The Many Faces of Community, #169 Contents
Posted on November 24, 2015 by4 Comments
Community can take many forms other than “intentional.” In our Winter issue, veterans of the High Wind Association network and others share their experiences exploring and cultivating community both within and outside of intentional community settings.
The Legacy of the Communities Directory
Posted on November 17, 2015 byToday the Foundation for Intentional Community is launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise $6000—the funds needed to assemble a new print version of our flagship publication, Communities Directory. This will be our seventh edition, and first since 2010. If this FIC resource—which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month—is important to you, I urge you… Read More
Children in Community
Posted on November 5, 2015 byCommunity Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Children in Community by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VIII Children in Community A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the… Read More
Nobody Likes Bosses
Posted on November 1, 2015 byEven an anti-authoritarian household needs agreements—but who and how to enforce them is another question.
Local Money: What difference does it make?
Posted on October 31, 2015 byCommunity Bookstore feature Local Money by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Local Money What difference does it make? by John Rogers Digital Edition $10 Local currencies ― sometimes referred to as “local money” or “community currencies” ― allow cities, towns and intentional communtiies to strengthen and protect their own local economy. Local money often highlights community… Read More
My Squat Law Journey
Posted on October 21, 2015 byAfter years of advocacy, social justice work, and on-the-ground experience, a squatter passes the bar exam.
What if we were Thriving?
Posted on October 17, 2015 byCommunity Bookstore feature Thrivability by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Thrivability Breaking Through to a World that Works by Jean M. Russell Print Edition $20 Digital Edition $15 “What would our lives and the sum of our society be like if we said they were thriving?” Thrivability sets out to challenge the “breakdown thinking” that… Read More
Land Use Regulations, Urban Planners, and Intentional Communities
Posted on October 11, 2015 by1 Comment
A century since the United States’ first citywide zoning ordinance, community founders can find support in unexpected places when navigating land use laws.
Thanks to Contributors to the Website and Communities Directory
Posted on October 2, 2015 byThanks to Previous Contributors to the Website and Communities Directory About the FIC Website The Intentional Communities Website (ic.org) came online in 1994 and is published by the Foundation for Intentional Community. This website is funded by donations and sales of online ads and all labor is provided volunteer and/or at very low rates by… Read More
My Struggle to Legalize Sustainable Living
Posted on October 1, 2015 by8 Comments
After nearly three decades of activity, a pioneering eco-community collapses under the weight of legal attacks by a small group of neighbors.
What is a healthy relationship?
Posted on September 26, 2015 byCommunity Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Relationships, Intimacy, Health, and Well-being by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VII Relationships, Intimacy, Health, and Well-being A special selection of articles from Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to… Read More
It Takes All Kinds to Raise a Village
Posted on September 21, 2015 byAfter an engaged local citizenry creates cultural shifts, a city endorses rather than prosecutes code-bending strategies that promote resilient community.
How to Find Community
Posted on September 16, 2015 byHow to Find and Join an Intentional Community by McCune Porter, eNews editor A key component of the non-profit Fellowship’s mission is “To serve as a reference source for those seeking intentional communities, conferences, and other community building experiences and practices appropriate to their needs.” One of the most frequently asked questions through our web… Read More
ICSA Conference 2016 Announcement
Posted on September 15, 2015 byAnnouncement from the ICSA! INTERNATIONAL COMMUNAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION The 12th International ICSA Conference will be held in Tamera, Portugal in July 2016 The official Tamera website for ICSA2016 is now operating: http://icsa.tamera.org/ Mail: icsa@tamera.org ICSA Office: rsoboly-t@bezeqint.net ICSA Website: www.communa.org.il/icsa
My Intentional Community and the Law
Posted on September 11, 2015 byBreitenbush has a long history of dealing with legalities and illegalities, from installing a volcano as their “boiler” and blocking old-growth logging to successfully petitioning for a zoning variance.
Zoning Nightmare: Hartford’s Scarborough Street House
Posted on September 1, 2015 byAn unconventional family fights to stay in their collective house in the face of antiquated local ordinances which suppress community living.
It’s the Law
Posted on August 25, 2015 by3 Comments
Communal living is no escape from dealing with legal issues and challenges coming from both within and outside the group.
Community and the Law, #168 Contents
Posted on August 21, 2015 byCommunity and the Law can be uneasy bedfellows. Some intentional communities are hobbled by legal restrictions—especially zoning, building codes, and permitting requirements—or by other effects, both within and outside the group, of a complaint-driven legal system. Yet some groups are able to forge new approaches and help change codes and laws to support more cooperative and resilient ways of living. In “Community and the Law,” authors share on-the-ground stories and guidance for others hoping to coexist peacefully and productively with the Law.
How do I resolve group conflict?
Posted on August 4, 2015 byCommunity Bookstore Special Best of Communities ― The Cream of Our Crop Agreements, Conflicts, and Communication by Kim Kanney, Community Bookstore Manager Best of Communities Volume VI Agreements, Conflicts, and Communication A special selection of articles from Communities magazine $10 Digital, $15 Print The Foundation for Intentional Community is pleased to offer you the cream of… Read More
Urban Flex Farms: Farming on a Bicycle
Posted on August 4, 2015 byIn the face of structural challenges, some urban farmers are finding innovative ways to serve their neighborhoods.
The Balancing Act of Farming in Community
Posted on July 24, 2015 by1 Comment
Is Cobb Hill a model of how to do community and farming cooperatively, or a case study in their challenges?
The Community’s Garden Orchestra
Posted on July 14, 2015 byEngaging in collective food-production is like making our own music together: it’s both difficult and rewarding, especially with diverse players involved.
We Got An Egg!: A Study in Scarcity
Posted on July 4, 2015 byAt the Global Village, schoolchildren get a taste of impoverished peoples’ struggles to feed themselves.
Hot Topic, Raw Emotion, and the Spice of Life: Chewing over Food Choice in Community
Posted on June 24, 2015 byAt La’akea, members’ various approaches to food reflect the quest for emotional as well as physical sustainability.
How the Kitchen Is the Heart of a Community
Posted on June 14, 2015 byA shared kitchen provides not just physical sustenance, but emotional benefits and greater connection to our food and one another.
Aurora DeMarco Becomes FIC’s Development Director
Posted on June 13, 2015 byAurora DeMarco Becomes FIC’s Development Director A New Dawn Aurora DeMarco Becomes FIC’s Development Director by Laird Schaub, FIC Executive Secretary Aurora DeMarco This February FIC tapped Aurora DeMarco (of Ganas Community in Staten Island NY) to become our new head of Development. This move is the start of a year-long transition to replace the various roles… Read More
Cookin’ Dinner for the Revolution
Posted on June 4, 2015 by1 Comment
A vibrant, reliable, and nourishing home-base can provide activists with a much-needed feeling of sustainability.
Why I’m a Locavore
Posted on June 1, 2015 by1 Comment
By eating food grown locally by farmers we know, we can create a strong and resilient local food system and a healthier community.
Rough Start to Rural Community
Posted on May 28, 2015 byRough Start to Rural Community Christian and Johannes Zinzendorf call themselves Harmonists, with central beliefs around the value of hard work in an agrarian life, and a communion with the spirits in nature. They make their own clothes from fabrics that they grow and spin from flax. They grow and harvest grains, care for a… Read More
Best Friends Build Tiny House Village
Posted on May 26, 2015 byBest Friends Build Tiny House Village Living in the same town was not enough for four couples who have been best friends for 20 years. They decided to double down on their relationship and buy a little bit of land “in the middle of nowhere” on the Llano River in the Hill Country of Texas.… Read More
