Cohousing-L Mailing List: SAVE THESE DATES: Art of Community NW; Sept 8-10 near Seattle, WA

[Craig Ragland (craigragland]

Fellowship for Intentional Community presents
  ART OF COMMUNITY NORTHWEST: Co-Opportunities for Sustainability

SAVE THESE DATES -- because we hope to see you there!

When: Friday, Sept. 8 - Sunday Sept. 10
    with Seattle-area community site visits during the day on 9/8

Where: Bastyr University in Kenmore (near Seattle) -
www.bastyr.edu/about/map.asp

Why: To promote and support communities that recognize and practice
sustainability

What: Interactive workshops/playshops, plenary speakers, music, art, fun
live auction, networking opportunities, tables available for groups

* Meet People from Existing and Forming Communities: Ecovillages, Cohousing,
Egalitarian, Cooperatives, Collectives, and more...
* Build Real Community Where You Are: at home, at work, at church, in other
organizations
* Tools You Can Use: Facilitation, Consensus, Ecological Assessments
* Be More Sustainable: Green Building, Local Agriculture, Bio-Diesel,
Permaculture

Event Web Page: http://fic.ic.org/aofc/

The Summer of 2006 offers three large Community Events this year:

(1) National Cohousing Conference in Chapel Hill, NC on July 21-23
    http://www.cohousing.org/conference.aspx
(2) Twin Oaks Communities Conference in Louisa, VA on Aug 18-20
    http://www.twinoaks.org/community/communities-conference/index.html
(3) FIC Art of Community Northwest in Kenmore, WA (Seattle area) on Sept
8-10
    http://fic.ic.org/aofc/

FYI: September is a relatively dry time of the year to be in Seattle...

Craig Ragland
FIC Art of Community NW Event Coordinator
Songaia Cohousing Member
Coho/US Board Member