BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Foundation for Intentional Community - ECPv6.1.4//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Foundation for Intentional Community X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.ic.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Foundation for Intentional Community REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230406T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230302T191949Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230418T132618Z UID:10000808-1680782400-1680787800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities April DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities April \nThursday\, April 6\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12pm-1:30pm\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\nEastern: 2-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities April 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities April 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\nCommunities Presenting in April\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAltair EcoVillage\nWe at Altair are forming a cohousing community in Kimberton\, Pennsylvania. We are looking to build 29 town houses and duplexes created around the following objectives: \n\nopportunity for diverse religious\, ethnic\, and racial backgrounds to live together in supportive relationships\narchitectural design promotes a comfortable balance between community interaction and privacy\nattractive homes and common facilities designed on a model that is ecologically sound\, emphasizing moderate consumption\, resource sustainability\, and horticulture\n\nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCollectivo Tacotal\n \nCollectivo Tacotal is a 25 family consensus-based ecovillage founded in 2008. The intentional community is based on the principles of permaculture\, non-violence\, ecological stewardship and interconnectedness. The land is roughly 60 acres and runs along the majestic Rio Machuca which creates its eastern border. The community is made up of a diverse group of people from the US\, Costa Rica\, and Mexico with a shared love of music\, earth-stewardship and intentional gatherings.  \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDandelion Community\n \nThe vision of Dandelion is to be an egalitarian family-style sub-community of perhaps 8-10 adults (and however many kids) to do their best to live in a regenerative and sustainable manner. We’re located on 12.7 acres held by a community land trust at Red Earth Farms in Northeast Missouri. We are close with neighbors at Dancing Rabbit and Sandhill Farm and also are a part of Foxholler Farmstead which is a group dedicated to producing delicious food in alignment with our best practices regarding agriculture and animals. We value ideas of permaculture\, female empowerment\, living low on the economic resource scale\, DIY\, open communication\, self-motivation\, care for one another. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-april/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Virtual-Tour-Images-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230405T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230405T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230112T232312Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T153223Z UID:10000798-1680694200-1680699600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect for Newcomers DESCRIPTION:Community Connect for Newcomers \nFirst Wednesday of the Month \n\nPacific: 10:30am-12:00pm\nMountain: 11:30am – 1:00pm\nCentral: 12:30-2:00pm\nEastern: 1:30-3:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nConnect with other intentional community newcomers and get oriented to the resources that will help you on your community journey. \n\nWant to learn more about intentional communities? Whether you are brand new or have been following the movement\, we have resources for you! Join us for a general orientation where you’ll get to meet other interested in community as well as get your burning questions answered. \n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend Community Connect for Newcomers if you: \n\nwant to learn more about intentional community\, in general \nare at the beginning of your community journey\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Newcomers \n \nWhat you get from the Community Connect for Newcomers experience: \n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nnetworking with presenters and fellow participants\ninspiration and resources for your own community journey\nyour questions answered by a community founder\, ambassador and professional who has guided hundreds over the past 20+ years\n\nCommunity Connect for Newbies topics include: \n\nWhat an intentional community is\nWhat types of intentional communities there are\nWhat intentional community resources are available\n\n\nAbout your Host \n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeil Planchon (He/Him pronouns)\n \nNeil is a founding owner and co-developer of Swan’s Market Cohousing\, and longtime FIC and Cohousing ambassador. Over the last 20+ years\, he has held volunteer and leadership staff roles with the Cohousing Association of the US and the Cohousing Research Network. His national communities tours have introduced thousands to the world of cohousing and intentional communities. He is a certified life coach who helps individuals through life’s many transitions. He loves working with seekers\, residents of intentional communities\, nonprofit technology leaders and other coaches. Neil is a connector and champion for open source software. \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Community Connect Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for Community Connect\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nStay Connected on the Forum\n \nAll Community Connect participants will have access to a private area of the FIC Forum to stay connected with the facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Community Connect \n \n“I enjoyed getting to speak with a variety of people around the world with both similar and different ideas about community. An excellent opportunity to share ideas and have them supported and validated by others at different stages of the community building and living process.” \n-Melanie Conran \n \n“This is a great way to connect with others who are involved in intentional community on every level.” \n-Steve Fiko \n \n“There is a nice unpretentious character to the discussion\, and that works for me. And any time I listen to others who are somewhere on the spectrum of Intentional Communities processes\, I learn things.” \n-Robert Feagan \n \n“I enjoyed it all. Mostly just enjoyed seeing what others are doing around creating community. The facilitation was really great\, and I really enjoyed it all and left feeling a bit more connected.” \n-Tanager Kastner \n \n“These are a great way for connecting with others who have a passion for community. I recommend it to anyone at any level of interest or experience in community.” \n-Steve Fuji \n \n“I enjoyed meeting young people who are just beginning the “community” journey\, and old folks who know a lot about communities\, and middle agers who help out a lot.” \n-Linda Kato \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/community-connect-for-newcomers-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Community-Connect-for-Newcomers-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230320T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230320T163000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230303T184028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230316T153136Z UID:10000809-1679324400-1679329800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Spring Equinox Sing-along DESCRIPTION:Spring Equinox Sing-along \nMonday\, March 20th\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 1-2:30pm \nMountain: 2-3:30pm\nCentral: 3-4:30pm\nEastern: 4-5:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nHave you seen your first crocuses yet!? Did you squeal for joy?! Song is a precious way to see and praise the change of seasons. \n\nAbout the event\n \nCome enjoy an afternoon pause to sing songs that celebrate the relief of feeling the sun’s rays again\, the radiance of first green leaves\, and the thriving Aliveness of spring’s sensual generosity. Come share the power of community singing to slow us down\, to bring beauty\, to regulate our nervous systems\, and to honor the Equinox. \n \nIn this interactive workshop\, we’ll sing a lot! and explore strategies to weave these songs into community life. Simple songs will be taught call-and-response (with participants muted because of lag)\, and ample space will be given to questions you might have as you brave up to bring more song into your community. \n \nIn this workshop\, you get:\n\n4+ seasonal songs to share with your community\ntips for creating ease and clarity in teaching them\nan experiential understanding of song’s power to uplift and relax\naccess to free online resources for continued song learning\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLyndsey Scott\n \nLyndsey enjoys living life as multimedia prayer. Educated as a painter\, she spent a decade in St. Louis\, MO experimenting with parades\, photography\, and participatory art as catalyst for community transformation. Encountering personal and collective trauma initiated a decade of inquiry into healing modalities\, which led to a move back to her rural hometown in central IL. There she seeded restorative practices\, including opening a small yoga studio\, facilitating a permaculture garden for formerly incarcerated men\, prioritizing mending with her family of origin\, and teaching art at a juvenile detention center. Now she weaves creativity & healing together in ritual and song\, by offering community song circles\, ecstatic grief ritual\, and group work aimed at dismantling internalized white supremacy and patriarchy. She currently leads song for Earthkeeper Wisdom School\, supports the vision of her mentors at Holistic Resistance\, and is recording an album of singalong mantra for the soul journey including her much beloved “You don’t have to know the way\, the Way Knows the Way.” \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/spring-equinox-sing-along/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Singing-in-Your-Community.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230313T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230313T150000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230222T232043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230308T170253Z UID:10000806-1678716000-1678719600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Participation in Community: Understanding Tensions and Resolutions DESCRIPTION:Participation in Community: Understanding Tensions and Resolutions \nMonday\, March 13th\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 12-1:00pm\nMountain: 1-2:00pm\nCentral: 2-3:00pm\nEastern: 3-4:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin longtime communitarian Laird Schaub to learn about tensions around participation in community and how you can resolve them. \n\nAbout the event\n \nMost communities encounter bumps in the road when it comes to non-monetary member contributions to the maintenance and well-being of the group. In Participation in Community: Understanding Tensions and Resolutions\, we’ll outline why that happens\, the various questions that need to be addressed to have a robust participation program\, and why there is not one best answer about how to set that up.  \n \nJoin us for this introductory 1-hour webinar\, to gain an understanding of healthy group dynamics around shared work in community\, as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Participation & Work in Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nWhy it’s naive to expect that all members will contribute labor equally to the maintenance and well-being of the community\nHow a deeper understanding of group diversity will help you navigate Participation tensions better\nThe value of having a Care Team available to help members work through tensions they are not able to resolve on their own (because Participation can be expected  will evince tensions from time to time)\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/participation-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Participation-Teaser-Product-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230308T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230308T140000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230214T022217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T111626Z UID:10000803-1678280400-1678284000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Addressing Microaggressions in Community DESCRIPTION:Addressing Microaggressions in Community \nWednesday\, March 8th\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12pm \nMountain: 12-1pm\nCentral: 1-2pm\nEastern: 2-3pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin author\, organizer and consultant Crystal Byrd Farmer to learn how you can mindfully address microaggressions in your community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nA microaggression is a subtle but offensive comment or action that causes a marginalized person to feel like the “Other”. These small acts can have a big impact\, causing harm and contributing to a culture where marginalized people feel unwelcome. In Addressing Microaggressions in your Community\, you will gain a greater understanding of microaggressions and how you can create a more inclusive community. \n \nDuring this session\, you will be provided with the tools you need to recognize and respond to microaggressions in your everyday life. You’ll learn about microaggressions related to race\, gender\, sexuality\, disability\, and other aspects of diversity. You’ll also learn practical strategies for addressing microaggressions through calling in or calling out\, and gain an appreciation for the nuances of speaking up for marginalized people whether they are in the room or not.  \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar gain a greater understanding of microaggressions and how you can create a more inclusive community as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Understanding Diversity in your Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\ntypes of microaggressions\nhow to call in or call out microaggressions\nthe stages of response to a call in or call out\nwhen to speak up vs letting a marginalized person handle it themselves\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Byrd Farmer\n \nCrystal Byrd Farmer 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 is out now. Crystal is passionate about encouraging people to change their perspectives on diversity\, relationships\, and the world. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/addressing-microaggressions/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Addressing-Microaggressions-in-Community-Product-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230303T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230222T235049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T235050Z UID:10000807-1677844800-1677848400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Examining Intentional Community Living for Seniors DESCRIPTION:Examining Intentional Community Living for Seniors\nFriday\, March 3rd\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10-11:00am\nMountain: 11am-12:00pm\nCentral: 12-1:00pm\nEastern: 1-2:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin longtime communitarian Laird Schaub to examine the realities for seniors in contemporary culture and the benefits intentional community can offer. \n\nAbout the event\n \nBeing a senior is a different phase of life than just being a middle-aged adult with less capacity\, and you’ll need to be aware of the needs and potentials in order to make the most of them. \n \nIn Examining Intentional Community Living for Seniors\, we’ll briefly lay out the realities for seniors in contemporary culture\, and the special opportunities in intentional community for thriving—not just surviving—in a wider world that tends to venerate youth and warehouse seniors. This info can help you decide if community living is an attractive enough possibility to explore further (and how to be a savvy shopper if the answer is “yes”). \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to gain a greater understanding how intentional community can support seniors as they age\, as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Aging Gracefully in Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nWhat’s special about the final third of your life\nHow intentional community can be a great place to get your social and safety needs met\nHow intentional communities can develop a culture that sees seniors realistically and integrates their gifts into community life as best they can\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/intentional-community-living-for-seniors/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Aging-Pt-2-Teaser-Product-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230302T153000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230218T001947Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230218T001948Z UID:10000805-1677765600-1677771000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities March DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities March \nThursday\, March 2\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12pm-1:30pm\nCentral: 1-2:30pm\nEastern: 2-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities March 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities March 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Farm Community\n \nThe Farm is an intentional community of families and friends living on 1\,750 acres in south-central Tennessee. Since its inception in 1971\, the purpose of The Farm community has been to provide a secure\, ecologically healthy\, commonly held land base for its members and succeeding generations. It is a place where we can relate to each other and the natural environment in a sustainable way\, draw upon the collective strength of the community\, and contribute to the positive transformation of the world. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhole Village Ecovillage\nWhole Village is located on 191 acres near Orangeville\, Ontario\, Canada. Most of the members live on the farm in Greenhaven\, our eco-residence. Whole Village members envision a transformed world in which humanity lives in right relationship within the web of life. Our mission is to be a co-operative farming ecovillage that aspires to model and support resilient\, just\, and regenerative systems. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGaiaYoga Gardens\n \nGaiaYoga Gardens is a sanctuary for developing sustainable and holistic culture\, a permaculture homestead\, and an intentional community on Hawaii’s Big Island. The heart of the vision we are manifesting is expressed in the book True Human Freedom: The Inspiration and Argument for GaiaYoga Culture\, by Ano Tarletz Hanamana. We’re dedicated to living in harmony with the Earth\, connecting with Spirit\, engaging personal growth and healing\, fostering cooperative community\, and developing holistic and sustainable life patterns.  \nLearn More \n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-march/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230228T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230228T200000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230213T230421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230302T195238Z UID:10000802-1677609000-1677614400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Exploring the Resilience of Black Intentional Communities DESCRIPTION:Exploring the Resilience of Black Intentional Communities \nTuesday\, February 28\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 3:30-5:00pm \nMountain: 4:30-6:00pm\nCentral: 5:30-7:00pm\nEastern: 6:30-8:00pm\n\n\nView the Recording\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nDonate the BIPOC Council\n\nJoin us for a thought-provoking panel discussion about Black intentional communities\, as we delve into the journeys\, joys\, and challenges faced by Black founders. \n\nAbout the event\n \nOur panelists will share their stories and provide insight into the daily realities of building and sustaining resilient and liberated spaces. They will also address the issue of marginalization in the intentional communities movement and discuss ways in which people can uplift Black voices and perspectives in their own community.  \n \nThis panel will provide a unique platform for learning and growth\, as we explore the vital role that Black intentional communities play in fostering resilience\, liberation\, and community. Don’t miss this opportunity to be a part of the conversation and gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of Black intentional communities. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nthe process of starting an intentional community in the US that is focused on the needs of Black people\nthe challenges Black-led communities face when starting or growing\nthe history of Black intentional communities in the US\nhow to support the BIPOC council in its work to create more Black led intentional communities\n\n\nAbout your panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAshley Scott\n \nAshley N. Scott is a wife\, mother of 2\, and serial entrepreneur. She is the Co-Founder\, Visionary\, and Chief Communications Officer of The Freedom Georgia Initiative. Mrs.Scott is not only a real estate agent but an activist and public speaker that inspires intentional community development and empowers Black families to practice the power of collective economics and private banking. She is helping to amplify the story of how 19 Black families purchased over 502 acres of land 2-hours south of Metro Atlanta to implement their vision of an environmentally friendly\, self-sufficient\, intentional community. \nAshley Scott currently works with Keller Williams Atlanta Metro East and resides in Stonecrest\, GA. She is a member of the Dekalb Association of REALTORS\, the NAACP\, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Inc. and sits on the Greater Georgia Black Chamber of Commerce. A sought-after inspirational speaker and content contributor\, Ashley’s is recognized from her two appearances on Earn Your Leisure (Apple’s #1 Business Podcast)\, CNN\, and the Black News Channel. Her story has been featured in Forbes\, Washington Post\, New York Times\, and more. She is currently serving as the Chief Storyteller and Content Manager at the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs. \nMore information about Ashley can be found at www.AshleyScottInspires.com \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle Marie Jones\n \nDanielle Marie Jones (she/her) is a playful nature educator\, curious systems thinker\, and passionate facilitator of yoga and somatic practices. She is a weaver of Sankofa Village Arkansas\, a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit and forming intentional community with a mission to transform multigenerational community health through land stewardship & education. We center Black Arkansans in our work to cultivate housing affordability\, wealth-building\, and climate resiliency. Danielle is inspired by folkways\, plant kin\, emancipatory research\, and regenerative systems. She proudly draws on her ancestors’ earth-connections as she weaves ancient lessons in new contexts. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIzegbe Onyango\n \nIzegbe Onyango\, is a seasoned community advocate and teacher with more than 25 years of immersive community experience. A transplant from Baltimore\, MD\, Izegbe has spent the last 14 years earning a place in the cultural tapestry of Miami. She has extensive experience in the not-for-profit space including executive level leadership and development\, overseeing programs and projects\, capacity building\, and community partnership. Her highest value is in her role as a facilitator\, inspiring durable organizational change by building and nurturing authentic\, reciprocal relationships at each level of contact. \nIzegbe’s current body of work includes her current role at Catalyst Miami\, whose vision for a just and equitable society is supported largely by her role as Community Engagement Director. She is a founding member and Board Chair of The Sisterhood Circle Miami\, a service-based non-profit geared towards the support of BIPOC women and families. Further\, As a facilitator at large\, she developed facilitation services\, in addition to coalition support\, board and committee appointments that span human services organizations in Miami-Dade County. She has engaged in facilitation and curriculum development for Miami Dade County District 8 \, The National Parent Leadership Institute\, and People Empowering People\, a national curriculum and anchor program for The Children’s Trust. Izegbe has received awards for compassion\, leadership\, and collaboration from the community she serves. She is recognized in her community as an advocate of choice\, a resource\, and as a proponent for change. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSister Maria A. Muhammad\n \nSister Maria A. Muhammad\, a student of Environmental Science\, began her journey in food equity\, organizing whole food cooperatives for communities stricken by food apartheid since 1996. She has the legacy of generations of her ancestors who have loved and nurtured the land maternally and paternally coursing through her veins. Sister Maria\, through most of her adult life\, has used those ancestral ties to co-found and facilitate Enrichment Programs\, connecting youth and adults from urban communities who lacked access to resources to nature. She is a Roots of Success Environmental Literacy Workforce Development & Social Enterprise Program Instructor\, the first and only federally recognized Department of Labor “Career Technical Educator – Environmental Literacy Program.” She is an Environmental Justice\, Climate Equity\, & Community Organizing facilitator and CEO of I Am Green\, a 501c3 social enterprise that reconnects our community back to the planet and each other; an organization focused on creating a resilient and peaceful community by uplifting our people with a mix of eco-education\, art\, and activism. I Am Green operates in San Diego CA and is the first organization to launch a community-centered free EV car share for residents impacted by environmental harms produced by poor air quality. I Am Green is also in partnership with Freedom Village\, GA\, and The Grove in Freedom Village\, as consultants in creating a black-owned & operated Eco-Village in Hancock County\, GA. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChristina Hylton\n \nThrough her activism and academia over the past decades\, Christina Hylton has been deeply involved in a quest for social transformation through regenerative community-based development both in the United States and Internationally. Hylton holds a BA degree in Urban Studies from Rutgers University\, a MA in Urban Education from the University of Long Island and a PhD from the University of Georgia. Hylton’s work as an educator- at the community\, high school and university levels has always emphasized the importance of collaborative community development that attends to economic\, racial\, environmental and gender justice. \nHer work in education and community development has taken her to 48 of the 50 states\, Mexico\, Ecuador\, Columbia\, Guatemala\, Jamaica\, and Barbados. As a researcher Christina has spent time studying black women and their relationship to land in 7 states of the southeast US; and human ecology and place-based learning in Newfoundland\, Labrador\, and Nova Scotia. As a practitioner of community development\, she has over 15 years experience working with environmental education based organizations including a Land Trust both internationally and locally. Christina has founded the Regenerative Institute of Community Education\, where they promote land stewardship\, regenerative agriculture\, intergenerational family-based ecology education\, and host an educational demonstration farm. She currently resides on 60 acres in rural Northeast Georgia where she and her family are working to cultivate an intentional regenerative community. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaamilah-Yasmiyn:Muhammad-Milton\n \nKaamilah-Yasmiyn:Muhammad-Milton is a multi-skilled individual with a rich background rooted in what is now termed “social justice”. Born and raised in Philadelphia\, the “cradle of liberty”\, Kaamilah has been honing sentience and timing as an actor\, dancer\, martial artist\, clown\, energy conductor\, and breather since the age of five. As a member of the Philadelphia African Diaspora Movement Arts collective and several cultural organizations\, Kaamilah has had the opportunity to perform and work with notable names in the arts\, culture\, and education industries\, including Benita Binta Brown\, Oyin Harris\, Robert Crowder\, Bruce Robinson\, and many more seen and unseen\, who champion cultural-knowledge sharing in their living and lifeforce. \nKaamilah is highly focused on well being and has gained a wealth of experience in this area through her various roles\, including surveyor\, writer\, and liaison for government-funded service learning organizations and touring companies. In Delaware county\, Kaamilah has learned both children and adults on “healthy” eating habits and physical exercise\, organized volunteers and community events to raise awareness and foster connections\, and witnessed some of the oldest cultures in the world utilizing their resources collectively to sustain their communities despite intentional destruction of their land\, culture\, and resources. \nAt present\, Kaamilah is a founding part of a calling\, named Stellar Roots\, made up of people from Afro/Indigenous diaspora.They are creating a network of supportive living spaces by connecting people and resources to help each other grow specific to individual context and improve their communities. They’re working on building homes with nature in observation of land where they can remember how to steward themselves\, and learn and share their culture with future generations. They want to bring people and real-sources together to create a better future for everyone. \nKaamilah’s future is focused on promoting community-supported growth for the individual\, wellness\, and prosperity for diaspora communities in this lifetime and beyond. As an artist\, Kaamilah is committed to embracing and elevating the meaning of our moment-to-moment living of the “mundane”. Experiences that ask us to witness and steward the quality and honor that lies within each and every one of us. Her future projects will be a thrilling blend of artistic practices and social justice passions as they always have been\, simply\, louder. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/resilience-of-black-ics/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Exploring-the-Resilience-of-Black-Intentional-Communities-Panel-Product-Image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T194258 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230215T194258 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230216T024257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T024259Z UID:10000804-1676490178-1676490178@www.ic.org SUMMARY:teste DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.ic.org/event/teste/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230203T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230109T234125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T033418Z UID:10000795-1675422000-1675425600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:7 Membership Questions Communities Should Address DESCRIPTION:7 Membership Questions Communities Should Address \nFriday\, February 3\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9:00am-10:00am \nMountain: 10:00-11:00am\nCentral: 11:00am-12:00pm\nEastern: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin long-time communitarian Laird Schaub to get clear on the membership questions you should be addressing in your community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWhile most cooperative groups do not discuss all these questions or even any of them\, all groups should. The important thing to keep in mind is not so much what is the right answer – there are many of them – as it is to avoid the price of ambiguity down the line. \n \nGet clear on the membership questions your community should be asking as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Designing a Community Membership Process. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhat it means to be a member of cooperative groups\nwhat membership questions group should anticipate discussing\nhow to be a savvy shopper when considering whether to join a cooperative group\nwhat’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Designing a Community Membership Process.\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/7-membership-questions-communities-should-address/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Membership-Intro-Session.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230202T150000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230110T040507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T012847Z UID:10000797-1675346400-1675350000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Filling Leadership Roles in your Community DESCRIPTION:Filling Leadership Roles in your Community \nThursday\, February 2\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:00pm\nMountain: 12:00am-1:00pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:00pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin Laird Schaub for an introductory webinar on what you should consider when filling leadership roles in your community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nPower and leadership are tender yet potent topics when it comes to community dynamics\, and often times communities don’t plan well for filling leadership roles. In this webinar\, we’ll unpack what might be happening in a community that struggles to fill and maintain leadership positions. \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to learn how to best fill leadership positions for your group as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Power & Leadership in Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhy leadership roles are necessary\nwhy it’s important to describe a positive model of cooperative leadership\, and define good and bad uses of power\nwhy it’s important for communities to be proactive in talking about how they view power and leadership\nwhat’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Power & Leadership in Community\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/filling-leadership-roles-in-your-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Leadership-teaser-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230131T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230131T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230110T002521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T040712Z UID:10000796-1675166400-1675170000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Understanding How Consensus Works in Communities DESCRIPTION:Understanding How Consensus Works in Communities \nTuesday\, January 31\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10:00-11:00am\nMountain: 11:00am-12:00pm\nCentral: 12:00-1:00pm\nEastern: 1:00-2:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin consensus expert Laird Schaub for an introductory webinar on how consensus can work within your community to build connection. \n\nAbout the event\n \nConsensus offers excellent prospects\, if done well\, for developing group depth and cohesion—the very thing most crave when building community. Because success with consensus depends on the group being willing to work with both ideas and relationships at the same time\, this interactive session will dive into an exploration of the skills needed for the relationship side of the equation. \n \nIn addition to a better understanding of consensus\, you’ll leave this webinar with a practical list of communication skills that will enhance the ability of our group to function well\, especially when there is disagreement about things that matter. \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to learn how consensus can help your group as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Consensus for Communities. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nthe basic premises behind consensus\, and how it operates in a collaborative group\nwhy working with energy is every bit as important as working with ideas if relationships are to thrive\nwhether you want to dig deeper into what it takes to do consensus right\nwhat’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Consensus for Communities\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \n \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/understanding-how-consensus-works-in-communities/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Consensus-Intro-Session.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230126T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221223T205057Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T192414Z UID:10000792-1674738000-1674743400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities January DESCRIPTION:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities January \nThursday\, January 26\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10-11:30am\nMountain: 11am-12:30pm\nCentral: 12-1:30pm\nEastern: 1-2:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet a diversity of communities during the Virtual Tour of Communities January 2023. From secular to spiritual\, urban and rural\, forming and established — get a vibrant taste of the communities movement without leaving your armchair! \n\nAbout the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities January 2023 \n \nWhat you get from the Virtual Tour experience: \n\nphotos\, videos\, captivating stories and insightful conversations\ndeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\ninspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\ninformation about housing and membership opportunities\nnetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nplenty of time for you to ask your burning questions about community living.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCathedral Park Cohousing\n \nCathedral Park is Portland\, Oregon’s newest cohousing community. We are creating a community of belonging\, compassion\, and curiosity—and we’re a fun bunch to boot! We own our urban hillside property with stunning views of one of the nation’s largest urban forests\, Forest Park\, and the iconic St Johns Bridge. We’re right next door to a large community garden and are building 31 Universally Designed (no stairs!) studio to 3-bedroom homes. Our site has easy access to downtown Portland and tech hubs\, and we are within a few blocks of public transportation\, and multiple restaurants\, coffee shops\, pubs\, grocery stores\, services\, and more. All of our condo homes have full kitchens\, laundry hook-ups\, and common-space amenities. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPolestar Village\n \nWe are a spiritual community inclusive of diverse spiritual traditions or no tradition. We value mediation\, yoga\, sacred music\, community service\, introspection\, and any practice that is conducive to the physical\, mental and spiritual well being of our members. We currently have an acitve community and hold events on and off the land and will break ground on the housing piece of the community in the Fall of 2023. Many of us have moved to Fort Collins to participate in the forming of the communty. We are actively seeking investors / residents. We are unique in many ways including the diversity of housing types. We have everything from single family homes\, micro apartments\, 1\, 2\, 3\, and 4 bedroom townhomes\, live / work options\, condos and more.  Our focus is on sustainable living\, net zero energy\, a walkable village that drastically reduces our dependency on the automobile and age-in-place design. Our educational non-profit will manage the common spaces and amenities. \nLearn More \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJesus People Community\n \nJesus People community is a group of around 200 people of all ages living communally in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. We pool our resources so that we can better serve those in need\, primarily by running one of Chicago’s largest homeless shelters. We own and run several businesses that enable us to support ourselves and various members who work directly with the homeless each day. In addition\, we provide subsidized housing for low income seniors\, a food pantry for those in need\, run a fair trade coffee house\, a record label\, recording studio\, web design business\, skate shop\, art gallery\, and several other things. Since forming in 1972\, we have come to find that a deep well of creativity is tapped into when we live communally\, and we are excited to see where the next few decades of living together will take us. \nLearn More \n\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend the Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities if you want to: \n\nvisit an intentional community\njoin an intentional community\nlearn more about intentional community in general\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities \n \n“This is my first exposure to intentional living situations. I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the possibilities and the underlying thinking that informs this kind of living choice. The presenters were excellent. It was great to see the different settings and to hear the various questions related to these three living situations. Thank you so much for this presentation.” \n-Leslie Slate \n \n“Great photos and narratives about the philosophy and diversity of communities. I learned about thinks I didn’t know and was given the opportunity to ask all my questions\, which were answered in a comprehensive manner.” \n-Ivy Summer \n\nRegistration\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023Free! \n\n\n \n \n \n \n Donation Level\n \n Donation Level$0 donation$10 donation (covers host's time)$20 donation (covers host's time + FIC's costs)Custom donation amount \n \n \n Event Date\n \n Event DateJan 26Mar 2Apr 6May 4Jun 1Jul 6Aug 3Sep 7Oct 5Nov 2Dec 7Clear \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities 2023 quantity\n \n \n\n Register\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n Categories: Event\, Program\n \n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-of-intentional-communities-january-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230125T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230125T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230106T185051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230110T030857Z UID:10000794-1674648000-1674651600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Easy Steps Toward Aging Well in Community DESCRIPTION:Easy Steps Toward Aging Well in Community \nWednesday\, January 25\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 10-11am\nMountain: 11am-12pm\nCentral: 12-1pm\nEastern: 1-2pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin author and instructor Margaret Critchlow to learn the easy steps you can take now\, toward aging well in community. \n\nAbout the event\n \n2022 is history\, and now you’re another year older and wiser! We invite you to embrace the momentum of the new year by starting your personal plan for aging well in community.  \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to learn what aging in place might look like for you\, the role community can play in aging well and how you can have the community connection you want as well as the privacy you need. You’ll also get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Planning for Aging in Community. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nthe difference community can make in aging well\nplanning for social connection in your later years\nwhat’s included in the upcoming five-session course Planning for Aging in Community\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMargaret Critchlow\n \nMargaret Critchlow\, PhD\, taught anthropology at York University in Toronto\, Canada for 25 years before retiring to Vancouver Island. She loved learning from villagers in the south Pacific islands of Vanuatu and from residents of Canadian housing co-ops. She has written or co-authored more than 50 academic articles and seven books. \nMargaret was a founding member of the first senior cohousing community in western Canada\, Harbourside Cohousing\, where she has lived with her husband since it opened in Jan 2016. She enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for cohousing with people of all ages\, independently and as a Community Building Facilitator with Cohousing Development Consulting.  \nHer courses\, “Aging well in community” and “Is cohousing for you?” have supported people to better understand what they are getting into when they join a cohousing community. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/steps-toward-aging-well-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Intro-to-Aging-pt-1-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230110T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230110T123000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221213T224456Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T231759Z UID:10000791-1673348400-1673353800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:State of the Intentional Communities Movement DESCRIPTION:State of the Intentional Communities Movement\nTuesday\, January 10\, 2023 \n\nPacific: 9-10:30am\nMountain: 10-11:30am\nCentral: 11am-12:30pm\nEastern: 12-1:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin professor Zach Rubin for an academic presentation on the state of the intentional communities movement. \n\nAbout the event\n \nPeople of all walks of life are starting and joining communities as a more attractive living option than what the normal housing market offers. Communitarians often report greater connectedness\, support\, safety\, health\, and enjoyment of life. \n \nDuring this presentation\, you’ll learn about current demographics\, trends\, and tendencies of the Intentional Communities movement from a recent study conducted by Zach Rubin\, Yana Ludwig (of the FIC board)\, and Don Willis (currently of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences). The 1-hour presentation will be followed by a 30 minute Q&A. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nWhat the distribution of various major characteristics are in the Intentional Communities movement\nWhat the historical distribution of those characteristics were and how that shows change in the movement today\nHow communities and researchers have variously defined “success” for communities\, and why how we measure it matters\nCharacteristics that are more frequently associated with successful groups today\n\n\n\nAbout your facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZach Rubin\n \nDr. Rubin is an assistant professor of Sociology at Lander University in South Carolina. He is a former resident of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage and a student of the Intentional Communities movement. Dr Rubin sees intentional communities as important reservoirs of social change\, and an important link between personal growth and collective transformation. In his spare time\, he enjoys woodworking and video games. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for 60 days. So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. Transcripts available upon request. \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/state-of-the-intentional-communities-movement/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/State-of-the-Intentional-Communities-Movement-Product-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230103T070000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230103T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20230103T230028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T232129Z UID:10000793-1672729200-1672761600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect 2023 DESCRIPTION:On this page: \n\nEvent description\nWhich event should I attend?\nAbout Community Connect for Newbies + Registration\nAbout Community Connect for Starters + Registration\nAbout Community Connect for Seekers + Registration\nAbout Community Connect for Residents + Registration\nLocation\nThe Community Connect Experience\nTestimonials for Community Connect\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nEvent Description\n \nGather around our virtual hearth for an opportunity to connect and share with other communitarians around the globe. \nImagine gathering in the common house\, but online and with communitarians across the world. You’ll meet new friends (including FIC staff)\, share your intentional community dreams or experiences\, and be inspired by others. This is a chance to network with and learn from others\, all for the price of a coffee. \n \nCommunity Connect is for: \n\nCommunity Newbies: 1st Wednesday of the month from10:30am-12pm Pacific / 11:30am-1pm Mountain / 12:30-2pm Central / 1:30-3pm Eastern\nCommunity Starters: 2nd Thursday of the month from 4-5:30pm Pacific / 5-6:30pm Mountain / 6-7:30pm Central / 7-8:30pm Eastern\nCommunity Seekers: 3rd Thursday of the month from11am-12:30pm Pacific / 12-1:30pm Mountain / 1-2:30pm Central / 2-3:30pm Eastern\nCommunity Residents: 4th Thursday of the month from4-5:30pm Pacific / 5-6:30pm Mountain / 6-7:30pm Central / 7-8:30pm Eastern\n\nLearn more below about which event will best meet your needs. \n\nWhich should I attend?\n \nNewbies Community Connect is for:\n\npeople who want to learn more about intentional community\, in general \npeople who want to learn more about the resources available to you to start your intentional community journey\n\n\nStarters Community Connect is for:\n\npeople who are interested in creating an intentional community\nindividuals or groups in the early stages of dreaming or designing a new community\n\n\nSeekers Community Connect is for:\n\npeople considering joining or actively visiting communities\npeople in the process of deciding on a community to join\n\n\nResidents Community Connect is for:\n\npeople who currently live in an intentional community\npeople who have previously lived in an intentional community and are wanting to reside in community again\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Newbies \n \nWhat you get from the Newbie Community Connect experience: \n\na sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\nnetworking with presenters and fellow participants\nthe opportunity to get your community questions answered\ninspiration and resources for your own community journey\n\nAbout your Host\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNeil Planchon (He/Him pronouns)\n \nNeil is a founding owner and co-developer of Swan’s Market Cohousing\, and longtime FIC and Cohousing ambassador. Over the last 20+ years\, he has held volunteer and leadership staff roles with the Cohousing Association of the US and the Cohousing Research Network. His national communities tours have introduced thousands to the world of cohousing and intentional communities. He is a certified life coach who helps individuals through life’s many transitions. He loves working with seekers\, residents of intentional communities\, nonprofit technology leaders and other coaches. Neil is a connector and champion for open source software. \n \n\n\n\nRegister for Community Connect for Newbies (first Wednesday of each month)\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Starters \n \nWhat you get from the Starter Community Connect experience: \n\nnetwork building with presenters and other intentional community starters\nshare stories with other aspiring founders\ngain new ideas\, inspiration and allies in your community journey\n\nAbout your Host\n\n\n\n\n\nAvi Kruley (She/Her pronouns)\n \nAvi grew up in the village of Oak Park\, IL—a diverse community where most people know your name. With a BA in English/Creative Writing from Stanford University and a dual degree MBA/MPA in Sustainable Management from Presidio Graduate School\, Avi builds bridges from our ideals to our daily life. She recently served as the Director of Community Well-Being at Mount Madonna Center\, and continues to explore the question of how we can make intentional communities more accessible and sustainable. Avi is available for organizing and facilitating workshops and retreats\, consultations\, and anytime someone says\, “It’s time to play!” \n \n\n\n\nRegister for Community Connect for Starters (second Thursday of each month)\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Seekers \n \nWhat you get from the Seeker Community Connect experience: \n\nnetwork building with presenters and other community seekers\nlearn about the intentional community options available\nlearn the process for joining an intentional community\nfind the community that’s right for you!\n\nAbout your Host\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina (She/Her pronouns)\n \nCynthia is the “community matchmaker” helping people find and join the hundreds of intentional communities she has visited and worked with around the globe. She is a speaker\, educator\, and former co-director at the Foundation for Intentional Community. Her mission is to strengthen the bridge between sustainable communities and mainstream society. After a decade of travel\, Cynthia now lives at an ecovillage in Vermont where she’s building a passive solar home\, tending a garden\, and guiding yoga classes. She has a B.A. in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certifications in Ecovillage and Permaculture design. Learn more and book a community matchmaking session with Cynthia at www.cynthiatina.com. \n \n\n\n\nRegister for Community Connect for Seekers (third Thursday of each month)\n\n\nAbout Community Connect for Residents \n \nWhat you get from the Starter Community Connect experience: \n\nnetwork building with presenters and other community residents\nlearn from each other about the challenges and successes experienced living in community\nfoster mutual support between communities and for the movement as a whole \ndiscussions on topics important to people living in community\n\nAbout your Host\n\n\n\n\n\nSky Blue (They/Them pronouns)\n \nSky has spent 22 years living\, working\, and organizing in intentional communities\, cooperatives\, and community organizations. Their parents met in Twin Oaks Community in the late 70’s\, where Sky moved as an adult and raised a child. Sky has visited over 130 different communities\, worked with the Federation of Egalitarian Communities and Global Ecovillage Network of North America\, co-organized numerous communities conferences\, and has served as Executive Director and on the Board of Directors for the Foundation for Intentional community. They contribute to a variety of groups as an organizer\, consultant\, and speaker. \n \n\n\n\nRegister for Community Connect for Residents (fourth Thursday of each month)\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register for an email from orders@ic.org. \nDownload Zoom \n\n \n\n\nThe Community Connect Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for Community Connect\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event host and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nStay Connected on the Forum\n \nAll Community Connect participants will have access to a private area of the FIC Forum to stay connected with the host and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nTestimonials for Community Connect \n \n“I enjoyed getting to speak with a variety of people around the world with both similar and different ideas about community. An excellent opportunity to share ideas and have them supported and validated by others at different stages of the community building and living process.” \n-Melanie Conran \n \n“This is a great way to connect with others who are involved in intentional community on every level.” \n-Steve Fiko \n \n“There is a nice unpretentious character to the discussion\, and that works for me. And any time I listen to others who are somewhere on the spectrum of Intentional Communities processes\, I learn things.” \n-Robert Feagan \n \n“I enjoyed it all. Mostly just enjoyed seeing what others are doing around creating community. The facilitation was really great\, and I really enjoyed it all and left feeling a bit more connected.” \n-Tanager Kastner \n \n“These are a great way for connecting with others who have a passion for community. I recommend it to anyone at any level of interest or experience in community.” \n-Steve Fuji \n \n“I enjoyed meeting young people who are just beginning the “community” journey\, and old folks who know a lot about communities\, and middle agers who help out a lot.” \n-Linda Kato \n\n\nYou might also be interested in \n \n\nStarter Guide to Intentional Communities \nIntentional Community Basics On-Demand Course\nFinding Your Community On-Demand Course\nStarting a Community On-Demand Course URL:https://www.ic.org/event/community-connect-2023/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221216T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221216T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221129T222627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221211T004857Z UID:10000790-1671188400-1671192000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:A Communitarian's Journey: A Conversation with Lee Warren DESCRIPTION:A Communitarian’s Journey: A Conversation with Lee Warren\n \nFriday\, December 16\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 9:00-10:00am\nMountain: 10:00-11:00am\nCentral: 11:00am-12:00pm\nEastern: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin longtime communitarian Lee Warren to learn about cooperative culture and personal stories along her communitarian journey.. \n\nAbout the event\n \nCommunity living is a journey towards self literacy\, culture repair\, deeper intimacy with all aspects of life\, and ultimately an expanded consciousness for the world we want to create. Whether you’re looking to start a community or looking for a community to join\, learning form long-time communitarians is a great opportunity to receive guidance\, context\, and best practices forged in lived experience. \n \nJoin us for a 1-hour interview + Q&A time with Becoming a Communitarian course instructor Lee Warren to learn about her life as a communitarian for the past 30 years as well as get a taster for the upcoming 5-week course. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhat cooperative culture is\nadvice for finding an intentional community or starting one\ndealing with conflict in community\npersonal stories from Lee Warren on her communitarian journey\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Warren\n \nLee is a devoted community builder. She is delighted by community of all kinds\, shapes\, sizes\, and intentions. Her life purpose is to provide leadership in the building of community in accessible\, natural\, and blissful ways. To 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”. In 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. \nLearn more about Lee and her work here. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/becoming-a-communitarian-a-conversation-with-lee-warren/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Communitarian-Teaser-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221214T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221214T170000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221129T220356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221211T004713Z UID:10000789-1671033600-1671037200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Using Sociocracy to Support Harmony and Connection DESCRIPTION:Using Sociocracy to Support Harmony and Connection\n \nWednesday\, December 14\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 1:00-2:00pm\nMountain: 2:00-3:00pm\nCentral: 3:00-4:00pm\nEastern: 4:00-5:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin Dynamic Governance experts Ted Rau and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez to learn how Sociocracy can support harmony and connection in your community. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWith many personalities and needs in community\, sometimes tensions can’t be avoided. Luckily\, sociocratic methods can help us catch these tensions early as well as put systems in place so tensions don’t escalate. \n \nJoin us for this 1-hour webinar to learn how Sociocracy can help your community work through conflict as well as get a taste for our upcoming 5-week course\, Sociocracy for Communities. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about 5 key points from Sociocracy:\n\nclarity on who decides what\ngood-decision making\nlistening in meetings\nconflict engagement policy and processes\nhow to keep everyone informed\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTed Rau\n \nTed is part of Sociocracy For All (SoFa)\, an international organization he co-founded with his colleague Jerry Koch-Gonzalez in 2016. SoFa is now a growing\, international movement service organization that provides resources\, training and networking for sociocracy practitioners. Ted co-authored the sociocracy handbook\, Many Voices One Song and has taught sociocracy workshops in several countries including the United States\, Brazil\, the United Kingdom and Italy. Ted is transgender\, and his experience of seeing gender dynamics from both sides has influenced his thinking and perception. Ted has 5 children and has been a resident of Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Massachusetts since 2012. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJerry Koch-Gonzalez\n \nJerry helps companies and organizations implement sociocracy to create adaptive and effective organizations where all members’ voices matter. He is a consultant and certified trainer in both Dynamic Governance/Sociocracy and Compassionate Communication (NVC). \nHe has been a Board member of the Institute for Community Economics\, United for a Fair Economy and Class Action\, and a trainer with Movement for a New Society\, the National Coalition Building Institute\, DiversityWorks\, Cambridge Youth Peace & Justice Corps\, Lesley College Center for Peaceable Schools\, Boston College Center for Social Justice\, the Association for Resident Controlled Housing\, and Spirit in Action. \nJerry is a founding and current resident of Pioneer Valley Cohousing\, a 21-year old community in Amherst MA that has been successfully using sociocracy (aka Dynamic Governance) for the last 6 years. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/using-sociocracy-to-support-harmony-and-connection/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sociocracy-Teaser-Product-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221130T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221130T143000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221101T000627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221104T021611Z UID:10000786-1669813200-1669818600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Pre-Solstice Sing-along! DESCRIPTION:Pre-Solstice Sing-along! \n \nWednesday\, November 30\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:30pm\nMountain: 12:00-1:30pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:30pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin artist and healer Lyndsey Scott for a signing celebration of the upcoming solstice. \n\nAbout the event\n \nSong is a precious way to see and praise the change of seasons. Come enjoy an afternoon pause to sing songs that celebrate the darkness and gifts of winter. Enjoy them for singing’s sake\, or learn them to bring into your community’s holiday festivities ~ to share the power of community singing to slow us down\, to bring beauty\, to regulate our nervous systems\, and to honor the Solstice. \nIn this interactive workshop\, we’ll sing!\, and explore strategies to weave these songs into community life. Simple songs will be taught call-and-response (with participants muted because of lag)\, and ample space will be given to questions you might have as you brave up to bring more song into your community. \n \nIn this workshop\, you get:\n\n4+ seasonal songs to share with your community\ntips for creating ease and clarity in teaching them\nan experiential understanding of song’s power to uplift and relax\naccess to free online resources for continued song learning\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend if you:\n\nwant to connect with others\nwould like to relieve anxiety and stress\nlike to sing!\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLyndsey Scott\n \nLyndsey enjoys living life as multimedia prayer. Educated as a painter\, she spent a decade in St. Louis\, MO experimenting with parades\, photography\, and participatory art as catalyst for community transformation. Encountering personal and collective trauma initiated a decade of inquiry into healing modalities\, which led to a move back to her rural hometown in central IL. There she seeded restorative practices\, including opening a small yoga studio\, facilitating a permaculture garden for formerly incarcerated men\, prioritizing mending with her family of origin\, and teaching art at a juvenile detention center. Now she weaves creativity & healing together in ritual and song\, by offering community song circles\, ecstatic grief ritual\, and group work aimed at dismantling internalized white supremacy and patriarchy.  She is currently traveling and weaving song circles at intentional communities and earth churches\, sharing mantra from her new album Well Held: tinyurl.com/LyndseyScottWellHeld \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/pre-solstice-sing-along/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EOY-Fundraising-2022-Facebook-posts-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221129T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221129T203000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221101T203632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221107T183244Z UID:10000787-1669748400-1669753800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Giving Tuesday Gala 2022 DESCRIPTION:Together We Can\nGiving Tuesday Gala\n \nTuesday\, November 29\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 4:00-5:30pm\nMountain: 5:00-6:30pm\nCentral: 6:00-7:30pm\nEastern: 7:00-8:30pm\n\n\nRESERVE MY SPOT\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an evening of music\, connection\, and community!\n\n\nNow more than ever we need strong intentional communities to overcome the challenges facing our world so that future generations can thrive. We need bold communitarians. \nYou are a bold communitarian. Your support of our foundation over the past year — through joining FIC events\, taking online courses\, downloading resources\, donating\, and sharing about intentional communities — has strengthened our movement immensely.   \nNow let’s come together for a night of celebration!  \nJoin us on November 29th for FIC’s Giving Tuesday Gala for an evening of entertainment and quality time with our team and fellow communitarians. In addition to musical performances\, you’ll hear about the impact we’ve had this year and ways you can support the movement. \n\n\nEvent Schedule:\n7-7:30pm Eastern Live performance by Dave Booda and meet fellow communitarians \n7:30-8:15pm EasternOverview of FIC’s impact in 2022 \n8:15-8:30pm EasternRaffle drawing and live performance by Dave Booda \n\n\n\n\nSIGN UP TO JOIN\n\n100% free to join. We can’t wait to see you there! \n\n \n\n\nEntertainment by…\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nDave Booda\nDave is a writer\, musician and social entrepreneur. He’s the co-founder of IntimacyFest and has led over 300 workshops on connection\, touch and relationship. He has consulted for and facilitated experiences for companies\, retreats and conferences in the areas of group cohesion\, creativity and communication. He has published over 200 essays for boodaism.com\, and played over 1000 shows as a touring singer/songwriter. He is a former Naval Officer and currently lives at the Emerald Village in San Diego\, California with his wife Vicki\, and their dog Thanos.Listen to Dave’s music at davebooda.com/spotify. \n \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe FIC Team\nYou’ve gotten to know some of us through our programs and events. Now meet the rest of the gang! \n \nMost of us live in intentional communities from around the world and have a passion for uplifting this movement. \n \nWe’ll surprise you\, delight you\, and just plain be silly together during this festive evening. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nReserve Your Spot\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTogether We Can — Giving Tuesday Gala\n\nDate: November 29th \nTime: 7:00-8:30pm ET (see your local time) \nYou’ll receive an email about how to join on Zoom (please check your spam folder). Everyone who registers will receive the event recording\, so don’t worry about missing a thing! \n\n\n\n\n\nGiving Tuesday Event 2022\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 If you are human\, leave this field blank. \n \n \n \n\nRESERVE MY SPOT\n\n\n\n\n\nΔ URL:https://www.ic.org/event/giving-tuesday-gala-2022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Giving-Tuesday-Gala-2022-1080-×-1080-px.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221126T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221126T193000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20221105T024907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T011036Z UID:10000788-1669485600-1669491000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Meet the Authors DESCRIPTION:Meet the Authors! \n \nSaturday\, November 26\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 3:00-4:30pm\nMountain: 4:00-5:30pm\nCentral: 5:00-6:30pm\nEastern: 6:00-7:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nCome inside our ‘virtual’ bookstore and meet some of our authors. \n\nAbout the event\n \nJoin us for an informal conversation with several authors who share their expertise and stories about creating and living in intentional community.  \nFeatured authors include:\n\nYana Ludwig\, author of The Cooperative Culture Handbook and Together Resilient\nTed Rau and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez\, authors of Many Voices One Song \nCrystal Byrd Farmer\, author of The Token\nDiana Leafe Christian\, author of Creating of Life Together and Finding Community\nChris Roth\, editor of Communities Magazine and the Wisdom of Communities book series\nDiane Rothbard Margolis\, author of We Built a Village\n\nIn this panel\, each author will:\n\nintroduce their book (or books!)\nexplain why it is important to our work in IC’s\nanswer your burning questions\nprovide discounts on book purchases during the event!\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend if you’re:\n\ncurious about where to begin your journey\nlooking for meaningful gifts this holiday season\nwanting to meet your favorite authors in a virtual space\n\n\nAbout your panelists\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYana Ludwig\n \nYana has 25 years of cooperative living experience\, including four community start-ups. She serves on the Board of the Foundation for Intentional Community\, and as a trainer and consultant for progressive projects. Yana is co-author of The Cooperative Culture Handbook: A Social Change Manual to Dismantle Toxic Culture and Build Connection and author of Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption. She is the former Executive Director of both the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\, and Commonomics USA. Her 2013 TEDx talk\, Sustainable is Possible! kicked off an era for her as a public speaker and advocate for communities. \nLearn more at yanaludwig.net. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTed Rau\n \nTed is part of Sociocracy For All (SoFa)\, an international organization he co-founded with his colleague Jerry Koch-Gonzalez in 2016. SoFa is now a growing\, international movement service organization that provides resources\, training and networking for sociocracy practitioners. Ted co-authored the sociocracy handbook\, Many Voices One Song and has taught sociocracy workshops in several countries including the United States\, Brazil\, the United Kingdom and Italy. Ted is transgender\, and his experience of seeing gender dynamics from both sides has influenced his thinking and perception. Ted has 5 children and has been a resident of Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Massachusetts since 2012. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJerry Koch-Gonzalez\n \nAt 69 years old\, Jerry has lived in community all of his adult life\, with the last 27 years in Pioneer Valley cohousing. Inspired by him\, his community implemented Dynamic Governance in 2012. He has been committed to nonviolent social change\, and has received training in anti-oppression with a focus on classism\, Nonviolent Communication/NVC\, facilitation\, Consensus and Sociocracy. \nPreviously involved with The Sociocracy Consulting Group\, Jerry is currently co-founder of Sociocracy For All\, where he works full time. He has shared Sociocracy and NVC with dozens of communities in North America and abroad. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Byrd Farmer\n \nCrystal is an engineer turned educator from Gastonia\, North Carolina. She is an organizer and speaker in the intentional communities movement. She serves as a board member with the Foundation for Intentional Communities and is on the Editorial Review Board of Communities Magazine published by the Global Ecovillage Network-United States. She also serves as Co-President for the BIPOC Intentional Community Council. In 2020 she published The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization. Crystal is passionate about encouraging people to change their perspectives on diversity\, relationships\, and the world. \nLearn more at cyrstalbyrdfarmer.com. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiana Leafe Christian\n \nDiana Leafe Christian is author of Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities and Finding Community: How to Join an Ecovillage or Intentional Community. She speaks at ecovillage and cohousing conferences\, offers consultations\, and leads workshops and online trainings internationally. With the ability to make things simple and clear\, and drawing on a deep and broad understanding of intentional community dynamics\, Diana encourages effective and harmonious ways for groups to become healthy and thriving\, and to resolve the typical interpersonal challenges that can arise in any community. Diana lives at Earthaven Ecovillage in North Carolina \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChris Roth\n \nChris first encountered Communities magazine in his high school library in the late 1970s. Seeds planted then blossomed in his 20s\, when he joined one community somewhat by accident (his main aim had been to study gardening) and then others more deliberately. With the exception of a few years on small organic family farms and a few years taking care of an aging parent\, he has lived in intentional community ever since. He has also edited a series of community-based periodicals: News from Aprovecho for five years in the late ’80s and early and mid-’90s\, Talking Leaves magazine from 1998-2006\, and Communities since 2008\, first with FIC and since Fall 2019 with Global Ecovillage Network-United States (GEN-US). He also edited the Best of Communities series (15 booklets) published in 2013\, and the four volumes of Wisdom of Communities published in 2018. He continues to find community in the process of helping create Communities\, even when he is far from his home community. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiane Rothbard Margolis\n \nDiane is a founding member of Cambridge Cohousing where she has lived for more than twenty years. She is a former member of the Coho/US Board of Directors and co-founder and Director Emeritus of the Cohousing Research Network. She was a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study 1980-1981. She has published many research articles\, and her books include The Fabric of Self\, which won Honorable Mention at the First Annual Book Award of the Eastern Sociological Society. She is Professor Emerita of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/meet-the-authors/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Giving-Tuesday-Gala-2022-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221122T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221122T183000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20210907T164120Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T030233Z UID:10000641-1669136400-1669141800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect — an online networking event! DESCRIPTION:Monthly on the 4th Tuesday \nCommunity Connect — an online networking event!\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a fun and informative virtual gathering for people interested in intentional community.\n\nImagine a sweet gathering in the common house\, but online and with communitarians across the world. Welcome to Community Connect — a monthly networking experience all about intentional communities. There will be opportunities for you to meet new friends and staff in the FIC\, share about your project\, and network in breakout sessions. \nThe majority of the event will be spent in breakout groups organized around topics that you propose. Move around to the different rooms to join the conversations that most interest you\, à la Open Space Technology. \nReady to connect and build community? We hope to see you there on the 4th Tuesday of every month! \n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nPraise for Community Connect\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIt was uplifting to feel connected to communities all over the world who are doing something that is a version of what we are also trying to achieve. \nI absolutely loved the community of communities sharing their diverse locales\, challenges and successes. It was truly inspiring to see so many committed people working together. \nI loved the vibe of the facilitators and the shared connection/warmth in the breakout calls.  \nBeing with all the people from intentional communities was amazing. I thought the leadership team organized well and made us all feel welcome. I enjoyed the breakout groups and the connections made. I enjoyed the poetry and meditations. I thought it was helpful when people spoke about the challenges they were having during this crisis. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n \n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/community-connect-6-730pm/2022-11-22/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Community-Connect-1.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221110T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220411T222737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221109T193355Z UID:10000767-1668081600-1668085200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + Live Q&A DESCRIPTION:2nd Thursday of every month | 1-2:00pm Eastern \nIntro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + Live Q&A\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you looking to learn about intentional communities and get inspiration for your own future community? You’ve come to the right place!\n\n\nCommunity Matchmaker Cynthia Tina offers this (pre-recorded) virtual tour of some of the hundreds of community projects she has visited or worked with worldwide. She helps people connect to intentional communities as a matchmaker for seekers and as a consultant for growing community projects. She’ll guide you through the ins and outs of life in community… and how to find the best match for you! \n \nWhen you register\, you will receive a 60-min pre-recorded webinar that covers all the basics about intentional communities — where to find them\, why they matter\, and how to join the one that’s right for you. Choose a date below to get your questions answered during the live\, 1-hour Q&A with Cynthia. \n \n\nIn the pre-recorded session you will receive:\n\nan overview of the 10 different types of intentional communities\ntop online resources for finding communities worldwide\na global tour of some popular and lesser-known communities\nkey steps for identifying the one that is right for you\nideas for how to build a lasting community relationship\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet the Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\nCynthia is the “community matchmaker” helping people join the hundreds of intentional communities she has visited and worked with around the globe. She is a speaker\, educator\, and co-director of the Foundation for Intentional Community (ic.org). Her mission is to strengthen the bridge between sustainable communities and mainstream society. After a decade of travel\, Cynthia now lives at an ecovillage in Vermont where she’s building a passive solar home\, tending a garden\, and guiding yoga classes. She has a B.A. in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certifications in Ecovillage and Permaculture design. Learn more and book a community matchmaking session with Cynthia at www.cynthiatina.com. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“This is a wonderful workshop to give you an overview of finding intentional community. Cynthia breaks down all the concepts and inspires you find the community you’re looking for through resources and insightful advice from her own experience.” \n—Molly McKinney \n\n\n“Cynthia 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.” \n—Adam Morrison \n\n\n“Cynthia has a wealth of information about IC’s around the world\, and presented in a way that felt welcoming and inclusive. The breakout group helped me get a sense of the diversity of the backgrounds of people  interested in intentional community.” \n—Allison S. \n\n\nRegistration\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/intro-to-ics-2022-11-10/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Intro-to-ICs-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221027T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221027T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220930T152218Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221013T211042Z UID:10000785-1666872000-1666877400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities DESCRIPTION:Oct 27 | 1-2:30pm Eastern \nVirtual Tour of Intentional Communities\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThinking about joining an intentional community? Curious to learn about communities from them directly? Want to peak inside community living and get your questions answered? \n\nThe Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities is the event experience for you! Each month we bring together a variety of new and established intentional communities — ecovillages\, cohousing\, shared homes\, coliving spaces and more — to present about about their community in an interactive setting. You’ll experience photos\, videos\, captivating stories\, and insightful dialogue among the presenting communitarians. Plenty of time is included for you to ask your burning questions about community living. Come travel to communities around the world without leaving your armchair! \n\nWhat you’ll get from the Virtual Tour experience:\n\nDeeper insight into the lives of communitarians and the places they live\nInspiration to get you excited about your own community journey\nInformation about housing and membership opportunities\nNetwork building with presenters and fellow participants\nA sense for what’s alive in the communities movement right now\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n \n\n\nThis Month’s Presenting Communities…\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nTierra Nueva Cohousing\nCalifornia \nWe are a multi-generational community set in a beautifully landscaped avocado orchard on California’s Central Coast. While we live in a private\, quiet\, safe setting\, our neighbor\, Pismo Beach\, is a bustling travel destination with fun-filled activities and stunning views of the ocean. Even the monarch butterflies love coming here every year. Our 27 homes are passive solar designed\, our Common House incorporates solar energy\, and members are welcomed to participate in the community garden. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMilagro Cohousing\nArizona \nMilagro Cohousing is a multigenerational neighborhood of 28 households clustered on eight of our 43 acres in the Tucson Mountains. Our mission is to create community living which values consensus decision making in a nurturing environment\, encouraging the contribution and growth of each individual. We value living in an environmentally friendly way that is sustainable. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBurns Village & Farm\nTennessee \nA group has formed to build a community in Burns\, TN\, about 25 miles west of Nashville\, TN. We are planning for 28-35 homes and a 2-acre farm\, with five wooded acres to be undeveloped. We have a contract on the land which has been owned by one family for four generations. They are supportive of our plans for this community. The 15-acre parcel includes an oak tree estimated to be centuries old\, and frontage on a small stream. Private homes\, a mix of single family and multi-family structures\, will be clustered around shared spaces and designed to encourage interaction and social cohesion.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/virtual-tour-oct-2022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Virtual-Tour-Featured-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220913T002226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T002940Z UID:10000781-1665673200-1665676800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub DESCRIPTION:Oct 13 | 3-4pm Eastern \nQ&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour\, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.\n\nConsensus\, if done well\, helps develop group depth and cohesion—the very thing most crave when building community. \n \nWhether you’re new to consensus or have experience\, this webinar is for you. Laird has 35 years of experience working with over 150 groups that operate with consensus. In this session you’ll get targeted answers to your specific situation. Register below for one or more dates. \n\n \n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet the Facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub \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. \n \nLaird lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found. He also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. \n \nIn 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\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nTeri’s presence\, warmth\, poise\, experience and clarity. I quickly felt at ease and confident that she knew what she was talking about\, and could share the material effectively\, while also managing the group format. – Jeffrey B \nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/consensus-qa-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Consensus-Intro-Session.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221013T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220411T222319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220930T144856Z UID:10000766-1665662400-1665666000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + Live Q&A DESCRIPTION:2nd Thursday of every month | 1-2:00pm Eastern \nIntro to Intentional Communities around the Globe + Live Q&A\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you looking to learn about intentional communities and get inspiration for your own future community? You’ve come to the right place!\n\nCommunity Matchmaker Cynthia Tina offers this (pre-recorded) virtual tour of some of the hundreds of community projects she has visited or worked with worldwide. She helps people connect to intentional communities as a matchmaker for seekers and as a consultant for growing community projects. She’ll guide you through the ins and outs of life in community… and how to find the best match for you! \n \nWhen you register\, you will receive a 60-min pre-recorded webinar that covers all the basics about intentional communities — where to find them\, why they matter\, and how to join the one that’s right for you. Choose a date below to get your questions answered during the live\, 1-hour Q&A with Cynthia. \n \n\nIn the pre-recorded session you will receive:\n\nan overview of the 10 different types of intentional communities\ntop online resources for finding communities worldwide\na global tour of some popular and lesser-known communities\nkey steps for identifying the one that is right for you\nideas for how to build a lasting community relationship\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet the Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCynthia Tina\nCynthia is the “community matchmaker” helping people join the hundreds of intentional communities she has visited and worked with around the globe. She is a speaker\, educator\, and co-director of the Foundation for Intentional Community (ic.org). Her mission is to strengthen the bridge between sustainable communities and mainstream society. After a decade of travel\, Cynthia now lives at an ecovillage in Vermont where she’s building a passive solar home\, tending a garden\, and guiding yoga classes. She has a B.A. in Sustainability from Goddard College\, as well as certifications in Ecovillage and Permaculture design. Learn more and book a community matchmaking session with Cynthia at www.cynthiatina.com. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n“This is a wonderful workshop to give you an overview of finding intentional community. Cynthia breaks down all the concepts and inspires you find the community you’re looking for through resources and insightful advice from her own experience.” \n—Molly McKinney \n\n\n“Cynthia 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.” \n—Adam Morrison \n\n\n“Cynthia has a wealth of information about IC’s around the world\, and presented in a way that felt welcoming and inclusive. The breakout group helped me get a sense of the diversity of the backgrounds of people  interested in intentional community.” \n—Allison S. \n\n\nRegistration\n \n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/intro-to-ics-2022-10-13/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Intro-to-ICs-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221006T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220913T001602Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220913T002934Z UID:10000780-1665068400-1665072000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Q&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub DESCRIPTION:Oct 6 | 3-4pm Eastern \nQ&A with Consensus Expert Laird Schaub\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you have burning consensus questions? Join us for a 1-hour\, casual Q&A session with longtime communitarian and consensus instructor Laird Schaub to learn best practices.\n\nConsensus\, if done well\, helps develop group depth and cohesion—the very thing most crave when building community. \n \nWhether you’re new to consensus or have experience\, this webinar is for you. Laird has 35 years of experience working with over 150 groups that operate with consensus. In this session you’ll get targeted answers to your specific situation. Register below for one or more dates. \n\n \n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMeet the Facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub \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. \n \nLaird lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found. He also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. \n \nIn 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\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n\n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nTeri’s presence\, warmth\, poise\, experience and clarity. I quickly felt at ease and confident that she knew what she was talking about\, and could share the material effectively\, while also managing the group format. – Jeffrey B \nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/consensus-qa-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Consensus-Intro-Session.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221005T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221005T140000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220922T004349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220927T023452Z UID:10000784-1664974800-1664978400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:7 Membership Questions All Cooperative Groups Need to Address DESCRIPTION:7 Membership Questions All Cooperative Groups Need to Address\n \nWednesday\, October 5\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 11:00am-12:00pm\nMountain: 12:00-1:00pm\nCentral: 1:00-2:00pm\nEastern: 2:00-3:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin our webinar with long-time communitarian Laird Schaub to get clear on the membership questions you should be asking. This is a teaser for the upcoming Designing a Community Membership Process course. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWhile most cooperative groups do not discuss all these questions or even any of them\, all groups should. The important thing to keep in mind is not so much what is the right answer – there are many of them – as it is to avoid the price of ambiguity down the line. \n \nGet clear on the membership questions your community should be asking now in this free\, one-hour webinar. If your group already has agreements or at least a working understanding about how you want to handle these basic areas\, great! If you haven’t gone there yet\, you’ll be returning with homework from this session. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhat it means to be a member of cooperative groups\nwhat membership questions group should anticipate discussing\nhow to be a savvy shopper when considering whether to join a cooperative group\nwhat’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Designing a Community Membership Process.\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend if you’re:\n\npart of a membership team\npart of a new community creating a membership process\npart of a new community wanting to attract new members\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/membership-questions-for-cooperative-groups/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Membership-Intro-Session.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221005T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221005T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220922T002017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T210519Z UID:10000783-1664967600-1664971200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges in Community DESCRIPTION:Managing the Moment When Conflict First Emerges in Community \n \nWednesday\, October 5\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 9:00-10:00am\nMountain: 10:00-11:00am\nCentral: 11:00am-12:00pm\nEastern: 12:00-1:00pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin our webinar with facilitation expert Laird Schaub as he examines how reactivity shows up in conflict and how to respond constructively. This is a teaser for the upcoming Working Constructively with Conflict in Community course. \n\nAbout the event\n \nWhen conflict arises in community\, it’s often unclear how to best tackle it or where it event begin. In this one-hour webinar\, Laird will examine what’s happening in the moment when people become aware that someone – either themselves or others – goes into nontrivial reactivity. \n \nWe’ll examine how reactivity shows up\, what’s going on for the individual in reaction\, and the choices you have on how to respond constructively. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhat conflict is\, and what’s happening for the individuals involved\nwhat it means to respond constructively to conflict\nwhy so many people are conflict avoidant\, and what you can do about it\nfurther details on what’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Working Constructively with Conflict in Community\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend if you’re:\n\na community facilitator\na community leader\na group governor\n\n\nAbout your presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. He lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found.Laird also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. In 1987\, he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years.In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987. \nRead his blog Laird’s Commentary on Community and Consensus \n \n\n\n\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/conflict-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Conflict-course-teaser.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20221004T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20221004T173000 DTSTAMP:20230814T094508 CREATED:20220921T213414Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T210331Z UID:10000782-1664899200-1664904600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Aging Gracefully in Community: A Panel DESCRIPTION:Intro to Aging Gracefully in Community: A Panel\n \nTuesday\, October 4\, 2022 \n\nPacific: 1-2:30pm\nMountain: 2-3:30pm\nCentral: 3-4:30pm\nEastern: 4-5:30pm\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\nJoin a panel of long-time communitarians as they share their expertise and experiences of aging in community. This is a teaser with the course instructors for the upcoming Aging Gracefully in Community course. \n\nAbout the event\n \nIn this discussion\, you’ll learn about the expertise and experiences longtime communitarians Laird Schaub\, Margaret Critchlow\, Danielle Williams\, Alline Anderson\, and Lee Warren have with aging in community.  \n \nLaird will introduce the meaning of eldering in community and creating a care team. Margaret will be providing an overview of some lessons from a senior cohousing community. Danielle and Alline will discuss some pitfalls and possibilities of aging and dying in community and Lee will go more deeply into the art of death and dying in community. \n \nYou’ll also have the opportunity to ask the instructors questions\, as well as chat with each other about the key challenges and concerns you may have around this topic. \n \nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn about:\n\nwhat aging in community means\nwhy a care team is important\nexperiences living in a senior cohousing community\nwhat it can look like to age and die in community\nfurther details on what’s included in the upcoming 5-week course\, Aging Gracefully in Community\n\n\nWho should attend?\n \nYou should attend if you’re:\n\ninterested in living in community long term\nlooking to accommodate elders in your community\n\n\nAbout your presenters\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLaird Schaub\n \nLaird’s specialty is up-tempo inclusive meetings that engage the full range of human input\, teaching groups to work creatively with conflict and diversity—all the while being ruthless about capturing as much product as possible. \nLaird lived for four decades at Sandhill Farm\, an income-sharing rural community that he helped found. He also helped found the Foundation for Intentional Community\, where he served as the main administrator for 28 years. \nIn 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\n\nMargaret Critchlow\n \nMargaret Critchlow\, PhD\, taught anthropology at York University in Toronto\, Canada for 25 years before retiring to Vancouver Island. She loved learning from villagers in the south Pacific islands of Vanuatu and from residents of Canadian housing co-ops. She has written or co-authored more than 50 academic article and 7 books. \nShe was a founding member of the first senior cohousing community in western Canada\, Harbourside Cohousing\, where she has lived with her husband since it opened in Jan 2016. Margaret enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for cohousing with people of all ages\, independently and as a Community Building Facilitator with Cohousing Development Consulting. Her courses\, “Aging well in community” and “Is cohousing for you?” have supported people to better understand what they are getting into when they join a cohousing community. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlline Anderson\n \nAlline Anderson is a native Californian transplanted to Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in the rural Midwest\, where she is constantly astonished by fireflies\, wide open spaces\, and remarkable clouds. As the creator/owner of the Milkweed Mercantile\, she has welcomed hundreds of visitors to Dancing Rabbit. \nAlline was profoundly moved by the death of a beloved young community member in 2010\, and the empowerment that came from burying her together with the rest of her Dancing Rabbit community. Equally as transformative were the last days and deaths of close friends and relatives. \nAs she enters year 23 at Dancing Rabbit\, Alline has become an advocate of thoughtful conversations about aging\, hospice\, death\, and natural burial\, and is passionate about exploring the empowerment of individuals in choosing how they want to live and to die. She is currently working on ideas to make Dancing Rabbit and other intentional communities more elder-friendly\, and on ways to enable herself to become more adaptable and of service to her community as her skills and abilities change. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle Williams\n \nDanielle Williams moved to Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in 2012 after living and tasting the flavors at multiple other intentional communities in different countries. In 2016 she became the Executive Director for the nonprofit there\, which shares Dancing Rabbit’s unique flavor of hope and sustainable living inspiration with the world. She delights in living in a 213 sq-ft naturally built round house called the Hermitage. Danielle originally hails from the state of Colorado\, and her skills are as diverse and varied as the places she’s lived since then (hypnotherapy\, breathwork\, facilitation\, marketing\, spreadsheets…). Her degree in Peace & Global Studies informs her vision of how ecovillages are part of a global movement towards curing the social pandemic of loneliness and meaninglessness\, and creating a better world for everyone. She passionately cultivates the world she wants to pass on to future generations\, and living in community (amidst all the highs & lows) is an integral part of that cultivation. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Warren\n \nLee is a devoted community builder. She is delighted by community of all kinds\, shapes\, sizes\, and intentions. Her life purpose is to provide leadership in the building of community in accessible\, natural\, and blissful ways. To 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”. In 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\nLocation\n \nYou’ll get the Zoom link after you register in your confirmation email. Please check the spam folder of the inbox you use to register. \n \nDownload Zoom \n\nRegistration\n\n \n\n\n \n \n\n\nThe Online Event Experience\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nLive Zoom Sessions\n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n\n\n\n\n\nAffordable and Accessible\n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the Recording\n \nYou’ll receive the recording of your event to view for up to one month (unless otherwise noted). So don’t worry if you can’t attend a live session. Watch or listen whenever it is convenient for you. \n\n\n\n\n\nLoved by Community Builders\n\nWhat a beautiful gift to our intentional community builders and leaders! FIC’s programs provide a way for thinking and concerned people to collaborate for solutions to our multitude of global crises. Thank you FIC! – Terri Garcia \nI am constantly impressed by the down-to-earth practicality of the FIC workshops combined with the philosophical questions that are so vital for us to explore. I’m grateful for the excellent planning and delivery of the workshops by skilled and inclusive presenters\, who create a space that is both welcoming and invites participants to challenge existing ideas and world views. Well done and thank you FIC. – Claire Ogden URL:https://www.ic.org/event/intro-to-aging-gracefully-in-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Intro-to-Aging-Gracefully-in-Community-A-Panel-Product-Image.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR