About this Site

The purpose of this site is to encourage ongoing conversations among intentional communities across the Northwest, including planning and follow-up discussions for face-to-face gatherings and special events.

News and Updates

Hold the date: NICA Spring Gathering, April 24, 2010

Ravenna Kibbutz will be hosting this gathering focused on Food as Celebration. Watch for additional details!

Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living

Do you long to recapture a sense of true community, where friends know and help one another? Learn why intentional communities are attracting increasing interest as models of cooperation, friendship and sustainable living. Tonight, members of NICA (Northwest Intentional Communities Association) from local communities share experiences and perspectives on the benefit of community life and [...]

Agenda and directions for NICA Fall Gathering

Here is the agenda for this Saturday’s gathering at the Ananda Community in Lynnwood, WA.

Click here for a printed agenda.

9:30 – Sign-in and gathering time with tea/coffee and juice
10:00 – Welcome and a song
10:05 – Welcome from Ananda Community – logistics
10:10 – Singing/Introduction of individuals and communities
10:40 – Reports – FIC, COHO, and NICA
10:55 – [...]

10 days and counting to October Event, lunch to be provided!

The NICA October Gathering is just 10 days away, and Ananda, the hosting community, has offered to provide lunch for all participants.

We are also suggesting a $10 donation.

Agenda details will be available soon, but tentative activities include a tour of Ananda, sharing around the theme of  “What makes your community hum?” with the subtitle, “What [...]

Fall Gathering warm-ups

Here are some questions to prime the pump for the NICA Fall Gathering, to be hosted by the Ananda Community in Lynwood, WA:

What are the spoken or unspoken values that guide your relationships and your decision-making processes?
What gives your community strength?
How does your community wrestle with a culture that is built on spirit even if [...]

Fall Gathering Scheduled!

Set the date to join us for a day of community stories, singing and Universal Dances of Peace as well as a tour of Ananda, our hosting community. Ananda is located at: 20715 Larch Way, Lynnwood, WA. Guided by the theme, “What makes your community hum?,” we will explore together the question, “What creates and [...]