Comments on: Nearly 60 people attend East West Bookshop Panel on Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/nearly-60-people-attend-east-west-bookshop-panel-on-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/ NW Intentional Community Association Conversation Center Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:56:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Syd http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/nearly-60-people-attend-east-west-bookshop-panel-on-intentional-communities-models-for-sustainable-living/comment-page-1/#comment-638 Syd Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:29:27 +0000 http://nica.gatewaycommunications.org/?p=65#comment-638 Nice to see the panel highlights posted. Thanks to Ken Gillren for taking pics/videos and getting these on the web. I've already agreed to moderate other panels, via email exchanged, but wanted to post here that others can watch this blog for announcements on when and where those will be, as they're still TBD. It's a busy patch for the next couple of weeks, but I'd like to see more of these happen in Snohomish County, Lake Forest Park, and perhaps other sites in the Greater Seattle Area. Nice to see the panel highlights posted. Thanks to Ken Gillren for taking pics/videos and getting these on the web. I’ve already agreed to moderate other panels, via email exchanged, but wanted to post here that others can watch this blog for announcements on when and where those will be, as they’re still TBD. It’s a busy patch for the next couple of weeks, but I’d like to see more of these happen in Snohomish County, Lake Forest Park, and perhaps other sites in the Greater Seattle Area.

]]> 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.

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