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2023 Communities Conference Update #3
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Headlines If you missed them, you can read Update #1 and Update #2 on our blog. Tickets are on sale now on Eventbrite. They are $150 for adults, $50 for youth ages 6-17, and free for kids 5 and under. We will close online ticket purchasing at noon eastern time on Thursday, August 31.…
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Communities Conference 2023
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We are going to have the Communities Conference on Labor Day weekend, September 1-4, 2023. The 2023 Communities Conference will have at least 2 threads/themes. One thread explores starting new communities, and another examines diversity, equity, and inclusion. Ticket prices for 2023 are available here. Tickets, work exchange applications, and…
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the Communities Conference as a network
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the Communities Conference as a network: an interview by Paige Carlson I sat down to talk with Sky, who has been helping organize the Communities Conference in varying degrees for 18 years, he is currently serving as the executive director for the Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC), and is actively…
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30 years of community building
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This year marks the 30th anniversary of the formation of the Fellowship for Intentional Community. A lot has changed in 30 years. For one, in 1987 the internet wasn’t commercially available. No websites, no email. As a child of the digital age it’s hard for me to fathom how people…
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Service and Activism in Intentional Communities
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Service and activism go hand in hand with intentional community. In a sense, central to the intent of intentional communities is providing the service of modeling an alternative society. But it’s also common for intentional communities to engage in service and activism beyond themselves, and our history is full of…