Intro to Intentional Communities & Community Living

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Intro to Intentional Communities & Community Living

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What are intentional communities and what is it like to live in one? This hour-long session will introduce you to the world of intentional communities, including ecovillages, cohousing, shared houses, communes and more. We’ll look at the 10 most common types of community, including a number of examples of communities from around the world, and walk you through the basics of joining or starting a community. This is an introductory class that serves as the foundation for many more online workshops and events through FIC to deepen your learning. The session will also include time for Q&A.

“Intentional community feels closer to how humans are meant to live. Being separated into individual homes and economic units means we’re all exhausted, all struggling for resources and are yet isolated from one another.”

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Intro to Intentional Communities & Community Living

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Intro to Intentional Communities & Community Living

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What are intentional communities and what is it like to live in one? This hour-long session will introduce you to the world of intentional communities, including ecovillages, cohousing, shared houses, communes and more. We’ll look at the 10 most common types of community, including a number of examples of communities from around the world, and walk you through the basics of joining or starting a community. This is an introductory class that serves as the foundation for many more online workshops and events through FIC to deepen your learning. The session will also include time for Q&A.

“Intentional community feels closer to how humans are meant to live. Being separated into individual homes and economic units means we’re all exhausted, all struggling for resources and are yet isolated from one another.”

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