Finding Community
Community Is the Best Medicine: A guide to cooperative living on a disability income
Posted on July 21, 2017 byThose living with disabilities have many options for finding community; here are suggestions on where and how to look.
Mobile Home Parks: A Fast and Inexpensive Path to Cohousing
Posted on June 30, 2017 by2 Comments
Mobile home and RV parks present an unequaled opportunity to accelerate the transition to more widespread community living.
Towards a Joyful Economics
Posted on May 28, 2017 byFrom Gift Circles in Brooklyn to the sharing economy at an ecovillage-based collective house, the author explores practical applications of Sacred Economics.
Variations on a Theme: Low-Carbon Communities of All Sorts
Posted on May 1, 2017 by2 Comments
Three innovative non-residential groups use community as a tool to address climate change.
Affordable, Developer-Driven Ecovillages: Meeting an Unmet Need
Posted on April 21, 2017 by1 Comment
A replicable ecovillage model is our best hope for achieving essential, global-scale changes.
Soil, Communities, and Climate Change: An Interview with Nikki Silvestri
Posted on April 11, 2017 byAs a climate solutions advocate explains, carbon is not a bad thing; it’s often just in the wrong places right now.
The Question I Get Asked the Most
Posted on April 1, 2017 by“What can I do?” It’s the right question—almost.
Nine Traditions that Draw Us Together: How a Small Town Nurtures Community
Posted on February 1, 2017 byThe art of creating community spirit within mainstream towns and neighborhoods has much potential to change the world for the better.
The Case for Mass Civil Disruption and Resistance: The story of how 15 intentional communities and experiments came together to form a national coalition to defend life, come hell or high water
Posted on October 21, 2016 by1 Comment
Activists and communitarians gather to ask: “How do we respond to our current global crisis?”
Grassroots Activism Starts at Home
Posted on October 11, 2016 byAt the RareBirds Housing Co-operative, community life and outside activism deepen and strengthen each other.
Not the Last of the Mohicans: Honoring Our Native Predecessors on the Land
Posted on September 30, 2016 by1 Comment
How can we do right by the native peoples whose ancestral homelands now host our intentional communities?
Cloughjordan Ecovillage: Modeling the Transition to a Low-Carbon Society
Posted on August 1, 2016 byIrish ecovillagers achieve the smallest ecological footprints recorded in their country.
The Bridge to a Greener World
Posted on July 1, 2016 byThis Australian community’s bridge is a lot more than just a bridge.
Overcoming Apartheid—the Global Ecovillage Network
Posted on June 1, 2016 byCommunities worldwide are exploring how to heal our separation from each other and the natural world.
Queer, Person of Color, or Low-Income; Is Cohousing Possible for Me?
Posted on May 1, 2016 bySome creative solutions are starting to counteract cohousing’s demographic homogeneity, but significant obstacles remain.
Leaps of Faith
Posted on April 21, 2016 by2 Comments
Two families leave a thriving cohousing community to follow their shared dreams as a tight-knit intergenerational group.
Common Fire’s Top Ten Hard-Earned Tips for Community Success
Posted on April 11, 2016 by1 Comment
The sometimes triumphant, sometimes traumatic experiences of the three Common Fire communities yield wisdom relevant to anyone working to create a community.
Off-Grid, and In Community: ’Tis Easier to Find than to Found
Posted on April 1, 2016 by1 Comment
The co-director of Maitreya Mountain Village suggests others not follow his example.
Finding a Healthy, Happy Cohousing Community that Fits Your Values
Posted on March 21, 2016 by1 Comment
A cohouser offers resources and tips on how to find your community.
Rediscovering Community: A family’s journey back to appreciating Home
Posted on March 11, 2016 by1 Comment
An active search for a new community allows one family to explore core questions.
Words of Experience: Starting a Community
Posted on March 1, 2016 by1 Comment
A founder shares a well-learned lesson: “It is a LOT of work to start an intentional community. A LOT.”
The New Communities Directory: A Star Chart for Seekers and Founders
Posted on February 25, 2016 by4 Comments
Whether you’re starting a community or looking to join one, the new Communities Directory is an essential resource.
Finding or Starting a Community, #170 Contents
Posted on February 22, 2016 byThose seeking an intentional community are often faced with a choice: find it, or found it? Whether looking to join an existing community or working to start a new one, aspiring communitarians can glean invaluable lessons from the experiences of other seekers and pioneers. Our Spring issue is full of success stories, cautionary tales, adventures, reflections, advice, and resources for anyone interested in Finding or Starting a Community.
Offerings to the Land
Posted on January 21, 2016 byBefriend the land where you are, and you will never be lonely.
The Unexpected Journey
Posted on January 11, 2016 by1 Comment
A three-month living/learning seminar in alternative communities still resonates three decades later.
Getting to Community and Life after Community: Collectivism vs. Individuality
Posted on January 1, 2016 by1 Comment
Togetherness and solitude, action and reflection—our lives give us times for each.
An Evolving Movement
Posted on December 21, 2015 by1 Comment
The FIC’s new Executive Director reflects on his and the organization’s converging paths.
Finding Community Outside of “Community”
Posted on December 11, 2015 by1 Comment
Myriad groups and connections on “the outside” don’t call themselves intentional—but sometimes are.
Three Kinds of Community—Three Kinds of Experience and Learning
Posted on December 1, 2015 byWhether with refugees, in the inner city, or in intentional groups, community holds life-long lessons.
My Squat Law Journey
Posted on October 21, 2015 byAfter years of advocacy, social justice work, and on-the-ground experience, a squatter passes the bar exam.
