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[Mike Slama (mikes]

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Saw this on a local BB and thought it might be interesting to the group.        

Mike Slama
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Keywords: community, sustainability

   * Tired of mainstream environmentalism?

   * Interested in really making a change in your lifestyle and changing the
     world too?

   * Interested in being part of a radical experiment in sustainable living,
     in a 1000-person town with a land-based focus?

If so please read on...

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                   WHAT IS THE DANCING RABBIT PROJECT?
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The Dancing Rabbit Project is a group of individuals who desire true
environmental sustainability.  Rather than the "quick fixes" or band-aid
efforts of the mainstream, we are interested in longterm societal and
technological changes that will ensure the integrity of the ecosphere, and
the well-being of humans, far into the future.

We believe that it is impossible to live sustainably while enmeshed in the
consumer culture.  Therefore, we envision a locally self-reliant town
committed to environmental sustainability--a place where one can pursue human
fulfillment without causing environmental degradation. We intend to build
such a town.

To do so Dancing Rabbit will need to become predominantly self-sufficient,
but this does not mean we will be isolationist or sequestered from America as
a whole. Instead we will vigorously promote ourselves as a viable example of
sustainable living and spread our ideas and discoveries through education,
academic papers, other publications, speaking engagements, and the like.

Currently, Dancing Rabbit is a group of about 10 people who meet the first
weekend of each month to discuss our progress and work together towards our
goal.  At this point, we operate by consensus.  There is a larger group of
approximately 30 people who are interested in Dancing Rabbit, are kept
informed of the general goings-on, and who may become more deeply involved in
the future if they choose to do so.  We are seeking people to join us at
either level of commitment. We are also looking for groups interested in
pooling resources with us and forming a community within the town of Dancing
Rabbit.

In its final stage, Dancing Rabbit will be a small town with about 1000
residents.  We will be housed in a variety of living arrangements, eat a
variety of foods, and work on varied projects.  It will be a society flexible
enough to include intentional communities, cohousing, individual households,
and hermits.  But while we may have different approaches to some issues, the
common desire for environmental sustainability will underlie all key
decisions at Dancing Rabbit.

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Members of the Dancing Rabbit Project will be meeting Sunday, May 7 in Palo
Alto, CA (on Stanford Campus), to discuss progress towards our goals,
including timelines, possible land purchases, outreach, etc.  Meetings are
held monthly in various locations around the Bay Area, and anyone may
attend.  However, we ask that you please peruse our informational documents
before coming to a meeting.  These documents may be found via the WWW at
http://gaia.radius.com/DR.html, or via anonymous ftp at
banneker.stanford.edu/pub/dancing-rabbit.

If you are interested in coming to the meeting, or need help getting copies
of our info documents, please e-mail dancing-rabbit [at] banneker.stanford.edu, 
or
call (415) 325-3562 (ask for Tony or leave a message and you will be called
back).

   Dancing Rabbit may also be reached at: POB 414, Palo Alto, CA 94302.