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:20210314T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20211107T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210629T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210629T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100851 CREATED:20210612T014956Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210622T144809Z UID:10000675-1624968000-1624973400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Intentional Communities and Quick Global Tour [Webinar] DESCRIPTION:June 29 | 1-2:30pm Eastern \nIntro to Intentional Communities and Quick Global Tour\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you thinking about joining an intentional community and want to get your search underway? You’ve come to the right place!\n\n\nThis 90-min webinar will cover all the basics about intentional communities — where to find them\, why they matter\, and how to join the one that’s right for you. Get your questions answered and leave with practical tips. This is also a great opportunity to meet fellow community seekers from around the global. \n \nCynthia is the Co-Director of the FIC and will offer a 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\nDuring this session you will gain:\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 has traveled to over a hundred intentional community projects worldwide and is Co-Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community. She helps connect people to intentional communities as a coach for seekers and marketing consultant for growing projects. She is the founder of Ecovillage Tours\, was an officeholder on the Board of Trustees for the Global Ecovillage Network (2015-2020)\, and was Director of the youth ecovillage network NextGENNA (2013-2018). Cynthia lives in an intentional community in Vermont where she is currently building a passive solar home and tending a permaculture garden. 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/ 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:20210624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210624T133000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100851 CREATED:20210527T015734Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T152520Z UID:10000674-1624536000-1624541400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities [Panel] DESCRIPTION:June 24 | 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\nPresenting Communities\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanticle Farm\nCanticle Farm is an urban farm and educational center\, an intentional community\, and an experiment in faith-based activism\, nonviolence\, and restorative justice. They are located in East Oakland\, CA\, acting as a platform for the Great Turning\, one heart\, one home\, and one block at a time. They are working to heal and transform historical and present-day trauma across difference\, especially that of race\, gender\, class\, religion and age.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIngenium Expressive Arts Village\nIngenium is a small-scale cohousing inspired community\, supporting expressive artists and their families. They are located on 48 private\, wooded and very beautiful acres\, just two miles from downtown Nevada City\, California. They have several residence cabins\, a Common House with shared facilities & gathering space\, a large garden space\, hiking trails\, swimming pond\, an art & workshop space and a nice solar power array. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBristol Cohousing\nBristol Village Cohousing Bristol Village Cohousing is a community of 14 households\, located in the village of Bristol\, Vermont\, on the edge of the Green Mountains. Their housing is surrounded by gardens of flowers\, fruits and vegetables and built to meet high standards of energy efficiency\, reflecting Vermont’s and Addison County’s spirit of self-reliance. \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-june-2021/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Virtual-Tour-Images.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210617T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210617T180000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100851 CREATED:20210520T192112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T135416Z UID:10000671-1623945600-1623952800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Authentic Self-Expression as a Foundation for Community [Workshop] DESCRIPTION:June 17th | 4:00-6:00pm Eastern \nAuthentic Self-Expression as a Foundation for Community\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Conscious Relating Coach and Expressive Therapist\, Teri Lynn Grunthaner\, for a workshop exploring how to create authentic relating within your community. \n\nWe know that thriving community depends on developing shared governance\, decision-making\, and interpersonal communication. But what about cultivating the most important components – you and the people you live with? The more authentic and connected we are to ourselves and one another\, the more creative\, cohesive\, and resilient a community will become. \nAuthentic self-expression can be difficult and feel vulnerable or scary. What if I’m misunderstood or judged? What if my truth creates conflict or jeopardizes my inclusion? What if I have inner conflict and don’t know what is honest to share? What if I’m not sure what I think\, feel\, need\, value or want? \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nWhat authenticity is and why it’s so important for cooperative\, intentional communities\nThe four main barriers to authentic expression\nHow to nurture our own healing\, growth\, and skillfulness for more authentic expression\nHow to support and encourage others’ authentic expression and create a culture of curiosity\, compassion\, and collaboration\nHow to cultivate the conditions necessary to support authentic relating in your community \n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTeri Lynn Grunthaner \nTeri is a Conscious Relating Coach and Expressive Therapist who has been living in an exploring the potential of intentional community as a vehicle for personal and social transformation for over a decade. She believes that intentional communities\, cooperatives\, collectives\, and circles rooted in anti-oppression values and liberation frameworks are creating the more just\, sustainable\, and loving world she longs for. \nThrough Nonviolent Communication\, Inner Relationship Focusing\, and Expressive Therapies\, Teri passionately helps folks create authentic\, cooperative\, and healing relationships with themselves and their community. Learn more about her practice and join the support network of community seekers\, lovers\, and creators doing inner relationshp work at www.radicalhearts.com. \nTeri is currently settled in Delaware Street Commons Cohousing in Lawrence\, KS\, also known as the Kaw Valley\, ancestral lands of the Kansa\, Osage\, Wichita\, Kiowa\, Kiowa-Apache\, Comanche\, Pawnee\, Cheyenne\, Arapaho\, and other groups recognized and unrecognized. She lives with her partner and toddler\, Samuel and Kylee. \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/authenticity/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Authenticity-Workshop-Featured-Image-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210615T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210615T173000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100851 CREATED:20210525T181555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210602T220006Z UID:10000672-1623772800-1623778200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Participatory Design Processes for Starting Community [Workshop] DESCRIPTION:June 15th | 5:00-6:30pm Eastern \nParticipatory Design Process for Starting Community\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a workshop on participatory design! Learn about the tools and processes developed by architects\, designers\, and professional facilitators that can help communities achieve their goals. \n\nMany members of intentional communities want to participate in the design process when renovating or creating their own space. But a poorly structured processes can lead toward a poor design and a waste of time\, money\, and energy for the group. So how do you design together? \nMathilde Berthe and Erik Bonnett of Studio Co+Hab will walk us through the difference between customization and participatory design. We’ll learn how to better engage with professionals\, as well as some specific strategies for starting your intentional community\, be it a cohousing\, ecovillage\, or housing coop. \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nHow to design physical spaces in a collaborative setting\nParticipatory design best practices and pitfalls\nKey steps to get your intentional community designed and built\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\nMeet Your Facilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMathilde Berthe\nMathilde is an architectural designer at Studio Co+hab. Her background in intentional communities design includes working at MacCamant and Durrett Architects\, who introduced the concept of Cohousing in America. She also helped develop Habitat & Partage\, a cooperative in that aims to facilitate the mergence of Cohousing projects in France. Between France and the USA\, she has visited and contributed to many communities exploring the relationship between design and the social structure of communities. She is experienced in designing workshops and giving public presentations inspired by her diverse experience. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nErik Bonnett\nErik is a registered architect with deep expertise in sustainability and participatory design. His experience includes facilitating integrated design of groundbreaking LEED and net zero carbon projects\, while at Rocky Mountain Institute. His work focuses on integrating the economic\, environmental\, and social components of sustainability with a focus on equity and empowerment. Erik taught sustainability from an interdisciplinary perspective at Montana State University and has published research on cost optimization of energy efficiency. He has worked to design and also found cohousing communities across the United States. Erik is passionate about collaborating with intentional communities and helping them turn their aspirations into reality. \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nRegistration\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nThe Online Event Experience\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nLive Zoom Sessions\n \n \nNothing pre-recorded here! When you sign-up for an event with FIC\, you’ll have the opportunity to join a live session on Zoom with the event presenter/facilitator and other participants. \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nAffordable and Accessible\n \n \nAll our events are run on a sliding scale basis. Generous donations cover the costs for low-income attendees. FIC is committed to making our programs accessible to people of all walks of life. \n \n\n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \nWatch the Recording\n \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 \n \n \n \n\n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nLoved by Community Builders\n \n \n \n \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 \n \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 \n \n \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 \n \n\n\n \n \n \n  URL:https://www.ic.org/event/participatory-design/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Design-Process-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210611T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210611T150000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100851 CREATED:20210520T184325Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210608T142117Z UID:10000670-1623416400-1623423600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Sociocracy — a Dynamic Governance Model for Communities [Workshop] DESCRIPTION:June 11th | 1:00-3:00pm Eastern \nIntro to Sociocracy — a Dynamic Governance Model for Communities\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us and Ted Rau\, from Sociocracy For All (SoFa)\, for an interactive workshop on the basics of sociocracy\, including how we make decisions\, how we empower and connect teams\, and how we can improve governance over time. \n\nSociocracy is a governance system that supports healthy group processes. It has a strong focus on equality and effectiveness\, and is used worldwide in a variety of organizations\, particularly intentional communities. \nIn this workshop\, we’ll engage in small-group exercises and demonstrations so everyone can experience the clarity\, consideration\, and flow that sociocracy brings. We’ll also explore examples from existing communities! \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nHow to clarify who decides what in a community so decisions are easy\nWays to make group decisions with everyone’s input\nCreate productive meetings that practice egalitarian culture with heart\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTed Rau \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\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/sociocracy-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Sociocracy-Webinar-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210608T173000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210510T192328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210604T142407Z UID:10000668-1623168000-1623173400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:How Housing Policies of the Past Impact Diversity in Intentional Communities Today [Webinar] DESCRIPTION:June 8th | 4:00-5:30pm Eastern \nHow Housing Policies of the Past Impact Diversity in Intentional Communities Today\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an enlightening webinar on the history of land distribution in the US and how you can be a better ally to marginalized people within your community. \n\nJoin PhD student\, Camille Gladieux\, for a short lecture on housing policy within the context of the United States and how it impacts the movement for intentional communities. Camille will cover main points to consider when designing and creating intentional communities to include racial and economic diversity. There will be a portion of this event dedicated to Q&A so please bring your curiosity and questions! \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nGain a better historical understanding of the distribution of land within the context of the United States and the political power that comes with it\nLearn how to be a better ally or accomplice to marginalized communities within the Intentional Communities Movement\nLearn practical steps to design\, implement\, and create more diverse communities while being mindful of power dynamics within living environments\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCamille Gladieux\nCamille is a second-year PhD student with a concentration in Economic and Racial Equity at Brandeis University’s Heller School for Social Policy and Management. They are interested in Housing Policy and the creation of Intentional Housing Communities as a way to address widespread social isolation\, climate resilient housing\, and affordability. \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/housing-policies/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Community-Building-for-Diversity.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210527T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210527T170000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210519T135117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210618T150522Z UID:10000669-1622127600-1622134800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities [Panel] DESCRIPTION:May 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\nPresenting Communities\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLa’akea Community\nLa’akea Community is a small\, family-style\, egalitarian\, intentional community on the big island of Hawai’i. We are a committed group of people working together closely as a means to health\, relationship vitality\, economic stability\, and personal and spiritual growth. We integrate the social aspects of sustainability into daily life: how to live together with honesty\, love and peace\, and shared power and leadership. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTouchstone Cohousing\nTouchstone Cohousing is an intergenerational cohousing community located just west of the city limits of Ann Arbor\, Michigan. Though we still have private lives\, we’ve chosen to reside in this tightly knit neighborhood. We share three meals a week in the common house\, which also provides laundry facilities and children’s play space. We work together to maintain our landscaping. We govern ourselves by consensus and use dialogue to manage our conflicts. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMagic Community\nMagic is a decades-old residential service-learning community located in Palo Alto\, California. We are developing and disseminating valuescience\, a scientific approach to value. We research\, teach\, publish\, and aim to walk our talk by applying valuescience to act for common good. Some residents operate an educational\, charitable organization by the same name. \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-5-2021/ 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:20210525T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210525T193000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210418T163655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210428T190353Z UID:10000656-1621965600-1621971000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect -- an online networking event! DESCRIPTION:May 25th | 6:00-7:30pm Eastern \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 who love 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 friends and staff in the FIC\, share about your project\, community-themed games\, and breakout sessions. Ready 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/cc-may/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Community-Connect-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210521T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210426T224520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210514T162726Z UID:10000664-1621598400-1621602000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Thriving in Community [Course Info Session] DESCRIPTION:May 21 | 12-1pm Eastern \nThriving in Community — Course Info Session\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn all about the upcoming 5-week online course Thriving in Community\, which starts on June 4th.\n\nDo you want to thrive in an intentional community? Life in an ecovillage\, cohousing\, shared house or other coliving situation can be extremely rewarding. And it can also be extremely challenging at times\, especially if you don’t know how to navigate the social\, emotional\, and relational aspects of life in cooperative culture. During this 5-week online course\, long-time communitarian Lee Warren will guide you through the skills you’ll need so that you can thrive in community. \n \nWhat you’ll learn from the Info Session:\n\nWhether or not this course is a good fit for you\nAbout the course instructor and her expertise\nInformation regarding the course structure\, schedule\, pricing\, etc.\nAnd the answers to any additional questions you have!\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLee Warren \nLee Warren is reclaiming wisdom through conscious relating with self\, land\, and other. She has 25 years of experience envisioning\, designing\, and living innovative solutions to mutually empowered relationships\, land-based and community living\, regenerative systems\, interpersonal communication\, and sustainability education. She’s been living in rural intentional community since 1995 and at Earthaven Ecovillage since 2000. She is a co-founder\, co-owner\, and builder of the Village Terraces Cohousing Neighborhood\, the co-founder and manager of Imani Farm\, and the co-founder of SOIL\, School of Integrated Living\, whole-life skills for a radically different future. She is the principal and founder of Reclaiming Wisdom and a writer\, teacher\, and activist\, with a passion for embodiment practices\, rural wisdom\, sustainable economics\, conscious dying\, and community of all kinds. \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/thriving-course-info-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Thriving-in-Community-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210520T120000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210426T224529Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210517T145910Z UID:10000665-1621508400-1621512000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Starting an Intentional Community [Course Info Session] DESCRIPTION:May 20 | 12-1pm Eastern \nStarting an Intentional Community — Course Info Session\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn all about the upcoming 5-week online course Starting an Intentional Community\, which starts on June 3rd.\n\nGet ready for the experience of a lifetime as you learn with participants from around the world who are endeavoring to create ecovillage\, cohousing\, coliving and permaculture communities. With the guidance of Yana Ludwig\, you can avoid the common pitfalls of community building and set your group on a path towards success! \n \nWhat you’ll learn from the Info Session:\n\nWhether or not this course is a good fit for you\nAbout the course instructor and her expertise\nInformation regarding the course structure\, schedule\, pricing\, etc.\nAnd the answers to any additional questions you have!\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYana Ludwig \nYana Ludwig 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. She is a founding member of the Solidarity Collective\, an income sharing community in Laramie\, WY\, and a host on the community’s podcast\, Solidarity House. \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/starting-course-info-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IC-Course-Materials-2-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210519T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210519T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210503T185441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210511T132757Z UID:10000667-1621436400-1621440000@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Building Diverse and Inclusive Communities [Course Info Session] DESCRIPTION:May 19 | 4-5pm Eastern \nBuilding Diverse and Inclusive Communities — Course Info Session\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn all about the upcoming 5-week online course Building Diverse and Inclusive Communities\, starting on June 2nd.\n\nLearn how to foster an inclusive community that is welcoming of people across identities of race\, LGBTQ\, gender\, and disability. Let author and coach\, Crystal Farmer\, lead you and your group through the critical journey of making transformative change toward real inclusion. \n \nWhat you’ll learn from the Info Session:\n\nWhether or not this course is a good fit for you\nAbout the course instructor and their expertise\nInformation regarding the course structure\, schedule\, pricing\, etc.\nAnd the answers to any additional questions you have!\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCrystal Farmer \nCrystal Byrd Farmer is the author of The Token: Common Sense Ideas for Increasing Diversity in Your Organization. She is a North Carolina native active in the cohousing and polyamorous communities. An engineer turned educator\, she speaks and writes about ways communities can be more welcoming to people of all kinds of backgrounds. Crystal is the website editor for Black & Poly\, an organization promoting healthy polyamorous relationships for people of color. She serves on the Board of the Foundation for Intentional Community and on the Editorial Review Board of Communities Magazine. Crystal is passionate about encouraging people to change their perspectives on diversity\, relationships\, and the world. \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/diversity-course-info-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Diversity.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210518T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210423T184425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210428T190242Z UID:10000663-1621346400-1621353600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Learning from Conflict with Restorative Systems [Workshop] DESCRIPTION:May 18th | 2:00-4:00pm Eastern \nLearning from Conflict with Restorative Systems\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a 2-hour workshop to find out how to design a system that will support dialogue in your group\, especially when tensions are high.\n\nWhen conflict blossoms nearby\, it often looks more like a bomb than a bloom. But with enough support we can get close enough to take the danger out of conflict\, and even to see its hidden potential to bring about what we want most. Conflict points to unmet needs\, in ourselves and in our communities. In restorative systems\, we focus on meeting those needs\, discovering where harm has been done\, repairing what can be repaired\, and rebuilding connection. The systems we design together are like homes within which conflict can live among us safely — and maybe even help us thrive. \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nIdentify a dialogical system and learn how to spot one in the wild\nKnow the three questions to ask as you design your own conflict system\nFind out how your existing conflict system can work even better\nDiscover the five preconditions for a strong restorative system\nConsider how to get the support you need to engage with conflict\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAlyson Ewald \nAlyson works with individuals and groups to design systems and practices that facilitate learning\, connection\, creative conflict engagement\, and collaborative decision making. She is the facilitator for the social dimension of the online Design for Sustainability course hosted by Gaia Education. She has received training and experience in English teaching\, Permaculture\, Alternatives to Violence\, Nonviolent Communication\, Consensus Facilitation\, and Restorative Circles. She has also served as board member for Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\, Scotland County Farmers’ Market\, and FIC. She is an avid student of governance\, conflict\, and justice. \n \nAfter receiving her BA in English from Bates College\, Alyson lived and worked overseas for nine years. During that time\, she taught English; coordinated exchange programs; led workshops on consensus\, nonviolence\, and facilitation; and founded and taught a leadership and skill-building program. In 2005\, she co-founded Red Earth Farms\, a community in northeast Missouri\, where she continues to practice permaculture and social transformation. \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/restorative-systems/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Restorative-Circles-Workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210513T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210513T170000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210503T155655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210506T144406Z UID:10000666-1620921600-1620925200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Cooperative Real Estate for Intentional Communities with Cassandra Ferrera [Interview] DESCRIPTION:May 13 | 5-6pm Eastern \nCooperative Real Estate for Intentional Communities with Cassandra Ferrera\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCassandra Ferrera is a real estate agent turned cooperative community guide. She has helped dozens of communities get on land and get set up with the structures they need to thrive.\n \n\nWant to understand ethical frameworks to create intentional communities? Don’t miss this special interview. \nJoin FIC Co-Director\, Cynthia Tina\, for an hour-long conversation with Cassandra to glean her wisdom from decades of experience. We’ll hear about the community where Cassandra lives in California and about her work as an FIC Board Member\, community consultant\, and real estate agent for community projects. We’ll make space for audience Q&A\, so come with your questions about forming a community. \n\nWhat you’ll get from the experience:\n\nDeeper insight into what makes intentional communities work\nInsightful stories from Cassandra’s community journey\nInformation about land and legal structures specific to intentional communities\nNetwork building with fellow participants\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCassandra Ferrera\nCassandra has pioneered the field of cooperative real estate to serve those seeking to share land and create community. She has years of grounded exposure to what it takes to establish community in rural\, suburban and urban settings. Cassandra has lived in intentional community since 2006 and in 2016\, co-founded Landwell\, an emerging intentional community near Sebastopol\, CA. In 2010\, Cassandra partnered with Green Key Real Estate to bring the values of stewardship\, reverence\, and cooperation into the practice of real estate. A founding board member of CommonSpace Community Land Trust\, Cassandra works on inspiring community and land related projects as a consultant and guide. She is also a Board Member of the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC). Learn more at cassandraferrera.net \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/cassandra-interview/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Cassandra-Ferrera.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210512T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210512T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210419T211213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210505T001729Z UID:10000661-1620817200-1620824400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Analyzing and Shifting the Power Dynamics in Your Community [Workshop] DESCRIPTION:May 12th | 12-2pm Eastern \nAnalyzing and Shifting the Power Dynamics in Your Community\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you want to create an community that counters the hyper-capitalist and oppressive systems of mainstream culture? Have you noticed destructive power dynamics in your existing community? \n\nToo often in our communities we experience the same harmful power dynamics we’re trying to replace!\n\nJoin Cecile Green and Rebecca Fisher-McGinty of Round Sky Solutions to explore the ways power dynamics show up in intentional community and how you can handle them. \n \nJoin the FIC’s partner\, Round Sky Solutions\, for a two-hour workshop to learn simple\, yet powerful tools and frameworks for addressing community power dynamics. Through presentation and application\, you will gain a useful framework for analyzing power (harmful and/or generative) dynamics and flows. There’ll also be time for you to dive into your own experiences and make sense of the power dynamics showing up in your community now. \n\nKey Workshop Outcomes\n\nA new understanding of the challenging power dynamics showing up in communities\nA framework for analyzing how power expresses to our daily life in communities\nActions and tools for shifting unhealthy power dynamics to generative power dynamics through governance and effective meeting processes\nHands on work to strengthen democratic processes in your community\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Facilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCecile Green\nCecile co-founded both Dancing Catamount\, an emerging intentional community in the mountains of Vermont\, and Round Sky Solutions\, a worker-owned cooperative working with leaders and teams to share power and collaborate with intention and care. Cecile is a visionary\, entrepreneur\, experiential philosopher\, and farmer with a passion for assisting mission-driven organizations and communities achieve their visions. She has lived in and experimented with intentional communities for three decades. As an integral scholar practitioner and life-long learner\, she holds a B.S. in Community Supported Agricultural Systems and has over two decades of experience in entrepreneurial environments. \nCecile was raised in Istanbul Turkey for 10 years as a child where she learned French in an embassy school and spend hours exploring ancient ruins and the waters of the Aegean. In her spare time\, she enjoys the wilds of Vermont\, ecstatic dancing\, and building beautiful homes and gardens. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRebecca Fisher-McGinty\nRebecca is a worker owner and Communication Wizard at Round Sky Solutions. She has been immersed in Round Sky’s collaborative process (Collab) and brings her expertise in facilitation and understanding of the power of teamwork to the conversation. She always had a strong sense that the HOW we go about work is just as important as the WHAT. \nRebecca grew up in California and graduated from University of California\, Berkeley\, with a B.S. in Environmental Policy. With a strong passion for environmental\, social\, economic\, and racial justice\, she has been working alongside and facilitating teams of people for over a decade in all types of settings. She is currently rooted in New Orleans\, Louisiana\, community organizing through various collectives. She is also engaged as a student in Saint Mary’s University’s Masters of Cooperative Management developing her cooperative knowledge and her dreams of cooperative and solidarity economies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\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/power-dynamics/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Power-Dynamics-Workshop.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210511T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210511T183000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210412T224957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210430T213502Z UID:10000654-1620754200-1620757800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Intro to Community Land Trusts with School of Living [Webinar] DESCRIPTION:May 11th | 6:30-7:30pm Eastern \nIntro to Community Land Trusts with School of Living\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin a one-hour webinar to learn about the nuts and bolts of School of Living’s Community Land Trust model and why Community Land Trusts may be the best land-holding option for intentional communities.\n\nThe purpose of the Community Land Trust (CLT) is to provide secure access to land for current generations and protect the land for future generations\, while representing the interests of the larger community. School of Living’s (SOL’s) CLT model integrates Georgist economic principles\, intentional community\, ecological stewardship and education. SOL’s Karen Stupski and Herb Goldstein will walk us through the history of the School of Living’s CLT model\, the Georgist principles behind collecting land rent\, why CLT may be the best land-holding option for intentional communities and how the CLT model promotes sustainability and social justice. \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nWhat a Community Land Trust (CLT) is and the different types\nBrief History of CLTs\nHow the School of Living’s CLT model is unique\nGeorgist economic principles\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKaren Stupski \nKaren is a sustinability educator\, grant writer\, and communitarian. She currently serves as a faculty member at Goddard College and Development Director for the Gunpowder Valley Conservancy\, a watershed organization and land trust. She holds a B.A. in History and Science from Harvard University\, a Ph.D. in the History of Science\, Medicine\, and Technology from Johns Hopkins University\, and a Post Masters Graduate Diploma in Organizing learning for EcoSocial Regeneration from Gaia University. \n \nKaren lives at Heathcote Community\, an intentional community dedicated to sustainable living\, where she coordinates the permaculture education program. Heathcote is located on Piscataway land on 44 acres that are held in trust by School of Living. \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/land-trusts/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Intro-to-CLTs-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210505T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210505T180000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210412T211008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T180846Z UID:10000652-1620230400-1620237600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:A Compassionate Approach to Conflict [Workshop] DESCRIPTION:May 5th | 5-7pm Eastern \nA Compassionate Approach to Conflict — NVC Training\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Jenna Card for a two-hour virtual workshop to learn how to work through conflict using Nonviolent Communication. \n \n\nWe’ll develop skills to gracefully and powerfully navigate challenging situations\, which is essential for one’s well-being\, healthy relationships\, and healthy communities. \n \nNonviolent Communication (NVC) asserts that our every action is an attempt to satisfy\, consciously or unconsciously\, an important internal value or need. How would our response to conflict change if we were able to see the behaviors that create conflict as someone’s ineffective (or sometimes harmful) attempt to meet needs? When we move beyond judging and blaming to see a shared humanity underneath the offending actions or words\, we can begin to transform conflict with compassion. \n \n\n \nBased on the principles and consciousness of NVC\, plus illuminating brain science and practical exercises\, together we will explore bringing a deeper understanding of conflict and how to bring a more compassionate\, life-serving approach to addressing conflict. \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nBetter understand conflict in your life\nUnpack your habitual ways of responding\nLearn strategies for maintaining our “cool” when things get tense\nExplore skills for responding to conflict with more grace & efficacy\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJenna Card \nJenna is a Certified Compassionate Communication (NVC) Trainer and excels at facilitating heart centered connection. A 25-year veteran of the corporate world\, Jenna blends attunement\, clarity\, and insight as she skillfully guides businesses\, communities\, and individuals into more effective\, fulfilling relationships\, and outcomes. From facilitating collaborative decision-making and relational resilience systems\, to teaching the skills for transforming conflict and deepening relationships\, Jenna thrives in supporting people to up level their communication and connection. Jenna’s formal training includes Nonviolent Communication\, Leadership Coaching\, Mediation\, Convergent Facilitation\, Interpersonal Neurobiology\, Attachment Theory\, and nature-based leadership practices. \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/compassionate-conflict/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Compassionate-Approach-to-Conflict-Featured-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210504T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210504T153000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210420T094403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210429T224107Z UID:10000662-1620136800-1620142200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:How to Sustain an Intentional Community — Lessons from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage [Webinar] DESCRIPTION:May 4th | 3:00-4:30pm Eastern \nHow to Sustain an Intentional Community — Lessons from Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTune into this two-hour webinar to learn all about Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Longtime community members\, Danielle and Cob will share their insights on common challenges and solutions to sustain an intentional community for the long haul. \n\nWith almost a quarter century of experience\, Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in Missouri has survived common (and uncommon) community growing pains\, and continues thrive today. Learn what elements have served Dancing Rabbit well\, and what to consider for your own project. While each group is unique\, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel or repeat mistakes! Bring your questions\, whatever stage you or your group is in. \n\n\nKey webinar outcomes:\n\nUnderstanding some of the key dynamics that will challenge your group\nHow to maintain legal compliance\nHow to plan for leadership transitions\nThe importance of both entrance and exit strategies\nThoughts on maintaining core cultural and behavioral expectations\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Facilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle Williams\nDanielle 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. She 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 of the highs & lows) is an integral part of that cultivation. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDavid (Cob) Carleton\nOver time Cob has served in many administrative and other committee roles at Dancing Rabbit\, as the administrator for the Land Trust\, on the executive committee of our municipal cooperative\, as a manger of the shared vehicle fleet\, and a term on the Village Council. Cob is currently also on the Board of the local Milkweed Mercantile Cooperative\, where he cooks\, tends bar\, and manages the bookkeeping. He also runs a small local (nearly zero waste) grocery store at Dancing Rabbit. \nCob particularly enjoy working with visitors and new residents to explain how our different legal organizations and governing documents mesh with one another\, the flow of group finances and budgets\, and to help new folks accurately assess their cost of living when they move to the ecovillage. He often leads workshops during visitor programs\, and enjoys cooking for large groups and generally talking about the joys and challenges of living in community. \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/sustain-community/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sustaining-Community-Webinar.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210427T183000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210201T204453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210419T151308Z UID:10000634-1619542800-1619548200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect -- an online networking event! DESCRIPTION:April 27th | 6:00-7:30pm Eastern \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 who love 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 friends and staff in the FIC\, share about your project\, community-themed games\, and breakout sessions. Ready to connect and build community? We hope to see you there on the 4th Tuesday of every month! \n \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/cc-april/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IC-Course-Materials.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210421T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210421T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210408T002825Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T014300Z UID:10000599-1619017200-1619020800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Interview with Robin Allison\, Author of Cohousing for Life DESCRIPTION:April 21 | 4-5pm Eastern \nInterview with Robin Allison\, Author of Cohousing for Life\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for an interview with Robin Allison including live audience Q&A! \n\nIn FIC Co-Director\, Cynthia Tina\, will meet with Robin Allison for an hour-long session to learn about her new book Cohousing for Life. Get your copy of the e-book or paperback! \n \n\nAbout Robin\n \nRobin trained as an architect at the University of Auckland in the early 1980s\, and ran her own sustainable architecture practice for a number of years before founding Earthsong Eco-Neighborhoud in 1995. Her workshops and seminars on cohousing have been a catalyst for groups all over New Zealand to start working on their own projects. \nEarthsong was founded on a deep commitment to create a more socially and environmentally sustainable neighborhood by growing a strong culture of respect\, participation and cooperation\, and incorporating the principles of cohousing\, eco-architecture and permaculture. With her background in architecture\, Robin guided the entire development and construction phase of this innovative project\, from developing the vision and group agreements around consensus decision-making\, group process and design\, to managing contracts\, budgets and detailed oversight of the construction. \n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Book\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCohousing for Life\nHow did a group of ordinary\, extraordinary people turn a bold vision into thirty-two eco-homes in a flourishing community? What can we learn from their experience to create new housing that supports us to be good neighbours to each other and to the earth? \n\nIn Cohousing for Life\, Robin Allison describes her journey from lonely mother-of-two in the suburbs to a determined driver of the development of New Zealand’s first cohousing community. It is a very personal story of a collective endeavor\, a heroic journey of despair and triumph\, as well as a practical guide for groups wanting to start their own communities.  \n\nCohousing for Life is also a distillation of what has been learnt: from formulating an inspiring vision to community governance and decision-making; from community design principles to participatory design processes; from legal and financial structures to reflections on power and leadership. Robin details the key elements and structures that were critical to achieving their goal\, allowing a group of diverse individuals with ordinary lives and skills to work together over many years to create a large innovative\, housing development. \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/interview-robin-allison/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Robin-Allison.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210415T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210415T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210405T011002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210409T141113Z UID:10000597-1618488000-1618491600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Creating an Affordable Cohousing Community -- Course Info Session DESCRIPTION:April 15 | 1-2pm Eastern \nCreating an Affordable Cohousing Community — Course Info Session\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn all about the upcoming 5-week online course Creating an Affordable CoHousing Community\, starting on April 23rd.\n\nCan you imagine a world where everyone had access to affordable\, healthy and connected neighborhoods? This is no pipe dream. There is a proven model that has been implemented in cohousing communities across the US and around the world. In this intensive 5-week course\, you’ll learn from the leading architect and builder of cohousing communities globally. Charles Durrett will impart his decades of experience so that you can finance and maintain the affordability of your dream residential community. \n\nWhat you’ll learn from the Info Session:\n\nWhether or not this course is a good fit for you\nAbout the course instructor and their expertise\nInformation regarding the course structure\, schedule\, pricing\, etc.\nAnd the answers to any additional questions you have!\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharles Durrett\nCharles Durrett and his team at Durrett Architects have designed more than 50 cohousing communities in the United States and around the world\, including Muir Commons in Davis\, California\, the first cohousing community in North America. Durrett\, with Kathryn McCamant\, introduced the concept of cohousing to the United States with the seminal book Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves. The latest edition is Creating Cohousing\, Building Sustainable Communities. He has written several other books on cohousing\, including Senior Cohousing: A Community Approach to Independent Living—The Handbook. \nDurrett has received numerous awards\, which include the World Habitat Award presented by the United Nations\, the Silver Achievement Award for Active Adult Community by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council\, the Silver Energy Value Housing Award by NAHB\, the Mixed Use/Mixed Income Development Award presented jointly by the American Institute of Architects and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and a recipient of the Global Over 50’s Housing/Healthcare award. He was also recently declared as a “visionary of the Sierras” by the Sierra Business Council. \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/creating-an-affordable-cohousing-community-course-info-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210414T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210414T190000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210329T150135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T154203Z UID:10000587-1618423200-1618426800@www.ic.org SUMMARY:The Role of Professionals in Collaborative Development -- Webinar DESCRIPTION:April 14 | 7-8pm Eastern \nThe Role of Professionals in Collaborative Development\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Katie McCamant\, cofounder of the North American cohousing movement\, and one of the most experienced and accomplished professionals in the field for this one-hour webinar.\n\nWe believe that authentic\, collaborative communities have the power to change the world\, but if we want to see that change we need to build more communities. And if we want to build more communities\, we need more professionals working in the field. There are many different types of professionals involved in getting communities built; developers\, marketers\, attorneys\, architects\, builders\, process facilitators\, loan officers\, and more. \nIt can be extremely confusing for both aspiring communities wondering why they need to hire professionals\, and aspiring professionals wondering how to work effectively with these clients\, while earning a living. During this hourlong webinar\, Katie will give an overview of the role of various professionals in the world of collaborative development\, the importance of expanding the professional world\, and how people can begin working in the field. \n\nThis webinar will focus on:\n\nThe importance of community professionals\nThe various types of professionals\nHow to hire professionals or how to get hired\nBecoming a professional in the world of collaborative development\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWebinar Presenter\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKatie McCamant \nKatie is a licensed architect and coauthor of the authoritative book on cohousing\, Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves\, which introduced this housing model to North America. Katie co-founded McCamant & Durrett Architects / The CoHousing Company with Charles Durrett\, in 1987\, and partnered with developer Jim Leach\, on numerous projects. Since then\, Katie has designed and developed dozens of cohousing communities in the United States and Canada. \nFor the past decade\, Katie has focused on the development side of cohousing projects. She has worked on all aspects of developing cohousing from project kick-off to move-in. Her expertise includes setting up project budgets\, structure financing\, and facilitating planning approvals\, finding construction financing\, contractor selection\, construction management\, marketing efforts\, and community policy creation. She also works with groups to find appropriate development partners and then assists in structuring those partnerships. \nHer newest venture is the 500 Communities Program\, a yearlong training for passionate entrepreneurs who seek to devote themselves to building the next 500 cohousing communities while working collaboratively\, supporting each other and making a good living. \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/professionals-webinar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/500-Communities-Webinar-Main-Image.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210413T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210413T190000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210329T153104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T154152Z UID:10000589-1618333200-1618340400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Consensus Basics for Intentional Community Builders -- Workshop DESCRIPTION:April 13 | 6-8pm Eastern \nConsensus Basics for Intentional Community Builders\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Yana Ludwig for a two-hour virtual workshop to learn the basics of consensus decision-making. Useful for anyone wanting to have better decision-making\, regardless of your group’s official decision-making processes.\n\nThe core of consensus is the belief that everyone has a piece of the truth. Nice theory\, right? But putting that into practice is not a simple thing. This workshop focuses on the cultural framework and processes that make consensus — and really any participatory decision-making — a positive experience instead of gauntlet. Intentional community residents or those wanting to start/join a community are strongly encouraged to join this session! \n\nKey outcomes of this workshop:\n\nClarity on why a group would choose consensus\nUnderstanding how cooperative culture is key to good process\nA clear sequence for maximizing the ease of consensus process – and debugging some common challenges\nHow to relate to “blocking energy”\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Facilitator\n\n\n\n\n\n\nYana Ludwig \nYana Ludwig 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. She is a founding member of the Solidarity Collective\, an income sharing community in Laramie\, WY\, and a host on the community’s podcast\, Solidarity House. Learn more at yanaludwig.net. \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/consensus-basics-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Consensus-Basics-Main-Image-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210413T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210413T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210405T003525Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T154251Z UID:10000595-1618326000-1618329600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Working Constructively with Conflict in Community -- Course Info Session DESCRIPTION:April 13 | 4-5pm Eastern \nWorking Constructively with Conflict in Community — Course Info Session\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn all about the upcoming 5-week online course Working Constructively with Conflict in Community\, starting on April 22nd.\n\nConflict is inevitable in any group\, but there are tools and techniques that can support you and your members in moving through it with as much grace as possible and come out the other side (hopefully) stronger than before. Course instructor\, Laird Schaub will cover what conflict represents\, why work on it in the dynamic moment\, why work on it as a group\, how to work with it\, why work on it unilaterally\, and the options people have when they’re in reaction.  \n\nWhat you’ll learn from the Info Session:\n\nWhether or not this course is a good fit for you\nAbout the course instructor and their expertise\nInformation regarding the course structure\, schedule\, pricing\, etc.\nAnd the answers to any additional questions you have!\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructor\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. Laird 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. In 1987 he created a self-insurance fund for healthcare among income-sharing communities called PEACH (Preservation of Equity Accessible for Community Health) that he ran for 22 years. In addition to his expertise in community living\, he’s parlayed his passion for good process into a consulting business focused on cooperative group dynamics\, styled CANBRIDGE (Consensus And Network Building for Resolving Impasse and Developing Group Effectiveness)\, since 1987.. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\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/conflict-course-info-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/IC-Course-Materials-1-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210412T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210412T160000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210401T144452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210407T205830Z UID:10000593-1618239600-1618243200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Legal Basics for Forming Communities -- Course Info Session DESCRIPTION:April 12 | 3-4pm Eastern \nLegal Basics for Forming Communities — Course Info Session\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn all about the upcoming 5-week online course Legal Basics for Forming Communities\, starting on April 22nd.\n\nAgain and again intentional communities fail because of legal barriers. Trying to create a different world while operating within the current one is daunting! The good news is that you don’t need to wade into the legalese alone. Clifford Paulin Esq. has been advising communities on legal aspects of community living for 15 years. You can benefit from both his professional and personal experience of community during this unique course. \n\nWhat you’ll learn from the Info Session:\n\nWhether or not this course is a good fit for you\nAbout the course instructor and their expertise\nInformation regarding the course structure\, schedule\, pricing\, etc.\nAnd the answers to any additional questions you have!\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Instructor\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClifford Paulin\nClifford Paulin provides a full suite of legal\, facilitation\, and mediation services to individuals\, businesses\, communities\, non-profits\, and government entities. His extensive background in serving these organizations as well as being part of them provides hime with a unique understanding of their needs and desires. \nClifford holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona\, a Juris Doctorate and a Masters of Study in Environmental Law from Vermont Law School\, a mediation certificate from the Center for Understanding in Conflict\, and advanced facilitation training from Synectics LLC. \nClifford’s legal practice has focused on transactional law\, non-profit law\, and community law since 2006.  He also has extensive experience in mediation in both individual and group settings.  He has facilitated strategic planning and other processes for groups in both the private and public sectors. Mr. Paulin is also a co-founder of The Oak Granary\, a land-based environmental education non-profit in Potter Valley\, California. \n  \n\n\n\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/legal-course-info-session/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/IC-Course-Materials-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210407T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210407T130000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210302T223714Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T210946Z UID:10000585-1617793200-1617800400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Consent Decision-Making to Hold Space for Difference\, Innovation\, and Flow -- Workshop DESCRIPTION:April 7 | 12-2pm Eastern \nConsent Decision-Making to Hold Space for Difference\, Innovation\, and Flow\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Cecile Green and Rebecca Fisher-McGinty for a virtual workshop to learn collective tools for meaningfully participatory\, effective\, and innovative decision-making.\n\nDecision-making is an important part of being in community together. It’s also one of the most challenging things to get right. Communities often need more than voting to make meaningfully participatory\, effective\, and innovative decisions. But alternatives to voting can mean getting stuck in endless deliberation. In this workshop\, you will receive collective decision-making tools that use the power of your intentional community members for aligning decisions with speed and clarity. \n\nKey Workshop Outcomes\n\nLearn a step-by-step collective decision-making process you can start using immediately\nUnderstand how to hold your team through the sometimes challenging experience of working with differing opinions\nPractice frameworks you can use for a participatory flow\nGain insight on key roles in collective decision-making\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\nMeet Your Facilitators\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCecile Green\nCecile co-founded both Dancing Catamount\, an emerging intentional community in the mountains of Vermont\, and Round Sky Solutions\, a worker-owned cooperative working with leaders and teams to share power and collaborate with intention and care. Cecile is a visionary\, entrepreneur\, experiential philosopher\, and farmer with a passion for assisting mission-driven organizations and communities achieve their visions. She has lived in and experimented with intentional communities for three decades. As an integral scholar practitioner and life-long learner\, she holds a B.S. in Community Supported Agricultural Systems and has over two decades of experience in entrepreneurial environments. \nCecile was raised in Istanbul Turkey for 10 years as a child where she learned French in an embassy school and spend hours exploring ancient ruins and the waters of the Aegean. In her spare time\, she enjoys the wilds of Vermont\, ecstatic dancing\, and building beautiful homes and gardens. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nRebecca Fisher-McGinty\nRebecca is a worker owner and Communication Wizard at Round Sky Solutions. She has been immersed in Round Sky’s collaborative process (Collab) and brings her expertise in facilitation and understanding of the power of teamwork to the conversation. She always had a strong sense that the HOW we go about work is just as important as the WHAT. \nRebecca grew up in California and graduated from University of California\, Berkeley\, with a B.S. in Environmental Policy. With a strong passion for environmental\, social\, economic\, and racial justice\, she has been working alongside and facilitating teams of people for over a decade in all types of settings. She is currently rooted in New Orleans\, Louisiana\, community organizing through various collectives. She is also engaged as a student in Saint Mary’s University’s Masters of Cooperative Management developing her cooperative knowledge and her dreams of cooperative and solidarity economies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\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/consent-decision-making/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Consent-Based-Decision-Making-Featured-Image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210406T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210406T140000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210331T153915Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210402T172130Z UID:10000591-1617710400-1617717600@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities -- Panel Event DESCRIPTION:April 6 | 12-2pm Eastern \nVirtual Tour of Intentional Communities\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThinking about joining an intentional community? Curious to learn more about various communities from them directly? Want an inside peak into community living and to 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\nPresenting Communities\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarthaven Ecovillage\nEarthaven is an aspiring ecovillage in a mountain forest setting near Asheville\, North Carolina. We are dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by learning\, living\, and demonstrating a holistic\, sustainable culture. Founded in 1994\, Earthaven is located on 329 acres in culturally rich\, biologically diverse western North Carolina\, about 45 minutes southeast of Asheville. We are dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by learning and demonstrating a holistic\, sustainable culture. In recent years\, our community has consisted of about 75 adult residents and 25 children. We intend to become a village of at least 150 people on 56 homesites.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBozeman Cohousing\nFounded in April 2019\, Bozeman Cohousing has been working hard to establish this new\, unique neighborhood in our town. We still have spaces for individuals and families who would like to join us and reserve a home purchase. At Bozeman Cohousing\, we gather regularly and know each other personally. We are supportive\, respectful\, flexible and friendly with one another\, and we are committed to equitable shared governance. Our community is designed and constructed with an emphasis on sustainability\, which our lifestyles also reflect. \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood Tree Farm\nGood Tree Farm is starting an interfaith intentional community of employees – who are also part-owners – organized around basic ethical values common to the three Abrahamic faiths. We will form a community that upholds justice as it relates to the rights of people and planet. Our work shall do no harm to the Earth’s environment and ecosystems. Our programming will benefit youth\, women\, and disadvantaged and marginalized racial and faith minorities. We have 55 acres with space for housing up to 14 adults in phase one and another 14-16 in phase two. Our community will form the team that runs the agribusiness and takes 40% of the annual profits generated.  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFoPopolis Community\nFoPopolis is a new CoLiving Community in Portland\, Oregon consisting of 10 humans\, 3 cats\, 2 dogs\, 7 chickens\, 6 geckos and a colony of bees. Started in 2018 with the intention to bring more intentional communities to the area\, our goal is to share the benefits and mindset of communal living\, and the ways it can create a better reality for all living beings to exist in this world when the communal concepts are taken to heart and practiced in daily life-things like consideration for others\, cooperative practice\, conflict resolution skills\, compassionate communication and the like.  \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/ 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:20210330T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210330T150000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210302T214727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210326T135301Z UID:10000583-1617109200-1617116400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Workshop -- Joining an IC: Resolving Hidden Obstacles to Help You Make the Leap DESCRIPTION:  \n\nJoining an IC\nResolving Hidden Obstacles to Help You Make the Leap into Community Living\nMarch 30th | 2-4pm Eastern \nHave you always wanted to join an intentional community but something keeps preventing you from making the leap? Join Danielle Williams for a virtual workshop to explore your hidden obstacles and how to overcome them so that you can make a joyful leap into community living.  \n\nREGISTER NOW\nLearn More\n\n  \n\n \n\n<< See all events \n\n\n\n\n\n \nYou’ve been dreaming of moving to an intentional community\, ecovillage\, or cohousing of some sort…\n \nAnd once you do\, you’ll finally be able to feel the peace of mind that your lifestyle is congruent with your values\, the joy of living next door to friends that share your same concerns and cares for the world\, and the sense of purpose that you are contributing to a better way of living on the planet. All that sounds great!  \nSo…what’s stopping you? Why haven’t you made the leap yet? \nSome of the blocks you may be fully aware of\, but each of us has upper limits and inner obstacles that are harder to discover\, which keep us from making the leap to live the life we really want. Knowing them allows you to move beyond them. During this workshop\, you’ll get a chance to explore what’s stopping you – no what’s REALLY stopping you – from taking the leap and moving to the community you’ve been dreaming about. You might be surprised by what you find! You’ll also learn that\, once you know what’s really stopping you\, you can move beyond the obstacles\, making choices and taking actions that are in line with your whole vision. \n \n\n\n \n\n\nKey Workshop Outcomes\n \n\nThe benefits of living in a cohousing project\, ecovillage\, or community\nThe challenges of living in community and when to know if it is worth it\nYOUR “hidden obstacles” to moving your dream of community living forward\nHow to integrate the wisdom of these obstacles and move beyond them\nTips for successfully moving into your ideal community\n\n \n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \nMeet Your Facilitator\n \n\n\n\n\n\nDanielle Williams\nDanielle 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. She 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). Here 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 of the highs & lows) is an integral part of that cultivation. \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 \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! \nTerri Garcia \n\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. \nClaire Ogden \n\n\n \nEvent Registration\n \n \n\n\n \n  URL:https://www.ic.org/event/join-ic-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Joining-an-IC-Workshop-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210324T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210324T170000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210301T202606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210418T181830Z UID:10000581-1616598000-1616605200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Workshop -- Nonviolent Communication: A Tool for Connection\, Understanding\, Responsibility and Care DESCRIPTION:<< See all events\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 24th from 4-6pm Eastern. See your local time.\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop — Nonviolent Communication\na Tool for Connection\, Understanding\, Responsibility and Care\n  \nJoin facilitator Teri Lynn Grunthaner for a virtual workshop to learn how to use Nonviolent Communication so we can shift from habitual competition into intentional cooperation. \nNonviolent Communication (NVC) is a popular communication framework that is mainly known for its emphasis on feelings and needs language and a simple formula for communicating clearly. It’s a powerful model that helps us hold our judgments lightly\, get curious about and honor your needs and mine\, and stay committed to both personal responsibility and collective care. But it also has provoked some red flags and hesitation. Like most tools\, it can be misused and unintentionally\, or intentionally\, cause harm. Together we will unpack how to use NVC more effectively. \n\n  \n\n\n\n\nJoin this informative and interactive workshop to learn:\n\nThe basic NVC formulas\, including the four communication components and connection choices that support speaking and listening for truth with heart\nWhat the “violence” is that NVC works to avoid and undo\nThe difference between power as a possession and power as a process\, and how NVC can help us shift from habitual competition to intentional cooperation\nThe limits of NVC and its potential to be misused\, and how to watch out for and mitigate the pitfalls\n\n  \n\n\nWorkshop Facilitator\n  \n\n\n\n\n \nTeri Lynn Grunthaner\n\nTeri is a Conscious Relating Coach and Expressive Therapist who has been living in and exploring the potential of intentional community as a vehicle for personal and social transformation for over a decade. She believes that intentional communities\, cooperatives\, collectives\, and circles rooted in anti-oppression values and liberation frameworks are creating the more just\, sustainable\, and loving world we long for. \nThrough Nonviolent Communication\, Inner Relationship Focusing\, and Expressive Therapies\, Teri passionately helps folks create authentic\, cooperative\, and healing relationships with themselves and their community. Learn more about her practice and join the support network of community seekers\, lovers\, and creators doing inner relationship work at www.radical-hearts.com. \nTeri is currently settled in Delaware Street Commons Cohousing in Lawrence\, Kansas\, also known as the Kaw Valley\, ancestral lands of the Kansa\, Osage\, Wichita\, Kiowa\, Kiowa-Apache\, Comanche\, Pawnee\, Cheyenne\, Arapaho\, and other groups recognized and unrecognized. She lives with her partner and toddler\, Samuel and Kylee\, and is supported by her neighbors\, friends and family nearby and afar. \n  \n\n\n\n  \nEvent Registration\n  \nSelect a donation level below to register. Then you’ll receive an email about how to join on Zoom. Everyone who registers will receive the event recording\, so don’t worry about missing a thing! \n\n\nWednesday\, March 24th from 4-6pm Eastern. See your local time. URL:https://www.ic.org/event/nvc-workshop/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NVC-Workshop-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210323T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210323T183000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210201T203359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T134210Z UID:10000632-1616518800-1616524200@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Community Connect -- an online networking event! DESCRIPTION:<< See all events\n\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, March 23 @ 6pm – 7:30pm Eastern. \n\n\n\n\nAbout Community Connect\n\nCommunity Connect is a fun and informative virtual coffee hour for people who love intentional community. Imagine a sweet gathering in the common house\, but online and with communitarians across the world. There will be opportunities for you to share about your project\, community-themed games and networking activities. Ready to connect and build community? We hope to see you there on the 4th Tuesday of every month! \n\n\nh \n\nPraise for Community Connect\n\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\nhh \nRegistration for Community Connect\n  \n\nSelect a donation level below to register. Free for FIC Members! Not yet a FIC Member? Become a member at ic.org/membership.\n\n\nTuesday\, March 23rd from 6-7:30pm Eastern. (See your local time) URL:https://www.ic.org/event/cc-march/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/IC-Course-Materials.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210317T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210317T170000 DTSTAMP:20230814T100852 CREATED:20210222T232221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210316T154606Z UID:10000648-1615993200-1616000400@www.ic.org SUMMARY:Workshop -- Facilitation in Covid Times: Beyond Boxes on a Screen DESCRIPTION:<< See all events\n\n  \nWorkshop — Facilitation in Covid Times: Beyond Boxes on a Screen\n  \n\n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 17th from 4-6pm Eastern. See your local time.\n\n  \nLearn how to lead your group from isolation to collaboration when in-person meetings aren’t an option. \nCovid-19 has changed the way people get together. At a time when we can no longer gather in one big room with our whole community\, groups are finding new ways of making collaborative decisions. In this insightful and interactive workshop\, we will explore several of these options\, focusing on a solution many groups favor: online meetings. We will look at how facilitating online differs from in-person\, consider some of its special challenges and how to overcome them\, and experiment with ways to make screen-time meetings more fun and connecting. \n  \nJoin this interactive workshop to learn:\n\nLow tech and high tech options that will transform your meeting prep\nWhy you now need a co-facilitator (or three)\, when you never did before\nWays to support the tech-phobic to be involved\nIdeas for facilitating smooth online check-ins\nHow to keep people on topic and visibly track progress\nPro tips for creating and managing break-out rooms on Zoom\nWhen to use the chat\, and when to ignore it\nGuidance for facilitating emotionally intense moments online\nFun activities to remind us of our humanity\nWrapping up online meetings with a sense of accomplishment and connection\n\n  \n\nWorkshop Facilitator\n  \nAlyson Ewald\n\nAlyson works with individuals and groups to design systems and practices that facilitate learning\, connection\, creative conflict engagement\, and collaborative decision making.  She is the facilitator for the social dimension of the online Design for Sustainability course hosted by Gaia Education. She has received training and experience in English teaching\, Permaculture\, Alternatives to Violence\, Nonviolent Communication\, Consensus Facilitation\, and Restorative Circles. She has also served as a board member for Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage\, Scotland County Farmers’ Market\, and FIC. She is an avid student of governance\, conflict\, and justice. \nAfter receiving her BA in English from Bates College\, Alyson lived and worked overseas for nine years. During that time\, she taught English; coordinated exchange programs; led workshops on consensus\, nonviolence\, and facilitlation; and founded and taught a leadership and skill-building program. In 2005\, she co-founded Red Earth Farms\, a community in northeast Missouri\, U.S.\, where she continues to practice permaculture and social transformation. \n  \nEvent Registration\n  \nSelect a donation level below to register. Then you’ll receive an email about how to join on Zoom. Everyone who registers will receive the event recording\, so don’t worry about missing a thing! \n\n\n\nWednesday\, March 17th from 4-6pm Eastern. See your local time. URL:https://www.ic.org/event/covid-facilitation/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.ic.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Covid-Facilitation-Workshop-Featured-Image-1.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR