Intentional Communities Newsletter: August 4, 2012
Diversity - Communities Magazine Summer Issue - Free Articles, Special Prices
Diversity—Issue #155
Our latest Communities issue on Diversity
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True to its theme, Communities' Summer 2012 "Diversity" issue is itself
diverse. Several articles address challenges associated with cultivating racial
diversity in community, but many stories explore other forms of diversity, from
different physical abilities to alternative worldviews, religions, and forms
of civic engagement. Authors also explore how groups welcome in new people and
how they make decisions. “Busting the Myth that Consensus-with-Unanimity
Is Good for Communities,” in particular, is guaranteed to provoke some
reactions and conversations (and, in these pages, it already does, with responses
from three consensus trainers). Please join us in celebrating differences!
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Articles Featured Online. The following articles from our new issue have been posted at communities.ic.org
Busting
The Myth That Consensus-With-Unanimity Is Good For Communities: Part
1 by Diana Leafe Christian
How can a diverse group best make decisions? After many years advocating it,
the author concludes that consensus is not the answer.
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“Busting The Myth”: Some Questions
by Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig
When assessing why a community is struggling to make decisions, we need to ask first how they handle conflict resolution, group-process training, and entrenched patterns.
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Busting
The Myth, Or Changing The Terms? by
Tree Bressen
Want a “problem” person to behave differently? Give a different
response.
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Also in This Issue
- Publisher's Note: Much Better, Thanks by Laird Schaub
- News: Living Routes Cyclone Relief Fund by Julia Hanley
- Diversity in Diversity by Chris Roth
- Diversity Issues in Los Angeles Eco-Village by Lois
Arkin
- The Paralysis of Racism in Social Change Groups by Laird
Schaub
- Diversity in DC by Sharon Villines
- The Limits of Diversity: How Religion Figures In by
Tim Miller
- A Species Deep Diversity in the Ecovillage by Jim Schenk
- Real Diversity Is Internal: The Story of a Mental Minority
by Colin Doyle
- Diversity Begins at Home by Understanding R. Israel,
M.A. Ed.
- Diversity at Camphill Soltane by James Damon, Tai Shinohara,
and Bethany Walton
- A Thrivalist Strategy for the Sick and Disabled by Aurora
Levins Morales
- Doing the Heavy Lifting on Affordability by Laird Schaub
- The Art and Ethics of Visitor Programs by Blake Cothron
- “Busting the Myth”: How Consensus Can Work
by Laird Schaub
- The Lighter Side of Community: A Communitarian Appreciates Wanderlust
by Chris Roth
- The Village Herbalist: Becoming Steward To Herbal Diversity
by Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir
- Review—The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups
by Betsy Morris
- Creating Cooperative Culture—Art of Community 2012 by Molly Reed and Susan Frank
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