past events
An immersive conference, workshop, festival and retreat at Arcosanti, a world famous urban laboratory in the Arizona desert.
Check it out and see the trailer here: http://arco.life/
Note this 3 day event immediately precedes the Global Ecovillage Network Alliance CoLab at Arcosanti Oct. 8-12, 2018:
Genna Alliance CoLab at Arcosanti AZ – Oct. 8-12, 2018
Join leaders in the regenerative communities movement for a unique 3-day retreat at the stunning Arcosanti urban laboratory in Arizona. Following the Arcosanti Convergence, this gathering is designed for organizations working at the intersection of sustainability and community. A series of Open Space sessions will guide us into project-focused working groups. Individuals, communities, and organizations wishing to become partners in GENNA Alliance are encouraged to attend. Together we can synergize our efforts for a thriving network!
“We envision a world of interdependent cooperative communities stewarding the conditions of regeneration, justice, peace and abundance, in order to realize the full potential of flourishing for all life, for all generations to come.”
And an all day event at Los Angeles Eco-Village Saturday, September 29, 2018
Main venue will be the State Historic Park north of Downtown Los Angeles.
Some details here: https://en.bikebike.org/
Currently, we plan to re-paint the intersection of Bimini and White House Place.
We’re seeking all kinds of volunteers to help on Saturday, September 29 all day and on into the night. Let us know if you’re in: 213-738-1254 or crsp@igc.org
Stay tuned for more info.
See conference sessions here:
https://conference.coop/2018-conference/conference-sessions/
Worker cooperatives are…
values-driven businesses that are owned and controlled by the people who work in them. They put worker and community benefit at the core of their purpose.
The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives is the national 
grassroots membership organization for worker cooperatives whose mission is to build a thriving cooperative movement of stable, empowering jobs through worker ownership
Registration information here:
https://conference.coop/register/
See Sponsor list here:
https://conference.coop/2018-conference/home/
Continue reading “Worker Co-op Conference Sept. 14-16, 2018 at Los Angeles Trade Tech College”
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Intentional communities as living laboratories for social transformation
Addressing privilege and oppression within intentional communities and the movement, and intentional communities as vehicles for cultivating collective liberation in larger society
http://www.westcoastcommunitiesconference.org
Join us for an intergenerational inquiry at the Fourth annual West Coast Communities Conference. A blend of workshops and interactive social activities, we will go deep into the topics that matter most to our communities while also making time for joyous connections, ceremony, music, and celebration.
Inspired by the Communities Conference that takes place at Twin Oaks in Virginia each year, and organized with sponsorship from the Fellowship for Intentional Communities (FIC) and Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC), this event promises to be a brilliant convergence of those who see the vital role community has to play in the trying times we live in. Anyone with interest or experience in worker cooperatives, rural communes, artist collectives, or any other kind of communitarian enterprise is invited to participate.
We Will Explore Topics Around:
•Intentional Communities as Living Laboratories for Social Transformation.
• Conversation and Innovation around Privilege, Access, and Inclusion within Intentional Living Movements
• Envisioning communities as vehicles for cultivating collective liberation in larger society.
• Important Social, Cultural, Spiritual, and Deep Ecological “Technologies” for communities of the now and years ahead
*Sliding Scale Registration Options and Scholarships available
More info About, Venue, Sponsors, Workshops:
http://www.westcoastcommunitiesconference.org/workshops
Registration from $94 to $192
Includes camping or bed space, meals and all events and workshops
Go here to register: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3443000
About the Center for Communal Studies
The Center for Communal Studies was established in 1972 to collect, preserve and continue the scholarship of historical communal organizations. In the course of discovering the identities and lives of early historical groups, Dr. Pitzer, founder of the Center, began to meet and work with contemporary groups. Although his focus was more historical, he began to build relationships with modern groups from the Hutterites to The Farm, to Alpha Farm. As he traveled, he also began to collect materials and communities sent newsletters, minutes, photographs, and other materials. The University Archives and Special Collection agreed to keep, organize, and continue to develop materials about communal and intentional communities around the world.
Today, both organizations are focusing on contemporary societies from the 20th and 21st Centuries. The mission is to collect and serve as not just a repository, but a resource center for individuals or groups interested in learning from others about building communities. I am hoping to meet with many groups in California. I am hoping to open a dialogue about what the Center can do for communities, and what communities can do for the archives.
EVENT DETAILS
Date & Time: Saturday, May 12, 2018 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Los Angeles Eco-Village, 117 Bimini Pl., LA 90004
Fee: Open and free event.
Reservations Recommended: crsp@igc.org or 213/738-1254
Feel free to bring snacks to share.
About Jennifer Greene
Jennifer Greene is the University Archivist at the David L. Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana. She has been with the University for 11 years as a full time archives librarian and worked for two years at the Center for Communal Studies. She received a MLS from Indiana University in 2008 as well as completing a MLAS from the University of Southern Indiana in 2009. She is currently working on expanding online access to collections through digital galleries and finding aids. She is an adjunct in the History Department at USI. She teaches archives, Indiana History, and communal studies courses.
The Longest Straw draws a connection between the water that supports a city and that water’s source. Samantha Bode, director, moved to Los Angeles and immediately fell in love with the abundant sunshine, the warm air, and the exotic plants of Southern California. But, she noticed within the city of Los Angeles the plants were very much like her native North East Pennsylvania. Green grass and tall trees grew everywhere, but there was no obvious source of water and it rarely ever rained. Where did all the water come from?
boots and sets off at the Los Angeles Aqueducts Cascades in Sylmar, CA. The audience follows her north and east for 65 days as she struggles through the rugged terrain of the Mojave and Great Basin deserts and loses herself in the shadow of the Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains. She speaks with historians, community leaders and local residents, as well as employees of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the operators of the city’s aqueduct. Through Samantha’s inquisitive nature, the audience gains a deeper understanding of the economic, ecological, and societal impacts of water importation and deportation on communities, as well as the future of Los Angeles’ water.
black water education and treatment. The aqueduct can be viewed as a microcosm for ecological and resource struggle around the world. Too often in the world of instant gratification humans mistake temporary abundance for never-ending supply. The Longest Straw heightens awareness that the resources that civilization uses to thrive and survive are often shared by various communities; human, animal, and plant. By working together, humanity can ensure the future of reliable freshwater for all.EVENT DETAILS
Date & Times: Friday, June 8, 2018
7pm: Veggie potluck (zero waste event: bring your own non-throw-away eating ware)
7:45pm: Intros and announcements
8:00pm Screening: “The Longest Straw”
9:30: Q&A, discussion
Location:
3554 West First Street
Los Angeles Eco-Village – north end
Los Angeles 90004
***Please note: We have changed our location to one building north of 117 Bimini in the north end of Los Angeles Eco-Village ***
****Enter thru gate on Bimini Pl. just south of First St.*****
Fee: Fee: $5 to $15 donation* (self selected sliding scale or 2.5 Time dollars to CRSP. Pay your cash donation at the door or make checks out to “CRSP”
NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS
GETTING HERE:
Please walk, bike or use our multi-billion dollar transit system.
Driving? Parking may be difficult.
Biking? Please park your bike inside the yard at the event space
About Samantha Bode:
Sam is a film and television maker and lives in the Los Angeles Eco-Village where she actively demonstrates low impact living patterns and a high quality of life. Throughout the 10 years of her career, she has had the wonderful opportunity to be creative in a range of programming, from shows about Africa and it’s descendants, to short news pieces produced by at risk youth in the Los Angeles area, to documentaries about creating your own reality through open source projects and urban farming. The Longest Straw is her first film directing endeavor and is winner of the 2017 New Urbanism Film Festival Best Healthy Cities Film. When not making films or attending Eco-Village meetings, Sam can be found exploring the vast landscapes of the American west and south west.
Los Angeles Eco-Village is celebrating its 25th anniversary all year long.
Plan to attend more events featuring the work of our creative and activist members.
As many of you know, LAEV has a long history of traffic calming activities. Tea in the intersection of Bimini and White House Place was a fairly frequent traffic calming activity back in the early to mid 1990s. In those olden days, we did it just to meet neighbors who were always in their cars. They would slow down and roll down their windows and ask, “What are you crazy people doing in the middle of the street?”
And we would enthusiastically reply, “Well we never get to meet you and other neighbors because you’re always in your cars, so why don’t you park and come have some tea with us.” And often they did.
Now we have an equally important reason for neighbors and friends to come have tea with us in the intersection: we want you to sign our petition to get big polluting delivery trucks to relocate their delivery service on Vermont instead of Bimini. Often these trucks are lined up 3 and 4 at a time on Bimini with engines running, waiting to get into the Bimini-facing delivery dock for Seafood City.
So please walk, bike or bus on over on Sunday, April 22, 2018, between 2pm and 5pm to:
Please bring your own cup. We’ll provide the tea, sun shade, and cookies.
EVENT DETAILS
Date & Time: Sunday, April 22, 2018, come anytime between 2 to 5pm
Location: The intersection of Bimini and White House Place in Los Angeles Eco-Village, LA 90004
Bring: Your own non-throwaway cup
Admission: Free, no reservations needed, come anytime between 3 and 5pm.
Los Angeles Eco-Village is celebrating our 25th Anniversary all year long: 1993 to 2018. Come hang out with us and share your stories about your experiences here.
Sunday, April 29, 2018 from 3 to 5 pm at
L.A. Eco-Village
117 Bimini Pl
Courtyard
Los Angeles 90004
Explorations in Nature is a unique 9 week art program for children 3 through 8 and their parents or guardians that use the visual arts to develop deeper connections between children and their experience of the natural world. This program is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs and CRSP in association with the Urban Soil-Tierra Urbana Housing Co-op and the Beverly-Vermont Community Land Trust.
Led by Artist in Residence Sylvette Frazier, creator of Connecting Children to Art in Nature, classes feature emphasis on creating art in an eco-conscious format, culminating with a public exhibition and collaborative nature weave.
