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Create an Intentional Community – One Week Training
June 22, 2020 @ 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT , 2-hour Live Workshop
Join the 3-part weeklong online learning series: June 22, 4-6pm EDT | June 24, 4-6pm EDT | June 26, 4-6pm EDT
Handouts and homework will be offered between sessions. You’ll receive all session recordings.
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Online Training for Community Founders & Starters
Get your intentional community project started in the best possible way!
Are you starting an ecovillage, cohousing, coliving or permaculture center, urban or rural, large or small? Gain valuable insight and group coaching with intentional community founder, author and FIC Board Member, Yana Ludwig. Get your questions answered and receive practical advice hard to find elsewhere to help your group to thrive! This 3-part online training is ideal for those in the early phases of starting or trying to grow a new intentional community.
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Context for Creating a Community | Monday, June 22, 4-6pm Eastern
- Intro: Are we ready for this?
- The State of the Movement
Legal, economic and cultural realities- Self-assessment as a potential founder
Building Your Group | Wednesday, June 24, 4-6pm Eastern
- Community Visioning
- Membership Process
- Social Dynamics & Decision-making
Systems and Structures | Friday, June 26, 4-6pm Eastern
- The Land & Dwellings
- Property Ownership Models
- Daily Living Structures & Rhythms
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What past workshop participants have to say…
“Very well organized and extremely informative workshop. I wish I would have seen this before starting our journey in creating a community. It might have saved us some time fumbling around in the dark.”
“I found Yana’s presentation super valuable for community starters and people planning to get more familiar with the topic. I really liked the inspiring positive attitude from Yana regarding living in community, very motivating! Thanks so much!”
“Yana is knowledgeable and well qualified to introduce people to a comprehensive overview of the adventures, potentials and challenges of joining and/or starting an intentional community.”
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Training Instructor
Yana Ludwig has 24 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’slatest book, Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption, was awarded the Communal Studies Association 2017 Book of the Year Award. She is the former Executive Director of both the Center for Sustainable and Cooperative Culture at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage, and Commonomics USA, an economic justice organization. Her 2013 TEDx talk, Sustainable is Possible! kicked off a new 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. Yana is currently a Democratic candidate for US Senate. Learn more about Yana at yanaludwig.net
