BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Foundation for Intentional Community - ECPv6.1.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Foundation for Intentional Community X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Foundation for Intentional Community REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230810T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230609T222054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T215846Z UID:10000828-1691667000-1691674200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Filling Leadership Positions in Your Community DESCRIPTION:Filling Leadership Positions in your Community \nThursday\, August 10\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9:30-11:30am\nMountain: 10:30am-12:30pm\nCentral: 11:30am-1:30pm\nEastern: 12:30-2:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin Laird Schaub for an introductory workshop on what you should consider when filling leadership roles in your community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nPower and leadership are tender yet potent topics when it comes to community dynamics\, and often times communities don’t plan well for filling leadership roles. In Filling Leadership Positions in Your Community\, we’ll unpack what might be happening in a community that struggles to fill and maintain leadership positions. \n \nJoin us for this 2-hour workshop to learn how to best fill leadership roles for your group as well as get a taste for the pre-recorded\, 10-hour course\, Power & Leadership in Community. \n \nIn this workshop\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhy leadership roles are necessary\nwhy it’s important to describe a positive model of cooperative leadership\, and define good and bad uses of power\nwhy it’s important for communities to be proactive in talking about how they view power and leadership\nwhat’s included in the pre-recorded\, Power & Leadership in Community course\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Filling Leadership Positions in Your CommunityFrom: $10.00 \n\n If cost is a barrier to join\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code. Please include the name of the event you’d like to attend \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$10 - minimum donation (covers presenter's time)$20 - standard donation (covers presenter's time + FIC's costs)$40 - generous donation (covers the above + supports the intentional community movement)Custom donation amountClear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Filling Leadership Positions in Your Community quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nBest of Communities III: Leadership\, Power & Membership book\nThe Cooperative Culture Handbook\nPower & Leadership in Community re-run course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/filling-leadership-positions-in-your-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Leadership-teaser-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230721T231249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230725T232840Z UID:10000845-1691575200-1691582400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Reimagining Your Senior Years in Community DESCRIPTION:Reimagining Your Senior Years in Community \nWednesday\, August 9\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 8:00-10:00am\nMountain: 9:00-11:00am\nCentral: 10:00am-12:00pm\nEastern: 11:00am-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin longtime communitarian Laird Schaub to envision a new future for yourself as you reimagine your senior years in community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nIf you could write the story of your life\, what kind of story would it tell? One with choice\, community\, socializing\, sprinkled with fun? Or would it tell the story of someone who felt they didn’t have any choices\, lacked community\, and felt isolated? You have the power to enhance your life and your journey starts right here. \n \nIntentional communities are well-positioned to create micro-cultures that address what is lacking in the wider culture. Your position as a senior demands respect\, and living in community gives you the opportunity to have a voice and create a more well-balanced ecosystem. When it comes to seeing the positive aspects of Elderhood\, Intentional Community offers a unique opportunity to have your needs met while allowing you the freedom to live your life as you choose. How do you envision your future as you age in community? What are the ways you want to be supported? \n \nIn the Reimagining Your Senior Years in Community workshop\, we’ll take a closer look at the ways in which living in community can be an opportunity to thrive in your third phase of life\, not just survive. We’ll discover just how many types of communities are out there that can suit your specific needs and desires. \n \nIn this workshop\, you’ll:\n\nlearn how to embrace elderhood\ndiscover how intentional community can support a great life for seniors\nexamine options for seniors in community living as well as the cost to join a community\nexplore the differences between intergenerational and senior communities \n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntegrating Seniors into Community Life workshop\nCreating Support Teams for Elders in Community workshop\nBest of Communities IX: Community for Elders book\nAging Gracefully in Community course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/reimagining-your-senior-years-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Re-Imagining-Your-Senior-Years-in-Community-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230808T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230808T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230706T191623Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T222221Z UID:10000833-1691499600-1691505000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Planning and Funding Your Regenerative Project DESCRIPTION:Planning and Funding Your Regenerative Project \nTuesday\, August 8\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 12:00-1:30pm\nMountain: 1:00-2:30pm\nCentral: 2:00-3:30pm\nEastern: 3:00-4:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin the Planning and Funding Your Regenerative Project 90-min masterclass to help bring your regenerative vision to reality. \n\nAbout the event\n \nDo you need help with pre-development planning\, master planning\, financial modeling\, fundraising\, or project management for your eco-project? This webinar is for you!  \n \nIn Planning and Funding Your Regenerative Project\, New Earth Development’s Kelly Krezek will give you the tools you need to create your own regenerative community and raise funding. You’ll learn the foundational elements required to create and executable development plan and presentation that magnetizes investors and key partners. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn:\n\nhow to go from vision to raising funding\nhow to attract stakeholders & investors\na proven regenerative development model\nhow to get investors to take you seriously\nthe 5 elements of raising funding for your project\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKelly Krezek\n \nKelly is the CEO of New Earth Development\, a regenerative real estate development company. She has 12 years of experience in financial planning\, real estate investing\, project management\, and sustainable development. Through traveling to over 60 eco-communities across 7 countries and 3 continents\, she gained a broad database of the best cutting-edge regenerative practices and technologies to provide solutions to global issues. \nKelly has worked on 14 real estate development projects ranging from $5M to $400M in size including planned eco-smart cities\, retreat centers\, and sustainable and regenerative communities in California\, Arizona\, Florida\, Texas\, Bali\, Mexico\, Costa Rica\, and Nicaragua. \nAs sustainability consultant she incorporated best practices for environmental\, social and governance structures for large commercial real estate companies such as Howard Hughes\, GID\, PGIM\, and Jamestown with diverse portfolios of multi-family\, office\, and industrial buildings\, with over $100 Billion in assets under management. \n \nLearn more about Kelly and New Earth Development here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Planning and Funding Your Regenerative ProjectFrom: $10.00 \n\n If cost is a barrier to join\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code. Please include the name of the event you’d like to attend. \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$10 - minimum donation (covers presenter's time)$20 - standard donation (covers presenter's time + FIC's costs)$40 - generous donation (covers the above + supports the intentional community movement)Custom donation amountClear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Planning and Funding Your Regenerative Project quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course\nLegal Basics for Forming Communities 5-Week Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/planning-and-funding-your-regenerative-project/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Planning-Funding-Your-Regenerative-Project-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230803T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230715T125930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230727T180443Z UID:10000835-1691067600-1691073000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August \nThursday\, August 3\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12pm-1:30pm\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\nEastern: 2-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities August 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\nCommunities Presenting in August\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBeacon Hill Friends House\n \nBeacon Hill Friends House is located on historic Beacon Hill in Boston\, Massachusetts\, a few blocks from the State House. The building was originally built in 1803. Since being given to Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1957\, the building has become a center for the Quaker community and others in the Boston area. 21 Residents (of many faith and non-faith traditions) live at the house for up to four years. We create community through house dinners cooked by our kitchen manager\, sharing chores and community-building responsibilities\, and two house meetings a month.  \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAllWays Intentional Community\n \nAllWays is a developing intentional community in the Athens\, GA Area with the focus to provide religious infrastructure and support to Pagans. On October 16\, 2020\, we were able to purchase\, through the AllWays Lands and Grounds Association LLC\, a tract of property\, totaling nearly 49 acres\, north of Vincent Drive in Northwest Clarke County. We plan to provide outdoor\, and eventually\, indoor\, spaces for Pagans\, and others\, to use in spiritual or religious practice. We plan that these areas be supported and maintained by an on-site\, planned community. Community members need not be Pagan. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBruderhof Communities\nWe are a community of Christians who\, inspired by the early church\, share all our money and possessions. We believe that God wants to transform our world\, here and now. This takes a life of discipleship and commitment; when you truly love your neighbor as yourself\, peace and justice become a reality. The Bruderhof movement includes communities in the United States\, the United Kingdom\, Germany\, Austria\, Paraguay\, Australia\, and South Korea. Communities are rural\, urban\, big and small. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Host\n \n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\nCynthia Tina is the “community matchmaker” and founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start intentional communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to sustainable communities. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities around the world\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \nFormerly the co-director\, Cynthia is now a spokesperson and educator with the Foundation for Intentional Community. She’s a former trustee of the Global Ecovillage Network and former director of the youth ecovillage network\, NextGEN North America. She holds a degree in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certificates in Permaculture and Ecovillage Design\, and Yoga Teacher Training. \nGet started on your community journey with a short quiz to find out which type of community is a fit for you! https://communityfinders.com/quiz \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-august-2023/ CATEGORIES:FIC Members,Partner Events,Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230721T225306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T191037Z UID:10000844-1690970400-1690977600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Seniors in Society Today: How to Frame Elderhood in a Positive Light DESCRIPTION:Seniors in Society Today: How to Frame Elderhood in a Positive Light \nWednesday\, August 2\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 8:00-10:00am\nMountain: 9:00-11:00am\nCentral: 10:00am-12:00pm\nEastern: 11:00am-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin longtime communitarian Laird Schaub to examine seniors in society today and learn how to frame elderhood in a positive light. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWhat does it take to be happy in community as a senior today? The growing challenges to feel connected and useful in the world are ever-so-present in our daily lives. \n \nIntentional communities provide unique opportunities for seniors to participate. There are opportunities for connection\, consensus\, and contribution. Being able to voice your concerns and be heard; having a choice among community matters\, and having the chance to show your strengths are invaluable to life as a senior. \n \nIn this workshop we’ll take a look at how community can meet your needs as a senior. You will understand what it takes to feel secure and the steps for how to get there. Your contributions matter\, and you will learn how to step up to show your strengths. Being a senior has its challenge\, but it also has its perks. You will learn how to frame elderhood in the positive light that you deserve. \n \nIn this workshop\, you’ll:\n\nexamine mainstream prospects through the end of life\nexplore prospects for seniors in community and redefine security\nunderstand the concept of social capital and community contributions\ngain a better understanding of what it takes to be happy in community\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nReimagining Your Senior Years in Community workshop\nIntegrating Seniors into Community Life workshop\nCreating Support Teams for Elders in Community workshop\nBest of Communities IX: Community for Elders book\nAging Gracefully in Community course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/seniors-in-society-today/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Seniors-in-Society-today-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230727T110000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230629T153019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230724T204927Z UID:10000832-1690452000-1690455600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Intentional Communities DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Intentional Communities \nThursday\, July 27\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 8:00-9:00am\nMountain: 9:00-10:00am\nCentral: 10:00-11:00am\nEastern: 11:00am-12:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an Introduction to Intentional Communities from Cynthia Tina and Yana Ludwig\, leaders in the field of intentional communities. \n\nAbout the event\n \nCurious about the hundreds of intentional communities existing around the world? Want to know how you can find one to join that’s a fit for you? Wonder how to best start one drawing on the lessons learned from other communities? \nThe Introduction to Intentional Communities is an inspiring and practical talk that will be your introduction to ecovillages\, cohousing\, tiny house villages\, community land trusts\, housing coops\, and more. \n \nYou’ll hear stories from Cynthia Tina’s journey to 100+ communities over the past decade\, as well as tips for how you can go about visiting communities yourself. As the “community matchmaker” Cynthia specializes in helping people get matched with communities that are a fit for them. She’ll share her advice for how you can find a community that’s a fit for your values\, lifestyle\, and vision. \n \nYou’ll also learn from Yana Ludwig\, expert in the practice of starting new community projects. Having lived in community for over two decades\, Yana is your go-to-resource for learning about the ins and outs of building and sustaining a community for the long run. Yana is the author of the recently released book about starting communities\, called Building Belonging\, among other publications. \n.  \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn:\n\nThe definition of an intentional community\nCommon types of intentional communities\nResources for how to find communities\nAdvice for visiting communities\nGuidance on whether you should join or start a community\nReal talk on what it takes to be a community founder\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYana Ludwig\n \nYana served on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Intentional Community for over a decade. She has lived in community for 25 years\, and all of her work is grounded in deep community experience. Her writing includes Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption (published under the name Maikwe Ludwig) which looks at the role of community\, cooperation and social justice in addressing and surviving climate disruption\, and was awarded the Communal Studies Association 2017 Book of the Year Award; The Cooperative Culture Handbook (co-authored with Karen Gimnig) focuses on articulating a vision and practical pathway for intentional culture building; and many articles in Communities magazine. Her new book\, Building Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community\, was released in May 2023. \nYana is the former Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\, Commonomics USA (an economic justice organization)\, and Leadership Eastside (which offers courses in adaptive leadership and racial equity). She is a dynamic\, compassionate and thoughtful speaker and teacher\, committed to creating a world that supports the well-being and vibrancy of all beings. Her 2013 TEDx kicked off a new era for her as public speaker and advocate for communities\, and she spent 6 months on the road in 2015 in a national speaking tour.Yana has been an eco-socialist activist for many years. She co-founded the Solidarity Collective\, a socialist-anarchist commune in Laramie\, WY\, and worked for 2 years as a host on the community’s podcast\, Solidarity House\, which explores cooperative culture\, policy and law. She was also a candidate for US Senate in 2020\, ultimately placing 2nd in a crowded Democratic primary field. Yana currently serves as the Executive Director of North Coast Food Web in Astoria\, OR. \nLearn more about Yana here. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n \nCynthia is the “community matchmaker.” She helps people join intentional communities\, having  visited and worked with hundreds around the globe. She is a speaker\, educator\, and co-director of the Foundation for Intentional Community (ic.org). Her mission is to bridge the gap between intentional living communities and the mainstream. After a decade of travel\, Cynthia now lives at an ecovillage in Vermont where she’s building a passive solar home. She has a B.A. in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certifications in Ecovillage and Permaculture design. \nLearn more and book a community matchmaking session with Cynthia at communityfinders.com. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\nStarting a Community on-demand course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/introduction-to-intentional-communities/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Intro-to-ICs-webainar-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230720T190000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230619T222147Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T183118Z UID:10000831-1689872400-1689879600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Consensus DESCRIPTION:Intro to Consensus \nThursday\, July 20\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 3:00-5:00pm\nMountain: 4:00-6:00pm\nCentral: 5:00-7:00pm\nEastern: 6:00-8:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin intentional community educator Yana Ludwig for an Intro to Consensus to learn how to reach highly committed agreements within your group. \n\nAbout the event\n \nThe core of consensus is the belief that everyone has a piece of the truth. Nice theory\, right? But putting that into practice and creating a culture that supports consensus going well is not a simple thing. \nThe Intro to Consensus workshop focuses on the attitudes and cultural frameworks that make consensus—and really any participatory decision-making—a positive experience instead of a gauntlet. The lessons are applicable for anyone wanting to have better decision-making\, regardless of your group’s official decision-making processes\, and even with no group buy-in to use consensus. \n \nThis workshop is a basic training for groups using consensus\, but will also aid individuals in building skills to better relate to their cooperative and social change groups\, regardless of the formal decision-making process they follow.  \n \nIn this workshop\, you’ll:\n\nLearn what consensus is…and what it isn’t\nUnderstand the importance of culture and what cooperative culture means\nUnderstand the appropriate use for blocking and how to test for legitimate blocks\nGet a framework for implementing consensus with the best chance to work well\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYana Ludwig\n \nYana served on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Intentional Community for over a decade. She has lived in community for 25 years\, and all of her work is grounded in deep community experience. Her writing includes Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption (published under the name Maikwe Ludwig) which looks at the role of community\, cooperation and social justice in addressing and surviving climate disruption\, and was awarded the Communal Studies Association 2017 Book of the Year Award; The Cooperative Culture Handbook (co-authored with Karen Gimnig) focuses on articulating a vision and practical pathway for intentional culture building; and many articles in Communities magazine. Her new book\, Building Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community\, was released in May 2023. \nYana is the former Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\, Commonomics USA (an economic justice organization)\, and Leadership Eastside (which offers courses in adaptive leadership and racial equity). She is a dynamic\, compassionate and thoughtful speaker and teacher\, committed to creating a world that supports the well-being and vibrancy of all beings. Her 2013 TEDx kicked off a new era for her as public speaker and advocate for communities\, and she spent 6 months on the road in 2015 in a national speaking tour.Yana has been an eco-socialist activist for many years. She co-founded the Solidarity Collective\, a socialist-anarchist commune in Laramie\, WY\, and worked for 2 years as a host on the community’s podcast\, Solidarity House\, which explores cooperative culture\, policy and law. She was also a candidate for US Senate in 2020\, ultimately placing 2nd in a crowded Democratic primary field. Yana currently serves as the Executive Director of North Coast Food Web in Astoria\, OR. \nLearn more about Yana here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nBest of Communities V: Consensus book\nConsensus-Oriented Decision-Making ebook\nConsensus for Communities re-run course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/intro-to-consensus/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Consensus-workshop-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230719T183000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230610T175624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T222727Z UID:10000829-1689786000-1689791400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Economic Models for Intentional Communities DESCRIPTION:Economic Models for Intentional Communities \nWednesday\, July 19\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 3:00-4:30pm\nMountain: 4:00-5:30pm\nCentral: 5:00-6:30pm\nEastern: 6:00-7:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin long-term communitarian and movement builder Sky Blue for an overview of different types of economic models for intentional communities and how they apply to your group. \n\nAbout the event\n \nThe root of economy\, eco\, comes from the Greek word for home. Economics is about how we get our basic needs met\, how we generate & distribute resources\, and the relationships & systems involved. It’s about how we make & spend money\, how we organize & carry out labor\, and how we relate to wealth & ownership. It’s about how we generate the capacity to do all the things we want to do to manifest the vision of our communities. And it’s about how the internal economy of our communities interacts with economic systems beyond our community.  \nDuring Economic Models for Intentional Communities\, we’ll dive into a variety of topics related to economics of Intentional Communities including: \n\nA reconceptualization of what economics mean\, particularly in the context of Intentional Communities\nHow financial concepts relate to ICs\, and practices for Cooperative Financial Management\nDifferent financial models and labor systems available to ICs\, and how they relate to other key aspects such as Purpose\, Governance\, and Culture\n\nWe’ll focus on how these different elements interact with each other and how to create mutually supportive synergy between them. \n \nIn this workshop\, you’ll gain:\n\nA deeper understanding of what economics are and how it applies to your group\nMore knowledge on models and best practices\nA greater sense of clarity and possibility for how your group can align your economic system with your vision & culture\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue\n \nSky (they/them) has spent 25 years living\, working\, and organizing in intentional communities\, cooperatives\, and community organizations. Their parents met in Twin Oaks Community in the late 70’s\, where Sky moved as an adult and raised a child. Sky has visited over 130 different communities\, worked with the Federation of Egalitarian Communities and Global Ecovillage Network of North America\, co-organized numerous communities conferences\, and has served as Executive Director and on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Intentional community. They contribute to a variety of groups as an organizer\, consultant\, and speaker. \n \nYou can learn more about Sky and their work here. \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nBest of Communities XIII: Cooperative Economics book\nThe Cooperative Culture Handbook URL:https://www.ic.org/event/economic-models-for-intentional-communities/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Economic-Models-for-ICs-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230712T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230528T204831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T223135Z UID:10000826-1689163200-1689166800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Examining Intentional Community Living for Elders DESCRIPTION:Examining Intentional Community Living for Elders\nWednesday\, July 12\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10-11:00am\nMountain: 11am-12:00pm\nCentral: 12-1:00pm\nEastern: 1-2:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin longtime communitarian Laird Schaub to examine the realities for elders in contemporary culture and the benefits intentional community can offer. \n\nAbout the event\n \nBeing a senior is a different phase of life than just being a middle-aged adult with less capacity\, and you’ll need to be aware of the needs and potentials in order to make the most of them. \n \nIn Examining Intentional Community Living for Elders\, we’ll briefly lay out the realities for seniors in contemporary culture\, and the special opportunities in intentional community for thriving—not just surviving—in a wider world that tends to venerate youth and warehouse seniors. This info can help you decide if community living is an attractive enough possibility to explore further (and how to be a savvy shopper if the answer is “yes”). \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to gain a greater understanding how intentional community can support seniors as they age\, as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Aging Gracefully in Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nWhat’s special about the final third of your life\nHow intentional communities can develop a culture that sees seniors realistically and integrates their gifts into community life as best they can\nHow to talk about it\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Examining Intentional Community Living for EldersFree! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 - no donation$10 - standard donation (covers presenter's time)$20 - generous donation (covers presenter's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amountClear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Examining Intentional Community Living for Elders quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nBest of Communities IX: Community for Elders book\nThe Senior Cohousing Handbook\nAging Gracefully in Community course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/examining-intentional-community-living-for-elders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Aging-Pt-2-Teaser-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230711T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230609T000330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230706T223048Z UID:10000827-1689080400-1689085800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Understanding and Addressing Diversity Related Harm DESCRIPTION:Understanding and Addressing Diversity Related Harm \nTuesday\, July 11\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12:00-1:30pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:30pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin author and coach Crystal Byrd Farmer to understand and learn how to appropriately address diversity related harm in your community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWhen people with marginalized identities experience harm in a community\, they often withdraw from community life or leave altogether. If you’re a community member who wants to know why\, this workshop is for you! In Understanding and Addressing Diversity Related Harm in Community\, we’ll discuss the common types of harm that occur around identity (microaggressions) and tools for addressing the harm in the moment as well as after it has occurred. We’ll also cover ways to initiate accountability processes and healing around specific incidents. \n \nIn this workshop\, you’ll:\n\nlearn about microaggressions\npractice call ins and call outs\nlearn how to listen to someone’s account of harm with compassion and care\nuse the 5 Whys to address systemic issues\nlearn how to re-write or create policies to cover identity-related harm\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Byrd Farmer\n \nCrystal is an organizer and consultant in the intentional communities movement. She serves as Co-Director for the Foundation for Intentional Community and is on the Editorial Review Board of Communities Magazine published by the Global Ecovillage Network-United States. She also serves as Co-President for the BIPOC Intentional Community Council. In 2020 she published The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization. Crystal is passionate about encouraging people to change their perspectives on diversity\, relationships\, and the world. \nLearn more about Crystal and her work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Understanding and Addressing Diversity Related HarmFrom: $10.00 \n\n If cost is a barrier to join\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code. Please include the name of the event you’d like to attend \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$10 minimum donation (covers presenter's time)$20 standard donation (covers presenter's time + FIC's costs )$40 generous donation (covers the above + supports the intentional community movement)custom donation amountClear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Understanding and Addressing Diversity Related Harm quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nThe Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization\nCommunities Magazine #178: Class\, Race and Privilege\nUnderstanding Diversity in Community re-run course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/understanding-and-addressing-diversity-related-harm/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Diversity-Related-Harm-in-Community-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230706T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230615T150643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230626T042214Z UID:10000830-1688648400-1688653800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities July DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities July \nThursday\, July 6\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12pm-1:30pm\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\nEastern: 2-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities July 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities July 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\nCommunities Presenting in July\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHearthstone Village\n \nA multigenerational community living\, learning and working in British Columbia\, Canada. We share our material\, social and spiritual riches and collectively celebrate and honour life’s mysterious journey. We are creating a residential eco-village by collectively purchasing and developing land that provides sustainable housing\, community facilities\, agricultural potential and a beautiful setting for a diverse group of families. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTerra Frutis\n \nTerra Frutis is a vegan intentional community in southeast Ecuador situated where the Andes mountains meet the Amazon rainforest. Together we are creating a permaculture food forest in former cow pasture. We do this to grow food for ourselves\, for the community around us\, and we hope to inspire other permaculture\, reforestation and food sovereignty projects big and small. We govern our community with consensus oriented decision making\, and resolve conflicts using non-violent communication. We have options for rent\, work exchange\, and plots of land for sale that can be built on. Joining the community involves an 11+ month trial period\, after which the newcomer may be accepted as a permanent member of the community. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlack Hills Collaboration for Sustainable Living\nA developing community in South Dakota based on 2016 graduate research measuring community leadership support for launching a feasibility study on using Intentional Living communities to help mitigate homelessness in Rapid City\, SD region. This 3 to 4 phase launch remains at the starting gate. Phase 1 will be building the CORE Community and its businesses which will work to build and support two additional Intentional Communities. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-july-2023/ CATEGORIES:FIC Members,Partner Events,Public ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230705T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230705T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230525T171301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230623T185358Z UID:10000563-1688554800-1688562000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Introduction to Sociocracy DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Sociocracy \nWednesday\, July 5\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9:00-11:00am\nMountain: 10:00am-12:00pm\nCentral: 11:00am-1:00pm\nEastern: 12:00-2:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin trainer Genny Carraro to discover the power of inclusive decision-making in this introduction to Sociocracy workshop. \n\nAbout the event\n \nIn a world where power dynamics and conflicts are prevalent\, it’s important to find methods that allow for cooperation and creativity in decision making. Developed by Gerard Endenburg in the Netherlands\, Sociocracy is an organizational model based on equivalence\, efficiency\, and transparency. With decisions made through consent and feedback loops\, everyone feels involved and supported in the process.  \n \nThis playful two-hour workshop will introduce you to Sociocracy – providing basic knowledge about its principles so you can inspire others within your group or organization to make decisions cooperatively. \n \nDuring this workshop\, you will:\n\nunderstand how to adapt the Sociocracy framework to the specific needs of your group or organization. \nlearn how to lead efficient meetings \nlearn to embrace errors as opportunities for growth. \nlearn to express personal opinions and welcome other voices\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGenny Carraro\n \nGenny is a trainer\, counsellor\, consultant\, facilitator and social activist born in Italy. She works with communities\, organizations and individuals to bring clarity\, ease and efficiency\, with a dose of energy\, straight-talk and humor. \nAt an early age\, Genny lost her sight\, and this life-changing event taught her lessons that shape who she is and how she works. She believes that collaboration is the key to survival and growth\, and that healthy and trusting relationships are the foundation of our life experience. She is strongly attuned to subtle shifts in energy\, to what is left unsaid and what needs to be expressed for a group to move forward. These are gifts that she brings to her facilitation. \nGenny has worked on several educational projects to develop methodologies and approaches to transmit sustainability concepts. She managed and coordinated the European Ecovillage Network\, co-founded ECOLISE\, a European network for locally lead climate change and sustainability initiatives\, co-founded and coordinated the Italian Processwork school\, and has been a part of the creating of CLIPS Europe and CLIPS Italia\, a community incubator program for sustainable initiatives. Genny lives in and coordinates an intentional community where they experiment with sustainability from an eco-social point of view.Learn more about Genny and her work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nMany Voices One Song book\nWho Decides\, Who Decides? book\nMeeting Evaluation cards\nSociocracy for Communities re-run course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/introduction-to-sociocracy/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Intro-to-Sociocracy-teaser-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T193000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230528T192127Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T232107Z UID:10000824-1688061600-1688067000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Fight Languages: How you fight with yourself and others DESCRIPTION:Fight Languages: How you fight with yourself and others \nThursday\, June 29\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 4:00-5:30pm\nMountain: 5:00-6:30pm\nCentral: 6:00-7:30pm\nEastern: 7:00-8:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin Fight Languages creator\, Lena Morgan\, to discover how you fight with yourself and others and how to connect with yourself and others in conflict. \n\nAbout the event\n \nEverybody fights\, and your biggest antagonist is often yourself. Join us to learn what your Fight Language is and how you’ve been speaking it in protective and productive ways. \nThe Fight Languages: How you fight with yourself and others workshop will give you a new depth of information to better understand yourself and others in conflict and resolution. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach\, but instead breaks down each Fight Language to honor the unique path each takes through conflict. \nDuring this workshop you will learn:\n\nwhat the Fight Languages are\nhow to recognize each and speak them in a conflict\nhow to connect with each Fight Language\nrecognize how you are the antagonist you fight with the most\nhow to understand and connect with yourself\, and everyone else\, in disagreements and conflict\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLena Morgan\n \nLena began her career of connecting people back to themselves in the place where it all begins. Working as a midwife for over a decade she had the honor of walking alongside women as they discovered their innate power and ability. Pulling from this wisdom\, she untangled the process of rebirth after burnout\, death\, and divorce left her unrecognizable to herself. Coaching others through the same self discovery led to the creation of the Fight Languages\, a new way to articulate the protective and productive ways we fight with ourselves and others. Her work is helping individuals\, partnerships\, organizations\, and businesses understand themselves and others better\, and find more connection. You can learn more about Lena’s work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nThe Cooperative Culture Handbook\nBest of Communities VI: Agreements\, Conflict & Communication book\nWorking Constructively with Conflict in Community course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/fight-languages-how-you-fight-with-yourself-and-others/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Fight-Languages-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230628T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230528T191708Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T231707Z UID:10000823-1687950000-1687957200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Healing Conversations for Troubling Times DESCRIPTION:Healing Conversations for Troubling Times \nWednesday\, June 28\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9:00-11:00am\nMountain: 10:00am-12:00pm\nCentral: 11:00am-1:00pm\nEastern: 12:00-2:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin community healer LaRahna Hughes for a workshop on how to have healing conversations during troubling times. \n\nAbout the event\n \nSocial First Responders help strengthen our communities. They are the go-to people when there’s an immediate emotional health or safety concern.  \nSocial First Responders are created when individuals are trained and experienced in conducting healing conversations. When we have this knowledge\, our communities\, groups\, and organizations are better able to be socially resilient during times of conflict and crisis. Additionally\, these communities are better able to achieve social wellness and wholeness before\, during\, and after times of conflict and crisis\, as well as during times of peace. \nHealing Conversations for Troubling Times is an interactive introduction and learning experience in the use and application of SocialTech/Social Triage\, the set of tools developed to help individuals and organizations transition to sustainable-value-based living. This workshop will introduce how to use these tools for trauma mitigation\, conflict resolution\, and conflict de-escalation. \nDuring this workshop you will learn:\n\nA model for mapping trauma\nA structured framework for understanding trauma and reversing its impact\nTools to create healing conversations and resolve conflict \n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaRahna Hughes\n \nLaRahna is a retired farmer\, pastor\, and sustainable community developer. Food and good seed planting have become one of her passions and a key component of how we can do the regenerative work of healing our communities. She has formal education in business\, psychology\, theology\, and history. She is the mother to four adult children and she is Grandma Blanket to four fabulous grandchildren. LaRahna currently spends time in the United States working with community and faith organizations but she is moving into retirement and creating a new home and new chapter in her life in Cuenca\, Ecuador where she continues to be a bridge builder to the emerging paradigm. \nHer life work centers around her passion for healing and change\, sustainable change. And she aims to live by the motto “Live life fully\, today!” You can learn more about LaRahna’s work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nFight Languages: How you fight with yourself and others workshop\nBest of Communities VI: Agreements\, Conflict & Communication book\nWorking Constructively with Conflict in Community course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/healing-conversations-for-troubling-times/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Healing-Conversations-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230622T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230528T191238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230619T231412Z UID:10000822-1687435200-1687440600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Regenerative Economics for Intentional Communities and Beyond DESCRIPTION:Regenerative Economics for Intentional Community and Beyond \nThursday\, June 22\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10:00-11:30am\nMountain: 11:00am-12:30pm\nCentral: 12:00-1:30pm\nEastern: 1:00-2:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin renegade economist Della Duncan for an introductory workshop on Regenerative Economics for your intentional community and beyond. \n\nAbout the event\n \nRegenerative Economics moves us from extractive and exploitative ways of living\, working\, and meeting our needs to ways that are more just\, equitable\, and healthy for both people and the planet. \nDuring the Regenerative Economics for Intentional Communities and Beyond workshop\, we’ll explore Regenerative Economics through quotes\, poems\, practices and real-world case studies. We’ll look at the stories and beliefs behind the numbers\, challenge mainstream economic assumptions and integrate insights and inspirations from living alternatives in our lives\, communities and livelihood journeys. \nDuring this workshop you will:\n\nIdentify perceptions about work and economics that are not delivering you\, others\, and/or the planet well being and health\nDevelop a vision for your vocation\, potentially incorporating multiple roles and activities\, to demonstrate how you can contribute effectively to the challenges of our time\nIdentify regenerative and cooperative economic theories\, tools\, and business models\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDella Duncan\n \nDella is a Renegade Economist. Areas of her livelihood garden include supporting individuals as a Right Livelihood Coach\, helping transition organizations as a post-capitalist consultant\, facilitating courses and retreats on the Work that Reconnects and Regenerative Economics\, and hosting the Upstream Podcast which challenges mainstream economic thinking through documentaries and conversations including most recently\, The Green Transition Pt 1: The Problem with Green Capitalism and Pt 2: A Green Deal for the People. Della is also the Course Development Manager of Fritjof Capra’s Capra Course on the Systems View of Life\, a founding member of the California Doughnut Economics Coalition\, a Senior Fellow of Social and Economic Equity at the London School of Economics\, a Gross National Happiness Master Trainer\, and a Senior Lecturer of Renegade Economics and Regenerative Livelihoods at the California Institute of Integral Studies\, Santa Cruz Permaculture\, Vital Cycles Permaculture\, and Gaia Education. \nLearn more about Della here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nEconomic Models for Intentional Communities workshop\nBest of Communities XIII: Cooperative Economics book URL:https://www.ic.org/event/regenerative-economics-for-intentional-communities-and-beyond/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Regenerative-Economics-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230620T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230620T140000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230528T190802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T230635Z UID:10000821-1687264200-1687269600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Summer Solstice Celebration and Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Summer Solstice Celebration and Ceremony \nTuesday\, June 20\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10:30am-12:00pm\nMountain: 11:30am-1:00pm\nCentral: 12:30-2:00pm\nEastern: 1:30-3:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin ritualist and facilitator Lizzie Salsich for community connection at the summer solstice celebration and ceremony. \n\nAbout the event\n \nRituals are an important way to honor the seasons and cycles of our lives and that of the natural world of which we are a part. In our time together we will weave song\, meditation\, small group sharing\, and simple ritual to celebrate the beginning of summer. The summer solstice celebration and ceremony is open to all and especially great for folks wanting to co-create simple\, earth-honoring ritual in their community. \nDuring this workshop you will:\n\nExperience a container of joy and reverence towards the summer solstice and seasonal moments generally\nLearn simple\, easy-to-learn earth-honoring songs\nHave time to reflect personally and in small and large groups on what the season and energy of summer means to you and how to harness that for more vitality in your life\nConnect with other intentional community members from around the world\nBe inspired to offer simple summer solstice ritual in your own community.\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLizzie Salsich\n \nLizzie is a facilitator and ritualist with over 10 years’ experience guiding folks skillfully and compassionately into their bodies and hearts via song\, ceremony\, and somatic practice. As a coach and spiritual companion she hosts small groups for ongoing discernment and community as well as 1:1 work supporting individuals on their own path of inner unfolding in relationship to the Divine and their deepest selves. She is based in St. Louis\, MO near the banks of the Mississippi River and facilitates groups locally and virtually. \nYou can connect with Lizzie here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/summer-solstice-celebration-and-ceremony/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Summer-Solstice-Celentration-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230613T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230613T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230515T231119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T230959Z UID:10000819-1686661200-1686666600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Designing Equitable and Accountable Communities DESCRIPTION:Designing Equitable and Accountable Communities \nTuesday\, June 13\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12:00-1:30pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:30pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin Spring Up’s Leander and Stas Phoenix for an interactive workshop on how you can design equitable and accountable community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nCommunity accountability is about translating values into practice\, practicing generative conflict\, preventing and responding to harm without centering liability or the state\, and responding to patterns of harm and conflict through emergent and adaptive organizational strategy. Spring Up’s frameworks of accountability and the Organizational Accountability Wheel are informed by grassroots transformative justice and community accountability practice\, and draw on the wisdom of the Indigenous Medicine Wheel\, as expressed by the People of Standing Rock / Lakota and Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory. \n \nThe Designing Equitable and Accountable Communities workshop revolves around the central question\, “What does it mean to practice equity and accountability as an individual\, a leader\, and–especially–within community?” This workshop reframes traditional diversity\, equity and inclusion (DEI) frameworks and practices\, standard professional best practices\, and accountability in an institutional setting to create a shared understanding of Community Accountability. \n \nThis workshop is designed for leaders who want to interrogate their community’s accountability practices and identify how they can increase equity\, and to be an easily digestible introduction to some of these ideas\, with the ability to be adapted to fit your own organizations and communities. \n \nDuring this workshop\, you’ll learn:\n\na holistic way to think of your strengths and growth areas as a community\na self-auditing tool to hold conversations with your community about trust and accountability\nhow to grow through equity\, accountability\, and conflict patterns you have struggled with\nhow to discern between personal\, community\, and organizational accountability\n\n\nAbout your presenters\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeander & Stas S.R. Phoenix\n \nLeander (they/he) and Stas (they/them) founded Spring Up in 2013-2014 to build a community of practice embodying consent and liberation within our relationships\, creative practices\, and daily lives. \n \nFor 10 years\, Spring Up has used fiction\, art\, role play\, and community education to popularize the skills and frameworks necessary to be free together at bluelight academy of the liberatory arts. They have grown into a collective of 11 creatives\, care workers\, liberatory educators\, transformative justice practitioners\, and an alumni community of over 1500 people. \n \nSpring Up hosts liberatory learning spaces through online classes\, print materials and curriculum\, retreats\, and coaching. They are a worker coop\, providing and receiving resources and support in reciprocal and accountable exchange with our community. Spring Up’s core values are Consent\, Accountability\, and Transformation.  \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/designing-equitable-and-accountable-communities/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Designing-Equitable-Communities-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230519T122206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T231158Z UID:10000820-1685624400-1685629800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June \nThursday\, June 1\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12pm-1:30pm\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\nEastern: 2-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities June 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\nCommunities Presenting in June\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Commons on The Alameda\n \nThe Commons\, began in the early 1990s\, is Santa Fe’s oldest co-housing communities\, and one of the first in New Mexico.  We have approx. 65 current residents\, 28 homes\, and 14 apartments(casitas).  We operate more recently on principles of sociocracy (still learning/adapting)\, and have active shared meals\, events/activities\, work days\, etc.  We range from 5 to 101 years in age\, although like many communities the wave of parents with small children was in our first 15-20 years\, and now most of those children have moved on to their adult lives. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSunnyside Village Cohousing\nSunnyside Village Cohousing is an intentional community in Marysville\, 35 miles from Seattle. The community has a strong focus on working together\, environmental sustainability\, and healthy living. The 5-acre village will include 32 privately owned detached 2- and 3-bedroom homes. Community features include a shared multiuse common house\, community workshop\, greenhouse\, organic garden\, orchard\, walking paths\, and protected woodland. Construction starts June 2023. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCambridge Cohousing\n \nWe are a multigenerational community of 41 households in Cambridge MA. We are a group of people of diverse ages\, backgrounds\, abilities\, professions\, and lifestyles. We are committed to creating a neighborly and cooperative community in which we know and care about one another. Children can play safely\, surrounded by neighbors\, and residents know that caring friends are close by. We are committed to the vitality\, convenience\, and diversity that is Cambridge. \n \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVila Puri Cohousing\n \nOur cohousing began to form almost 5 years ago\, from a lecture that took place in Rio de Janeiro. A small group got excited and began to meet every 15 days\, studying the book “The Senior Cohousing Handbook”\, by Charles Durrett. After a year\, we made a larger presentation for 60 people\, with the aim of having more fans. Many entered and many left. During the pandemic\, we started to meet via Zoom. Our project wants to build 20 houses\, plus a central house. We constituted an Association in 2021 with a statute to follow the law. We adopted the NVC and the sociocracy in our group. In 2022\, we bought a beautiful piece of land in the mountains\, 120 km from Rio de Janeiro. The Association will own the houses and the members will have dues. We are in the architectural design phase. We still need 8 more members. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-june/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T060000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T190000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230502T210323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T180923Z UID:10000817-1685512800-1685559600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Building Belonging: A Conversation with author Yana Ludwig DESCRIPTION:Building Belonging: A Conversation with author Yana Ludwig \nWednesday\, May 31\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 4-5:00pm\nMountain: 5-6:00pm\nCentral: 6-7:00pm\nEastern: 7-8:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\nPRE-ORDER BOOK \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin us for a conversation with author Yana Ludwig about her new book\, Building Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nMany of us have lost community to the culture of hyper-individualism\, mobility\, and competition\, and find ourselves longing for deeper human connections. At the same time\, we are in a moment of cultural reckoning\, with racialized capitalism\, colonialism\, and the affects of a profound disconnection from the natural world. \n \nBuilding Belonging\, by Yana Ludwig\, is a practical guide for how to start a residential intentional community from the framework of addressing the racial\, social\, ecological and economic disparities affecting all aspects of our lived experience. It offers an unprecedented perspective to creating intentional community that speaks directly to the reader who wants collective answers and who sees the deep benefit of community living as a key piece to addressing systemic issues. \nDuring this interview\, Yana will share some of her wisdom and perspective from 25 years of intentional community experience as well as many years of training founders in starting intentional community. \n \nAre you in the Portland\, Oregon area? We welcome you to join us for the in person book launch on Saturday\, June 3rd. More details and RSVP here. \n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYana Ludwig\n \nYana served on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Intentional Community for over a decade. She has lived in community for 25 years\, and all of her work is grounded in deep community experience. Her writing includes Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption (published under the name Maikwe Ludwig) which looks at the role of community\, cooperation and social justice in addressing and surviving climate disruption\, and was awarded the Communal Studies Association 2017 Book of the Year Award; The Cooperative Culture Handbook (co-authored with Karen Gimnig) focuses on articulating a vision and practical pathway for intentional culture building; and many articles in Communities magazine. Her new book\, Building Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community\, was released in May 2023. \nYana is the former Executive Director of the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\, Commonomics USA (an economic justice organization)\, and Leadership Eastside (which offers courses in adaptive leadership and racial equity). Yana is a dynamic\, compassionate and thoughtful speaker and teacher\, committed to creating a world that supports the well-being and vibrancy of all beings. Her 2013 TEDx kicked off a new era for her as public speaker and advocate for communities\, and she spent 6 months on the road in 2015 in a national speaking tour.Yana has been an eco-socialist activist for many years. She co-founded the Solidarity Collective\, a socialist-anarchist commune in Laramie\, WY\, and worked for 2 years as a host on the community’s podcast\, Solidarity House\, which explores cooperative culture\, policy and law. She was also a candidate for US Senate in 2020\, ultimately placing 2nd in a crowded Democratic primary field. She currently serves as the Executive Director of North Coast Food Web in Astoria\, OR. \nLearn more about Yana here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/building-belonging-a-conversation-with-author-yana-ludwig/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Building-Belonging-Virtual-launch-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230530T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230530T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230502T225517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230529T231442Z UID:10000818-1685448000-1685451600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Easy Steps Toward Aging Well in Community DESCRIPTION:Easy Steps Toward Aging Well in Community \nTuesday\, May 30 2023 \n\nPacific: 10-11am\nMountain: 11am-12pm\nCentral: 12-1pm\nEastern: 1-2pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin author and instructor Margaret Critchlow to learn the easy steps you can take now\, toward aging well in community. \n\nAbout the event\n \n2022 is history\, and now you’re another year older and wiser! We invite you to embrace the momentum of the new year by starting your personal plan for aging well in community.  \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to learn what aging in place might look like for you\, the role community can play in aging well and how you can have the community connection you want as well as the privacy you need. You’ll also get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Exploring Community for Aging Well. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nthe difference community can make in aging well\nplanning for social connection in your later years\nwhat’s included in the upcoming five-session course Exploring Community for Aging Well\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargaret Critchlow\n \nMargaret Critchlow\, PhD\, taught anthropology at York University in Toronto\, Canada for 25 years before retiring to Vancouver Island. She loved learning from villagers in the south Pacific islands of Vanuatu and from residents of Canadian housing co-ops. She has written or co-authored more than 50 academic articles and seven books. \nMargaret was a founding member of the first senior cohousing community in western Canada\, Harbourside Cohousing\, where she has lived with her husband since it opened in Jan 2016. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for cohousing with people of all ages\, independently and as a Community Building Facilitator with Cohousing Development Consulting.  \nHer courses\, “Aging well in community” and “Is cohousing for you?” have supported people to better understand what they are getting into when they join a cohousing community. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/easy-steps-toward-aging-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Intro-to-Aging-pt-1-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230407T234130Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230528T181902Z UID:10000814-1684839600-1684843200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:An Introduction to Raising Children in Community DESCRIPTION:An Introduction to Raising Children in Community\n \nTuesday\, May 23\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9:00-10:00am\nMountain: 10:00-11:00pm\nCentral: 11:00am-12:00pm\nEastern: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin a panel of parents as they share their experiences of raising children in community. This is a preview with the course instructors for the upcoming Raising Children in Community course. \n\nAbout the event\n \nIn this discussion\, you’ll learn about the expertise and experiences of parents Amy Saloner\, Jessica Plancich Shinners\, and Janne Campbell have with raising children community. Amy\, Jessica and Janne will provide honest sharing about their path towards raising their children collaboratively\, including bumps encountered along the road\, lessons learned and what inspires them to continue on their journey. \n \nYou’ll also have the opportunity to ask the instructors questions\, as well as chat with each other about the challenges and concerns you may have around this topic. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll:\n\nget a peek into what intentional community can be like for your family\nexplore some joys and challenges that accompany raising children collaboratively\ngain some inspiration for raising your children in community\nreceive further details on what’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Raising Children in Community\n\n\nAbout your presenters\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmy Saloner\n \nAmy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner. She has worked for the last thirty years with children and families as a therapist\, parent and teen coach\, educator\, birth advocate and community builder. Amy has worked in non-profit and for-profit organizations as well as as an entrepreneur. She and her husband co-founded The Emerald Village Intentional Community in North County San Diego with four other families twelve years ago. She is the mother to three adolescents\, ages 23\, 16 and 13. Amy is currently working at the intersection of mental health\, nutrition and community building for teens and their families\, specializing in optimal health\, relationships and rites of passage into young adulthood. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Plancich Shinners\n \nWith a Master’s in clinical psychology\, a doctorate in Organizational Leadership (Ed.D. Pepperdine University)\, and 20-year psychotherapy practice as a marriage and family therapist\, Jessica applies a whole human approach to consulting that nurtures body\, mind\, and spirit so the wisdom of the heart can be awakened. After years of witnessing the limitations of Western psychology\, she sought training in Eastern approaches to healing and wellness. With certifications as a yoga and qi gong instructor and massage therapist\, Jessica utilizes a holistic and somatic approach to her work as a communitarian and social architect. As a co-founder of the Emerald Village\, she and her husband birthed and raised their 7 year-old daughter in a community context. They have since moved to Southern Oregon to begin another large land based\, community endeavor. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJanne Campbell\n \nJanne is passionate about creating a world that works for all\, including children. As a unschooling mother of two\, devoted student of conscious parenting and nonviolent communication\, she serves the Great Turning by sharing what she knows about raising children in joy\, respect and connection. She is particularly drawn to supporting inquiry around the delicate ecosystem of family and children within the context of intentional community. When she isn’t making snacks and holding space for big feelings\, she’s fermenting\, baking\, cobbing\, foraging\, growing or skinning something and trying to start a (un)school. Janne is the founder of the Village Child Project where she consults with communities and other organizations who wish to support the liberation of children within the container of community. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/intro-to-raising-children-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Children-in-Community-teaser-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230515T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230515T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230414T011949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T194100Z UID:10000815-1684155600-1684161000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Transformative Justice and Harm in Community DESCRIPTION:Transformative Justice and Harm in Community \nMonday\, May 15\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12:00-1:30pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:30pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin Spring Up’s Leander and Stas Phoenix for an interactive workshop on how you can address transformative justice and harm in community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nTransformative Justice (TJ) is both a philosophy of care and collective liberation\, as well as a collection of practices exploring how we respond to violence and harm within ourselves and our communities. But what does that all mean\, really? And how can we begin to implement and embody the ideas and practices of Transformative Justice in our everyday lives? Words and phrases like “community care\,” “generative conflict\,” and “accountability” all sound great\, but what do they really look like in our lives and communities? \n \nThese are the questions we will tackle with you in our interactive Transformative Justice and Harm in Community workshop. During these 90 minutes we will dive into concepts like accountability and how we can practice on a small scale daily\, how to plan for safety and care\, and informed consent. We will draw on case studies and real world experiences supporting communities through conflict\, restorative processes\, and designing systems to enable transparency and accountability. There will also be space to share situations you are struggling to resolve and get feedback from the presenters and other participants. \n \nDuring this workshop\, you’ll learn:\n\nthe philosophy and roots of Transformative Justice\nsmall ways to identify and intervene in the root causes of conflict\nhow to embrace tensions and conflict as a strength\nhow being conflict-forward can lead to better racial and gender equity\n\n\nAbout your presenters\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLeander & Stas S.R. Phoenix\n \nLeander (they/he) and Stas (they/them) founded Spring Up in 2013-2014 to build a community of practice embodying consent and liberation within our relationships\, creative practices\, and daily lives. \n \nFor 10 years\, Spring Up has used fiction\, art\, role play\, and community education to popularize the skills and frameworks necessary to be free together at bluelight academy of the liberatory arts. They have grown into a collective of 11 creatives\, care workers\, liberatory educators\, transformative justice practitioners\, and an alumni community of over 1500 people. \n \nSpring Up hosts liberatory learning spaces through online classes\, print materials and curriculum\, retreats\, and coaching. They are a worker coop\, providing and receiving resources and support in reciprocal and accountable exchange with our community. Spring Up’s core values are Consent\, Accountability\, and Transformation.  \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/transformative-justice-and-harm-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Transformative-Justice-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230418T133849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T211350Z UID:10000816-1683205200-1683210600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities May DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities May \nThursday\, May 4\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12pm-1:30pm\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\nEastern: 2-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities May 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities May 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\nCommunities Presenting in May\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHapori Eco Cohousing\n \nHapori is located a short distance from San Miguel de Allende\, in the central highlands of Mexico. Our vision is to co-create a sustainable and modern lifestyle where we enhance the wellness of the members and the neighbouring communities. Our mission is to establish an efficient\, yet affordable and comfortable\, eco-community\, inspiring members to live more mindful\, enriched and low-impact lives\, while restoring the native ecosystem. The community will consist of 15 households\, plus common house\, workshop\, events\, and coworking spaces\, and a spacious guest house\, on around 2 hectares (4.9 Acres). We are also nestled within a larger eco community for additional mutual support. \nSo far we have our first house finished and occupied\, with the second house ready soon\, and three more houses under construction\, as well as various amenities already in use. We have 4 founding members and we are looking for other members to come and enjoy being stewards of this beautiful land! \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nE Street Attachment Community\nCommunity in development in Livingston\, Montana. An ecovillage in utero. One person with an acre and a vision and a commitment to building strong\, healthy relationships through the lens of secure attachment. From natural and recycled materials\, the community will build a collection of tiny houses into the hillside facing South. The homes will be warmed by the sun and wood furnaces and powered by solar panels. The community will work towards zero waste and food independence. The community will develop a small business that manufactures products that help people limit and repurpose their waste. A portion of the community’s housing will be reserved for people experiencing homelessness. With flexible expectations\, the community will practice vegetarianism\, meditation\, and yoga. Individuals will share a portion of their income. All will work on the land to varying degrees. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFruitful Vegan Village\n \nCommunity in development in Huntsville\, Arkansas. We will live together in ways that are for the highest good for the planet\, the people and the animals. As we learn how to harmoniously co-create our life together\, we will share our knowledge with others. \nWe will use tried and tested methods of living\, including a whole foods\, oil free plant based diet\, and the Community Land Trust model. Residents will be empowered to fulfill their highest potential in every area of life: spiritual\, physical\, emotional\, and mental. Being accessible in affordability and to all kinds of people is essential. As we grow in our cooperative abilities to use our gifts\, we will serve each other and all of life in ways that help to create a world where all of life can thrive. Community in development in Huntsville\, Arkansas. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-may/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230501T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230502T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230330T040004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T154602Z UID:10000812-1682938800-1683032400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Reclaiming Death & Dying in Community DESCRIPTION:Reclaiming Death & Dying in Community \nMonday\, May 1st & Tuesday\, May 2nd \n\nPacific: 9-11am \nMountain: 10am-12pm\nCentral: 11am-1pm\nEastern: 12-2pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin end-of-life educator Lee Warren for a 2-part exploration of end of life literacy\, death positivity\, and the conscious dying movement. \n\nAbout the event\n \nPart 1: Befriending Death \nContemplating death\, ours and others\, is a deeply empowering practice that allows us to live more fully in the present and gives us access to an immense gratitude for the miracle of our own existence. There is no other mechanism quite as powerful in bringing us face to face with profound awe. Join Lee as she shares her recipe for internal and external processes that help us befriend death. External processes include an overview of the spectrum of end of life paperwork and preparations and after death options. Internal processes include discussions on how to nourish the components of our infinite selves in order to access and enhance our sacred journey with death and come to know that we already have everything we need for a positive and conscious death experience. We’ll also discuss how to create a death literate community wherever you live. \n \nThis workshop is for folks at all stages of age and health. Intentionally preparing for death is always time well spent and increases the likelihood of having a good death. Paradoxically and unsurprisingly\, these principles and practices lead to a more ecstatic life. Expect educational components\, discussion\, contemplation exercises\, real-life examples\, resources\, as well as active encouragement for practical next steps. \n \nPart 2: The Art & Practice of Community Based Death & Dying \nAs a member of Earthaven Ecovillage\, Lee Warren has been part of a team of folks gifted with the sacred opportunity to steward the death and dying process of many beloved community members. The collective sense of reverence\, connection\, and harmony that arose from these experiences offered a profound deepening of relationships and the creation of community-wide systems dedicated to this end of life process. For all involved\, from the closest death tenders to the funeral attendees\, these experiences have been life changing and heart opening. \n \nDiscover how this group navigates the dying process\, tends to the dead\, designs home funerals and home burials\, supports the expression of grief\, and cares for the caregivers. These beautifully emergent practices have been holistically learned through their humble service and a desire to reclaim the art of caring for our own at death. Specifically\, they garnered this wisdom through the grace of the dying\, the synergy of many traditions\, really good mentors\, and their own innate evolutionary intuition. We’ll discuss death preparedness\, death literacy\, and a whole new attitude of death philosophies that are possible within the context of community. Discover your own doorway to profound mysticism and magic as you embrace all that community-based end of life has to offer. \n \nDuring these workshops you will:\n\nEnjoy death related stories from an emerging ecovillage\nAdapt end of life systems to your own life and community\nInquire into the resources already at hand in your group\nIncorporate emergent death philosophies into your worldview\nUnderstand the components of death literacy\nExplore death preparedness for self and groups\nGenerate enthusiasm for having death based conversations\nImplement small or large changes into your approach to death\nDevelop plans for more death positivity in your world\nExperiment with new ways of thinking about death\nReflect on what traditions are at play in your community\nExperience inspiration and motivation to discuss death preparedness\nChoose systems that support death preparedness\nCelebrate your inner wisdom\, insight\, and guidance\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Warren\n \nLee is a devoted community builder. She is delighted by community of all kinds\, shapes\, sizes\, and intentions. Her life purpose is to provide leadership in the building of community in accessible\, natural\, and blissful ways. \n \nTo that end\, she is committed to reweaving the cosmologies as well as regenerating the cultural wisdom that allows for us ALL to “return to the village.” The village is a metaphor for the collaborative approach to life that will repair historical damage and create a sense of coherence and unity. Cultural repair looks like conscious relating to self\, to land\, to dying\, to living\, and to other. As we return to the village\, we create cohesive\, supportive\, inclusive\, and life-giving systems that tend to the whole\, most especially to the “more than human world”. \nIn the midst of this deep reverence\, we will come to see the divine in all things. All aspects of life are sacred opportunities for presence and soulful engagement. sustainable economics\, conscious dying\, and community of all kinds. \n \nLearn more about Lee and her work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/death-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reclaiming-Death-Dying-in-Community-Product-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230427T193000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230113T003722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T225039Z UID:10000801-1682618400-1682623800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect for Residents DESCRIPTION:Community Connect for Residents \nFourth Thursday of the Month \n\nPacific: 4:00-5:30pm\nMountain: 5:00-6:30pm\nCentral: 6:00-7:30pm\nEastern: 7:00-8:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nConnect with other intentional community residents to share and learn from the challenges and successes experienced living in community. \n\nLiving in community can be heartwarming\, heartbreaking\, wonderfully fulfilling\, and incredibly challenging – all at the same time. It is a priceless\, unique experience that can only be understood by living it. During these sessions we’ll support and learn from each other. \n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend Community Connect for Residents if you: \n\ncurrently live in an intentional community\nhave previously lived in an intentional community and are wanting to reside in community again\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Residents\n \nWhat you get from the Community Connect for Residents experience: \n\nnetwork building with presenters and other community residents\nlearn from each other about the challenges and successes experienced living in community\nfoster mutual support between communities and for the movement as a whole \ndiscussions on topics important to people living in community\n\nCommunity Connect for Residents topics include: \n\ndynamics between newer and long term residents\nhow to deal with breakups in community\ndifferent reasons why people move into community\n\n\nAbout your Host(s) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvi Kruley (She/Her pronouns)\n \nAvi grew up in the village of Oak Park\, IL—a diverse community where most people know your name. With a BA in English/Creative Writing from Stanford University and a dual degree MBA/MPA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School\, Avi builds bridges from our ideals to our daily life. She recently served as the Director of Community Well-Being at Mount Madonna Center\, and continues to explore the question of how we can make intentional communities more accessible and sustainable. Avi is available for organizing and facilitating workshops and retreats\, consultations\, and anytime someone says\, “It’s time to play!” \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue (They/Them pronouns)\n \nSky has spent 22 years living\, working\, and organizing in intentional communities\, cooperatives\, and community organizations. Their parents met in Twin Oaks Community in the late 70’s\, where Sky moved as an adult and raised a child. Sky has visited over 130 different communities\, worked with the Federation of Egalitarian Communities and Global Ecovillage Network of North America\, co-organized numerous communities conferences\, and has served as Executive Director and on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Intentional community. They contribute to a variety of groups as an organizer\, consultant\, and speaker. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Community Connect Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for Community Connect\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nStay Connected on the Forum\n \nAll Community Connect participants will have access to a private area of the FIC Forum to stay connected with the facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Community Connect \n \n“I enjoyed getting to speak with a variety of people around the world with both similar and different ideas about community. An excellent opportunity to share ideas and have them supported and validated by others at different stages of the community building and living process.” \n-Melanie Conran \n \n“This is a great way to connect with others who are involved in intentional community on every level.” \n-Steve Fiko \n \n“There is a nice unpretentious character to the discussion\, and that works for me. And any time I listen to others who are somewhere on the spectrum of Intentional Communities processes\, I learn things.” \n-Robert Feagan \n \n“I enjoyed it all. Mostly just enjoyed seeing what others are doing around creating community. The facilitation was really great\, and I really enjoyed it all and left feeling a bit more connected.” \n-Tanager Kastner \n \n“These are a great way for connecting with others who have a passion for community. I recommend it to anyone at any level of interest or experience in community.” \n-Steve Fuji \n \n“I enjoyed meeting young people who are just beginning the “community” journey\, and old folks who know a lot about communities\, and middle agers who help out a lot.” \n-Linda Kato \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/community-connect-for-residents-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Community-Connect-for-Residents-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230424T180000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230407T230301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230407T233427Z UID:10000813-1682348400-1682359200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Find & Finance Your Community Dream Property DESCRIPTION:Find and Finance Your Community Dream Property \nMonday\, April 24\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 1:00-4:00pm\nMountain: 2:00-5:00pm\nCentral: 3:00-6:00pm \nEastern: 4:00-7:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin licensed realtor and community co-founder\, Jonah Mesritz\, to learn how to successfully find and finance your community dream property. \n\nAbout the event\n \nMany groups are ready to build their dream home\, but have concerns about finances. Capital is needed for the down payment\, monthly mortgage\, taxes\, insurance payments\, and initial development costs. \n \nDuring this workshop\, experienced community realtor Jonah Mesritz will help you feel empowered in finding and financing your dream community property. Using tried and true creative financing techniques\, taking advantage of loans and structures you might not have known about\, and utilizing the right legal entities for co-ownership\, your community vision can become a reality! \n \nDuring this workshop you will:\n\nDiscover creative ways to purchase property\nLearn dynamics that are important when buying as a group\nLearn what aspects of a communal property will set you up for success\nHear lessons learned from other communities during the buying process\nBe able to ask specific questions about your desired project\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonah Mesritz\n \nJonah is a licensed REALTOR who has supported many forming groups to purchase their community properties by utilizing smart creative financing techniques and his own property purchasing experience.  Jonah has served as both a U.S. Navy SEAL and a Firefighter and uses those experiences to aid small unit dynamics and create successful team tactics for community projects.  His side hustles include buying investment real estate\, creating an investor fund\, starting businesses like Boochcraft high alcohol kombucha\, and investing in large 100+ unit residential builds.  In 2010 he co-founded the Emerald Village (EVO) ecovillage in North County San Diego\, where he lived for ten beautiful years. In 2021 he co-purchased a 10+ unit Buddhist retreat center in Southern Oregon\, where he has moved with his family and some other EVO co-founders\, to start a new land-based community project and education center called Terra Lumen. These days he continues to grow his businesses while learning deeper levels of earth stewardship and forest management. \nLearn more about Jonah’s work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/find-and-finance-your-community-dream-property/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Find-and-Finance-Your-Community-Property.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230421T110000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230313T153941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T160856Z UID:10000811-1682071200-1682074800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges DESCRIPTION:Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges \nFriday\, April 21st\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9-10:00am \nMountain: 10-11:00am\nCentral: 11am-12:00pm\nEastern: 12-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin facilitation expert Laird Schaub for a webinar on how to manage the moment when conflict first emerges in community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWhen conflict arises in community\, it’s often unclear how to best tackle it or where it event begin. In this one-hour webinar\, Laird will examine what’s happening in the moment when people become aware that someone – either themselves or others – goes into nontrivial reactivity. \n \nWe’ll examine how reactivity shows up\, what’s going on for the individual in reaction\, and the choices you have on how to respond constructively. \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to learn how to prepare for conflict as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Working with Conflict in Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhat conflict is\, and what’s happening for the individuals involved\nwhat it means to respond constructively to conflict\nwhy so many people are conflict avoidant\, and what you can do about it\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/managing-the-moment-when-conflict-first-emerges/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Conflict-course-teaser.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230420T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230113T001427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T152223Z UID:10000800-1681992000-1681997400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect for Seekers DESCRIPTION:Community Connect for Seekers \nThird Thursday of the Month \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12:00-1:30pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:30pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nConnect with other intentional community seekers and learn how to find\, visit and ultimately join a community. \n\nThinking about joining an intentional community? Come learn about the options out there\, the process for joining\, and how to find the community that’s right for you. Get your questions answered\, learn from the stories of others\, and participate in exercises to deepen into your community journey. \n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend Community Connect for Seekers if you: \n\nare considering joining or actively visiting communities\nare in the process of deciding on a community to join\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Seekers \n \nWhat you get from the Community Connect for Seekers experience: \n\nnetwork building with presenters and other community seekers\nlearn about the intentional community options available\nlearn the process for joining an intentional community\nfind the community that’s right for you!\n\nCommunity Connect for Seekers topics include: \n\nwhat it’s like to live in a community\nhow to evaluate communities\nhow to contact and visit communities\ncommunity membership process\n\n\nAbout your Host \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina (She/Her pronouns)\n \nCynthia is the “community matchmaker” helping people find and join the hundreds of intentional communities she has visited and worked with around the globe. She is a speaker\, educator\, and former co-director at the Foundation for Intentional Community. Her mission is to strengthen the bridge between sustainable communities and mainstream society. After a decade of travel\, Cynthia now lives at an ecovillage in Vermont where she’s building a passive solar home\, tending a garden\, and guiding yoga classes. She has a B.A. in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certifications in Ecovillage and Permaculture design. Learn more and book a community matchmaking session with Cynthia at www.cynthiatina.com. \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Community Connect Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for Community Connect\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nStay Connected on the Forum\n \nAll Community Connect participants will have access to a private area of the FIC Forum to stay connected with the facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Community Connect \n \n“I enjoyed getting to speak with a variety of people around the world with both similar and different ideas about community. An excellent opportunity to share ideas and have them supported and validated by others at different stages of the community building and living process.” \n-Melanie Conran \n \n“This is a great way to connect with others who are involved in intentional community on every level.” \n-Steve Fiko \n \n“There is a nice unpretentious character to the discussion\, and that works for me. And any time I listen to others who are somewhere on the spectrum of Intentional Communities processes\, I learn things.” \n-Robert Feagan \n \n“I enjoyed it all. Mostly just enjoyed seeing what others are doing around creating community. The facilitation was really great\, and I really enjoyed it all and left feeling a bit more connected.” \n-Tanager Kastner \n \n“These are a great way for connecting with others who have a passion for community. I recommend it to anyone at any level of interest or experience in community.” \n-Steve Fuji \n \n“I enjoyed meeting young people who are just beginning the “community” journey\, and old folks who know a lot about communities\, and middle agers who help out a lot.” \n-Linda Kato \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/community-connect-for-seekers-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Community-Connect-for-Seekers-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230417T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230417T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230312T184543Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T153348Z UID:10000810-1681729200-1681732800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Common Legal Issues in Community and How to Avoid Them DESCRIPTION:Common Legal Issues in Community and How to Avoid Them \nMonday\, April 17\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10:00-11:00am \nMountain: 11:00am-12:00pm\nCentral: 12:00-1:00pm\nEastern: 1:00-2:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin intentional community attorney Clifford Paulin to learn the common legal issues in community and how to avoid them. \n\nAbout the event\n \nNavigating the law can be tough for inexperienced communities\, so it’s important to create a solid legal foundation for your intentional community to avoid distress. Furthermore\, strong and responsive legal agreements within communities are key to both their long-term success and maintaining healthy relationships between community members. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about some of the most common legal issues that communities face and how to prepare for them. Our presenter\, Clifford Paulin Esq. has advised communities on the legal aspects of community living for 15 years\, so will share from his broad experience.  \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to get a bird’s eye view of legal topics to consider when starting\, maintaining\, or reforming a community\, as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Legal Basics for Forming Communities. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nThe critical legal topics in intentional community that you need to be aware of\nWhat to ensure is in your governing documents\nHow to evaluate different choices of legal structure\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClifford Paulin\n \nClifford Paulin provides a full suite of legal\, facilitation\, and mediation services to individuals\, businesses\, communities\, non-profits\, and government entities. His extensive background in serving these organizations as well as being part of them provides hime with a unique understanding of their needs and desires. \n \nClifford holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona\, a Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Study in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School\, a mediation certificate from the Center for Understanding in Conflict\, and advanced facilitation training from Synectics LLC. \n \nClifford’s legal practice has focused on transactional law\, non-profit law\, and community law since 2006. He also has extensive experience in mediation in both individual and group settings. He has facilitated strategic planning and other processes for groups in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Paulin is also a co-founder of The Oak Granary\, a land-based environmental education non-profit in Potter Valley\, California. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’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. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/common-legal-issues-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Legal-Intro-Session.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230412T193000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094527 CREATED:20230112T235646Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T153320Z UID:10000799-1681322400-1681327800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect for Starters DESCRIPTION:Community Connect for Starters \nSecond Wednesday of the Month \n\nPacific: 4:00-5:30pm\nMountain: 5:00-6:30pm\nCentral: 6:00-7:30pm\nEastern: 7:00-8:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nConnect with other intentional community starters to share and learn from the challenges and successes of others. \n\nAre you ready to co-create a new intentional community? Whether you are just getting started or are already part of a group that’s deep in conversation\, you’re not alone! Join us for a facilitated session where you’ll get to meet other aspiring founders\, share stories\, talk shop\, and leave with new ideas\, inspiration\, and allies in your journey. \n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend Community Connect for Starters if you: \n\npeople who are interested in creating an intentional community\nindividuals or groups in the early stages of dreaming or designing a new community (prior to obtaining financing or purchasing land)\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Starters\n \nWhat you get from the Community Connect for Starters experience: \n\nnetwork building with presenters and other intentional community starters\nthe opportunity to share stories with other aspiring founders\nnew ideas\, inspiration and allies in your community journey\nlearn more about the resources\, models and guides available\n\nCommunity Connect for Starters topics include: \n\ncommon obstacles and possible solutions\nbest practices\nexamples to draw upon\n\n\nAbout your Host(s) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAvi Kruley (She/Her pronouns)\n \nAvi grew up in the village of Oak Park\, IL—a diverse community where most people know your name. With a BA in English/Creative Writing from Stanford University and a dual degree MBA/MPA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School\, Avi builds bridges from our ideals to our daily life. She recently served as the Director of Community Well-Being at Mount Madonna Center\, and continues to explore the question of how we can make intentional communities more accessible and sustainable. Avi is available for organizing and facilitating workshops and retreats\, consultations\, and anytime someone says\, “It’s time to play!” \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue (They/Them pronouns)\n \nSky has spent 22 years living\, working\, and organizing in intentional communities\, cooperatives\, and community organizations. Their parents met in Twin Oaks Community in the late 70’s\, where Sky moved as an adult and raised a child. Sky has visited over 130 different communities\, worked with the Federation of Egalitarian Communities and Global Ecovillage Network of North America\, co-organized numerous communities conferences\, and has served as Executive Director and on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Intentional community. They contribute to a variety of groups as an organizer\, consultant\, and speaker. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Community Connect Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for Community Connect\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nStay Connected on the Forum\n \nAll Community Connect participants will have access to a private area of the FIC Forum to stay connected with the facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Community Connect \n \n“I enjoyed getting to speak with a variety of people around the world with both similar and different ideas about community. An excellent opportunity to share ideas and have them supported and validated by others at different stages of the community building and living process.” \n-Melanie Conran \n \n“This is a great way to connect with others who are involved in intentional community on every level.” \n-Steve Fiko \n \n“There is a nice unpretentious character to the discussion\, and that works for me. And any time I listen to others who are somewhere on the spectrum of Intentional Communities processes\, I learn things.” \n-Robert Feagan \n \n“I enjoyed it all. Mostly just enjoyed seeing what others are doing around creating community. The facilitation was really great\, and I really enjoyed it all and left feeling a bit more connected.” \n-Tanager Kastner \n \n“These are a great way for connecting with others who have a passion for community. I recommend it to anyone at any level of interest or experience in community.” \n-Steve Fuji \n \n“I enjoyed meeting young people who are just beginning the “community” journey\, and old folks who know a lot about communities\, and middle agers who help out a lot.” \n-Linda Kato \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/community-connect-for-starters-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Community-Connect-for-Starters-product-image.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR