Intentional Communities Newsletter: August 8, 2009

Promoting Community Living & Cooperative Lifestyles
Communities magazine, Directory, Video and more

Communities Conference at Twin Oaks Community
An FIC Co-Sponsored Event | August 14-16, 2009
Starts next friday—registration is still open! 
Twin Oaks Community near Louisa, Virginia

The Communities Conference is a networking and learning opportunity for anyone interested or involved in cooperative or communal lifestyles.

Join us for a weekend of sharing and celebration!

With over 25 different communities represented, this conference is a prime opportunity to network amongst other community-minded folks. It is an ideal event for people who are looking for community, as well for those already living in community, to share and learn from each others' experiences. We'll be delving into the nuts and bolts of community with a variety of workshops on topics such as Cooperative Decision-Making, Intentional Relationships, Forming Community, Community Economics, and many more. Children are welcome. The weekend includes a multitude of networking and socializing opportunities, including "Meet the Communities", swimming, and the mudpit. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Conference is co-sponsored by:
The Fellowship for Intentional Community
The Federation of Egalitarian Communities
Twin Oaks Community

Information and registration:
http://www.communitiesconference.org

Communities Conference
138 Twin Oaks Road
Louisa, VA 23093
conference -[at]- twinoaks.org

1-540-894-5126

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10th Continental Bioregional Congress
An FIC Sponsored Event | October 3-11, 2009 at the Tennessee Farm
Register Now—Adults save $50 by registering before September 15

Amidst the hills and hollows, tribes and councils new and old will gather to share and collaborate finding ways to re-inhabit mother earth. This October 3-11, 2009  hundreds of bioregionalists will gather at the Farm in Summertown, TN for the 10th Continental Bioregional Congress. In the ceremonial village of the Congress, we will share and celebrate stories of place, model the communities we wish to support and create, and organize for ecological and cultural restoration. The congress will pilot a bioregional certification curriculum—a toolbox of practices focusing on building, sustaining and relocalizing communities; reinvigorating culture and arts; and grassroots organizing for ecological restoration and policy change. Also this year, those who are interested in participating in a Transition Town training can also sign up via our registration process to take the training during the last two days of the Congress.

FIC members get $100 off the regular cost of attendance. See you there!

To register or read more about the congress:
http://www.biocongress.org/

The FIC holds semi-annual organizational meetings at communities throughout North America. Newcomers are welcome to attend.

Join us this fall for the Fellowhip for Intentional Community’s first excursion into the Bluegrass State! We invite you to come for as much of the meetings as you can, meet the people who make the Fellowship go, and find out where you might lend a hand at helping build a more cooperative world. There’s plenty to be done and there’s always room for one more at the table.

More information will be posted soon on our website.
For information about attending, please contact
Jenny Upton | jenny -[at]- ic.org | 434-361-1417