Cohousing-L Mailing List: Art of Community Northwest Conference - Seattle - September 8-10, 2006

[Neil Planchon (neil]

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THE ART OF COMMUNITY NORTHWEST CONFERENCE
Co-Opportunities for Sustainability

DATE: September 8-10, 2006
TIME: from 5 PM Friday to 10 PM Sunday
LOCATION: Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA
MORE: http://fic.ic.org/aofc/

"Early Bird" Registration until August 8th!
REGISTER NOW
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4636
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Greetings! We hope you join us

A team of committed community folks has been pulling together what  
promises to be a great Art of Community event this fall in the  
beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Our intention for the event is to promote and support communities  
that recognize and practice sustainability. We will do this with  
interactive workshops and panels, hearing from some fantastic plenary  
speakers, interspersing music, art, a live auction, and plenty of  
networking opportunities, including display and information tables  
hosted by communities and sustainability-oriented organizations.

A number of well-known writers and community leaders will help as we  
weave the web of community networks. Some of the presenters already  
scheduled include:

Diana Leafe Christian, Communities magazine editor; author: Creating  
a Life Together

Lisa Fitzhugh, ArtCorps Executive Director

Mark Lakeman, Portland City Repair Coordinator

Geoph Kozeny, the Peripatetic Communitarian from Communities magazine  
& Visions of Utopia producer

Vicki Robin, Cofounder of Conversation Cafes, and New Road Map  
Foundation; Author, Your Money or Your Life

David Korten, Author, and The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth  
Community and cofounder, Positive Futures Network

WORKSHOPS AND PANELS
http://fic.ic.org/aofc/program.htm

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WHY THIS CONFERENCE?

Here is a place to learn about working models of sustainability...and  
share your own ideas.

Art of Community Northwest will bring together people interested in  
building community wherever they live, and will highlight successful  
and sustainable efforts in a variety of communities.

This is a great opportunity to meet people from existing and forming  
Northwest communities, including ecovillages, cohousing, egalitarian,  
housing cooperatives.

Learn about ways to be more sustainable through green and natural  
building techniques, creating community spaces, supporting local  
agriculture and permaculture.

Community networks are joining the FIC to provide sponsorship support  
to help ensure the event is a success. These include the Northwest  
Intentional Communities Association (NICA), Cohousing Association of  
the United States (Coho/US) and the Federation of Egalitarian  
Communities (FEC). Other sponsors include nonprofits like Rites of  
Passage Journeys, Institute of Noetic Sciences Northwest, and Yes!  
Magazine, plus business collaborators such as GreenWorks Realty.  
Other community organizations, including Songaia Cohousing Community  
and the International Puppydogs Movement are also stepping up to  
support the event.

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Sliding scale online registration is fast and easy. Please register  
in advance!  This venue is expected to sell out, so we encourage you  
to register now, to reserve your space. Also, the sliding scale fees  
will go up as of August 8. Click on the registration link below to  
take advantage of our early bird rate.

"Early Bird" Registration until August 8th!
REGISTER NOW
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4636
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MEALS AVAILABLE AT BASTYR - VEGAN AND VEGETARIAN OPTIONS!

We have a great venue in Bastyr University, which is located within  
the beautiful St. Edwards state park. The grounds of the campus are  
beautiful and provide for nature experiences in the Douglas Fir trees  
and walking along the shores of Lake Washington.

Bastyr is known for its natural health education and great vegan and  
vegetarian food service. Because of the relatively remote location of  
Bastyr's campus, there are no restaurants in walking distance. We  
recommend choosing meals on site, which you must sign up for in  
advance, along with your registration.

MEALS ONLINE
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5455
Otherwise, bring some food along!

MORE ABOUT BASTYR, INCLUDING DIRECTIONS
http://www.bastyr.edu/

CAMPING OPTION AVAILABLE
Contact Fred Lanphear at fred [at] songaia.com to get information on a  
community that has offered to make camp sites available to our  
attendees that weekend.

AUCTION ITEMS
If you have a product or service that the FIC can use in the benefit  
auction, please contact Harvey Baker at harvey [at] ic.org who will keep  
the inventory of items. Please also cc your message to Laird Schaub  
at laird [at] ic.org.

One of our team members will follow up with you about how to get the  
item to our conference site for Art of Community.

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A big thank you to our amazing sponsors! Check out their links on our  
website: http://fic.ic.org/aofc/ for more information about each of  
them.

You may still become a sponsor! Please contact Syd Fredrickson,  
gogreen [at] usa.com Coordinator of Sponsorhip Development and Outreach if  
you are interested in being a sponsor, having a table, or donating  
items to our live auction.

We look forward to seeing you at Art of Community Northwest!