5 Signs Your Community is Ready for Change
April 17 @ 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT
5 Signs Your Community is Ready for Change
Friday, April 17, 2026
- Pacific time: 8:00am – 9:00am
- Mountain time: 9:00am – 10:00am
- Central time: 10:00am – 11:00am
- Eastern time: 11:00am – 12:00pm
- Central European: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
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Join systems change consultant Jahia de Rose for an introduction to the 5 most common signs intentional communities are in need of change, and the reasons behind them.
About the event
Every intentional community will face a crossroads where the current way of operating no longer works. Whether it’s time for a new mission statement, leadership, policies, or financial structure—or a critical event has shifted the community beyond a point of return—there comes a time when business as usual no longer holds. Yet, these community crossroads aren’t always easy to identify and speak to within a community.
In this webinar, participants will increase their ability to identify the 5 common signs through examples of real scenarios where communities were faced with a pivotal moment for transformation. Jahia de Rose will invite attendees to reflect on their own experiences regarding the need for change in their community through reflection questions adapted from The Audre Lorde Questionnaire to Oneself.
Participants will leave with a basic understanding of how to recognize, and ultimately accept, when it is time to change along with the courage and communication skills to begin a dialogue in their community about opportunities for change and transformation.
In this webinar, you’ll learn about:
- Learn the 5 most common signs that a community is ready for change
- Learn how to spot these signs in your community
- Implementing The Audre Lorde Questionnaire to Oneself as it applies to areas for change in your intentional community
- Foundational communication skills for navigating conversations about a new direction
About your presenter
Jahia de Rose
Jahia de Rose is an antillana-deutsch artist, land-worker, writer, and scholar. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature, and a Master’s degree in Public Policy with a concentration in Management & Organization. She has been involved in the world of ICs since the age of 17, with international experience.
Outside of her career in academia, where she regularly writes and presents on topics in the field of decolonial feminist studies, Jahia has curated & led online courses, seminars, and community spaces for: the Regenerative Agriculture Idea Network (REGAIN) on farmworker storytelling and labor rights; Indigenous land rights for the BIPOC Intentional Community Council (BIPOC ICC); and Power Dynamics in Community for the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC).
Jahia served on the Board of Directors of the BIPOC Intentional Community Council (BIPOC ICC) between November 2021 and November 2022, and contributed greatly to their work. She is a consultant specialising in systems change and organisational development. An acclaimed writer, skilled project manager, and event curator, she creates at the intersection of memoir, research, performance, spirituality, and decolonisation.
She blogs on Substack as @autumnwildroses, and her Substack publication ‘Roadworthy’ chronicles her off-grid life on the road in Europe.
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The Online Event Experience
Live Zoom Sessions
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Affordable and Accessible
All our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life.
Watch the Recording
You’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request.
