Community Events Calendar

“The experience of true community is a unique way of communicating, of sharing our deepest thoughts and feelings without fear or guilt.” writes Scott Peck in his book “The Different Drum – Communitymaking and Peace” (in German: Gemeinschaftsbildung – Der Weg zu authentischer Gemeinschaft). Elements and wisdom from the quakers, native talkingstick-circles, the AA-groups and the Tavistock are brought together in this form of “communitybuilding”. Scott Peck discovered 3 stages (pseudocommunity, chaos, emptiness) that each group passes on the way to authentic community. Pseudo and chaos is well known in each relationship. But how to walk through the stage of chaos? In this workshop you can experience how some simple guidelines lead you through the stage of emptiness in the stage of true community. We also travel on your place if there are min. 10 people for a workshop. Further details and more workshops at

A two-week, residential, intensive course for the Maritime Pacific Northwest. The course will teach permaculture design principles and a methodology which can be applied to any environment. This course will be relevant for those who live in an urban or rural setting. If you are interested in increasing food production and local resilience in your community and bioregion, this course is for you.  Strategies for local food security, energy conservation, sustainability and restoring the health of native ecosystems are synthesized. Through lecture, slide shows, discussion, observation, field trips and hands-on activities, permaculture design students will develop the practical skills and knowledge necessary to design and implement sustainable systems that are in harmony with the natural world. We will cover hundreds of crops which can provide family needs or cash income. Although this course's focus is on the Pacific Northwest, participants from other bioregions are welcome. Course

Learn ethical principles and practical skills for producing your own needs from local natural resources by mimicking natural ecosystems. Topics include energy efficient site planning for house, gardens, orchard, woodlot and wildlife habitat; farm animal forage systems; beneficial microclimate; urban strategies for food and energy production; sustainable community economics and food security. Introductory option - $700, 7 days (Feb. 13 & 27, Mar. 13 & 27, Apr. 10 & 24, May 8). Permaculture design certification option - $1400, 12 days (introductory course plus May 22 & 23, June 5 & 6, and June 19). Financial aid is available.

Are you polyamorous? Or just poly-curious? If so, come meet kindred spirits at the Portland Polyamory Circle! We chat about many topics including intentional community, inclusive relationships and expanded families. Our only requirements are an open mind & an open heart. Everyone is welcome! We meet the 3rd Monday each month at 7:30pm. For info, call Laury at 503-285-4848. See you there!

ZEGG-Forum is an awareness and transparency process for groups of 12 to 25 participants. It is an artistic way of personal sharing; a stage for whatever is happening inside us. Here our true motivations, our deep feelings, longings, ideas and emotions can shine through. Forum offers greater clarity, transparency and cohesion for groups involved and personal growth, empowerment and healing for individuals. It was developed 30 years ago by ZEGG as a tool to create trust and transparency in communities. One key goal it to train more Forum facilitators in the US. You will get to know the method of Forum and its underlying ideas/world view, train deep inner listening and presence, and heal relationships through transparency. Facilitators: Ina Meyer-Stoll and Achim Ecker live at ZEGG for 25 years and have long experience with Forum. They have been deeply involved in its development and have trained communities in Europe, S-America, USA. They live in a committed and polyamorous partnership.

Meet members of Daybreak Cohousing, learn about cohousing and tour the community on Thursday, February 18 from 6:30-8 p.m. on site at 2525 N. Killingsworth Street. (#72 Killingsworth bus or Max to the Killingsworth station). Members have been moving into Daybreak and new homes are available for sale including 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units. Daybreak Cohousing was named one of the nations “top 10 green cohousing developments” by Natural Home Magazine (January 2009). The community provides a physical design that encourages social interaction while respecting personal needs for private space. Daybreak members range in age from babies to 60+. Homes have most of the features of conventional homes, and members also enjoy extensive common facilities. March tours and socials: Sunday, March 7, 1:30-3:30 p.m. and Thursday, March 18, 6:30-8 p.m. For more information, contact Ken at AskAboutUs@daybreakcohousing.org, 503-310-7044 or visit www.daybreakcohousing.org

Dr Fred Alan Wolf, PHD Quantum Physics will demystify the energy within and around us, in lay terms, from quantum physics, metaphysics and spiritual points of view. Learn now to maintain more control of success in your personal and professional goals. New Scientific Discoveries will be announced. Don't miss this empowering event with information you can use 'Now'! Feb 19 and Mar 19 , parts one and two San Francisco CA

To be able to overcome the global, ecological and societal crisis we need convincing models worldwide showing how to step into a culture of peace encompassing a new orientation in all areas of human life: a new ecology and technology are needed in the same way as an orientation for love and sexuality, for communication and community, for research and consciousness. This introductory week is meant for people who want to get to know and experience Tamera for the first time or anew. Participants will get an insight into the essential project areas and the questions of our basic research: What is a Healing Biotope? Why is it important to create concrete models ? What does the training at the developing Peace University “Monte Cerro” look like? What is the Global Campus? How to develop future communities? Why are the human themes of trust, cooperation, solidarity, home, love, sexuality, partnership in the center of peace work taught and studies in Tamera?

Join master teacher Scott Pittman for this Permaculture Certification Course. The course will be held at the True Nature Community and Education Center, an intentional community based in the Southern Pacific Region of Costa Rica. For all info visit: www.Permaculture.org www.TrueNatureCommunity.org

UPSTATE NY PERMACULTURE CONSULTA Save-The-Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 The Alchemical Nursery will be hosting the 2010 Upstate NY Permaculture Consulta regional networking and skill share event on Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 10am - 5pm. This event, which was inaugurally held in Ithaca during February 2009, is coming to Syracuse for 2010, and you are invited to participate. In preparation, You are also invited to a PERMACULTURE POTLUCK & PLANNING MEETING on Saturday November 14, 7:00 pm at the Gear Factory (200 South Geddes St, Syracuse, NY) to start the process of pulling together the program, resources, and action steps to make for a successful Consulta event. RSVPs appreciated, but not required (feel free to just show up if you can make it), at http://www.meetup.com/Permaculture-and-Urban-Homesteading/calendar/11764706/ You should join us for this meeting & potluck if you'd like to conduct a skill share or presentation at the event, partner your organization with ours for

March 13-18, 2010 June 7-12, 2010 September 2-7, 2010 November 24-29, 2010 April 2-7, 2011 The forthcoming one-year training in Holzer’s Permaculture includes both the widely-applicable basic knowledge and specific forms of its practical application adjusted to the climatic conditions of southern Europe. The course will teach and apply in practice the knowledge that results from Sepp Holzer’s experience. The training will also convey an impression of the philosophy and the basic ideas of the Peace Research Community of Tamera and give an insight into the work of the “Global Campus”. Each situation includes the solutions to its problems For each landscape, in every climatic zone, says Sepp Holzer, whether in a fertile river valley or in a moderate climate, whether in the Tundra or in the desert, there is always the possibility to cooperate with nature, to guide her and to cultivate something that suits the land and its inhabitants. (...)

With: Dave Jacke, Kay Cafasso, Alisha Mai Frank, Chris Jackson, and Ethan Roland. ~ Given that events make the best teachers, it follows that our role as educators is to design learning events. In this course, we will explore how to create events that teach permaculture, applying ecological principles and processes to the design of permaculture workshops, courses, and other experiences. Learn how to create effective learning environments based on quick assessments of students and their learning modalities, eight intelligences, and other niche characteristics. Each student in this course will design and run short classes and exercises, speak in public, plan and budget for an event, and coteach a one day permaculture workshop at course end. What do whole learning systems look, feel and sound like? Come find out! The best way to learn is to do, and to have fun doing it! Join us!

Learn the secret to keeping the peace in this weekend of rekindling the social roots of the "village" together. Our weekend will be an experiential embodiment of the essential core elements of thriving communities with practices to help you connect more deeply and compassionately with yourself and each other. Includes body-centered awareness techniques, fun games and my Co-creative Solutions Process--a process that supports collaboration while also giving us safe ways to work through the issues and conflicts that naturally arise in our human relationships. $240-$360 sliding scale with lunch and camping space. More info on Tracie Sage at http://www.traciesage.info/

Do meetings frustrate you? Is the facilitation so passive that meetings are like walking through molasses and progress takes forever? Is the facilitation so controlling that people feel like they've been run over by a truck (or that the decisions were already made behind closed doors and the meeting is just a rubber stamp)? Do you dream of meetings where the group feels energized, engaged, and solid decisions get made? Help is on the way! The husband and wife duo of Laird Schaub and Ma'ikwe Ludwig will be offering a one-day workshop that provides an overview of the art of Integrative Facilitation, introducing participants to the essential orientation and skill set needed to turn pain into gain in cooperative groups. The cost is a sliding scale $50 - $150. The workshop will be held at Heathcote Community. See our website for more details and to register.

'A Community Experience Week' Guided yoga, study and meditation sessions will form the morning programme. Karma yoga (work-based) and time for you in the afternoon. Community led activities in the evening will include an outside fire and craft sessions. A walk to Lyme will occupy one day. Arrive from 4pm on Sunday and leave after lunch on Friday. Bring warm clothes and boots/waterproof for the walk and outside work.

Seasonal Immersion Program March--July at Lost Valley Educational Center. This intensive program gives you the entirety of the Camassia educational experience. It is the combination of the Green Building, Permaculture and Ecovillage Design courses into one comprehensive program. You will receive both a Permaculture and EDE certificate. Pay one month in advance and receive a $250 discount! We also offer month-long and weekend courses. For more information and to sign up click here http://www.lostvalley.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=55

Come share in an exciting and unique travel & service opportunity to Costa Rica. Through this journey you will have a true opportunity to experience the authentic rich culture of this incredible country while doing work to support the people, communities, and the preservation of the land and the environment. Site #2 of the program will be at the True Nature Community and Education Center, and intentional community based in La Florida, Costa Rica.

„The new political morning is born of the power of the joy of life and of insight.“ (Sabine Lichtenfels, Sources of Love and Peace) The world is in transition. The political, ecological and humane crises are getting worse. The time has come for an historic shift. The development of visions and the manifestation of global models for healing both, Earth and Humanity, become more and more important. We invite for an Eastermeeting about visionbuilding. You will get an introduction into the current projects and plans of the peacework from Tamera.

A Workshop with Melanie Mindlin at Restoration Farm, Saturday-Sunday, 9:30-5:00 How do we create an interactive neighborhood and more engaged lifestyle with others? From organizing your existing neighborhood to building a new cohousing project from the ground up, this is a course for people who want to learn about the nuts and bolts of bringing people together to build a community, both the residents and professionals who will inform, design and implement your ideas. Cost $240 with lunch and camping. More info on Melanie Mindlin at http://sites.google.com/a/mind.net/melaniemindlin/home

The curriculum of the four-weeks EDE course will consist of the basic knowledge for the development of Peace Villages. At the same time this training is the first phase of a three-months basic-semester of the „Monte Cerro Peace Education“, which will include the Tamera Summer University from July 26 to August 8, 2010. We cordially invite you to the fifth EDE course that is going to take place in Tamera ! The goal of this international course (the course language is English) is to learn the basic knowledge for the development of Ecovillages/Peace Villages. It is a course for people who intend to actively participate in the necessary change that is happening on planet earth.

... helping to create garden landscapes for autonomous food supply. For interested people in the Research of „Permaculture and Ecology in Healingbiotopes we offer this possibillity for practical work in combination with studying the basic thoughts of Tamera. Timeframe: we wish longterm participants from May until end of September. Participation: minimum 4 weeks

The association Kollektivhus NU and the Department of Urban Planning and the Environment of The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) is organising an international conference on collaborative housing, to take place in Stockholm, Sweden, 5-9 May 2010. The plan is to provide a forum for researchers, housing companies, politicians and activists to meet and discuss experiences of different models of living. The conference is expected to give an overview of current international knowledge, and to identify areas for future research. The programme includes study visits to intentional communities, keynote lectures by prominent researchers and housing sector leaders, workshops about various themes, exhibitions, display of books and information material, cultural and social events.

Got Problem Kids? Here's your Problem Student Problem-Solver Conference. You name the problems and this workshop delivers hundreds of immediate, problem-stopping answers. You will leave with innovative, more effective strategies for school failure, truancy, dropping out, work refusal, violence, delinquency, bad attitudes, depression and more. College credit and clock hours available. Free sample interventions, and free monthly Problem Student Problem-Solver magazine available at our web site, http://www.youthchg.com, or via email (dwells@youthchg.com), or call toll-free to 1-800-545-5736. Work-study financial aid available for all classes. Call for details.

Community Building Workshop “The experience of true community is a unique way of communicating, of sharing our deepest thoughts and feelings without fear or guilt.” writes Scott Peck in his book “The Different Drum – Communitymaking and Peace” (in German: Gemeinschaftsbildung – Der Weg zu authentischer Gemeinschaft). Elements and wisdom from the quakers, native talkingstick-circles, the AA-groups and the Tavistock are brought together in this form of “communitybuilding”. Scott Peck discovered 3 stages (pseudocommunity, chaos, emptiness) that each group passes on the way to authentic community. Pseudo and chaos is well known in each relationship. But how to walk through the stage of chaos? In this workshop you can experience how some simple guidelines lead you emptiness in the stage of true community. Facilitators: Nadja Sumichrast (CBiB, London) und Sabine Bartscherer (Vienna). We also travel on your place if there are min. 10 people for a workshop. Further details and more workshops:

To be able to overcome the global, ecological and societal crisis we need convincing models worldwide showing how to step into a culture of peace encompassing a new orientation in all areas of human life: a new ecology and technology are needed in the same way as an orientation for love and sexuality, for communication and community, for research and consciousness. This introductory week is meant for people who want to get to know and experience Tamera for the first time or anew. Participants will get an insight into the essential project areas and the questions of our basic research

Learning the art of effective meeting facilitation can help your group enhance both energy and product from your meetings. This training can help you transform your group into the more dynamic and successful entity you’ve always intended! The trainers, Laird and Ma’ikwe have developed a facilitation approach they call Integrative Facilitation. This program blends community values with a holistic and participatory methodology to produce collaborative agreements based on solid communication and attention to relationship. Their approach to group work is enriched by a solid understanding of human development, a sensitivity to undercurrents, and a healthy dose of playfulness and appreciation. This is the first weekend of an 8-weekend program. You can sign up for the whole program or individual weekends. For details and to register see our website.

"Monte Cerro Peace Education" includes comprehensive studies in peace work and the creation of peace villages. At its core lies the knowledge about community and the development of trust, truth and transparency including the areas of love and sexuality. An essential part of the education is the study of the political theory of a global change through local actions.

Would you like to be a camp counselor this summer? Do you want to spend afternoons with four passionate, energetic, eco-groovy kids? Do you relish the idea of helping to develop your own unique summer program for primary school age kids? Would you like to experience community life in an off-the-grid, sustainable ecovillage? If you answer YES, then you should be interested in this work exchange opportunity! In addition to creating an awesome summer program which you'll love, you will be immersed in community life here at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.

ZEGG-Forum is an awareness and transparency process for groups of 12 to 25 participants. It is an artistic way of personal sharing; a stage for whatever is happening inside us. Here our true motivations, our deep feelings, longings, ideas and emotions can shine through. Forum offers greater clarity, transparency and cohesion for groups involved and personal growth, empowerment and healing for individuals. It was developed 30 years ago by ZEGG as a tool to create trust and transparency in communities. One key goal it to train more Forum facilitators in the US. You will get to know the method of Forum and its underlying ideas/world view, train deep inner listening and presence, and heal relationships through transparency. Facilitators: Ina Meyer-Stoll and Achim Ecker live at ZEGG for 25 years and have long experience with Forum. They have been deeply involved in its development and have trained communities in Europe, S-America, USA. They live in a committed and polyamorous partnership.

Sepp Holzer: “The book of nature always tells the truth; we just have to learn to read it.” In our Permaculture Seminars with Sepp Holzer you can learn the theory and practice of Holzer's Permaculture in conjunction with the actual development of the water landscape in Tamera. The essential areas of Holzer's Permaculture are the development of water landscapes for the ecological renaturation of the land, and the evolution of many mutually-supportive communities of plant and biotopes, which also create a self-sufficient supply of food for the people living there.

ZEGG-Forum is an awareness and transparency process for groups of 12 to 25 participants. It is an artistic way of personal sharing; a stage for whatever is happening inside us. Here our true motivations, our deep feelings, longings, ideas and emotions can shine through. Forum offers greater clarity, transparency and cohesion for groups involved and personal growth, empowerment and healing for individuals. It was developed 30 years ago by ZEGG as a tool to create trust and transparency in communities. One key goal it to train more Forum facilitators in the US. You will get to know the method of Forum and its underlying ideas/world view, train deep inner listening and presence, and heal relationships through transparency. Facilitators: Ina Meyer-Stoll and Achim Ecker live at ZEGG for 25 years and have long experience with Forum. They have been deeply involved in its development and have trained communities in Europe, S-America, USA. They live in a committed and polyamorous partnership.

Coho/US presents its annual conference in Boulder, CO on June 16-20. It will immerse you into the Cohousing world. Its the perfect way for people to develop an in-depth understanding of Cohousing through tours, workshops, and rubbing shoulders with all of the best-known Cohousing activists and professionals. It is particularly valued by members of forming community groups and established communities who want to help their communities thrive.

“The experience of true community is a unique way of communicating, of sharing our deepest thoughts and feelings without fear or guilt.” writes Scott Peck in his book “The Different Drum – Communitymaking and Peace” (in German: Gemeinschaftsbildung – Der Weg zu authentischer Gemeinschaft). Elements and wisdom from the quakers, native talkingstick-circles, the AA-groups and the Tavistock are brought together in this form of “communitybuilding”. Scott Peck discovered 3 stages (pseudocommunity, chaos, emptiness) that each group passes on the way to authentic community. Pseudo and chaos is well known in each relationship. But how to walk through the stage of chaos? In this workshop you can experience how some simple guidelines lead you through the stage of emptiness in the stage of true community. We also travel on your place if there are min. 10 people for a workshop. Further details and more workshops at

Tamera - Test Field for a New Culture There is a movement growing worldwide: People are leaving their ways of life and their careers, which they no longer find meaningful. Young people are stepping out of the race of fear and competition, they no longer share the values of a culture made up of lies. They resist peacefully against the big destructive projects of globalisation. They are looking for a new way of living, for new professions, for a different life, for peace among them and a peaceful cooperation with nature. They found meeting places and share new aims. In crisis areas, farmers and refugees come together in peace villages and communities, often risking their lives in order to do so. They all are doing it because they feel that another world is possible.

Earn your Permaculture design certificate with Dancing Green during our summer residential immersive! Dancing Green offers the whole Permaculture design course curriculum as an immersion in educational experiences of integration, collaboration, consensus, and self-empowerment within the context of Permaculture land-use design. The 17-day residential immersive allows you two levels of enhanced focus: (1) the routines of daily life are set aside, freeing & enhancing your attention, & (2) the process is predominately collaborative. Course facilitator is Dawn Shiner. Dawn’s website is www.sustainableagriculture.org. Tuition is $1750. Financial aid is available.

Young people full of visions seek young people full of visions. We would like to invite you to a 12-day summer camp. This summer camp is a further step in the community movement towards a more conscious society with more profound values and deeper relationships. The camp will give you the opportunity to become familiar with similar and differing visions and the chance to exchange experiences and ideas with others. It is meant to strengthen us in our lives as a part of our communities and provide interested participants with the opportunity of getting to know each other.

“The experience of true community is a unique way of communicating, of sharing our deepest thoughts and feelings without fear or guilt.” writes Scott Peck in his book “The Different Drum – Communitymaking and Peace” (in German: Gemeinschaftsbildung – Der Weg zu authentischer Gemeinschaft). Elements and wisdom from the quakers, native talkingstick-circles, the AA-groups and the Tavistock are brought together in this form of “communitybuilding”. Scott Peck discovered 3 stages (pseudocommunity, chaos, emptiness) that each group passes on the way to authentic community. Pseudo and chaos is well known in each relationship. But how to walk through the stage of chaos? In this workshop you can experience how some simple guidelines lead you through the stage of emptiness in the stage of true community. We also travel on your place if there are min. 10 people for a workshop. Further details and more workshops at

To be able to overcome the global, ecological and societal crisis we need convincing models worldwide showing how to step into a culture of peace encompassing a new orientation in all areas of human life: a new ecology and technology are needed in the same way as an orientation for love and sexuality, for communication and community, for research and consciousness. This introductory week is meant for people who want to get to know and experience Tamera for the first time or anew. Participants will get an insight into the essential project areas and the questions of our basic research.

ICC10 2010 Cairns Australia Following the APC10 2010 Permaculture Convergence Digger Street thought we would sister up with the event and hold a convergence the following weekend to learn and share about the broader issues facing Intentional Communities. Currently seeking suggestions in what program should include, speakers, format considerations, important issues for discussion, offers and lessons learnt from previous events. All ideas are more than welcome. Forward your suggestions to icconference@diggerstreet.com

To be able to overcome the global, ecological and societal crisis we need convincing models worldwide showing how to step into a culture of peace encompassing a new orientation in all areas of human life: a new ecology and technology are needed in the same way as an orientation for love and sexuality, for communication and community, for research and consciousness. This introductory week is meant for people who want to get to know and experience Tamera for the first time or anew. Participants will get an insight into the essential project areas and the questions of our basic research

ZEGG-Forum is an awareness and transparency process for groups of 12 to 25 participants. It is an artistic way of personal sharing; a stage for whatever is happening inside us. Here our true motivations, our deep feelings, longings, ideas and emotions can shine through. Forum offers greater clarity, transparency and cohesion for groups involved and personal growth, empowerment and healing for individuals. It was developed 30 years ago by ZEGG as a tool to create trust and transparency in communities. One key goal it to train more Forum facilitators in the US. You will get to know the method of Forum and its underlying ideas/world view, train deep inner listening and presence, and heal relationships through transparency. Facilitators: Ina Meyer-Stoll and Achim Ecker live at ZEGG for 25 years and have long experience with Forum. They have been deeply involved in its development and have trained communities in Europe, S-America, USA. They live in a committed and polyamorous partnership.

In many cultures the olive tree is one of the oldest trees and a symbol for peace. We invite you to participate in our traditional olive harvest. We will enjoy the last warm days in the olive groves drenched with autumnal light. There will be meditative harvesting work together with heart, spirit, music and art. During the afternoon hours we provide the participants with an overview of the basic concept of a Healing Biotope and the international education work of the “Global Campus”. On November 9, the Global Grace Day, we will undertake a peace action which will connect us with groups and initiatives worldwide - in the name of Grace.

ZEGG-Forum is an awareness and transparency process for groups of 12 to 25 participants. It is an artistic way of personal sharing; a stage for whatever is happening inside us. Here our true motivations, our deep feelings, longings, ideas and emotions can shine through. Forum offers greater clarity, transparency and cohesion for groups involved and personal growth, empowerment and healing for individuals. It was developed 30 years ago by ZEGG as a tool to create trust and transparency in communities. One key goal it to train more Forum facilitators in the US. You will get to know the method of Forum and its underlying ideas/world view, train deep inner listening and presence, and heal relationships through transparency. Facilitators: Ina Meyer-Stoll and Achim Ecker live at ZEGG for 25 years and have long experience with Forum. They have been deeply involved in its development and have trained communities in Europe, S-America, USA. They live in a committed and polyamorous partnership.

To be able to overcome the global, ecological and societal crisis we need convincing models worldwide showing how to step into a culture of peace encompassing a new orientation in all areas of human life: a new ecology and technology are needed in the same way as an orientation for love and sexuality, for communication and community, for research and consciousness. This introductory week is meant for people who want to get to know and experience Tamera for the first time or anew. Participants will get an insight into the essential project areas and the questions of our basic research.

As out-work closes for year. In-door activities Re-vive. -motto: Collect water and seed, be with them who do, set tasks for boys and girls, make rooms for flocks and birds, and Strangers Too. - WE will be forming events for Spring-time also. However, we become quite quickly aware that community, as relationship, exaggerates tensions that we feel: the tension between our autonomy and the demands of community organization; the ever-present tension between competing commitments; the impact of community dynamics on marriage, family, child-rearing - are just some of the stresses that begin to shape our lives as members. We are hoping to bring together individuals from many groupings to share in good conversation. - Cost: $30 ? no, nothing. come if you can come. cost is you time and ideas. -