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“Examining White Supremacy in Intentional Community,” a virtual event Tue., July 7, 2020 PDT from 1 to 3pm sponsored by the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) plus other events in the FIC series

Examining White Supremacy in Intentional Community

July 7 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT virtual event for the public

Most intentional communities are predominantly if not entirely white. Even if this isn’t intentional, this isn’t an accident or coincidence. In this online workshop we’ll take a look at what white culture is, how it manifests as white supremacy within our communities, and share ideas and stories about how to affect meaningful change. This workshop is open to all participants but is geared towards white people.Find out more »

How to Find Intentional Community: the one that’s right for you

July 9 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT virtual event for the public

This online workshop is perfect for anyone who is dreaming about joining an intentional community and wants to get their search underway, with practical tools and guidance from FIC co-Director, Cynthia Tina. We’ll look at common types of communities and design your community wishlist.
All are welcome to join this beginners session!Find out more »

Conflict Resolution Basics: fight, flight, or opportunity?

July 16 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT virtual event for the public

This informative session will explore ways to address conflict and interpersonal tensions within communities… or any group that wants to work constructively with their feelings. The online learning session will be led by Laird Schaub, an early founder of FIC and with decades of intentional community living and consulting experience.Find out more »

Conscious Communication Skills

July 23 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT virtual event for the public

Interpersonal communication is the #1 skill needed to be able to thrive in an intentional community. Do you want to learn the essentials of conscious communication to be able to live and work with others productively? Strengthen your capacity for listening and speaking with compassion and clarity through challenging situations during this session with author, educator and intentional community founder, Miles Sherts.Find out more »



Branding & Marketing Your Intentional Community

July 30 @ 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT virtual event for the public

Are you wanting to attract new members, gain program participants and fulfill the mission of your community, ecovillage, cohousing or permaculture project? Get ready to re-think whatever negative associations you have with branding and marketing! This workshop will guide you through the initial steps of developing an authentic brand, honing in your niche, and creating an outreach strategy. Find out more »

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Participatory Place Design for This Century May 20, 2020 @ 1pm – 3pm PST, virtual event for the public .

Do you want to create more community and that “village feel” wherever you are living right now? This online workshop is for anyone who wants to learn how we can re-design our public spaces for more community, especially in the city.

This interactive session will explore a variety of urban revillaging processes and projects.

From new public gathering places to urban homesteads, multi-generational farms, vertical co-housing, and huge climate resilience initiatives — we will explore how permaculture approaches are being applied at larger, more diverse and interesting scales. Register below to join Mark for the workshop on zoom this Wednesday, May 20, from 4-6pm Eastern (click here for your local time).

About Mark Lakeman

Mark is a national leader in the development of regenerative public places. Through his leadership in Communitecture, inc., and it’s various affiliates including the The City Repair Project (501(c)3), The Village Building Convergence, and the Planet Repair Institute, he has been instrumental in the development of dozens of participatory organizations and urban permaculture design projects across the United States and Canada. Stories of Mr. Lakeman’s projects have been told widely, including in such publications as Dwell, Architecture Magazine, New Village Journal, Yes magazine, The Utne Reader, Permaculture Activist and many more. With City Repair, in 2003 Mark was awarded the National Lewis Mumford Award by the international organization Architects & Planners for Social Responsibility for his work with Dignity Village, one of the United States’ first self-developed, permanent communities by and for previously homeless people.


Participatory Place Design for This Century – SPONSORED BY: Foundation for Intentional Community www.ic.org

Register even if you can’t attend the live workshop to receive a recording that you can listen or watch anytime!

Participatory Place Design for This Century – Foundation for Intentional Community

Register to Join on May 20th

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