A MONTHLY EMAIL PUBLICATION of the FIC since 1999, serving over 4000 subscribers. April 23, 2006 1 Use The FIC's Free Online Communities Directory 2 Featured Bookshelf Titles At Sale Prices 3 FIC Co-Sponsored Events Ahead In 2006 4 Communities Magazine Issues 5 Help Build A More Cooperative World! _________________________________________________________________ 1 USE THE FIC'S FREE ONLINE COMMUNITIES DIRECTORY! _________________________________________________________________ If you are looking for an intentional community, ecovillage, cohousing, commune, co-op, or other cooperative living arrangement, visit our free online searchable Communities database. You can filter your search on many key characteristics of each community such as location, size, etc. as well as seeing your search results mapped out. Intentional Communities can update their listings online at any time so you get the most up to date information possible. Homepage of the Online Directory http://directory.ic.org/ Communities listed alphabetically http://directory.ic.org/iclist/ Communities listed geographically http://directory.ic.org/iclist/geo.php Communities locations by Google mapping http://directory.ic.org/maps/ Advanced search for communities http://directory.ic.org/records/?action=search Instructions to add your community to the listings or to edit an existing listing http://directory.ic.org/neweditors.php A brief history of the Communities Directory in print and online http://directory.ic.org/about.php _________________________________________________________________ 2 FEATURED BOOKSHELF TITLEs at SALE PRICEs Reviews by Catherine Nicosia, Community Bookshelf Manager _________________________________________________________________ This month, we continue to offer special prices on our two most recent ENews book specials. REINVENTING COMMUNITY: Stories From The Walkways of Cohousing edited by David Wann THE END OF OIL: On The Edge Of A Perilous New World by Paul Roberts Both books are timely and offer fresh views of their subjects. Reinventing Community provides a fascinating look at the world of the people who have chosen to live in co-housing communities. The End Of Oil will be of interest to those who want to find out more about the Peak Oil And Sustainability theme of the current issue of Communities Magazine (#130-Spring 2006). ---------- We are also offering a special price on one of our favorite titles RISE UP SINGING: The Group Singing Songbook edited by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson This is the fifteenth anniversary edition and it has been completely re-typeset to make it easier to read. Guitar chords are included and the songs cover the range from folk, blues, gospel, spirituals, country to popular music. If you love to sing with others or want to learn the words to that favorite song, this is the book for you. Regular price $23.00 Special price $19.00 ---------- REINVENTING COMMUNITY Special price $15.00 THE END OF OIL Special price $11.00 RISE UP SINGING Special price $19.00 http://store.ic.org/catalog/specials.php Shipping/handling 3.00 S/H for first item 1.00 S/H for each additional item Shop online for lower shipping rates, more shipping options, and more sale items. http://store.ic.org/catalog/specials.php S/H prices are for Standard Mail postal delivery within US. This eNews special offer is valid through [[offerdate]]. Information, catalog, ordering http://store.ic.org/bookshelf Community Bookshelf RR 1 Box 156 Rutledge MO 63563 800-995-8342 bookshelf ( at ) ic ( dot ) org _________________________________________________________________ 3 FIC CO-SPONSORED EVENTS AHEAD IN 2006 Communities Conference at Twin Oaks Art of Community Northwest, Seattle area _________________________________________________________________ COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE at TWIN OAKS August 18 - 20, 2006 Twin Oaks Community near Louisa, Virginia Organizing has begun for the annual Communities Conference at Twin Oaks. With over 25 different communities represented annually, it 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. It is a co-created conference, with shining eyed people, contributing their helping hands, ideas, perspectives and energy. There will be the famous Saturday night dance, campfires, singing, open space, workshops by experienced and dynamic presenters, the infamous mudpit, hammocks, good food and more. An unforgettable weekend for many! Join us at Twin Oaks' conference site in the woods! 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 econmics, and many more. Children are welcome. The Conference is co-sponsored by three organizations Fellowship for Intentional Community http://www.ic.org Federation of Egalitarian Communities http://www.thefec.org Twin Oaks Community http://www.twinoaks.org Communities Conference at Twin Oaks 138 Twin Oaks Rd Louisa VA 23093 540-894-5126 conference ( at ) twinoaks.org http://www.twinoaks.org/conference ---------- ART OF COMMUNITY NORTHWEST: Building Sustainable Community An exciting weekend of networking, learning, & fun! Friday September 8 - Sunday September 10 Greater Seattle Area (venue to be announced) Co-Sponsor: Northwest Intentional Community Association * Meet People from Existing & Forming Communities; Ecovillages, Cohousing, Egalitarian, Housing Cooperatives, Collectives * Build Real Community Where You Are; at Home, at Work, at Church, in other organizations * Tools You Can Use; Facilitation, Consensus, Ecological Assessments * Be More Sustainable; Ethical Consumption; Local Agriculture, Bio-Diesel, Permaculture Presenters include * Diana Leafe Christian, Communities magazine editor; author: Creating a Life Together * Laird Schaub, FIC Executive Secretary; founder of Sandhill Farm * Geoph Kozeny, the Peripatetic Communitarian from Communities magazine & Visions of Utopia producer * And many more... Check this site periodically for updated Art of Community info http://fic.ic.org/artofcmty.html ---------- For many more event listings visit this page (71 events are listed here at the time of this writing) http://events.ic.org/events/ _________________________________________________________________ 4 COMMUNITIES MAGAZINE ISSUES Current and coming issues By Diana Leafe Christian, Editor _________________________________________________________________ AVAILABLE NOW - THE SPRING ISSUE Peak Oil and Sustainability #130 Here are titles and authors of the theme articles: Community Survival During the Coming Energy Decline by Jan Steinman & Diana Leafe Christian An Energy Primer: How We Consume Our Ancient Sunlight by Jan Steinman Peak Oil and Community Food Security by Ethan Genauer City Repair and the Opportunity of Peak Oil by Lydia Doleman and Mark Lakeman Peak Oil as "Opportunity"? by Jonathan Dawson Helping Friends and Neighbors Prepare by Megan Quinn Preparing For A Post-Carbon World: Why I'm Joining O.U.R. Ecovillage by Guy Prouty Living the (Almost) Petrol-Free Life by Patricia Greene ---------- COMING UP IN THE SUMMER ISSUE Good Works: Communities in Service to Others Summer 2006 #131 Has your community gone out of its way to be of service in some way; for example, benefiting the environment, or helping people in need? Or have members of your community individually supported a service effort or created their own service project? Some communities (or individual community members) have supported relief efforts for tsunami victims or Katrina victims, set up soup kitchens for the homeless, or offered help to Central American political refugees. If you or your community has a story like this to tell, we'd like to share it with our readers. Contact us right away as the deadline for submissions is very close at hand. communities ( at ) ic ( dot ) org 828-669-9702 ---------- Get a sample issue, renew or subscribe here http://store.ic.org//communities/sample.php http://store.ic.org/cmag Sample issues $4 plus $3 S/H by US standard mail. Shop online for lower shipping rates and more shipping options. Subscriptions one year 4 issues $20 US :: $24 Canada :: $26 Other Order by phone fax or mail FIC * 138 Twin Oaks Rd * Louisa VA 23093 800-462-8240 fax 540-894-4112 _________________________________________________________________ 5 HELP BUILD A MORE COOPERATIVE WORLD! _________________________________________________________________ E. B. White once said, "I arise in the morning torn between a desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. This makes it hard to plan the day." Like many of us faced with the same dilemma each morning, you can choose to improve the world in a way that also helps you (and many others) to savor it at the same time. Join the FIC! If you've already joined, donate! It's easy, it's fast, it gets you discounts and other benefits... but best of all, it's a way to both enjoy being part of a vast network of community-minded folks, and also enable the growth of that very network. So, don't fret over whether to improve the world or enjoy it--do both. Savor community living while bringing it to more people. Please join us. For more info on member benefits and to join online using our secure server go to http://store.ic.org/membership To request a membership form by mail, or to email, or to talk with a human, contact us at RR 1 Box 156 Rutledge MO 63563 800-995-8342 fic ( at ) ic ( dot ) org To learn more about the mission of the organization visit http://fic.ic.org/index.html Many thanks from all of us in the Fellowship.