PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS

Eco-Social
Designer

Oscar
Gussinyer

Educator &
Facilitator

carrer Rompuda #13

Sant Joan les Fonts

Universitat de la Terra Catalana, a Barcelona-based Earth U

2015present
Design and implement a grassroots university model whose
Barcelona, Spain
goal is to cultivate and strengthen the capacities of local agents
of social and ecological change
Horts del Soler, a municipal permaculture initiative
Lead the permaculture design and construction of four hectares
of municipal land intended to stimulate community engagement

2015present
Garrotxa, Spain

Eco-Social Design
Design and co-deliver a one-week training on Eco-Social Design
to 30 local and international youth activists
Transition Youth Project

2016

Design and co-deliver a one-week Eco-Social Design training to

local and international change practitioners from 11 countries
Youth Changemakers Training

2016

Conflict Mediation
Facilitate a week-long training for international human rights
observers, covering topics from conflict mediation to advocacy
Peace Brigades International Kenya Project

17857 Girona, SPAIN

(34) 655-104-420
gussi@moviments.net

A person who seeks.

An activist who instigates.

2015
Garrotxa, Spain

Timber-framing and plastering

Deliver regular classes on timberframing and plastering
Agrarian School of Manresa

Since 2010
Manresa, Spain

Deliver a workshop on permaculture

Orgens School of Bionconstruction

2015
Garrotxa, Spain

Deliver a workshop on building a timber-frame compost toilet

Barcelona Institute of Advanced Architecture

2013
Barcelona, Spain

Deliver a week-long timber-frame workshop

Can Mas Du Social Centre

2013
Barcelona, Spain

Permaculturalist
Design and set up permaculture-based greenhouse cultivation
99 Old Farm

20112012
Toronto, Canada

Medicinal Herb Gardener (seasonal)

Vergel de las Hadas

2006
La Selva, Spain

Permaculture Farm Worker (seasonal)

Can Maia Organic Farm

2006
Garrotxa, Spain

transformation and that

Timber Framer
Build a log cabin with a team of apprentice log cabin builders
Pat Wolfe, residential house

2012
Ottawa, Canada

sovereignty and resiliency.

Design and build a timber-frame bridge over marshland

Jos Zarate, residential house

2011
Toronto, Canada

Build a large timber-frame home and reform a pioneer cabin

Thor's Hammer

2011
Toronto, Canada

Solar Panel Installer

Install 840 solar panels on residential and industrial roofs
Canadian Global Solar

2010
Toronto, Canada

Install 800 solar panels on industrial roofs

Teulades i Faanes Multifuncionals

2005
Barcelona, Spain

A professional who co-creates.

Community Resiliency

Ecological
Tradesman

Educator & Designer

Two decades dedicated to

finding leverage points that

effect social and ecological

contribute towards community

CORE
COMPETENCIES

applied systems theory

facilitation and mediation
participatory research
natural building
permaculture
Linux

LONG-TERM PROJECTS
Co-founder
& Member

Nria Social, a collectively-run community centre

Provide strategic and operational guidance to community
collectives and municipal bodies

2015present
Garrotxa, Spain

REFERENCES
1. Jaume Cendra

Co-founder
& Educator
(outgoing)

Mas Franch Centre for Social and Ecological Transformation

Design and build a 500m2 synergistic vegetable garden, a
100m2 natural swimming pool and accompanying wetlands, a
greywater treatment system for an industrial kitchen, a 400m 2
circular strawbale meeting hall, and a diverse edible forest
Create and apply of a consensus-based decision-making
system adapted to the needs of the cooperative
Cook vegetarian meals for groups of between 15 & 150 people
Organise & deliver multiple courses related to permaculture,
sustainability, community engagement and conflict resolution,
Foster & accompany local & national networks related to food
sovereignty, permaculture & bioconstruction

Co-founder
& Builder

33 Co-op, a co-operative of artesan natural builders

20112015
Build using timber framing, strawbale, earth and lime plastering, Spain & Canada
clay-straw, and adobe techniques

2. ngels Canadell

Project Coordinator, Universitat de

la Terra Barcelona

filosofiaterra@gmail.com
(34) 699-697-802

2. Irene Moreno

Administrator, Mas Franch

Cooperative

masfranch@masfranch.org
(34) 972-444-345

(34) 626-831-714

ACADEMIC STUDIES

VOLUNTEER COMMITMENTS
Member

SJF Candidatura Unitat Popular, a grassroots political assembly

Participatory democracy, Agenda 21, community activism

2014present
Garrotxa, Spain

Member

La Trepadella, local food cooperative

Share collective tasks of sourcing and distributing food orders

2012present
Garrotxa, Spain

Farm
Volunteer

Willing Workers on Organic Farms

Work on multiple farms, doing a variety of farm tasks and
engaging in collective living

20032007
(holidays)
Spain & Canada

Co-founder
& Member

Barrinar Association for Sustainability

Organise international conferences on issues of globalisation,
sustainability, peace and human rights

20042006
Barcelona, Spain

Member

Na Bastardes, an occupied community centre

20042005
Carry out campaigns regarding housing rights, prisoner justice, Barcelona, Spain
and gender rights

Observer

Peace Brigades International Colombia Project

Accompany threatened human rights workers in conflict zones

Post-Graduate Diploma in:

Ecovillage Design Education
(Open University of Catalonia, 2011)
Agenda 21
(Polytechnic U of Catalonia, 2005)
State of the World
(Polytechnic U of Catalonia, 2005)
Education, Health and Cooperation
(Polytechnic U of Catalonia, 2004)
Science and Technology
(Polytechnic U of Catalonia, 2004)
Globalisation
(Polytechnic U of Catalonia, 2003)
Systems Theory
(Polytechnic U of Catalonia, 2003)
Culture of Peace
(Autonomous U of Barcelona, 2002)
Bachelor of Environmental Science
(Fairleigh Dickinson U, 2000)

2006present
Garrotxa, Spain

2003-2004, 2005
Turbo, Colombia

PROFESSIONAL & PRACTICAL TRAINING

Permaculture Design
Diploma

Iberian Academy of
Permaculture, Spain

Residential & Commercial Grid Connection

Professional Certificate

Seneca College, Canada

2011

Solar & Thermal Panel Installation

Professional Certificate

Agrarian College of
Manresa, Spain

2006

Permaculture Design
Certificate

Montsant Permaculture
Institute, Spain

2005

Organic Agriculture (first of two years completed) Agrarian College of

Professional Certificate
Manresa, Spain
Workshops in:

present

2004

Tadelakt (Coquemont, 2014); Tadelakt (Endeavour Centre, 2011); Natural

Waste Water Treatment (Projectes d'Aigua, 2009), Earthen Plaster Body &
Finish Coat (Botmobil, 2009); Strawbale Bioconstruction (Taller de Palla,
2008); Natural Agriculture (Emilia Hazilip Foundation, 2007); Systems Thinking
(Vilartimo, 2005); Organic Fruit Tree Management (Vergel de las Hadas,
2004); Facilitation & Consensus (Arcoiris Association, 2004); International
Human Rights Observation (Peace Brigades International, 2002)