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Intentional Communities Newsletter: March 2009
Promoting Community Living & Cooperative Lifestyles
Communities magazine, Directory, Video and more
1 New Format for eNews Announced - Single Topic, Weekly
2 Community Bookshelf Titles At Sale Prices
3 Second Visions Is Within First Sight! [Delayed, but Coming Very Soon]
4 Upcoming Events - FIC and More
5 Communities Magazine Current & Upcoming Issues
6 How To Multiply Your Good Works For The Planet: Share!
1 New Format for eNews Announced - Single Topic, Weekly
McCune Porter, eNews Editor
Beginning within the next few weeks, the FIC eNewsletter will move to a new format. Each issue will be much shorter in length and focussed typically on a single topic.
We'll be switching to weekly publication as well.
We'd love to hear suggestions on content, and we really hope readers like the new format. Please let us know by contacting us.
2 Community Bookshelf Titles At Sale Prices
Featured by Catherine Nicosia, Community Bookshelf Manager
This month we are featuring four outstanding titles from the Communication Tools and Building Community categories of our online store. Take advantage of the savings to enhance your resources in these areas of interest. The new edition of Gaviotas, which was our featured book last month, is still available at the special introductory price during March.
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DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS: How to Discuss What Matters Most
by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen
2000; 250 pages; 8" X 5", paperback; ISBN: 0140288520
In our lives we prepare for almost everything and this should also be true of our crucial communications with others. This book maps a path to better outcomes for those exchanges by showing how to avoid the pitfalls encountered when facing a difficult conversation. It is highly recommended for those wanting to improve their communication skills.
Regular price $15.00 Special price $12.00
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THE MEDIATOR'S HANDBOOK: Third Edition
by Jennifer E. Beer with Eileen Stief
Developed by Friends Conflict Resolution Programs
1998 (2007 printing); 11" X 8.5"; 168 pages; paperback, ISBN:
0-86571-359-6
The original Mediator's Handbook - continuously in print for fifteen years - was the first conflict mediation manual available to the public. It set the standard for the methodology of conflict resolution, providing a time-tested, flexible model for effective mediation in diverse environments and situations. Completely revised and expanded, this new edition is an invaluable resource for people working in intentional communities, grass-roots organizations, schools, or any other situation where
there is a need to build bridges between diverse perspectives.
Regular price $25.00 Special price $20.00
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SENIOR COHOUSING: A Community Approach to Independent Living
by Charles Durrett
2005; 265 pages; 9.5 " X 8 "; paperback; ISBN: 0-945929-30-7
This is the best and most in-depth guide to one of the fastest growing sectors of the cohousing community. Senior Cohousing is a valuable resource for seniors, housing professionals, designers and anyone seeking appropriate housing alternatives for today's dynamic older people. It provides an inside look at existing communities in the United States and Europe and the individuals who choose to live independently through community.
Regular price $30.00 Special price $22.00
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WIDENING THE CIRCLE: Inspiration and Guidance for Community Living
by Debora Hogeland
2000; 340 pages; 9" X 6"; paperback; ISBN: 1-89077-203-8
While many excellent books address the nuts and bolts of finding or starting a community, Widening The Circle goes straight to the heart of what community is. This practical and inspirational book provides the context that community living requires, and explores the delights, challenges, possibilities and heartbreaks of living with others. The author interweaves stories and interviews collected from over twenty five years of community living.
Regular price $18.00 Special price $15.00
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3 Second Visions Is Within First Sight! [Delayed, but Coming Very Soon]
By Laird Schaub
[There have been some glitches in the final preparation stages but we've been assured that this exciting item will be ready to ship very soon.]
Copies of the long-awaited Part Two of Geoph Kozeny's documentary video Visions of Utopia are being reproduced right now and will be available for sale by Valentine's Day. It's the perfect moment to give someone (or even yourself) the gift of community!
This second DVD is 124 minutes long and offers profiles of 10 contemporary communities in their own words:
- Catholic Worker's House of San Antonio (TX)
- Community Alternatives & Fraser Common Farm (BC)
- The Farm (TN)
- Ganas (NY)
- Goodenough (WA)
- Hearthaven (MO)
- Miccosukee Land Co-op (FL)
- N St Cohousing (CA)
- Remote Hamlet (CA)
- Sandhill Farm (MO)
This completes Geoph's magnum opus, and is the companion piece to Part One (released in 2002), which features a 2500-year historical overview of intentional communities and profiles of seven contemporary groups.
Both DVDs are available for $30 each, plus shipping at http://store.ic.org
or you can buy the pair for a discounted price of $50. Be sure to get a copy of this unique visual introduction to the amazing breadth and depth of communities today!
You can also order copies from our Missouri Office at 800-995-8342.
[If you preordered the full set, we'll be contacting you soon to make sure we have your current shipping address.]
4 Upcoming Events - FIC and More
By Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig, Craig Ragland and others
FELLOWSHIP FOR INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY SPRING ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Open to the public, as are all of our organization meetings.
Wednesday-Friday, May 13-15, 2009
Hosted by Camphill Village Kimberton Hills near Philadelphia, PA
The FIC holds semi-annual organizational meetings at communities throughout North America. New comers are welcome to attend.
TO REGISTER for the meeting and to get more information, contact Jenny Upton of Shannon Farm Community in central Virginia, 434-361-1417 (after 5pm eastern time zone) or email to jenny ~[at]~ ic.org
http://fic.ic.org/org_mtgs.php
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ART OF COMMUNITY ONE-DAY EVENT
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Kimberton Hills Camphill Community near Philadelphia, PA
Got hope? Ready to build on it? Join Caroline Estes, Laird Schaub, Tony Sirna, Harvey Baker and Ma'ikwe Schaub Ludwig and the rest of the FIC gang on May 16 outside of Philadelphia at the beautiful Camphill Kimberton Community for a day of workshops, connection and fresh energy for your community building endeavors.
This is your chance to connect with some of the movements most dedicated movers and shakers, get inspired and learn about the nuts and bolts of community building in its many forms.
Sliding scale of $45-100 for the day includes meals.
Buy tickets online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/55120
Schedule and details
http://fic.ic.org/aofc/
maikwe ~[at]~ solspace.net
(505) 514-8180
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2009 NATIONAL COHOUSING CONFERENCE
Wednesday-Sunday June 24-28, 2009
Seattle, WA
Information provided by Craig Ragland
http://www.cohousing.org/conference
The Cohousing Association of the United States (Coho/US) is pleased to announce the 2009 National Cohousing Conference on June 24-28 at the University of Washington in Seattle. This conference is THE venue for those who already live in cohousing, who are currently growing or seeking a community, and professionals serving cohousing communities to learn new ways to "grow community."
National Cohousing Conferences are also the ideal place for newcomers to learn about cohousing - whether you are exploring the idea of living in community or a public official trying to understand how to encourage community-oriented development. Besides, the people who attend Coho/US Conferences love them!
Come to the 2009 National Conference and see the power of community for yourself. With more than 50 program offerings - featured speakers, workshops, seminars, and tours-there's something for everyone! Before the conference, you can choose from the largest selection of tours and workshops ever. Registration is Now Open and the first 50 to register
receive a big discount.
For more info:
http://cohousing.org/conference
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - HELP WITH COMNG FIC EVENTS
Come behind the scenes of the FIC! The FIC events team is seeking a few enthusiastic (and preferably, but not necessarily, experienced) volunteers to help with our next events. If you live in the Philadelphia or San Francisco Bay areas, we're coming to your neighborhood! If you would like to help make our upcoming events locally relevant and just plain more successful, please connect with Ma'ikwe, our events team coordinator:
(505) 514-8180
maikwe -[at]- solspace.net
5 Communities Magazine Current & Upcoming Issues
#142 (Spring): Festivals and Gatherings
#143 (Summer): Ecology and Community
#144 (Fall): Community in Hard Times
Spring Issue: Festivals and Gatherings
Arriving in subscriber mailboxes and on newsstands in mid-March,
our spring issue (#142) focuses on
Festivals and Gatherings. Here's some of what readers will find:
Festivals and Gatherings on the Farm by Douglas Stevenson. A long-time events organizer reflects on the rewards, challenges, logistics, and community dynamics involved in hosting gatherings large and small. 
Fellowship for Intentional Communities Events by Ma’ikwe Schaub Ludwig. At FIC events, people get opportunities to reach over fences, meet fellow travelers, discover new pathways, and figure out what to do when the neighbor’s dog is barking at 2 a.m.
Adventures in Temporary Community: An Interview with Liat Silverman by Kim Scheidt. Superhero rides, Burning Man, and Rainbow Gatherings all demonstrate how living, working, and sharing together offer many benefits, whether in temporary or long-term community.
Burning Man: Experiencing the Playa Community
by Kayla Wexelberg. A first-time Black Rock City “Burner” learns multiple lessons about cooperation, connection, self-expression, and play, and brings them back into her daily life.
Comin’ Home to the Rainbow by Scott Shuker.
A dedicated Rainbow Family member explains the diverse culture, the lingo, the traditions, the politics, and both the “bright” and “shadow” sides of this gathering of the tribes.
Network for a New Culture Camps by Pati Diehl, Melanie Rios, Michael Rios, and Sarah Taub.
Participants in NFNC’s Summer Camps explore intimacy, transparency, freedom of choice, personal responsibility, sexuality, and new ways of being, teaching, and learning.
Sandhill Sorghum Festival
by Stan Hildebrand. At its annual festival, a small farming group celebrates abundance, shares knowledge, builds community, jump-starts its harvest season, and serves hot sorghum syrup on fresh biscuits.
Celebration as a Way of Life by Barbara Swetina.
Musicians, puppeteers, dancers, artists, Celebration Activists, and imaginations run wild in a once-sleepy village in southern France.
Festival of the Babas by Allan Sutherland. For one day every year, in a small Bulgarian village, the social order is turned upside down and grandmothers rule.
Cultural Summer in Sólheimar, Iceland by Guðmundur Ármann Pétursson. An Icelandic ecovillage shelters and supports the disabled while hosting an annual summer arts festival that “reverse integrates” 25,000 outsiders into its own unique culture.
Festivals: Times of High Energy
by Barbara Stützel. At ZEGG's festivals, guests and community members share openly and find that a different world is possible when we are the change we want to see in the world.
How Currents Community Got Its Groove Back by Rebecca Dale.
Born in celebration, a rural group in Ohio lost some of its community spirit once home-building and family-raising started—until members discovered the Hawaiian luau.
The Dance of Expansive Community by Paul Freundlich.
A former Communities editor discovers that non-local networks forged through common commitments, interests, and periodic gatherings can be just as involving as local or “intentional” community.
The issue also includes letters, a publisher's note on technology and community culture
, the second installment of our "Community 101" column, a Cooperative Group Solutions panelist discussion of "Cigarettes, Alcohol, Visitors, and Events," articles on
a neighborhood chicken cooperative, a virtual retirement village, local currencies, and poetry in community, a tribute to two of Australia's intentional community elders, details about how to get involved with the FIC, and a list of upcoming community-associated Festivals and Gatherings.
Please ask for Communities at your favorite local cafe or natural foods store, or subscribe today.
Summer and Fall issues: The theme for the summer issue (#143) is
Ecology and Community and the theme for the fall issue (#144) is Community in Hard Times
. If you're interested in submitting articles, photos, or illustrations to future issues of Communities , please follow this link for details.
Contact Communities Editor.
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6 How To Multiply Your Good Works For The Planet: Share!
Q: How can I save energy and money around the house and also help the climate?
A: Switch to compact fluorescent lightbulbs.
Q: But how can I do more than that, and have more fun too?
A: Start an eating coop! Host a sewing circle! Join a car-sharing group! Share stuff!
Many of us are examining our lives to find ways we can reduce our impact on the overheating, overfished, eroded, paved and poisoned planet. Of course there are lots of little things we each can do that will make a small change in our individual footprint, and those are good places to start. But we're realizing that we've reached a time when big changes are called for--and lots of them.
Are we up to it? Well, the good news is that many of the changes we need to make will also improve our quality of life. They don't mean more drudgery and boredom--they mean more companionship, support, freedom, and downright fun. I'm talking, of course, about joining our lives with other people: about community.
More and more people now understand that community and cooperation are a central part of the way forward to a healthier planet and a thriving society. Our communities are even getting positive coverage in places like USA Today and US News & World Report. Over 5,500 people are reading this enewsletter with you, and new communities are constantly appearing online at directory.ic.org--and in the beautiful new print edition of the Communities Directory.
Who talks to the media about community, distributes this enewsletter, and keeps improving that directory? The FIC does. Who refers callers to communities they might like, publishes Communities magazine, and hosts regular events offering the tools and skills needed for cooperative living? The FIC does.
Who needs your membership support in order to keep offering these things? The FIC does!
Please join today, and keep multiplying your good works through sustaining the cooperative spirit.
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