In the process of sharing a house you share much more than just the roof over your head. You share a space that shapes you. What do you offer and what do you receive? How do you build a home that you’re proud to belong to? Whether it’s a commune and their CSA or a… Read More

This gathering is a  unique opportunity to tour: Green Homes of all types Sustainable Food Production Over 89 KW in Solar Installations Learn about: Alternative Education Conflict Resolution Land Trusts Community Business Midwifery and so much more.  Registration $175 per person / Students $125 Includes meals (Fri supper – Sun brunch) (Each registrant is asked to bring… Read More

Community for the Health of it Something for everyone — those exploring the idea, newly forming groups or existing communities. • Cohousing Bus Tours & Open Houses • 2-days of Pre-Conference Intensives • Multiple Tracks of sessions: Build It – Live It – Sustain It • Facilitated Discussions • Networking Opportunities Common Questions Our call… Read More

The Village Building Convergence (VBC) is City Repair's flagship event featuring over 30 community-built projects happening all over Portland. Additionally, the VBC hosts a series of evening events featuring speakers and local musicians.

The Restorative Circles Conference at Earthaven celebrates our opportunity to come together as human beings, as communities (and the organizations we form) to recreate social systems that enhance our ability to reach a higher stage of justice on the arc of history. The bi-annual event focuses on sharing the Restorative Circles process (RC) and the results of… Read More

The ICSA thirteenth international conference will explore strategies that intentional communities use to promote the inclusion and empowerment of persons of diverse abilities, cultures, races, economic backgrounds, religions, ages, genders, and sexualities. It will explore intentional communities and community movements that focus on the experiences of groups that have historically been marginalized—as, for example, the… Read More

We have a weekend of educational presentations, community symposiums, film viewing, hands on demonstrations, world class music and guided home tours.  Run by a committee of volunteers, this family friendly three-day event has remained free to all who want to learn and experience first hand the necessary skills to use alternative building practices for future… Read More

We are co-creating ecological infrastructure on the Pine Ridge Reservation, guided by First Nations wisdom & permaculture design principles. Campers bring a vibrant and dedicated energy, while working to support the vision of the OLCERI (Oglala Lakota Cultural and Economic Revitalization Initiative), honor Indigenous ways, and acquire ecological design skills through hands-on experiential projects.

If you live or want to live according to the values of cooperation, sustainability, and equality this conference is for you. You’ll get something out of this event whether you’re brand new to communities and cooperatives, or have been living and working in them for decades. The conference focuses on Intentional Communities, including models such as Ecovillages,… Read More

In partnership with fellow communities and with the help of the FIC (Fellowship for Intentional Communities), we are co-creating this exciting opportunity for networking and commingling among folks from diverse communities. Now more than ever we are called to widen our circles and move from isolation to participation with the world and each other as… Read More

This conference is an intentional experience of community. Whether you live in an intentional community / ecovillage / co-housing and are interested in joining or starting one, are a networker or organizer, or are new to intentional communities, this conference will have something for you. Come learn about the intentional communities of the western US,… Read More

A VIRTUAL GATHERING FOR THE DAY OF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES Saturday, September 21st | 1pm -3pm Pacific / 4pm - 6pm Eastern Join community leaders across North America to connect and celebrate with each other during an Online Summit for the Day of Sustainable Communities. Thousands upon thousands of community-led initiatives stand in the face of… Read More

Entering its 12th year, the annual Northwest Permaculture Convergence is an inclusive weekend-long event that alternates between the states of Oregon and Washington. The Convergence brings together a remarkable diversity of people to share their creative approaches for designing living environments, economic systems, and culture practices that thrive within ecologically sustainable limits. Long time enthusiasts… Read More

Convergence has the best parts a festival and conference. The event supports movement and thought, solo and group activities, in an atmosphere feels like retreat for your mind/body/spirit. Our friendly, and passionate attendees explore meaningful social and environmental discourse while providing a platform for co-creativity, music, and art. At the core of the Convergence is… Read More

Attendees at the 2019 Communal Studies Conference October 17-19, 2019 will experience a change of pace from most CSA meetings – instead of meeting at an historic communal site, we will instead meet at one of America’s premier decorative arts museums, Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.  The vision of Henry Francis DuPont, the house contains… Read More

How do we remain socially connected while physically distant? How do we transform our existing neighborhoods into the villages that we so desperately need?

Join Trish Becker, community consultant, founder, and recent TEDTalk speaker for a highly interactive session. All are welcome!