Comments for Reflections on Community Living http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org NW Intentional Community Association Conversation Center Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:40:07 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Nearly 60 people attend East West Bookshop Panel on Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living by Shawna http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/nearly-60-people-attend-east-west-bookshop-panel-on-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Shawna Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:40:07 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=65#comment-119 Thank you for mentioning Clearwater Commons, my community, in this blog post. I especially want to thank NICA and East West Bookstore for presenting last week's panel discussion. I enjoyed the different panelists’ experiences and descriptions of their communities, and the diversity of community systems and philosophies. It was also wonderful and hopeful to see so many people attending the event. Our group met today and talked about how it would be great to be involved in setting up a similar panel discussion in south Snohomish County, where our project is located. Obviously Songaia is in our area, and also Sharingwood. We would love to be involved in educating people in our area about intentional community, partly because we are seeking more members, but also because there may be less awareness of these kinds of communities and what’s possible in our county. We have certainly found there is less awareness of sustainability issues in Snohomish County than there is in King County, for example. I felt that the panel discussion format last week gave a good overview and glimpse into the many different styles of community and also pointed out the underlying importance of community on so many levels. Would there be any interest in working with us to set up a panel in our area? If so, I would love to talk to the appropriate person who could help or give me some information. I really enjoyed Syd Fredrickson’s moderating and would like to know if she would have any interest in moderating another panel. Thank you for mentioning Clearwater Commons, my community, in this blog post. I especially want to thank NICA and East West Bookstore for presenting last week’s panel discussion. I enjoyed the different panelists’ experiences and descriptions of their communities, and the diversity of community systems and philosophies. It was also wonderful and hopeful to see so many people attending the event.

Our group met today and talked about how it would be great to be involved in setting up a similar panel discussion in south Snohomish County, where our project is located. Obviously Songaia is in our area, and also Sharingwood. We would love to be involved in educating people in our area about intentional community, partly because we are seeking more members, but also because there may be less awareness of these kinds of communities and what’s possible in our county. We have certainly found there is less awareness of sustainability issues in Snohomish County than there is in King County, for example. I felt that the panel discussion format last week gave a good overview and glimpse into the many different styles of community and also pointed out the underlying importance of community on so many levels.

Would there be any interest in working with us to set up a panel in our area? If so, I would love to talk to the appropriate person who could help or give me some information. I really enjoyed Syd Fredrickson’s moderating and would like to know if she would have any interest in moderating another panel.

]]> Comment on Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living by Ken Gillgren http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/panel-discussion-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Ken Gillgren Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:48:46 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=50#comment-101 Sorry for the delay in getting back on this. The panelists were: + Ananda: Larry Ryder + Ravenna Kibbutz: Neal Schindler + Songaia: Nancy Lanphear Sherwood Co-op: Helen Bennett + Twin Oaks: Syd Fredrickson Sorry for the delay in getting back on this. The panelists were:

+ Ananda: Larry Ryder
+ Ravenna Kibbutz: Neal Schindler
+ Songaia: Nancy Lanphear
Sherwood Co-op: Helen Bennett
+ Twin Oaks: Syd Fredrickson

]]> Comment on Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living by Craig http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/panel-discussion-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Craig Sun, 07 Mar 2010 18:01:05 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=50#comment-91 Who will be representing the different groups? Who will be representing the different groups?

]]> Comment on Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living by NICA-Admin http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/panel-discussion-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-76 NICA-Admin Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:33:26 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=50#comment-76 Absolutely. Come and bring your materials. Absolutely. Come and bring your materials.

]]> Comment on Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living by Shawna http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/panel-discussion-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Shawna Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:04:28 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=50#comment-75 Will intentional communities not represented on the panel on March 10 at East West Bookstore be able to talk about or give out information about our groups. I'm with Clearwater Commons in Bothell and we are actively seeking new members. Will intentional communities not represented on the panel on March 10 at East West Bookstore be able to talk about or give out information about our groups. I’m with Clearwater Commons in Bothell and we are actively seeking new members.

]]> Comment on Fall Gathering warm-ups by Craig Ragland http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/fall-gathering-warm-ups/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Craig Ragland Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:30:12 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=21#comment-2 This is a wonderful topic... and a really good fit with what I understand of the Ananda community. I'm particularly looking forward to hearing from a variety of intentional community forms... large, networked spiritual communities small urban cooperative households (I hope they are represented) non-residential communities cohousing etc. Craig, Exec. Dir. Cohousing Association of the United States This is a wonderful topic… and a really good fit with what I understand of the Ananda community. I’m particularly looking forward to hearing from a variety of intentional community forms…

large, networked spiritual communities
small urban cooperative households (I hope they are represented)
non-residential communities
cohousing
etc.

Craig, Exec. Dir.
Cohousing Association of the United States

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