Intentional Communities Newsletter: September 3, 2011

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FIC's Art of Community is an immersive conference and celebration. Join representatives from many types of intentional communities, community organizers, and people interested in the basic principles of what it means to live “in community” for a rich mix of skill building, interactive and educational activities, workshops, and presentations.

Art of Community will be held at Westminster Woods, a retreat facility north of San Francisco, nestled into the beautiful coastal redwoods.

The lineup of facilitators and activities is stellar:

	Diana Leafe Christian, author of Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
	Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange & The National Green Festival
	Janelle Orsi of the Sustainable Economies Law Center & author of The Sharing Solution
	Lois Arkin, co-author of Sustainable Cities: Concepts and Strategies for Eco-City Development and a founding member of the Ecovillage Network of the Americas
	Ryan Mlynarczyk & Mandy Creighton of Within Reach, a documentary film about one couple's journey to find sustainable community. We have the honor of screening Within Reach during Art of Community!

Here are just a few of the program highlights: 

• "Unconference" Open Space with Raines Cohen and Betsy Morris
• Musical celebrations, dance party, and campfire heartsings
• Live Auction with Harvey Baker
• Cooperative Games!
• Community Founders Panel
• Urban Communities Panel
• Dox in a Box: Walk-in Rx for Difficult Meeting Dynamics — Laird Schaub, Tim Hartnett

Lift Ticket System   Northwest Intentional Communities Association

Los Angeles Ecovillage   Lafayette Morehouse   CohoUS   Within Reach Movie

Green Key Real Estate   Global Exchange   The Meeting Guy

Green Planning   Share Exchange   Cohousing California

Common Circle Education   Permaculture San Francisco   Ganas Community

Ecopallooza    Ecovillage Network of the Americas   Berkeley Student Cooperative

Communal Studies Association   Syntony Quest

Tim Reed in honor of Dottie Reed    Donald Lambert    H. Lee Burton