A MONTHLY EMAIL PUBLICATION of the FIC since 1999, serving over 4500 subscribers. Oct 21, 2003 1 Bookshelf special offer for the month 2 Communities magazine issues *please note* 3 Visions of Utopia Video report 4 Get to know REACHbook notice board at our info website 5 We want you! Please support the Fellowship by joining. ________________________________________________________________ 1 FEATURED BOOKSHELF TITLE at SALE PRICE This offer made *only* through eNews. by Alline Anderson, Community Bookshelf manager ________________________________________________________________ We'Moon 2004 Desk Calendar Offer good through Novemember 30 only, We'Moon 2004 calendars for just $13 each, regular price $17. 32 pages * 12" x 12" folded. Those of you unfamiliar with this calendar are in for a wonderful surprise. Simply put, We'Moon is an appointment book, astro- logical moon calendar, earth-centered spiritual guide and multi- cultural handbook in natural rhythms. It is created for, by and about women. A far cry from the treacly pink calendars sold in mall stationary stores, We'Moon celebrates women. Even better, the 2004 theme is Power. (Women, shall we roar?) We'Moon 2004 contains inspirational full color art and writing by women throughout. Its week-at-a-glance format and month-at-a- glance planner make it easy to organize your all-too-full life. Daily moon phases and signs, astrological info and herbal lore are also included. Last but not least, it is printed on recycled paper. With We'Moon you can remind yourself daily of your strength, creativity, soul and just plain fabulousness. We'Moon 2004 Calendar reg. $17.00 sale $13.00 Paperbound. Available in Spiral or Lay-flat binding. Order online, by phone or mailorder http://store.ic.org/products/email-spec-offer-oct2003a.html Shipping/handling as follows 3.00 S/H for first item 1.00 S/H for each additional item All prices shown here are for Standard Mail postal delivery within US. Offer valid through [[offerdate]]. Information, catalog, ordering and prices for delivery outside US http://store.ic.org/community-bookshelf.html Community Bookshelf RR 1 Box 156 Rutledge MO 63563 800-995-8342 bookshelf ( at ) ic ( dot ) org ________________________________________________________________ 2 COMMUNITIES MAGAZINE ISSUES * PLEASE NOTE Issue Numbering ________________________________________________________________ Ordinarily, we publish Communities magazine four times a year. This year wešll do it five times. Issue #119 will be a normal issue sent to all subscribers as usual, though it is running quite late; should be ready to mail in a few more weeks. For complicated reasons, there'll be a special extra issue #120 sent only to subscribers who *also* subscribe to Annual Directory Updates. This special issue will not count as part of a normal paid 4- or 8- or 12- issue subscription. Most subscribers thus will see an odd numbering gap, receiving #119 and not long after that #121. Directory Updates subscribers who are not also magazine subscribers will receive a normal annual update for year 2003 (not this magazine special issue) which will be released near the end of this year. That's the short of it. For a detailed explanation please email order ( at ) ic ( dot ) org with Issue Details in the subject line. ---------- Here's the Communities issue theme lineup through next spring #119 Fall 2003 Right Livelihood in Community #120 Special issue as explained above #121 Winter 2003 Thriving in Community #122 Spring 2004 The Community Seekers' Guide Get a sample issue, renew or subscribe here http://store.ic.org/products/communities-magazine.html http://store.ic.org/products/communities-magazine-sampl.html Sample issues by surface mail $6 US - $7 Canada - $8 Other 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 ________________________________________________________________ 3 VISIONS OF UTOPIA VIDEO PROJECT UPDATE by Producer/Director Geoph Kozeny ________________________________________________________________ A month ago I spent a week in Seattle and recorded several new interviews with Goodenough community members there in order to bring their story up to date before editing their segment. I just finished doing the same at Ganas community in New York City on Staten Island, and after doing a series of public shows at Guilford College in Greensboro NC will be heading back to The Farm in Tennessee to dive back into the editing on tape #2. I had originally decided to include Goodenough in the video because they were such an amazing example of a mostly non- residential community whose members spent more time working/playing/discussing/celebrating together than most folks who live under the same roof. Since I recorded the first round of their interviews, a number of their members have started living in collective households or adjacent units scattered about the Seattle metro area, and members cooperatively bought a rural retreat near the Hood Canal (a couple of hours west of town). They also had made arrangements to buy an old nursing home and convert it into small ecological residential units and a community center, however after much planning, renovation, research, and negotiation, the financing fell through and the project was abandoned. However they've not been discouraged from the basic concept, and are now looking at other multi-unit buildings that they might acquire for their next phase. The Ganas folks were originally focused intensely on work and other projects (such as developing a retreat center in the Catskills), but in the past two years they've decided to sell the retreat, and folks in the extended core group have started taking more classes, vacations, sabbaticals, and pursuing other personal interests. Previously much of their work and daily life was coordinated centrally, however now they are experimenting with decentralized leadership and meetings that are facilitated rather loosely and spontaneously, if at all. They had been expanding fairly steadily over the years, but after adding their tenth house (bringing their population to about a hundred residents with varying levels of involvement), they've decided to hold off on any more real estate growth, and are contemplating the possibility of selling some of the housing and perhaps one of their four stores. Previously they never had more than 1-2 children in residence at any given time, however the kid population has now grown to three young ones and two teens. Change is inevitable, and as a videographer it's truly challeng- ing to try to keep up. That's why in the video's overview I invite the viewer to think of the stories I'm sharing as images in a scrapbook...that things can and will change sooner or later! One thing that hasn't changed is the need for folks in the network to help get the word out. If you can write and publish a review in your group's newsletter, or convince your local library to purchase a copy, or get ten friends to each chip in $3 to buy a copy for showing at an evening salon focused on community living--that would be extremely helpful and much appreciated. I'll be happy to provide some graphics if needed...just send a request to . It's a great way to spread the idea of community! Order the video http://store.ic.org/products/visions-of-utopia-video.html More info on the video project http://fic.ic.org/video/ Find Goodenough, Ganas and other communities' websites http://www.ic.org/iclist.html ________________________________________________________________ 4 REACHbook at WWW.IC.ORG INFORMATION WEBSITE ________________________________________________________________ One of the very useful free services provided by the FIC to all interested is the REACHbook bulletin board. REACHbook is for people looking for community, communities forming, and communities looking for people, as well as a place to post about resources or just to say hi! Read through recent postings, search the archives and/or post your own notice which will be seen by thousands of readers. Some sample excerpts from postings made within the last 7 days Seeking community minded activists, gardeners, and hot tub enthusiasts. 2-3 bdr. space available... It is time for me to put my ideas and feelings into practice and to live a rural self-sufficient... I am thinking of starting a community on my farm in Upstate New York... I am currently managing a small trailer park in Asheville NC area and some of you folks looking for community might want to live here with low rent... A New Kind Of Community. We have a simple vision. We want the homeless to have safe, comfortable places to sleep... The Vegan Village is a plan for a smaller village of about 90 acres... 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