Regenerative
Action.
October 17 · 2026
Millions of people across every time zone pausing together — in ceremony, in music, in prayer — as one synchronized wave of human connection.
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The Ecology
of Action
What happens when millions of people around the world — across every community, every landscape — turn toward the soil, plant together, and breathe life back into the Earth? Our collective action is beginning to reshape the future.
Rooted Networks
When we plant seeds and restore local soil, we aren't just growing plants — we are building underground mycorrhizal networks that share nutrients and stabilize ecosystems. Local care creates planetary resilience.
Keystone Healing
By planting native species and tending to local waterways on October 17, we step back into our role as a keystone species. Small, thoughtful adjustments in our backyards can trigger a massive return of local biodiversity.
Measurable Earth Repair
Large-scale collective environmental actions show an immediate physical impact. Collective planting creates physical shifts — reducing local heat islands, pulling carbon into the ground, and restoring regional water cycles.
Mapped in Real Time
On October 17, every tree planted, seed sown, and square foot of soil restored will be tracked on our global map. We are measuring the tangible, physical footprint of our collective return to right relationship with the Earth.
Origin marks a pivotal moment for humanity — 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.
Dr. Zach Bush — OriginFind
Your
Place.
Whether you're in Johannesburg, London, Bali, or your own backyard — October 17 is yours. Register your handprint, host a gathering, or join us at the Cradle of Humankind.
Host a
Public
Gathering
Organise a public screening, community circle, or outdoor celebration. Access free resources, a live broadcast feed, and connect your community into the global synchronized moment.
Organise a Gathering →South
Africa
Festival
Join us at the Cradle of Humankind — the UNESCO birthplace of our species — for three days of music, ceremony, and visionary voices, live-streamed as the anchor of the global moment.
View SA Event & Tickets →Seed
The
Dream.
Every handprint on the map is a declaration: I am here. I belong to this Earth. I choose to help it thrive. Become part of the world's largest synchronized act of human connection.
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Support Regeneration on the Ground
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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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.
Learn More ↗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.
Learn More ↗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.
Learn More ↗Mobilizing Capital
Help us raise $10 million to regenerate soil, grow healthy food and restore human health.
Learn More ↗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.