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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities April
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities April \n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 9\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with April’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Nicole Reese   \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities April\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNicole Reese \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNicole has been studying\, living in\, and obsessing about regenerative villages for 5 years. Educated as an anthropologist\, she has a professional background in graphic design\, marketing\, and event production working for TEDx Talks and WELabs.  \n\n\n\nNicole worked for her local government in native plant and wildlife habitat restoration and green waste management in the Long Beach Office of Sustainability\, before leaving California to live in ecovillages in Costa Rica and Mexico. \n\n\n\nIn 2021 she founded Terrenity\, an educational organization to support ecovillage seekers and builders. This project became an official collaborator of the Global Ecovillage Network. Terrenity evolved into a nonprofit model to support emerging ecovillages in Guyana and Uganda\, while Nicole merged its venture projects with Regen Tribe as co-founder and COO. She now leads projects in regenerative community education and design\, and collaborates on regenerative land development in Mexico and abroad. \n\n\n\nCurrent highlight communities she is working on include a longevity smart village in Italy and La Ecovilla community in Costa Rica. Her favorite project is the Terrenity Substack\, where she shares weekly articles that scuba dive into topics of regenerative village design. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. Cynthia has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. Cynthia holds a degree in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certificates in Permaculture and Ecovillage Design\, and Yoga Teacher Training. \n\n\n\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\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Cooperative Self-Governance for Communities and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Cooperative Self-Governance for Communities and Beyond \n\n\n\nThursday\, April 11\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 10:00-11:30am\n\n\n\nMountain: 11:00am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 12:00-1:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 1:00-2:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin long-term communitarian and movement builder Sky Blue for a deep dive into cooperative self-governance for communities and beyond. You’ll gain a greater sense of clarity and possibility for how your group can align your governance system with your vision & culture. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nA wise communitarian once said\, the best thing about living in community is the people\, and the worst thing about living in community is the people. And one of the places this shows up most is around governance.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMost of us have not spent much of our lives in cooperative systems & cultures\, and we don’t magically know how to govern our communities in a collaborative way just by stepping into them. We bring in a lot of baggage along with our idealism. There’s a lot we need to learn and unlearn to do it well\, particularly within a framework of equity and accessibility. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDuring this workshop\, we’ll:\n\n\n\n\nReconceptualize Governance and look at how that applies to ICs and other Cooperative Groups\n\n\n\nReview different Governance modes\, including aspects such as Membership agreements\, Management\, and Decision-making\n\n\n\nExplore the relationship between Governance and other key aspects of Cooperative Groups\, such as Purpose\, Culture\, Conflict Resolution and Economics\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSky (they/them) has spent over 25 years deeply embedded in the Intentional Communities Movement as an activist\, organizer\, consultant\, and devoted communitarian.  They have lived in seven different ICs and have visited over 130. Sky has served as Executive Director and on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Intentional community\, and worked with a variety of other movement-building organizations. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about Sky and their work here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Cooperative Self-Governance for Communities and BeyondFrom: $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						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	\n		Cooperative Self-Governance for Communities and Beyond quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBest of Communities V: Consensus \n\n\n\nConsensus for Communities Re-Run Course
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SUMMARY:Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Joining an Intentional Community
DESCRIPTION:Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Joining an Intentional Community \n\n\n\nWednesday\, April 17\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12:00-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1:00-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin community matchmaker Cynthia Tina for A Practical Guide to Joining an Intentional Community\, a step-by-step approach to finding your ideal community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLooking to join a community without the hassle of starting from scratch? It’s possible! With hundreds of communities in various stages of development\, finding one that matches your values\, lifestyle\, and vision is more achievable than ever. \n\n\n\nCynthia Tina is a community expert who has visited nearly 200 communities worldwide. With her experience and the resources of CommunityFinders\, Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Joining an Intentional Community will help you streamline your search. \n\n\n\nJoin us for this interactive session and take a big step towards living in a community that feels like home. Get ready to cut through the noise and find a place where you can thrive together with others. Register now and start your journey to community living! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this session\, we’ll cover:\n\n\n\n\nSelf Assessment: Pin down what you’re looking for in a community\n\n\n\nResearch Strategies: Learn how to find and shortlist communities that align with your criteria\, using tools like our Guide to 21 Community Directories\n\n\n\nVisit and Evaluate: Get tips on what to look for during visits and how to assess if a community is the right fit\n\n\n\nMaking Decisions: Understand when to choose an existing community or when it might be better to start your own\n\n\n\nMoving Forward: Plan your transition into the community with practical tools like the Community Wishlist and Communtiy Resume\n\n\n\nInteractive Learning: Participate in a lively workshop with real stories\, a Q&A session and plenty of interactive discussions\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential 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. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter Testimonials\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith expertise\, humanity\, and intuition\, Cynthia asked targeted and guided questions that helped lead me to define and refine what I am seeking in a community. She is personable\, easy to relate to and steadfast in her knowledge of intentional communities. I wholeheartedly recommend her to help guide you in your search for a well matched community! – Joia Holman \n\n\n\nCynthia was masterful. She helped me clarify the intentional communities that fit me\, better get to know them\, and finally choose one that I’m now a member of. She also raised my cultural understanding of community living to help me launch a new chapter of my life. I have no doubt anyone in a community journey will find great value in her guidance. She is also a deeply warm thoughtful soul to work with. – Alan Stillman \n\n\n\nCynthia proved to be an excellent ally in assisting me in my search for ecovillages and communities. She was super-knowledgeable\, thorough\, kind\, thoughtful\, and an excellent listener. She recommended several sites that I had not heard of\, many of the which she had visited personally. I felt very inspired and hopeful after our session — her enthusiasm for the regenerative movement is very infectious and genuine\, which combined with her experience and commitment made her a great helper for finding the best next steps forward for myself. Five stars! – Adam Morrision \n\n\n\nMy session with Cynthia was wonderful. She arrived already very well prepared when we started. Due to her extensive community experience\, she could offer many insights\, provide useful tips and present selected communities to me that she had visited herself. The dialogue also helped me to reflect about what I am looking for in a community… I experienced a safe space where I could express my fears\, hopes and expectations regarding life in community and received valuable feedback from on these. Cynthia as very passionate and committed to the topic\, very attentive and tuned in to my perspective. – Antonia Von Hassell \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Joining an Intentional CommunityFrom: $10.00 \n\n	Need financial support?\n\nIf cost is a barrier to register\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code\, including the name of the event you’d like to attend. We’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to intentional community learning opportunities.\n\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	\n		Find Your Fit: A Practical Guide to Joining an Intentional Community quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nWisdom of Communities\, Volume 2: Finding a Community (book)\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community (course)\n\n\n\nFinding Community (book)
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SUMMARY:The Role of Ecovillages and the Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:The Role of Ecovillages and the Climate Crisis \n\n\n\nThursday\, April 18\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 10:00-11:30am\n\n\n\nMountain: 11:00am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 12:00-1:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 1:00-2:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging conversation amongst a few legendary elders about the current and future role of ecovillages in our growing climate crisis. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEcovillages have always been beacons of hope and laboratories for how we might live in greater harmony with each other and our planet. In times of climate breakdown\, what roles do intentional communities focused on living well and lightly play for society at large? In the rising tides and storms\, are they lifeboats\, rescue ships\, and/or parts of a larger flotilla?  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for the Role of Ecovillages and the Climate Crisis\, a special fireside chat where we will unpack what ecovillages are doing now for the climate\, how they are engaging with the broader community\, and how they can do better in the future. Around the fire will be: \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRobert Gilman (Context Institute)\n\n\n\nLois Arkin (LA Ecovillage)\n\n\n\nAlbert Bates (The Farm)\n\n\n\nBrandy Gallagher (O.U.R. Ecovillage)\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg (Foundation for Intentional Community)\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe conversation will be facilitated by Frederic Laloux\, recent member of Ecovillage at Ithaca and Founder of The Week\, which offers a free online tool to spark real\, emotional conversations about the climate crisis\, and what we can do about it as individuals and communities. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this panel\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nStories from ecovillage residents and their experience with climate change\n\n\n\nClimate solutions being considered and/or implemented\n\n\n\nThe recent history and achievements of the global ecovillage movement\n\n\n\nOpportunities for ecovillages to make an even greater impact in the world\n\n\n\nHow to engage your community around climate change through The Week\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrederic Laloux\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFrederic is the author of Reinventing Organizations\, a global word-of-mouth bestseller (1\,000\,000+ copies\, 20 languages) that has inspired founders of Extinction Rebellion\, the Sunrise Movement\, and Fridays for Future\, as well as countless corporate leaders and faith movements. In a past life\, he was an associate principal with McKinsey & Company.  \n\n\n\nNow\, he is the co-founder of The Week\, a climate mobilization project that has led to more than 40\,000 people engaging in real\, emotional conversations about the environment\, and what we can do about it together. He currently lives with his children and Helene\, his wife and co-founder of The Week\, in the Ecovillage at Ithaca in upstate New York. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert Gilman\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRobert is a co-founder of the Global Ecovillage Network (GEN)\, co-author of the 1991 report to Gaia Trust\, “Eco-Villages and Sustainable Communities” that served as the starting point for GEN\, and author of the original ecovillage definition. \n\n\n\nTrained as an astrophysicist with a PhD from Princeton\, he decided in the mid-1970s that “the stars could wait but the planet couldn’t” so he shifted his attention to sustainability\, future studies and strategies for positive cultural change. Together with his late wife Diane\, they founded the Context Institute and launched IN CONTEXT magazine\, earning international acclaim for its coverage of emerging issues. \n\n\n\nIn 2016 he created Context Institute’s Bright Future Now transformative learning program and the Bright Future Network made up of its graduates – now over 360 people from 34 countries around the world. The network will soon be offering a suite of learning programs and sharing its discoveries through a new Substack publication \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLois Arkin\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLois is the founder (1980) and Executive Director of the nonprofit CRSP dba Los Angeles Ecovillage Institute (LAEVI).  In 1993\, she co-founded the Los Angeles Ecovillage as a project of CRSP for eco-retrofitting her 100 year old neighborhood.  Co-author/editor of two books on sustainable cities and cooperative housing\, she is the former editor for the “Ecovillage Living” column in Communities Magazine.  She is on the board of the Global Village Institute\, and served for 17 years on the Community Advisory Committee of the Wilshire Center/Koreatown Redevelopment Area. A co-founder of the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust\, which sparked a CLT movement in Los Angeles\, and the Urban Soil/Tierra Urbana limited equity housing cooperative\, she lives and works in LA Ecovillage\, and is passionate about reducing auto dependency in L.A.  A public advocate for sustainable urban living\, she gives frequent public tours of the L.A. Ecovillage neighborhood.  At 87\, and with 10 more years of work to do for a more fully manifested urban ecovillage\, she is becoming increasingly pre-occupied with succession planning. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlbert Bates\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAlbert is a prominent figure in the climate resilience\, intentional community and ecovillage movements. He has directed the Global Village Institute for Appropriate Technology since 1974 and the Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm in Summertown\, Tennessee\, since 1994\, offering courses in village design\, permaculture\, renewable energy\, and natural building to students from over 50 nations. Albert holds a number of design patents and displayed concentrating arrays and a solar-powered automobile at the 1982 World’s Fair. He served as chairman and president of GEN from 2000 to 2005. Author of more than 20 books\, most recently Retropopulationism (2023)\, he was recently named 2024 Eco Hero of the Year\, noting his work with ecovillages in Ukraine and Palestine conflict zones. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading experts on biochar and is presently engaged with a project to use pyrolyzed bamboo carbon to replace fossil asphalt and concrete in the roads and highways of  North America. Albert is a member of the Farm’s Climate Resilience Committee\, part of a Global Ecovillage Network initiative to gather information and trial results from climate mitigation and adaptation experiments on six continents\, funded by the Rasmussen Foundation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrandy Gallagher\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBrandy (BSW\, MA) is one of the original founders and developers of O.U.R. Ecovillage\, Shawnigan Lake (Vancouver Island) BC. As a designer and educator she worked with local to international community builders to create this 25 acre Sustainable Living Demonstration Site and Education Centre (1999). She has served as the Executive Director of the non-profit Cooperative dedicated to educational outreach projects\, and has worked with legal and research teams in order to design a series of precedent setting regulatory processes. From ‘Comprehensive Development’ land use re-zoning to incorporation of holistic new ownership structures\, from governance to building codes\, from wastewater to closed loop systems approval – her commitment has been to ‘Lawful Permaculture’ within the Ecovillage movement. Born and raised in community her life work has been focused around the development of ‘Sustained Community’. \n\n\n\nShe is also the developer of TOPIA: The Sustainable Learning Community School which operates onsite at O.U.R. Ecovillage. With a deep compassion for people and place Brandy works with other communities/projects to find their way through regulatory and legal processes which challenge the development of legitimate models of land use\, alternative building\, ownership and governance. She provides these services through her business “Sustainable Community Solutions Consulting – SC2”. \n\n\n\nHer published work is a documentary titled “Creating TOPIA: The Journey of Developing a School of Sustainable Community Building.” She is also featured in the movie “Escape From Suburbia” and the documentaries “Peak Moments: Creating the Impossible”\,”Awaken the Village Heart and Mind”\, “Green Burial” and “Re-Becoming Villagers; Urban & Rural”. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDaniel was Founding Director of Living Routes\, which partnered with the University of Amherst to run study abroad programs based in sustainable communities\, including Auroville and Findhorn. He co-founded Gaia Education\, served as President of the Global Ecovillage Network\, and was the Director of Education at the Findhorn Foundation before they closed in 2023. He currently co-directs the Foundation for Intentional Community along with two social ventures: Earth Deeds\, which provides online tools to meaningfully account for CO2 emissions; and CAPE\, which develops Custom Academic Programs in Ecovillages. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. 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SUMMARY:Managing the Moment When Conflict Emerges
DESCRIPTION:Managing the Moment When Conflict Emerges \n\n\n\nTuesday\, April 23\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 8:00-9:00am \n\n\n\nMountain: 9:00-10:00am\n\n\n\nCentral: 10:00-11:00am\n\n\n\nEastern: 11:00am-12:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin facilitation expert Laird Schaub for a webinar on how to manage the moment when conflict emerges in community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhen conflict arises in community\, it’s often unclear how to best tackle it or where it even began. 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\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for Managing the Moment When Conflict Emerges in Community to learn how to prepare for conflict as well as get a taste for our upcoming 6-week course\, Working with Conflict in Community. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nwhat conflict is\, and what’s happening for the individuals involved\n\n\n\nwhat it means to respond constructively to conflict\n\n\n\nwhy so many people are conflict avoidant\, and what you can do about it\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Managing the Moment When Conflict EmergesFree! \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	\n		Managing the Moment When Conflict Emerges quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand course\n\n\n\nWorking with Conflict in Community course (limited seats available)
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SUMMARY:6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective Relationships
DESCRIPTION:6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective Relationships \n\n\n\nThursday\, April 25\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 10:00-11:00am\n\n\n\nMountain: 11:00am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 1:00-2:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin intentional community consultant and relationship coach Karen Gimnig to learn 6 surprising truths about building effective relationships in community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMost of us arrive in community after decades of living\, working and going to school in mainstream society. In all those years\, we learned a lot about how to act and what to do when we’re with other people. Unfortunately a lot of what was appropriate in competitive and hierarchical environments doesn’t work very well in egalitarian residential communities. We often see that people move into an intentional community without the relational skills to make it work. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOur presenter\, Karen Gimnig\, will help you to get in touch with your values and how to align your behavior with those values.  Karen has been a member of three different cohousing communities\, served as staff with the Cohousing Association of the US\, and has supported more than two dozen communities as they improved their relationships. With her guidance\, you’ll see how some of the basic things that have worked well for us in other settings need to be reassessed and sometimes changed if we want to maximize our connection in community. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us for 6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective Relationships\, to get a taste of best practices for communication and connection whether you’re on the journey to starting a community or are currently residing in one. Our presenter will cover these topics and more in greater depth in our upcoming 6-week course\, Communication & Relationship Building in Community.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nThe power of deep listening\n\n\n\nDiscerning how my needs fit with community needs\n\n\n\nMaking and answering requests\n\n\n\nWelcoming disagreement\n\n\n\nThe broad job of facilitation\n\n\n\nSaying things that don’t feel nice\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren Gimnig\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nKaren is a group facilitator\, motivational speaker and relationship coach. Her passion is to help groups achieve their goals for connected and trusting relationships through skill building and personal exploration.   \n\n\n\n​ \n\n\n\nAs an Imago Facilitator\, Karen uses the theory and practice of Imago Relationships to guide teams and communities through the complexity of working together. She helps groups and individuals identify root causes of challenges and then walks beside them offering gentle support as they seek solutions.   \n\n\n\n​ \n\n\n\nKaren enjoys working with non-profit organizations\, communities (including communities of faith)\, and workplaces. Her clients describe her as “profoundly effective\,” increasing trust and providing simple (but not easy) tools for improved communication and relationships.  \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about Karen and her services here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective RelationshipsFree! \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	\n		6 Surprising Truths About Building Effective Relationships quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nCommunication & Relationship Building in Community course (limited seats available)
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SUMMARY:Cults Explained: An Interview with Steven Hassan
DESCRIPTION:Cults Explained: An Interview with Steven Hassan \n\n\n\nSaturday\, May 4\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 12:30-2:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 1:30-3:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 2:30-4:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 3:30-5:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin FIC Co-Director\, Daniel Greenberg\, and Cult Expert\, Steven Hassan PhD\, for a stimulating conversation on the controversial topics of cults. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCults are the controversial hot topic right now. If you’ve heard one story\, you think you’ve heard them all. Cults with overbearing religious or spiritual leaders\, manipulating people into giving away all of their money\, property\, and rights. And\, it’s no wonder this has been an issue for intentional communities\, since cults appear to resemble intentional communities on the outside–a collective of people coming together for a common purpose. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGenerally\, we think of cults as bad\, and based on what we’ve heard in mainstream news\, it’s hard to imagine how they could possibly be good. But how do we define good and bad\, and what exactly is the definition of a cult? How do we sift through all of this information to determine what is right for us? \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nWhat\, exactly\, is a cult?\n\n\n\nWhy are cults so controversial?\n\n\n\nWhat do cults have to do with intentional community?\n\n\n\nWho is vulnerable to joining a cult?\n\n\n\nHow do I support someone (even myself!) who may have joined a cult?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteven Hassan\, PhD\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDr. Hassan is a licensed mental health professional\, a recognized expert on cults and undue influence\, and possesses professional experience both in the US and abroad. \n\n\n\nHis work encompasses various areas\, including consultation\, coaching\, public speaking\, media appearances\, activism\, writing\, research\, teaching\, intervention\, and recovery services\, as well as expert consulting and testimony to aid individuals and families dealing with issues related to undue influence. \n\n\n\nDr. Hassan’s expertise extends to the realm of undue influence in a wide array of contexts\, including destructive one-on-one relationships\, family dynamics\, parental alienation\, small cult-like groups\, religious cults\, therapy and self-improvement groups\, professional abuse\, institutional abuse\, corporate settings\, multi-level marketing\, political groups\, human trafficking\, hate and violent extremism\, and other challenging situations. He actively advocates for the recognition of terrorist groups as destructive cults and addresses their importance. \n\n\n\nOver the course of his 40-year career\, Dr. Hassan has assisted numerous individuals and families in their recovery from undue influence. He is highly sought after as one of the foremost authorities on the subject of undue influence by both controlling groups and individuals. Steve possesses a unique perspective\, having experienced life as a former cult member who was successfully deprogrammed in 1976\, and as a clinical professional who has dedicated his life to aiding others in similar situation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Cults Explained: An Interview with Steven HassanFree! \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$0 - no donation$10 - standard donation (covers FIC's costs)$20 - generous donation (FIC's costs + 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	\n		Cults Explained: An Interview with Steven Hassan quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community on-demand course
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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities May
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities May \n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 14\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with May’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Zarinah Agnew.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blueprints for Belonging May\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZarinah Agnew\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nZarinah is the Co-Executive Director of District Commons\, a non-profit that works to amplify the emancipatory power of communities to create collective possibilities. District Commons believes that commoning\, or equitably sharing and building resources\, supports liberations\, communities are experts on themselves\, experimentation is vital for creating change\, and immersive experiences lead to deeper learning. They steward multiple intentional community houses that center the needs and wisdoms of formerly incarcerated individuals (The Second Life Project). They also steward the Alternative Justices Project – a decentralized collective that seeks to address harms in our communities by expanding consent cultures\, abolishing prisons\, and experimenting with alternative forms of place-based transformative and restorative justice\, healing and repair. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/blueprints-for-belonging-may/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240528T130000
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SUMMARY:Pro Tips for Starting an Intentional Community
DESCRIPTION:Pro Tips for Starting an Intentional Community \n\n\n\nTuesday\, May 28\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 12:00-1:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 1:00-2:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 3:00-4:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin long-term communitarian and movement builder Sky Blue to learn pro tips for starting an intentional community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhen you hear stories of how established Intentional Communities were founded\, it often feels like fate. But there are best practices that can help us tempt fate. Starting an Intentional Community is a monumental undertaking\, requiring a wide variety of skills\, enormous energy and dedication\, and not a small amount of luck. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn Pro Tips for Starting an Intentional Community\, we will offer strategies and frameworks used by successful communities\, deriving from Sky Blue’s 25 years of community experience. You don’t have to invent the wheel yourself. Instead\, rest on the experience of the several communities out there\, learning from their failures and accomplishments\, applying the tools which led to the most positive outcomes. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\n[Common pitfalls and how to avoid them\n\n\n\nStrategies and frameworks for things like land acquisition\, systems development\, and culture creation\n\n\n\nKey choice-points when designing an intentional community to help create the experience you want\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSky 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.You can learn more about Sky’s work here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Pro Tips for Starting an Intentional CommunityFrom: $10.00 \n\n	Need financial support?\n\nIf cost is a barrier to register\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code\, including the name of the event you’d like to attend. We’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to intentional community learning opportunities.\n\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	\n		Pro Tips for Starting an Intentional Community quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities (free)\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community (book)\n\n\n\nStarting a Community (on-demand course)
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/pro-tips-for-starting-an-intentional-community/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June 2024
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June 2024 \n\n\n\nThursday\, June 6\, 2024  \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:30pm\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June 2024. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities June 2024 \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\n\n\n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\n\n\n\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\n\n\n\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\n\n\n\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\n\n\n\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\n\n\n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCobb Hill Cohousing\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCobb Hill\, in Hartland\, Vermont\, is located in the Upper Valley region of the Connecticut River valley. It was formed through the purchase of two adjoining former dairy farms creating a total of 270 acres. The land includes barns and a silo\, 15 acres of prime agricultural land\, high pastures\, a large regenerating forest (including a 1000-maple sugarbush)\, and a small stream and pond. Today the community is home to about 50 people in 28 homes designed for sustainability\, plus about 50 cows and 50 chickens. There are multiple non-profits and small enterprises on the land including cheese making\, maple syrup\, raising sheep\, beekeeping\, and more. The guiding principles of Cobb Hill are: unity\, community\, equity\, sustainability and synergy. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiving Tree Alliance\n\n\n\nLiving Tree Cohousing is a 91-acre kibbutz-inspired village in the heart of the Mad River Valley\, Vermont. Living Tree Alliance is a multigenerational\, ecologically driven community of individuals and families actively building a meaningful\, integrated life experience based on authenticity\, connection to land\, spirituality\, resiliency\, communication and collaboration. Together they are redefining community\, regenerating land\, and revitalizing culture. Their approved plan is for seven residences\, a common house\, and workshop on three of the 91 acres of land. The village design is compact\, accessible and ecologically oriented\, balancing the dynamics of community engagement with the needs for personal space. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRah Rah Village\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis growing ecovillage and intentional community is located on 23 acres in beautiful southern Vermont since 2001. Their values are respect for nature and each other. “For us\, living as stewards in Nature is important\, respecting one another\, and animals and all life\, being respectful to the land and environment that sustains us\, living with no oppressive debt\, and being honest and credible-not being hypocrites\, being of service to others\, being empathetic to others’ lived experiences. We value work ethic\, but we don’t expect an unreasonable amount of labor – just honest effort and showing up when it’s time.” Rah Rah is welcoming new members at this time\, especially young people and families with children. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\n\n\n\nvisit an intentional community\n\n\n\njoin an intentional community\n\n\n\nlearn more about intentional community\, in general\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Leslie Slate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!” \n\n\n\n-Chandra Marin \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Ivy Summer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-june-2024/
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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities June
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities June \n\n\n\nTuesday\, June 11\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with June’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Patrick Hiebert. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blueprints for Belonging June\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPatrick Hiebert\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPatrick Hiebert is a Founder and the CEO of EcoVillages\, a freedom and self-sustainability focused community development company. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPatrick has been designing eco-sensible and self-sustainable communities for several decades. After founding several high-tech software companies and selling them\, Patrick and his son lived on a boat and sailed the ocean. It was here that they honed their craft of self-reliant living\, generating and conserving power and fresh water\, and focusing on sustainability and freedom. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEcoVillages has defined the “F.I.R.S.T. Community Certification” program which stands for Freedom\, Independence\, Resilience\, Sustainability\, and Transparency. These are the pillars of philosophy on which the EcoVillages communities are built. Veritas Villages\, our flagship freedom-oriented communities are being created throughout Latin America. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Rethinking the Future of Intentional Communities
DESCRIPTION:Rethinking the Future of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nFriday\, June 14\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 10-11:30am\n\n\n\nMountain: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral:12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern:1-2:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin community veterans\, Crystal Byrd Farmer\, Sky Blue\, and Daniel Greenberg for this panel discussion + Q&A on rethinking the future of intentional communities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGiven the increasingly dramatic impacts of climate change\, economic collapse\, and social inequality\, intentional communities are set to become models for how humans can live high-quality and low-impact lives together. The world will be looking at us! This scenario raises two questions for us\, both as individuals and as communities: \n\n\n\n\nWho will we need to be then? And\n\n\n\nHow will we get from here to there?\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIntentional communities have done a great deal in creating safe\, nourishing\, and sustainable spaces. However\, how can communities measure up to a meaningful impact in the context of larger society? \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTo truly become pivot points upon which humanity can turn towards a better future\, we need to take a step further; we need to see more collaboration and coordination amongst intentional communities–to create a movement of intentional communities.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis is the time to come together and use the strength of collective power to be the change we want to see in the world. “Regional self-sufficiency and resilience\, combined with cooperative and equitable economic and political systems\, are our best bet for weathering the coming storm\, regardless of its strength.” –Sky Blue’s Open Letter to Intentional Communities. This event is an open invitation to community members to discuss the future of intentional communities. Collaborate with us on how we rethink the communities movement and help to move towards the kinds of cooperative\, equitable\, and resilient cultures and systems that are needed to create a world that works for everyone. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this webinar we’ll address:\n\n\n\n\nWhat would a meaningful impact of Intentional Communities look like?\n\n\n\nHow can we create more solidarity\, alignment and collective action in the Intentional Community movement?\n\n\n\nHow can we balance our needs to change the world and to live good lives?\n\n\n\nWhat are major hurdles getting from here to there and how might we address them?\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Byrd Farmer\n\n\n\n \n\n\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. \n\n\n\nLearn more about Crystal and her work here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSky 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\n\n\nYou can learn more about Sky’s work here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDaniel was Founding Director of Living Routes\, which partnered with the University of Amherst to run study abroad programs based in sustainable communities\, including Auroville and Findhorn. He co-founded Gaia Education\, served as President of the Global Ecovillage Network\, and was the Director of Education at the Findhorn Foundation before they closed in 2023. He currently co-directs the Foundation for Intentional Community along with two social ventures: Earth Deeds\, which provides online tools to meaningfully account for CO2 emissions; and CAPE\, which develops Custom Academic Programs in Ecovillages. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Rethinking the Future of Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$0 - no donation$10 - standard donation (covers FIC's costs)$20 - generous donation (FIC's costs + 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	\n		Rethinking the Future of Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nCause and Effect: An Intro to Climate change (FREE e-book)\n\n\n\nTogether Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption (book)\n\n\n\nWisdom of Communities: Sustainability in Community (book)\n\n\n\nBest of Communities: Sustainable Food\, Energy\, and Transportation (book)
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SUMMARY:Unlocking the Benefits of FIC's Community Membership
DESCRIPTION:Unlocking the Benefits of FIC’s Community Membership \n\n\n\nMonday\, July 1\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-3pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an engaging webinar where we delve into the unique advantages of our newly launched Community Membership. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCalling all intentional communities! What is your vision for the communities movement in the coming years? What do we need to become as our global crises deepen? We have an incredible opportunity to become the pivots of change and the only way to get from here to there is by working together!  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis interactive Q&A session is designed for anyone interested in learning more about specific benefits and opportunities to engage more deeply with other intentional communities across North America.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn addition to all the benefits\, such as 50% off individual membership\, we’re excited to build a community of communities where we can share best practices\, create a representative council with working groups to consider how to offer support and mediation\, travel and exchange programs\, bioregional gatherings and much more! Member communities will also receive a complementary delegate ticket for one representative to attend the Convergence of Communities at Twin Oaks in early September. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhether you are a member of an existing or forming community\, please come with your curiosity and questions. We look forward to seeing you there and unlocking the full potential of community membership! \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this session we will:\n\n\n\n\nOutline specific benefits and costs to existing and forming communities\n\n\n\nDescribe what it means to be a community representative\n\n\n\nExplore anticipated opportunities to engage with other communities\n\n\n\nShare goals for the first Community Member meeting on July 26\n\n\n\nDetail the format of the September 2-4 Convergence of Communities at Twin Oaks\n\n\n\nAnswer your questions!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDaniel currently co-directs the Foundation for Intentional Community along with two social ventures: Earth Deeds\, which provides online tools to meaningfully account for CO2 emissions; and CAPE\, which develops Custom Academic Programs in Ecovillages. \n\n\n\nPreviously\, Daniel was Founding Director of Living Routes\, which partnered with the University of Amherst to run study abroad programs based in sustainable communities\, including Auroville and Findhorn. He co-founded Gaia Education\, served as President of the Global Ecovillage Network\, and was the Director of Education at the Findhorn Foundation before they closed in 2023.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Unlocking the Benefits of FIC’s Community MembershipFree! \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$0 - no donation$5 - standard donation (covers FIC's costs)$10 - generous donation (FIC's costs + 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	\n		Unlocking the Benefits of FIC's Community Membership quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Join\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community on-demand course
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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities July
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities July \n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 9\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with July’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Jean-Marc La Flamme.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blueprints for Belonging July\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJean-Marc La Flamme\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJean-Marc is a senior technology professional who has led global smart cities and housing innovation teams and is now co-creating regenerative communities with automated homebuilding & low-cost housing. He is a Director of Geoship Domes & ReGen Villages building climate resilient living\, with integrated life support systems of food\, water\, energy\, transportation and waste-to-resource management. Regenerative communities are connected to each other with a secure but open smart cities platform for real time innovation inside bioregions. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/blueprints-for-belonging-conversations-on-creating-intentional-communities-july/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240726T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240726T120000
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SUMMARY:Inaugural Intentional Community Council Members' Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Inaugural Intentional Community Council Members’ Meeting \n\n\n\nFriday\, July 26\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 9-10am\n\n\n\nMountain: 10-11am\n\n\n\nCentral: 11am-12pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 12-1pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an inaugural meeting of the FIC’s Intentional Communities Council. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nConnect to fellow members from diverse backgrounds and communities and explore opportunities for collaboration and mutual support. Your participation is crucial to kickstart the IC Council and shape the future of the intentional communities movement in North America and beyond!  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this session\, we’ll:\n\n\n\n\nBriefly introduce ourselves and our communities\n\n\n\nShare our hopes and dreams for this IC Council\n\n\n\nConsider proposals to present at the September 2-4 Convergence of Communities at Twin Oaks in Virginia\, including bioregional gatherings\, exchange programs\, a “Stewardship Council” and more.\n\n\n\nSchedule regular meetings and establish channels for ongoing communication\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDaniel was Founding Director of Living Routes\, which partnered with the University of Amherst to run study abroad programs based in sustainable communities\, including Auroville and Findhorn. He co-founded Gaia Education\, served as President of the Global Ecovillage Network\, and was the Director of Education at the Findhorn Foundation before they closed in 2023. He currently co-directs the Foundation for Intentional Community along with two social ventures: Earth Deeds\, which provides online tools to meaningfully account for CO2 emissions; and CAPE\, which develops Custom Academic Programs in Ecovillages. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Inaugural Intentional Community Council Members’ MeetingFree! \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$0 - no donation$5 - standard donation (covers FIC's costs)$10 - generous donation (FIC's costs + 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	\n		Inaugural Intentional Community Council Members’ Meeting quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community on-demand course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/inaugural-intentional-community-council-members-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240730T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240730T130000
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SUMMARY:Healing in Community
DESCRIPTION:Healing in Community: Learning Emotional Resilience and Processing Somatic Energy \n\n\n\nTuesday\, July 30\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 10-11am\n\n\n\nMountain: 11am-12pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 12-1pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 1-2pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Emotional Resilience Trainer\, Aaron Kahlow\, to learn how to become emotionally resilient and process somatic energy for healing in community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCommunity Life is full of emotional challenges… relationships\, conflict\, meeting disagreements\, day to day “Who left the dishes out” and so much more. We need to come to our community lives (whether we live in community or are just around folks every day)\, with the tools and resilience that are necessary to stay balanced and grounded. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nInstructor Aaron Kahlow has offered Emotional Resilience workshops and Somatic Healing work for many communities\, using the tools you will learn in this workshop. Aaron has realized that so much healing can and needs to be done right there at the heart of community\, and it starts with working on ourselves. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this workshop we will explore these tools\, practices\, and key insights to thriving in community (and life in general). Join us to learn how to gain access to the much needed emotional support we need and where we all can use a little strength building. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll learn about 6 core areas for restoring our emotional well-being:\n\n\n\n\nEmotional Clarity: Ways to get clear on exactly what you are feeling and the feeling behind the feelings to get to the root cause to have clarity on exactly where the work needs to focus.\n\n\n\nEmotional Release & Body Movement: Various somatic and voice activation exercises\, gross or rigourous body movements\, anger ceremony\, grief ritual and more..\n\n\n\nEmotional Clearing & Centering: After we have clarity and a level of release we are in a centered enough state to begin to fully clear the energy and work with what is happening inside of us. This usually involves some small group / circle work to be witnessed in your emotions and process as well as 1 on 1 work with an Emotional RR Practitioner.\n\n\n\nEmotional Healing: Somatic Processing through speaking truth\, body work\, touch on release areas\, “being held”\, reiki\, and trauma processing of wounds to work on directly. 1 on 1 work with an Emotional RR Practitioner.\n\n\n\nEmotional Communication: Communicating our emotional needs and being in relationship with others at an emotional level (think NVC) usually learned through workshops\, course\, program as well as 1 on 1 work with an Emotional RR Practitioner.\n\n\n\nEmotional Groundedness: A sustained state of emotional stability living into and “being” the grounded\, connected\, easeful energy we wish to see in the world and done with through deep sustained efforts in 1 on 1 work with an Emotional RR Practitioner.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAaron Kahlow\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAaron is a Communitarian\, Emotional Resilience Guide; Somatic Energy worker\, Men’s Work Facilitator\, Spiritual Path-finder\, Social Health Advocate\, and Voice of Truth worker to find clarity and peace in one’s life. \n\n\n\nMore recently you can find Aaron enjoying his land-based community life while teaching\, mentoring\, facilitating and healing those ready to do the work. Much of his daily work-life integrates Emotional Resilience\, Mindfulness\, IFS\, NVC\, Yoga\, Indigenous Ritual & Ceremony\, Men’ss Work & Rite of passage\, Somatic Experiencing\, energy healing and spiritual practices. \n\n\n\nHe is certified\, trained and a practicing as Emotional Resilience Trainer\, mindfulness teacher\, mens work master facilitator\, Circle-space holder\, Social-Emotional Health practitioner in local schools\, ATTCH trauma-informed practitioner\, and the co-creator/author of “Conscious Circles method” and “Emotional Release to Resilience Practice”. \n\n\n\nHe is known for his unique blend of elder wisdom and youthful playfulness. Aaron goes deep yet meets the modern mindset where it is at.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Healing in Community: Learning Emotional Resilience and Practicing Somatic EnergyFree! \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$0 - no donation$10 - standard donation (covers FIC's costs)$20 - generous donation (FIC's costs + 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	\n		Healing in Community: Learning Emotional Resilience and Practicing Somatic Energy quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community on-demand course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/healing-in-community/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240801T130000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 1\, 2024 (rescheduled from July)
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nThursday\, August 1\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT NOTE: This event was rescheduled from July due to the flood event in Vermont that took place in July. Thanks for your understanding and looking forward to seeing you at the event! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities July 2024. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities July 2024\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\n\n\n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\n\n\n\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\n\n\n\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\n\n\n\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\n\n\n\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\n\n\n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenting Communities:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwin Oaks Intentional Community\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTwin Oaks is an income-sharing community of 100 people living on 485 acres of farm and forestland in Virginia. We were founded in 1967\, and our lifestyle reflects our values of egalitarianism\, ecology\, and nonviolence. We welcome scheduled visitors throughout the year. We are economically self-sufficient. \n\n\n\nMembers work full-time in our community businesses–making hammocks and chairs\, indexing books\, and making tofu. These businesses provide about one-third of our work; the rest goes into the tasks needed to support a rural village of 100 people–organic gardening\, milking cows\, equipment and building maintenance\, office work\, and more. Our work schedules of 42 hours each week are very flexible. In return for member’s labor\, the community provides all basic needs\, including housing\, food\, clothing\, etc. Twin Oaks has an intricate community culture. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAcorn Community\n\n\n\nAcorn Community Farm is an intentional community located in the rolling farmlands and woods of Central Virginia. We are an egalitarian\, income-sharing\, secular\, anarchist\, feminist\, and consensus-based commune. The community was founded in 1993 and has since co-owned and -operated a successful bioregional seed cooperative that is the primary source of our shared income. Membership in the community usually fluctuates between twenty and thirty individuals. \n\n\n\nFull members of the community receive an equal share in the land and its assets\, and in return are expected to work 42-hours per week in the community. This is inclusive of our cooperative\, but also includes garden work\, domestic work\, volunteer work\, carpentry and maintenance work\, and other diverse labor options. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCambia\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWe are forming an egalitarian and income sharing community in Virginia. We are co-creating a culture of social sustainability and harmony that nourishes us as well as the earth. We focus on re-humanizing the scale of our lives. We do that with slower pace\, balance in our lives\, deep social connection\, natural building\, education\, creativity\, and intuitive structure to our time and space. While we are focused on interpersonal and cultural aspects of our community\, we are interested in building small\, beautiful\, natural housing\, doing our best to be ecologically conscious\, using new and old technologies\, and upholding values of minimalism. We want to continually learn about what works in community and do our best to integrate our lessons into our lifestyle. We are planning educational programs in subjects including experiential natural building workshops\, off grid technologies\, crafts\, and nature awareness. We are working on understanding what makes communities thrive through sociological research. \n\n\n\nLEARN MORE \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\n\n\n\nvisit an intentional community\n\n\n\njoin an intentional community\n\n\n\nlearn more about intentional community\, in general\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Leslie Slate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!” \n\n\n\n-Chandra Marin \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Ivy Summer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-august-1-2024/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 8\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 2024 \n\n\n\nThursday\, August 8\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities August 2024. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities August 2024\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\n\n\n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\n\n\n\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\n\n\n\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\n\n\n\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\n\n\n\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\n\n\n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPresenting North Carolina Communities:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLiving Well Ecovillage\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLiving Well Ecovillage is a neighborhood that values social\, cultural\, economic\, and environmental sustainability.  They commit to working together to create a community that restores harmony and minimizes harm through physical design and personal and community practices. The property spans 126 acres bordered by about a mile of frontage on the Deep River on one side and almost a mile of frontage on Sandy Creek on the other side. The community features a combination of private and shared spaces\, a community garden\, a Greenway/Railtrail along the Deep River\, a neighborhood park\, and 53 acres of natural area buffering the creek and river. The Living Well Earth Stewards\, a separate nonprofit organization\, offers a monthly Folk School. The property boasts mountain-like topography\, the river\, rock outcroppings\, high areas\, the creek\, trails\, beautiful woods\, and abundant wild edible and medicinal plants. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommon Ground Ecovillage\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCommon Ground Ecovillage is a growing intentional community with a deep commitment to both environmental and social justice. The community focuses on cooperative living and regenerative agriculture and forestry. Guided by the principles of sociocracy\, and located on 100+ acres of meadow and woodland\, the goal is to develop a space where residents can provide for themselves and their families while giving back to the land and the larger communities that sustain them. They are actively seeking new members. It will be a rural village; a close-knit community with space to roam for people of all ages and walks of life. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\n\n\n\nvisit an intentional community\n\n\n\njoin an intentional community\n\n\n\nlearn more about intentional community\, in general\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Leslie Slate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!” \n\n\n\n-Chandra Marin \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Ivy Summer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities August
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities August \n\n\n\nTuesday\, August 13\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with August’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Margaret Critchlow.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blueprints for Belonging August\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargaret Critchlow\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nMargaret spent twenty-five years as a professor of Social Anthropology at York University in Ontario. She first discovered the importance of community led housing through her field research with Vanuatu villagers in the South Pacific. A leading voice in academic cohousing discourse\, Critchlow has authored and edited books on housing cooperatives\, customary land tenure\, colonial history\, and development issues. Critchlow is now a community building facilitator at CDC and has lived at Harbourside Cohousing in British Columbia since it opened in 2016. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/blueprints-for-belonging-conversations-on-creating-intentional-communities-august/
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SUMMARY:Death & Dying in Community
DESCRIPTION:Death &  Dying in Community \n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 3 & Thursday\, September 5\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 9-11am \n\n\n\nMountain: 10am-12pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 11am-1pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 12-2pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\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 in community  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPart 1: Befriending Death\n\n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nReclaiming Death and Dying in Community 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPart 2: The Art & Practice of Community Based Death & Dying\n\n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDuring the Death & Dying in Community workshop you will:\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy death related stories from an emerging ecovillage\n\n\n\nAdapt end of life systems to your own life and community\n\n\n\nInquire into the resources already at hand in your group\n\n\n\nIncorporate emergent death philosophies into your worldview\n\n\n\nUnderstand the components of death literacy\n\n\n\nExplore death preparedness for self and groups\n\n\n\nGenerate enthusiasm for having death based conversations\n\n\n\nImplement small or large changes into your approach to death\n\n\n\nDevelop plans for more death positivity in your world\n\n\n\nExperiment with new ways of thinking about death\n\n\n\nReflect on what traditions are at play in your community\n\n\n\nExperience inspiration and motivation to discuss death preparedness\n\n\n\nChoose systems that support death preparedness\n\n\n\nCelebrate your inner wisdom\, insight\, and guidance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Warren\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\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”. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLearn more about Lee and her work here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Death & Dying in Community WorkshopFrom: $20.00 \n\n	Registration includes both workshop dates: September 3 & 5.\n\nNeed financial support?\n\nIf cost is a barrier to register\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code\, including the name of the event you’d like to attend. We’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to intentional community learning opportunities.\n\n \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$20 minimum donation (covers presenter’s time)$40 standard donation (covers presenter’s time + FIC’s costs)$60 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	\n		Death & Dying in Community Workshop quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n		\n	\n	\n\n \n\n	\n	\n	Category: Program\n	\n	\n\n	\n\n	\n\n			\n			\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Death & Dying in Community
DESCRIPTION:Death &  Dying in Community \n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 3 & Thursday\, September 5\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 9-11am \n\n\n\nMountain: 10am-12pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 11am-1pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 12-2pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\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 in community  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPart 1: Befriending Death\n\n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nReclaiming Death and Dying in Community 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPart 2: The Art & Practice of Community Based Death & Dying\n\n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDuring the Death & Dying in Community workshop you will:\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy death related stories from an emerging ecovillage\n\n\n\nAdapt end of life systems to your own life and community\n\n\n\nInquire into the resources already at hand in your group\n\n\n\nIncorporate emergent death philosophies into your worldview\n\n\n\nUnderstand the components of death literacy\n\n\n\nExplore death preparedness for self and groups\n\n\n\nGenerate enthusiasm for having death based conversations\n\n\n\nImplement small or large changes into your approach to death\n\n\n\nDevelop plans for more death positivity in your world\n\n\n\nExperiment with new ways of thinking about death\n\n\n\nReflect on what traditions are at play in your community\n\n\n\nExperience inspiration and motivation to discuss death preparedness\n\n\n\nChoose systems that support death preparedness\n\n\n\nCelebrate your inner wisdom\, insight\, and guidance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Warren\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\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”. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLearn more about Lee and her work here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Death & Dying in Community WorkshopFrom: $20.00 \n\n	Registration includes both workshop dates: September 3 & 5.\n\nNeed financial support?\n\nIf cost is a barrier to register\, please email us at events@ic.org for a 50% off coupon code\, including the name of the event you’d like to attend. We’re committed to ensuring everyone has access to intentional community learning opportunities.\n\n \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$20 minimum donation (covers presenter’s time)$40 standard donation (covers presenter’s time + FIC’s costs)$60 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	\n		Death & Dying in Community Workshop quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n		\n	\n	\n\n \n\n	\n	\n	Category: Program\n	\n	\n\n	\n\n	\n\n			\n			\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/death-dying-in-community-sept/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities September 2024
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities September 2024 \n\n\n\nThursday\, September 5\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities September 2024. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities September 2024\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\n\n\n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\n\n\n\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\n\n\n\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\n\n\n\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\n\n\n\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\n\n\n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUR Ecovillage\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nLocated on an extraordinary 25 acres near Shawnigan Lake\, British Columbia\, OUR Ecovillage began operations in 1999 with a vision to create a model demonstration sustainable village community rooted in social\, ecological\, and economic well-being. OUR Ecovillage is the host site for OUR Community Association\, a registered nonprofit society dedicated to promoting sustainable community living. People from all walks of life and all ages can benefit from educational programs facilitated within OUR developing site. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTreehouse Village Ecohousing\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTreehouse Village Ecohousing\, Atlantic Canada’s first cohousing development in Nova Scotia. Launched in the fall of 2018\, this vibrant multi-age community has energy-efficient homes and are planned and financed by the future residents. Building a sustainable community is part of their core vision\, and one of a handful of important key drivers of the decisions they make as community members. \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\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\n\n\n\nvisit an intentional community\n\n\n\njoin an intentional community\n\n\n\nlearn more about intentional community\, in general\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Leslie Slate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!” \n\n\n\n-Chandra Marin \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Ivy Summer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-september-2024/
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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities September
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities September \n\n\n\nTuesday\, September 10\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with September’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Craig Oshkello.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blueprints for Belonging September\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCraig Oshkello\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCraig Oshkello has been a pioneer in ecologically oriented community design and development consulting for 35 years. He has twenty years of experience living in some of the intentional communities he has helped design and build from the ground up. Most notably\, Craig created the first kibbutz-inspired Jewish cohousing community in the US. \n\n\n\nCraig learned permaculture directly from its founder Bill Mollison while studying in an Australian rainforest. Craig’s unique knowledge base also includes a Bachelor’s in Ecology\, a Master’s in Landscape Architecture\, PreMed at Columbia and Naturopathic Medicine at Bastyr. \n\n\n\nCraig is married\, a father of two\, loves farming\, is a dedicated athlete and carries a reputation of integrity\, creativity and insight into all walks of his life. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/blueprints-for-belonging-conversations-on-creating-intentional-communities-september/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities October 2024
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities October 2024 \n\n\n\nThursday\, October 3\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet three communities celebrating their 50th year anniversary during the Virtual Tour of Communities October 2024. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities October 2024\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\n\n\n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\n\n\n\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\n\n\n\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\n\n\n\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\n\n\n\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\n\n\n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSandhill Farm\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nActive in the communities\, organics and political resistance movements. Sandhill Farm has historically been an income-sharing commune for the last 49 years. They are currently restructuring to provide private dwellings for family units and greater personal autonomy while also still collectively stewarding the land and infrastructure\, held by a nonprofit. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShannon Farm\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNestled in the beautiful and fertile Rockfish Valley\, 27 miles west of Charlottesville and a 20-minute drive from the point where the Blue Ridge Parkway becomes Skyline Drive\, you will find 520+ acres of forests\, pastures\, river-bottom hayfields\, and 8 clusters of houses. Shannon Farm is a residential intentional community where people share land\, encourage member-managed agriculture and businesses\, and support cooperative and harmonious living situations here and in the larger world. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDunmire Hollow Community\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDunmire Hollow (est. 1973) is a community of about ten people sharing their lives on 163 acres in a magic hollow in Tennessee. They have fields\, orchards\, gardens\, woods\, springs\, creeks\, a community center\, a woodshop\, ponds\, a food co-op\, family houses\, etc. Each family is economically independent; and make/have made their living in a variety of ways–teaching\, construction\, woodworking\, nursing\, doctoring\, auto repair\, sewing\, truck driving\, small-engine repair\, and crafts–and from providing for themselves directly through domestic economy and barter. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\n\n\n\nvisit an intentional community\n\n\n\njoin an intentional community\n\n\n\nlearn more about intentional community\, in general\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Leslie Slate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!” \n\n\n\n-Chandra Marin \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Ivy Summer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-october-2024/
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SUMMARY:How to Transform Conflict & Deepen Connection in Community
DESCRIPTION:How to Transform Conflict & Deepen Connection in Community\n\n\n\nMonday\, October 7th\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific time: 11:30am-1:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain time: 12:30-2:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral time: 1:30-3:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern time: 2:30-4:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin embodiment practitioner and relational resilience coach\, Karta Elise Allred\, for a 2-hour workshop on How to Transform Conflict & Deepen Connection in Community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis workshop introduces an integrative map of the human nervous system\, blending science-based\, psycho-spiritual and somatic models into an accessible framework. We start with how to better know yourself in conflict: you’ll learn to locate yourself on this map\, better track your nervous system\, and practice embodied self-regulation\, so you can start to build capacity to be consciously responsive rather than unconsciously reactive when drama arises. The trigger becomes the treasure.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThen\, we’ll shift our attention to understanding others. Deep down\, we all want to be seen and heard\, AND be loved and belong. Through an insightful practice\, you’ll discover how to honor these two essential human needs: for both authentic expression and genuine belonging. You’ll find that when you truly “get” the other person\, you can de-escalate intensity\, build trust\, and pave the way for mutual understanding and effective problem-solving. This workshop offers an intro to tools and practices that are key to transforming conflict and deepening connection in any relationship or community setting. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll:\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nUnderstand the relational nature of our nervous system wiring.\n\n\n\nMap how our nervous system behaves — in conflict and in connection.\n\n\n\nBuild self-awareness to better track yourself when triggers arise.\n\n\n\nPractice self-regulation tools to shift out of reactive states.\n\n\n\nGain insight into polarity as a helpful framework for managing emotions.\n\n\n\nLearn tools and practices to really “get” the other in conflict.\n\n\n\nPractice honoring self and others to de-escalate tensions and build trust.\n\n\n\nLearn how the trigger can be the treasure in any relationship.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKarta Elise Allred \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nKarta Elise is a multi-passionate creative and facilitator with over two decades of devotion to empowering authentic expression AND belonging in teams and communities. She has an MA in servant leadership & relational resilience from Naropa University and an unabashed zeal for people and the living world. Her shapeshifting career has spanned people\, ops\, and creative branding realms\, lending versatility to her coaching and consulting work. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nShe is obsessed with empowering fellow humans to embody the dignity of their authentic expression AND co-create the conditions for genuine belonging\, healthy relationships\, and generative community. As an embodiment practitioner and relational resilience coach\, she guides people to transform the trigger into treasure: to navigate conflict skillfully and deepen connection in order to thrive together. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhen she’s not serving clients and communities coaching relational resilience\, or freelance writing authentic-voice copy for purpose driven brands\, she’s likely to be found relishing the upkeep of 6 years’ un-missed 2x daily Vedic meditation\, doing qi gong\, and journaling. She loves to get outside every day to move in and relate with the natural world. And she’s also known in Boulder for lighting up the local community on conscious dance floors\, where her leaderful embodiment activates prayers and play in the collective field. \n\n\n\nShe lives with her husband Devon Allred\, a men’s coach\, sacred geometrist and carpenter\, surrounded by well-loved open space with epic views of the Rockies at Nyland CoHousing in rural Boulder County. There she serves on the Nyland Well-Being community action group\, regularly designing connection activities\, facilitating community-wide meetings\, and teaching relational skills.You can learn more about Karta Elise’s work\, here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a Zoom link after you register. Please check your spam folder if you don’t receive it.  \n\n\n\nWe also send out the event recording the next day in case you miss it. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community on-demand course
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SUMMARY:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities October
DESCRIPTION:Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities October \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 8\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover the essentials of starting your own intentional community with October’s Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities featuring Daniel Greenberg.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators. \n\n\n\nThis is more than an event series—it’s a launchpad for future community leaders. \n\n\n\n“Blueprints for Belonging” zeroes in on the practical aspects of community building. Our guests share real-world experiences and actionable strategies\, covering everything from legal setup and financial management to culture building and governance. This series is an invaluable resource for anyone at the beginning stages of creating a community\, providing a roadmap to avoid common mistakes and implement best practices. \n\n\n\nThe format encourages active participation\, with opportunities for the audience to ask questions and engage directly with speakers. This interactive approach ensures that you can get specific advice relevant to your project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blueprints for Belonging October\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from this conversation: \n\n\n\n\nLearn the basics of starting an intentional community\n\n\n\nUnderstand legal and financial requirements\n\n\n\nDiscover how to build a positive community culture and effective governance\n\n\n\nLearn conflict resolution techniques\n\n\n\nExplore strategies for sustainability and self-sufficiency\n\n\n\nConnect with other community founders and experts\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout this Month’s Guest Speaker\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg is the Co-Executive Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community. Back in 1998\, following his Ph.D. dissertation on Growing up in Intentional Communities\, Daniel founded Living Routes\, which ran study abroad programs in ecovillages around the world. In 2012\, he started Earth Deeds\, which offers online tools to account for our unavoidable CO2 emissions. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOver the years\, Daniel visited over 100 communities and lived in many\, including Sirius in Massachusetts\, Auroville in south India and\, most recently\, the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland\, where he served as Director of Education. Daniel is co-founder and past Board Member of Gaia Education and served as President of the Global Ecovillage Network from 2015-2019. Daniel’s passion is to support the development of whole people\, living well and lightly together. Daniel will be leading the India Ecovillage Tour this January 28 – Feb 11\, 2025. Learn more how you can join the trip at ecovillagetours.com/india \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nCynthia is a leading consultant in the field of intentional communities. She’s the founder of CommunityFinders\, offering programs to help people join and start residential communities. She’s also the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, bringing people on inspirational journeys to regenerative communities around the world. She has visited more than 150 intentional communities globally\, including the Vermont ecovillage where she lives in her self-built passive solar home.  \n\n\n\nFormerly a Co-Director\, Cynthia is a partner 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. \n\n\n\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\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional CommunitiesFree! \n\n	This event series is crafted for emerging community founders\, offering direct access to practical advice and insights from experts in the field. Led by Cynthia Tina\, who brings her experience from visiting over 200 communities worldwide\, each session features one-to-one interviews with community consultants\, founders\, and educators.\n\nLearn more here.\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 (2024)\n						\n							Event Date (2024)Jan XFeb XMar XApr XMay XJun XJul XAug XSep XOct XNov XDec XClear						\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	\n		Blueprints for Belonging: Conversations on Creating Intentional Communities quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBuilding Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community Book\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Building a Framework to Use Community Resources Effectively
DESCRIPTION:Building a Framework to Use Community Resources Effectively \n\n\n\nTuesday\, October 15\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 9:00-10:00am\n\n\n\nMountain: 10:00-11:00am\n\n\n\nCentral: 11:00am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin community designer and facilitator\, Tristan Holme\, for a 1-hour webinar on how communities can build a framework to use community resources effectively and use it towards making better decisions and becoming more effective and efficient. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nHow can groups make grounded decisions while using the abundant opportunities at their disposal? Join host Tristan Holme in the exploration of a framework that supports collectives in assessing their resources and making better choices.  \n\n\n\nHow does this look in the real world? \n\n\n\nLet’s say a community decides to run a workshop for the first time. Using their ‘resource base’\, we can draw on Bob’s experience of hosting courses\, Marie’s knowledge of marketing\, Kevin’s catering skills\, and the community’s physical infrastructure that will support the creation of particular activities and experiences for participants. Collecting everyone’s strengths can help make the process of running the workshop more efficient\, while making everyone feel useful and appreciated. \n\n\n\nThis is known as a ‘resource base’\, or ‘inventory’ of community resources. Everyone brings something to the table and is utilized in a way that can make community processes smoother. Pulling together this abundance of community resources is an effective way to plan\, organize\, and make decisions faster and with less stress. Tristan will touch on how best to harness the community’s skills\, knowledge and experience; physical materials\, finances\, living things and the social resources outside of the community\, as well as the community culture and energy available. \n\n\n\nThis framework is one aspect of Values Based Decision Making\, a practical tool that host Tristan Holme has been adapting for use in intentional communities and other cooperative groups. He will provide a snapshot of how this design system might benefit yourself\, your family\, or your community. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n​ \n\n\n\nIn this session\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nThe importance of knowing who your primary decision-makers are\n\n\n\nHow you can more your decision-making from the realm of fantasy into a grounded reality\n\n\n\nThe various forms of capital that are held within any collective\n\n\n\nA system for documenting and understanding your resource base\n\n\n\nHow to recognize which areas your group is strong in\, and where there are gaps\n\n\n\nWays of being most efficient with your resources\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTristan Holme\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nTristan is an intentional community co-founder and ecovillage director in South Africa. Having experienced consistent success employing Values Based Decision Making with individuals\, forming groups and established communities\, he now teaches collaborative groups how to identify their core values and make decisions in a holistic way\, allowing them to create the future they desire. He is also trained in\, and has experience with\, conflict transformation practices and community facilitation. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou can learn more about Tristan here. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Building a Framework to Use Community Resources EffectivelyFrom: $5.00 \n\n	Tuesday\, October 15\, 2024 \n\n\n 	Pacific: 9:00-10:00am\n 	Mountain: 10:00am-11:00am\n 	Central: 11:00am-12:00pm\n 	Eastern: 12:00-1:00pm\n\nPlease click here to learn more about this webinar.\n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$5 - minimum donation (covers presenter's time)$10 - standard donation (covers presenter's time + FIC's costs)$20 - 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	\n		Building a Framework to Use Community Resources Effectively quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics on-demand course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community on-demand course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community on-demand course
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SUMMARY:Power Dynamics in Community
DESCRIPTION:Power Dynamics in Community\n\n\n\nThursday\, October 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 10:00-11:00am \n\n\n\nMountain: 11:00am-12:00pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 1:00-2:00pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin decolonial scholar and consultant on relationship management and organizational development\, Jahia LaSangoma\, for a one-hour webinar on Power Dynamics in Community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDespite our best intentions at creating an alternative space to the exterior norms of our society\, we can’t help but bring the power imbalances instilled in us from birth into our new communities.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJahia LaSangoma will discuss real-life examples of power dynamics in intentional communities around gender\, sexual orientation\, class\, race\, and nationality/language of origin\, and hold space for attendees to track their experiences of witnessing ‘power at play.’ The webinar will also include theoretical and historical examples of power dynamics\, both within and outside of community.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nShe will then present strategies for cultivating awareness of personal power\, provide ideas for how to hold space for more marginalised community members\, and give her own experience in learning how to ‘redirect the energy’ in the middle of tense moments where power comes into question in community. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nHow to hold space for marginalized community members\n\n\n\nWhich kinds of power we each can hold inherently (around colorism\, age\, gender\, language of origin\, class\, race\, etc)\n\n\n\nHow to tell the ‘warning sings’ of a community where power is imbalanced\n\n\n\nWays in which power can become concentrated among certain community members\n\n\n\nHow to address power from a decolonial approach\n\n\n\nStategies for ‘calling in’ power dynamics at play\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout your facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJahia LaSangoma\n\n\n\nJahia is a land-based ‘artivist\,’ writer\, and scholar with roots in Berlin. Since 2022\, her written creative and research-based work has begun to be published internationally in print and online in the United States and Europe. Jahia served on the Board of Directors of the BIPOC Intentional Community Council (BIPOC ICC) between November 2021 and November 2022\, and contributed greatly to the work of the BIPOC ICC. She is a consultant for systems change and development for organizations. An acclaimed essayist\, skilled project manager\, and event curator\, she creates at the intersection of memoir\, research\, performance\, spirituality\, and decolonization. She also holds a master’s degree in Public Policy\, with a concentration in Management & Organization. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a Zoom link after you register. Please check your spam folder if you don’t receive it.  \n\n\n\nWe also send out the event recording the next day in case you miss it. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Power Dynamics in CommunityFrom: $5.00 \n\n	Please select the registration level below to receive the recording. You will have 30 days to view the recording. \n \n\n\n	\n			\n			\n									\n						Donation Level\n						\n							Donation Level$5 - minimum donation (covers presenter's time)$10 - standard donation (covers presenter's time + FIC's costs)$20 - 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	\n		Power Dynamics in Community quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Communities’ Resiliency to Face The Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Communities’ Resiliency to Face The Climate Crisis\n\n\n\nWednesday\, November 6\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 8:00-9:30am\n\n\n\nMountain: 9:00am-10:30am\n\n\n\nCentral: 10:00-11:30am\n\n\n\nEastern: 11:00am-12:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the event\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat will it take for communities to thrive in a time of increasing climate chaos? What roles might we play in the growing polycrisis? In this webinar we will discuss lessons learned from members of three ICs that have been recently impacted by hurricanes as well as key findings from the two-year Ecovillage Resiliency Project. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\n\n\n\nA quick overview of Climate Chaos\n\n\n\nResiliency at Earthaven\n\n\n\nResiliency at Celo\n\n\n\nResiliency at Union Acres Community\n\n\n\nGEN Ecovillage Resiliency Project\n\n\n\nPanel Discussion and Audience Q&A\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg\n\n\n\nDaniel Greenberg is the Co-Executive Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community. Back in 1998\, following his Ph.D. dissertation on Growing up in Intentional Communities\, Daniel founded Living Routes\, which ran study abroad programs in ecovillages around the world. In 2012\, he started Earth Deeds\, which offers online tools to account for our unavoidable CO2 emissions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Weeks Guest Speakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrandon Greenstein\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nBrandon Greenstein is a sustainability consultant specializing in Renewable Systems\, Earthworks\, and Permaculture design. A skilled practitioner in ecological building and land management\, he combines hands-on technical expertise with trauma-informed therapy approaches while living and practicing community at Earthaven Ecovillage in Western North Carolina. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGred Gross\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nGred Gross has lived in Celo Community since the early 80s. He is a farmer\, cow herder\, and a retired builder and teacher\, and grandfather. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Ruegg\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJessica Ruegg and her husband\, Tal Galton (of Snakeroot Ecotours) have lived in Celo Community for 25 years and became members 16 years ago. She has worked as a teacher\, house parent\, juvenile mediator\, graduation coach\, school counselor\, child/adolescent psychotherapist and parent educator. She and her husband have raised two boys and a timber-frame house in the community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTom McMillan\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nOwner of Terrapin Studios in Whittier\, NC\, is a craftsman and longtime intentional community member residing at Union Acres. A skilled woodworker and Red Cross volunteer who earned a 2020 Governor’s Award\, he has contributed to several communities including The Farm\, Earthaven\, and Gesundheit since the 1970s. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnna Kovasna\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAnna Kovasna\, co-founder of Ecovillage Resilience 2.5+ and Kincentric Leadership through the Polycrisis\, is dedicated to exploring community as a tool for resilience and regeneration. A former Social Anthropology lecturer and GEN Education Director\, she developed key tools like the Ecovillage Impact Assessment while living at Findhorn Ecovillage for ten years. She now lives on a permaculture mountain farm in the French Pyrenees\, having worked with over 50 ecovillages across four continents. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a Zoom link after you register. Please check your spam folder if you don’t receive it.  \n\n\n\nWe also send out the event recording the next day in case you miss it. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDownload Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n			\n				\n\n	\n	\n			\n\n\n	\n		Communities’ Resiliency to Face The Climate CrisisFree! \n\n	Wednesday\, November 6\, 2024 \n\n\n 	Pacific: 8:00-9:30am\n 	Mountain: 9:00am-10:30am\n 	Central: 10:00-11:30am\n 	Eastern: 11:00am-12:30pm\n\n \n\nRead more about the webinar here.\n\n \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 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	\n		Communities’ Resiliency to Face The Climate Crisis quantity\n	\n	\n\n	Register\n\n	\n\n	\n	\n	\n\n		\n	\n	\n\n \n\n	\n	\n	Categories: Event\, Pre-recorded events\, Program\n	\n	\n\n	\n\n	\n\n			\n			\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities November 2024
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities November 2024 \n\n\n\nThursday\, November 7\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\n\n\n\nMountain: 12-1:30pm\n\n\n\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\n\n\n\nEastern: 2-  3:30pm\n\n\n\n\nView your local time here. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities November 2024. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities November 2024\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\n\n\n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\n\n\n\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\n\n\n\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\n\n\n\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\n\n\n\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\n\n\n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSundari Farm & Gardens\n\n\n\nSundari Gardens is a conscious village and residential wellness center committed to supporting people in living in close land-based community that include creating an environment that supports mindfulness\, embodiment\, sobriety\, wellness\, emotional intelligence\, food sovereignty\, and living the beauty way. \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\nLa’akea Permaculture Community\n\n\n\nLa’akea is a small\, family-style\, egalitarian\, intentional  community on the big island of Hawai’i. A committed group of people working together closely as a means to health\, relationship vitality\, economic stability\, and personal and spiritual growth. Many visitors find it transformative and life-changing. \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\nKumukahi Village\n\n\n\nKumukahi Village is a place where the traditions and cultures of Hawaii and beyond are honored\, while sustainably caring for the land. Our mission is to not only produce nourishing food and cultivate a healthy environment\, but also to share our abundance with the wider community and empower others to care for themselves and the land.  \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\nWho should attend?\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\n\n\n\nvisit an intentional community\n\n\n\njoin an intentional community\n\n\n\nlearn more about intentional community\, in general\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou’ll get a StreamYard 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\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLive StreamYard Sessions\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to view a live session on StreamYard with the panelists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Leslie Slate \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n“Great introduction to Intentional Communities. I felt very encouraged to do more research. I felt like I entered into a group of family and friends with like values for humanity. It is nice not to feel so alone!” \n\n\n\n-Chandra Marin \n\n\n\n \n\n\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\n\n\n-Ivy Summer \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \n\n\n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\n\n\n\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course
URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-november-2024/
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