When is the synchronized global moment?

The synchronized Moment of Global Unity takes place on October 17, 2026 at 12pm San Francisco (PDT), 3pm New York (EDT), 8pm London (BST), 9pm Johannesburg (SAST), 12:30am New Delhi (IST, Oct 18), 6am Sydney (AEDT, Oct 18).

What is Seed the Dream?

Seed the Dream is a global call to plant, pledge, and participate. On October 17, people around the world join in a shared act of care for the Earth — planting seeds at home, registering a handprint on the global map, and supporting regenerative projects on the ground.

Where is the flagship Origin event?

The flagship event is held at the Kromdraai Impact Hub, 40km north of Johannesburg, near the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Cradle of Humankind. The three-day festival runs October 16–18, 2026 and features South African artists, cultural leaders, and international visionaries.

How can I participate if I cannot attend in person?

Everyone is invited to participate from wherever they are — at home, in a backyard, or at a local community gathering. You can register your handprint on the global map, plant seeds, host or attend a local gathering, and tune into the global live broadcast at the synchronized moment.

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What Is Origin — ORIGIN

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Social Movement

ORIGIN is a global social movement uniting millions of people across every culture, community, and continent. From living rooms to city parks, it invites everyday people to become active participants in a new story for humanity — one rooted in shared purpose, collective care, and the belief that ordinary actions, taken together, can shift the course of our world.

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Regenerative Action

At the heart of ORIGIN is a call to act — to plant seeds, restore soil, and tend to the living systems that sustain all life. Regenerative action means moving beyond sustainability toward actively healing the Earth. Through planting ceremonies, community projects, and the global Seed the Dream initiative, participants take tangible steps to become caretakers of a thriving future.

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Indigenous Wisdom

Indigenous Elders are at the heart of ORIGIN, serving as wisdom keepers, cultural guardians, and spiritual anchors for the global gathering. Their presence reminds us that regeneration is not a new idea, but an ancient way of living in right relationship with the Earth, with each other, and with future generations. Through prayer, story, ceremony, and ancestral knowledge, the Elders help guide ORIGIN back to its deepest purpose.

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Mobilizing Capital

Help us raise $10 million to regenerate soil, grow healthy food and restore human health.

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ORIGIN is an unprecedented worldwide event happening in-person and online, bringing together ancestral wisdom, modern innovation, and collective participation to reconnect humanity with its shared roots and shared responsibility. From family living rooms and backyards to public gatherings in clubs, community centers, city parks, and natural landscapes – everyone is invited to participate. The climax of the event is a synchronized Moment of Global Unity, when millions of people around the world and across every time zone, pause together to affirm a positive vision for a new Earth.

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Join us in our mission to regenerate the soil, grow healthy food and restore human health. Origin is raising $10 million to support a growing ecosystem of regenerative initiatives, to restore soil health, strengthen food systems, regenerate landscapes, and support thriving communities worldwide. When we invest in the health of the soil, we invest in the health of everything and everyone that grows from it.

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October 17, 2026 Seed the Dream A global call to plant, pledge, and participate On October 17, join people around the world in a shared act of care for the Earth. Register your participation in ORIGIN by clicking the Handprint below and adding your location to the global map. As the map fills, it becomes a living symbol of our shared commitment across nations, cultures, and communities. Together, we can "light up the world" with our collective intention and show a rising wave of commitment to a thriving, regenerative future. Join The Movement

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✦ October 17, 2026 · Worldwide One day.
Every corner of the world. ORIGIN is already alive across the planet. Over 1,400 people have registered to take part in their own way — from quiet moments at home to gatherings in parks, halls, and sacred landscapes. One flagship festival anchors the global broadcast from the Cradle of Humankind. And confirmed satellite events are igniting across Australia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Italy, France, Argentina, and the United States. The map is still growing. Your city could be next.

— Community Gatherings (private) +

Individuals and households around the world who have registered to join the synchronized moment in their own home, garden, or local space — a quiet but powerful thread in the global tapestry.

27 Satellite Events (public) +

Confirmed public gatherings — open to anyone in the community, from a handful of people to a full crowd — organised by community leaders across the world. Each one its own expression of the global moment.

★ 1 Flagship Festival (South Africa) +

Kromdraai Impact Hub · Cradle of Humankind · Krugersdorp
16–18 October 2026 · Three days of music, ceremony and indigenous wisdom featuring some of South Africa's most celebrated artists
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satellite "public" event From a circle of ten to a crowd of thousands — every public gathering brings a community together in the same moment. Register your event, open it up to your city, and we'll add it to the global map. Free to register · October 17, 2026 · Worldwide

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Plant seeds wherever you are — a living act of care for the Earth and future generations.

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Support Project Biome — rewilding coastlines, regenerating soil, reconnecting communities.

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Join us at the Cradle of Humankind — three days of music, ceremony, and visionary voices.

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Plant the Future Where You Are We also invite all participants to visit their local nursery and choose seeds to plant at home. Plant flowers, native trees, herbs, or vegetables. Gather your family and friends and make it a shared act of care. This simple gesture is a way of saying: I am here. I belong to this Earth. I choose to help it thrive. By planting seeds in your own garden, balcony, school, or community space, you become part of a global movement of everyday caretakers helping seed the dream of a living future. Seed the Dream is an invitation to take part in something beautiful, simple, and real. To plant with intention. To give with purpose. To join a global moment of unity in service to the Earth and future generations. Let's seed the dream of a thriving world — together.

Support Regeneration on the Ground

Donate to Origin

Join us in our mission to regenerate the soil, grow healthy food and restore human health.

Origin is raising $10 million to support a growing ecosystem of regenerative initiatives, to restore soil health, strengthen food systems, regenerate landscapes, and support thriving communities worldwide. When we invest in the health of the soil, we invest in the health of everything and everyone that grows from it.

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Be part of the global movement Synchronized Moment of Global Unity

At the heart of the event is a "Synchronized Moment of Global Unity" when people from all corners of the earth join to reclaim a new vision for humanity. The moment will begin with a "Prayer for Mother Earth" led by Indigenous Elders from many nations. From that still point, the energy will then move into a global wave of celebration with activation events of all sizes streaming into one interactive media experience — humanity celebrating as one. Supported by emerging research in the science of coherence, shared meditative focus has been shown to produce measurable effects on physiological synchronization and collective harmony. ORIGIN will partner with leading scientific organizations studying coherence to rigorously measure the global impact of the synchronized moment, using real-time data to track shifts in collective wellbeing, connection, and collective resonance.

The Ceremony Three sacred moments. A global ceremony unfolding across every time zone, connecting humanity as one.

Sacred Alliance The Indigenous Elders. Beginning in Aotearoa New Zealand and travelling as a wave of intention across every nation.

Grandma Rita TupeMaori · New Zealand

Yalmay YunupinguNorthern Australia

Ouma Katrina EsauSouth Africa

Chief Arvol Looking HorseLakota · USA

Mamo Sey AwingumuColombia

Dona Martina MamaniPeru

Paje ManaBrazil

Adhamh O BroinScotland · Celtic Tradition

Jero Nyoman SutarmiSembiran · Bali

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Music Alliance

THE ORIGIN ANTHEM

Guided by the legendary Jon Anderson from YES, the ORIGIN Anthem fuses ancestral instruments with modern beats.

Jon Anderson Visionary progressive rock pioneer

Edward Ellington Jr Internationally renowned vocalist, producer, educator & philanthropist — son of Jazz pioneer Duke Ellington

April Ellington Internationally renowned vocalist & producer — daughter of Jazz legend Duke Ellington

Maejor Grammy nominated producer and artist

6LACK Emotional R&B storyteller and vocalist

Eric Terena Indigenous artist and environmental advocate

Robbie Navicula Environmental activist reggae rock musician

Kamal Sabri Master sarangi virtuoso and composer

Michael Gazzo Platinum record producer and multi-instrumentalist

Malou Beauvoir Haitian-American singer, songwriter and actress

TRESOR R&B · Soul · Afropop

Bongeziwe Mabandla Afro-Folk · Alternative

Sibusile Xaba Maskandi · Avant-Garde

Buhlebendalo Spiritual · Neo-Soul

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Our Vision A Planet‑Wide Celebration ORIGIN is mobilizing hundreds of local organizers to create their own gatherings, shaped by their communities, cultures, and landscapes. With events igniting across every continent, the movement becomes a truly decentralized, planet-wide celebration, all converging in the same shared moment of unity. Anchoring this worldwide network, the flagship event will be held 40 km north of Johannesburg, near the UNESCO archaeological site "The Cradle of Humankind" — widely recognized as the birthplace of our species. This three-day festival will feature South African artists, cultural leaders, and international visionaries, live streamed into the global broadcast as a key node in the synchronized moment.

Origin 2026 Why Now? For generations humanity has been conditioned with a fatalistic story: That we are the problem. That ecological collapse is unavoidable. That the future is something to endure rather than shape.

ORIGIN is the moment we reclaim our birthright with a new narrative: humanity as a keystone species — not here to consume, but to co-create with Mother Earth, so that every footprint can increase the life force of our home.

DR ZACH BUSH

"Origin marks a pivotal moment for humanity and is a celebration of our return to our role as a keystone species. With the convergence of modern science, technology, and ancestral wisdom, we can now realign human activity with natural systems, restoring health, vitality, and harmony with Earth's rebirth."

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