Finding Community
What it Takes to Create Community Connection
Posted on December 3, 2018 byCommon Conceptions of Community How can we create community connection — including more support, belonging, smiles, and growth — in our lives? Bianca Heyming gave a TED talk based on… Read More
Planet Community – Episode 2 – Student Housing Cooperatives
Posted on November 19, 2018 byWhat is it like to live in a Student Housing Cooperative? Quite different than a typical student dorm experience, a Student Housing Cooperative is more like “the University of Life!”… Read More
GaiaYoga: The Art and Wisdom of Living Holistically—Unifying Spirit, Self, Community, and Earth
Posted on November 10, 2018 byThe cofounder of GaiaYoga Gardens traces the life journey that led him through various intentional community experiences and teachers to seven “yes”’s—ultimately forming a comprehensive vision of a new “Domain 9” culture consciously designed to be in alignment with all of who we actually are.
The Gifts of Gathering
Posted on October 23, 2018 byOrganizing and cleaning up after Midwest Catholic Worker gatherings can be hard work—but are more than counterbalanced by the inspiration, connection, and sense of greater purpose they provide.
Inclusivity and Disability
Posted on September 28, 2018 by2 Comments
Cohousing aspires to be as inclusive as possible, but North American culture suppresses conversation about disability and health. How can communities create processes to address previously invisible needs?
Connect: Now More Than Ever
Posted on September 7, 2018 byTime spent at Lost Valley and La’akea inspires a passion not just for community and its heart-opening, communication-deepening, earth-connecting effects, but also for communal networking and the difference it can make in the world.
Communities of Intention in Peru, Ecuador, and Beyond: A Summer of Travel and Rediscovering Communal Roots
Posted on August 27, 2018 byAs a college project, a child of intentional community explores how others define community, discovering that organic community spaces are possible everywhere.
Leading Edges of Collaboration: GENNA Alliance
Posted on August 26, 2018 bySix key networking organizations come together to serve the regenerative communities movement by forming GENNA, the North American branch of the Global Ecovillage Network.
Answering the “Call of the Mountain” through a Spiralling Network of Sustainability
Posted on August 25, 2018 byOrganizing a networking gathering yields many benefits, but the collatoral trials and tributions take their toll on this organizer—now recharging by prioritizing farm and family.
Notes from the Editor: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
Posted on August 24, 2018 byIt’s still possible to make it a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
It’s Not Just the Curtain: Crossing the Class Divide at the Bloomington Catholic Worker
Posted on March 28, 2018 by1 Comment
Distinctions and boundaries between community members and their homeless guests can be problematic sometimes, but they are also what allow the sharing and caring to continue.
I’m Not a Racist, But Racism Is In Me—and in My Community
Posted on March 22, 2018 byPredominantly white communities are going to stay that way until they acknowledge and address racism. Here is some guidance for doing that.
Reflections on Class from a Newbie at Rocky Hill Cohousing
Posted on March 20, 2018 by2 Comments
A cohousing project’s budget can help address class and classism—but the community also needs to articulate and explore its culture’s underlying or hidden rules.
Growing Inclusivity in Cohousing: Stories and Strategies
Posted on March 16, 2018 byFamiliar with both privilege and marginalization, a queer Latina cohouser shares experiences and perspectives on confronting racial and ethnic homogeneity.
Barriers to Diversity in Community
Posted on March 14, 2018 by1 Comment
An organizer of Charlotte Cohousing in North Carolina offers several ways intentional communities unintentionally exclude her fellow people of color.
Moving Beyond White Fragility: Lessons from Standing Rock
Posted on March 12, 2018 byBonded by a shared mission, indigenous water protectors and their white allies find a safe space for giving and receiving honest feedback about white privilege and unconscious acts of racism.
On “Waiting” for People of Color
Posted on March 10, 2018 by4 Comments
On the land where his grandfather was born a slave, the founder of a nascent intentional community reflects on the challenges of attracting people of color, and the project’s next steps.
Moving Beyond Diversity Towards Collective Liberation: Weaving the Communities Movement into Intersectional Justice Struggles
Posted on March 8, 2018 byThe co-organizer of the People of Color Sustainable Housing Network shares strategies for deepening your community’s work on issues of race, class, and privilege.
Beauty and Brokenness: Digesting Grief into Gratitude for Justice
Posted on March 7, 2018 byA child of the Indian middle class immerses herself in the grassroots sustainability movement in Portland, Oregon and shares lessons learned on her journey.
Community-Building in the City
Posted on February 1, 2018 byIn its formative and early stages, Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing in Seattle encounters both challenges and successes.
Making a Case for Urban Cohousing
Posted on January 21, 2018 byUrban cohousing offers a unique alternative that still allows access to the amenities, conveniences, and vibrancy of city life.
Green and Resilient Neighborhoods: Portland, Oregon and Beyond
Posted on January 11, 2018 byColumbia Ecovillage, Cully Grove Garden Community, Kailash Ecovillage, River Road Neighborhood, and elsewhere embody diverse, promising approaches to re-greening our lives.
Compact Community at Maitreya EcoVillage in Eugene, Oregon
Posted on January 1, 2018 by3 Comments
Urban development needs sufficient density to support functional public transit, bicycling, and walking—while also staying beautiful, fun, green, and rich with community.
Enright Ridge Urban Ecovillage: A 13-Year-Old Retrofit Ecovillage in Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted on December 21, 2017 byWhile it involves inevitable struggles, this replicable model both forms community and provides an ecological framework for living in the city.
Honoring the Conversation: Turning a Neighborhood into a Community in Intown Atlanta
Posted on December 11, 2017 byFace-to-face conversation strengthens the sense of community among the diverse constituencies of a nonprofit Land Trust.
DC Community Evolution and Change: Perspectives from Lutheran Volunteer Corps
Posted on December 1, 2017 byWhile time has brought increased gentrification, a faith-based community’s fight for social justice in DC is far from over.
Back to the City!
Posted on November 26, 2017 byAs Compersia and Point A aim to demonstrate, a city can be the perfect place to start an egalitarian, income-sharing community.
Life Lessons for Community Longevity
Posted on November 1, 2017 byThe founder of Bellyacres Artistic Ecovillage profers advice inspired by the nearly three decades he was immersed in the experiment.
Overcoming Our Americanness
Posted on October 11, 2017 byUnless we learn from past and present communities, and collate lessons from our own, we will bob as separate crafts on the ocean of our uncooperative and ahistorical Americanness.
Tracing Windward’s Memeology
Posted on September 21, 2017 byThe Haudenosaunee, the Oneida Community, and The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, with its vision of a “polyamorous line family,” all form part of Windward’s conceptual ancestry.
