewed by Koichi at Itoshima Sharehouse, using seasonal fruits like Amanatsu citrus and herbs like mint. The name reflects its spirit: passing culture hand to hand, from past to present, from maker to community, and toward the future. It embodies the sharehouse’s philosophy of creating and sharing life directly with nature.

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Haebang
Haebang is a makgeolli brewed by Mujung, a close friend of the Seoul Nooks community. Brewed with traditional nuruk and rice, it carries the spirit of “drinking fully and feeling abundance.” Mujung describes his brewing as like writing — slow, attentive, and alive. Haebang is not just a drink, but an invitation to freedom, generosity, and shared joy.
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🗣️Language & Translation

The main language of the event will be English.

Korean interpretation will be provided.

The two guest speakers from Itoshima Sharehouse will speak in Japanese, with translation into English (and Korean when necessary).

Please note that sessions will move a little slower due to sequential interpretation (not simultaneous).

💰 Participation Fee:

With drinks 30,000 Won | Without drinks 20,000 Won

💳 Payment Options:

Bank transfer: Please transfer to 3333034971848 Kakaobank (천예지)

​Cash payment available on-site if bank transfer is not possible

Wise (link) Pay in Japanese or in Euro only

Payment must be made within 1 day of registration.
Unpaid registrations will be automatically canceled.
Fees are non-refundable.

​⚠️ Note: 

1. Please contact us immediately if you cannot make it

2. We'll take photos & videos during the event and we could use them on our social media etc. By signing up for the event, you're agreeing to this. 

Registration Form

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