[Lapg] April FIC Newsletter -27460-
Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson
lakinroe at silcom.com
Mon Apr 24 09:22:22 PDT 2006
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News from THE FELLOWSHIP for INTENTIONAL COMMUNITY
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-27460-
A MONTHLY EMAIL PUBLICATION of the FIC since 1999, serving
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April 23, 2006
1 Use The FIC's Free Online Communities Directory
2 Featured Bookshelf Titles At Sale Prices
3 FIC Co-Sponsored Events Ahead In 2006
4 Communities Magazine Issues
5 Help Build A More Cooperative World!
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1 USE THE FIC'S FREE ONLINE COMMUNITIES DIRECTORY!
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If you are looking for an intentional community, ecovillage,
cohousing, commune, co-op, or other cooperative living
arrangement, visit our free online searchable Communities
database. You can filter your search on many key characteristics
of each community such as location, size, etc. as well as seeing
your search results mapped out.
Intentional Communities can update their listings online at any
time so you get the most up to date information possible.
Homepage of the Online Directory
http://directory.ic.org/
Communities listed alphabetically
http://directory.ic.org/iclist/
Communities listed geographically
http://directory.ic.org/iclist/geo.php
Communities locations by Google mapping
http://directory.ic.org/maps/
Advanced search for communities
http://directory.ic.org/records/?action=search
Instructions to add your community to the listings or to edit an
existing listing
http://directory.ic.org/neweditors.php
A brief history of the Communities Directory in print and online
http://directory.ic.org/about.php
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2 FEATURED BOOKSHELF TITLEs at SALE PRICEs
Reviews by Catherine Nicosia, Community Bookshelf Manager
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This month, we continue to offer special prices on our two most
recent ENews book specials.
REINVENTING COMMUNITY: Stories From The Walkways of Cohousing
edited by David Wann
THE END OF OIL: On The Edge Of A Perilous New World
by Paul Roberts
Both books are timely and offer fresh views of their subjects.
Reinventing Community provides a fascinating look at the world of
the people who have chosen to live in co-housing communities. The
End Of Oil will be of interest to those who want to find out more
about the Peak Oil And Sustainability theme of the current issue
of Communities Magazine (#130-Spring 2006).
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We are also offering a special price on one of our favorite
titles
RISE UP SINGING: The Group Singing Songbook
edited by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson
This is the fifteenth anniversary edition and it has been
completely re-typeset to make it easier to read. Guitar chords
are included and the songs cover the range from folk, blues,
gospel, spirituals, country to popular music. If you love to sing
with others or want to learn the words to that favorite song,
this is the book for you.
Regular price $23.00 Special price $19.00
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REINVENTING COMMUNITY Special price $15.00
THE END OF OIL Special price $11.00
RISE UP SINGING Special price $19.00
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S/H prices are for Standard Mail postal delivery within US.
This eNews special offer is valid through May 31, 2006.
Information, catalog, ordering
http://store.ic.org/bookshelf
Community Bookshelf RR 1 Box 156
Rutledge MO 63563 800-995-8342
bookshelf at ic.org
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3 FIC CO-SPONSORED EVENTS AHEAD IN 2006
Communities Conference at Twin Oaks
Art of Community Northwest, Seattle area
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COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE at TWIN OAKS
August 18 - 20, 2006
Twin Oaks Community near Louisa, Virginia
Organizing has begun for the annual Communities Conference at
Twin Oaks. With over 25 different communities represented
annually, it is a prime opportunity to network amongst other
community minded folks. It is an ideal event for people who are
looking for community as well for those already living in
community to share and learn from each others experiences. It is
a co-created conference, with shining eyed people, contributing
their helping hands, ideas, perspectives and energy. There will
be the famous Saturday night dance, campfires, singing, open
space, workshops by experienced and dynamic presenters, the
infamous mudpit, hammocks, good food and more. An unforgettable
weekend for many!
Join us at Twin Oaks' conference site in the woods! We'll be
delving into the nuts and bolts of community with a variety of
workshops on topics such as cooperative decision-making,
intentional relationships, forming community, community econmics,
and many more. Children are welcome.
The Conference is co-sponsored by three organizations
Fellowship for Intentional Community http://www.ic.org
Federation of Egalitarian Communities http://www.thefec.org
Twin Oaks Community http://www.twinoaks.org
Communities Conference at Twin Oaks
138 Twin Oaks Rd Louisa VA 23093
540-894-5126
conference at twinoaks.org
http://www.twinoaks.org/conference
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ART OF COMMUNITY NORTHWEST: Building Sustainable Community
An exciting weekend of networking, learning, & fun!
Friday September 8 - Sunday September 10
Greater Seattle Area (venue to be announced)
Co-Sponsor: Northwest Intentional Community Association
* Meet People from Existing & Forming Communities; Ecovillages,
Cohousing, Egalitarian, Housing Cooperatives, Collectives
* Build Real Community Where You Are; at Home, at Work, at
Church, in other organizations
* Tools You Can Use; Facilitation, Consensus, Ecological
Assessments
* Be More Sustainable; Ethical Consumption; Local Agriculture,
Bio-Diesel, Permaculture
Presenters include
* Diana Leafe Christian, Communities magazine editor; author:
Creating a Life Together
* Laird Schaub, FIC Executive Secretary; founder of Sandhill Farm
* Geoph Kozeny, the Peripatetic Communitarian from Communities
magazine & Visions of Utopia producer
* And many more...
Check this site periodically for updated Art of Community info
http://fic.ic.org/artofcmty.html
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For many more event listings visit this page
(71 events are listed here at the time of this writing)
http://events.ic.org/events/
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4 COMMUNITIES MAGAZINE ISSUES
Current and coming issues
By Diana Leafe Christian, Editor
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AVAILABLE NOW - THE SPRING ISSUE
Peak Oil and Sustainability #130
Here are titles and authors of the theme articles:
Community Survival During the Coming Energy Decline
by Jan Steinman & Diana Leafe Christian
An Energy Primer: How We Consume Our Ancient Sunlight
by Jan Steinman
Peak Oil and Community Food Security
by Ethan Genauer
City Repair and the Opportunity of Peak Oil
by Lydia Doleman and Mark Lakeman
Peak Oil as "Opportunity"?
by Jonathan Dawson
Helping Friends and Neighbors Prepare
by Megan Quinn
Preparing For A Post-Carbon World: Why I'm Joining O.U.R.
Ecovillage
by Guy Prouty
Living the (Almost) Petrol-Free Life
by Patricia Greene
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COMING UP IN THE SUMMER ISSUE
Good Works: Communities in Service to Others
Summer 2006 #131
Has your community gone out of its way to be of service in some
way; for example, benefiting the environment, or helping people
in need? Or have members of your community individually supported
a service effort or created their own service project? Some
communities (or individual community members) have supported
relief efforts for tsunami victims or Katrina victims, set up
soup kitchens for the homeless, or offered help to Central
American political refugees.
If you or your community has a story like this to tell, we'd like
to share it with our readers. Contact us right away as the
deadline for submissions is very close at hand.
communities at ic.org 828-669-9702
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5 HELP BUILD A MORE COOPERATIVE WORLD!
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E. B. White once said, "I arise in the morning torn between a
desire to save the world and a desire to savor the world. This
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Like many of us faced with the same dilemma each morning, you can
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So, don't fret over whether to improve the world or enjoy it--do
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Please join us.
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