Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: INTERNATIONAL MEETING ~ecovillage

[Fred H. Olson (fholson]

The Federation of Damanhur     capriolo [at] cyberdh.com
is the author of the message below but due to a problem it was posted
by the Fred the list manager: owner-cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org

Fred's note.  This conference is quite tangentially related to cohousing
but from my perusal seems related to the broader Intentional Community
movement.  In the spirit of convergence I decided to post it. 
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Dear Friends,
we are seen your web and we found it interesting.
The Economy subject is one of the most"up to date" matter we are working on
both at national and international level.
Then are experts from all over the world who are working with us to this aim.
We bring to your attention for this purpose: The International Meeting,
that will take place in DAMANHUR.
It is possible to partecipate only for the week-end on May 15/16, 1999.

With love and light
con voi
lepre viola

Damanhur (Italy) 15-21 May 1999

STRUCTURE AND ECONOMICS
WITH A VISION

HOW TO CREATE NEW SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM FOR OUR VILLAGES

In the past decades, communities and eco-villages have experimented with
many aspects of life, be it social, economic, spiritual or ecological. They
have grown independently from each other so each community developed its
own uniqueness. With this in mind, we are holding this conference in a
spirit of convergence, rather than a traditional conference, so that
everyone may share and build upon the experiences of others.

This convergence wants to be very practical, not 'just talk'. Its main
goals are:

to present a variety of experiences in social and economic organising based
upon spiritual and ethical values;

to share the best of all experiences and synthesise them into models and
formulas that can be concretely implemented;

to explore trading exchange potential to create a working system of
exchanges among communities and New Societies;

to investigate the possibility of creating and using a common complementary
currency

to investigate micro-credit mechanisms and the possibility of creating a
common Bank.

                        and last, but not least:

to start specific co-operative projects among communities.


Who is invited?
representatives of communities and eco-villages;
scholars, researchers and experts in economics, sociality and community;
journalists and media people;
students;
individual with the enthusiasm to create something new and concrete for the
planet.

The Programme
Sat. 15, 3pm: Welcome and conference presentation. Contribution from
specialist delegates
Sun.16, 9:30 am: Contribution from specialist delegates
Sun. 16, 3 p.m./Mon. 17/Tue 18: Presentations of projects and formulas of
significant communities and ecovillages.
Wed. 19:  We all take a break from our discussions and, those who so wish,
will be shown Damanhur and the Temple of Mankind.
Thu. 20/Fri 21:  We get back to work with an Open Space format, to enable
flexible regrouping for concrete projects.
Friday evening celebration: dinner and a dance!
The programme will allow plenty of time for sharing and private discussions
and meetings.

PRACTICAL INFO

When?
In May, from Saturday 15th at 3 p.m. to Friday 21st.

Cost of Conference
In Damanhur's camping place: 428 Euro (830,000 liras) per person, all
included
In Damanhur's guesthouses:490 Euro (950,000 liras) per person, all included
At Arcadia Hotel (3 stars, 10 minutes drive from Damanhur):
645 Euro ( 1,250,000  liras) per person, all included (double room)
725 Euro ( 1,405,000 liras) per person, all included (single room)


How to find Damanhur

Damanhur is located in northern Italy, 40 km. north of Turin. The closest
village to Damanhur's central settlement is called Baldissero Canavese. On
a map it can be found near Castellamonte.
By plane: the closest airport is Torino-Caselle. We are 30 minutes drive
from Caselle and we can come and pick you up, if you let us know the time
of your arrival at least a few days before. If you can't fly to Turin, fly
to Milan (please call us for details).
By train: the closest station is Ivrea. Let us know when you will be
arriving if you need to be picked up.
By car: The closest exit of the motorway is Ivrea, on the A5, connecting
Turin to Aosta. The drive from Ivrea exit to Damanhur takes about 10
minutes. Email or call us for map.


The Federation of Damanhur

Founded in 1977, Damanhur is a center for spiritual research, known all
over the world. Situated in Valchiusella Valley, in the Alpine foothills of
northern Italy, Damanhur is a Federation of Communities and Regions with
over 800 citizens, a social and political structure, a Constitution, 40
economic activities,  its own currency, schools and a daily paper.
Damanhur is a way of living and thinking based upon experimentation, play
and transformation. In 1998 the Federation of Damanhur has been accepted as
a full member of GEN.

would you like to speak at the conference?
Contact Lepre Viola: te/fax.+39.124.512239, email: federation [at] damanhur.org

Information & Bookings
Gazza or Cristina: te/fax.+39.124.512205, email: dhvisit [at] damanhur.org

10080 Baldissero C.se (TO) ITALY, http://www.damanhur.org