San Francisco to turn Treasure Island into an ecovillage

At the Global Village, schoolchildren get a taste of impoverished peoples’ struggles to feed themselves.

Author: Beatrice Briggs Published in Communities Magazine Issue #147 Q: Our group is committed to education and to sharing our lives in community openly with others. We frequently host visitors, and also offer regular workshops and courses. We have traditionally welcomed visitors and program pa…

When we think of sexual assault and boundary violations, it is common to think not in my community, or the person I know wouldn’t do that. As a result, our communities become especially vulnerable to predatory behavior.

Tree Bressen traces her own path of exploration from commune to collective household, discovering that community isn’t always drawn in black and white.

A community pioneer and activist shares her stories.

In August Worldwatch published a nice article about ecovillages and cohousing and how they can help reduce one’s ecological footprint. This article is still getting picked up by other media, this time by Natural Life magazine of Canada. Many ecovillages are reducing energy use, localizing farming a…

Utopian Intentional Community Has Thrived for 30 Years Seems like everyone is talking abut Damanhur lately. Sounds like a pretty amazing place. Honored by the United Nations in 2005 as a model for a new sustainable society, this extraordinary community in northern Italy was founded in 1975 as a cen…

Empowerment, Intersectionality, and Collaboration at an Urban Laboratory Arcosanti Convergence November 10-12, 2017 An FIC co-sponsored event The FIC is a proud co-sponsor of the first Arcosanti Convergence at Arcosanti, a unique urban laboratory in Arizona. The Co…

The Energy Action Coalition, the “Hub of the Youth Climate Movement,” has hosted four Power Shift convergences for young climate activists since 2007. This year, the event is expanding into four regional convergences taking place in Philadelphia, Detroit, Orlando, and the West Coast: “Power Shift b…

After years of advocacy, social justice work, and on-the-ground experience, a squatter passes the bar exam.