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You are invited to NICA’s Spring Gathering on Saturday, April 14 at Duwamish Cohousing in West Seattle. The focus of the day will be on how to improve community meetings. We will have discussions and workshops on some of the following: Improving Facilitation skills Did you facilitate the monthly meeting only to freeze like a deer in the headlights when a conflict came up or someone acted inappropriately? This workshop will cover the essentials of what every meeting facilitator needs to know. After going over the basic principles, we’ll practice skills such as reflective listening, how to intervene when someone [...] Click on image to view and download full size poster Do you long to recapture a sense of true community, where friends know and help one another? Learn why intentional communities are attracting increasing interest as models for sustainable living. While living in an intentional community may not be for everybody, the [...] NICA will hold its annual Spring Gathering this year on Saturday, March 26, from 10:15 to 4:15 at Maxwelton Creek CoHousing on Whidbey Island. The theme of the gathering will be Permaculture. Suggested donation at the door is $10. Shuttle service will be available meet for those who depart on the 9:05 AM ferry from [...] NICA recently received this invitation from Cohousing USA: The 2011 National Cohousing Conference (NCC) will be held June 17-19th in Washington DC. We are in need of speakers, presenters, panel members and workshop makers extraordinaire to share their expertise and knowledge during this exciting event. We need you! As the absolute best place to reach the entire [...] Curious about Cohousing? Are you interested in: Living lightly on the earth. If you’re looking for an alternative to how you live, attend this informational session on cohousing – community oriented, cooperatively managed, but independently owned housing. Who: Open [...] Diana Leafe Christian is leading a workshop on how to grow a successful Ecovillage or sustainable community. Here are the details: Wednesday – Friday, August 11-13 For more information, & to register: events@lostvalley.org or call (541) [...] The Ananda Community of Lynnwood hosts an Open House on Saturday, June 19. All are welcome to tour and ask questions about the 20-year old intentional spiritual community. Tours will include the four vegetable gardens and the hoop house of Ananda’s CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). Following the tours from [...] Two bus tours organized by the Cohousing Association of the United States have been scheduled for Portland and Seattle. The Portland Cohousing Bus Tour will take place Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm, and will include stops at Columbia Ecovillage, Peninsula Park Commons, Daybreak Cohousing, Trillium Hollow, and Cascadia Commons. Lunch will [...] Ravenna Kibbutz has graciously offered to host our Spring Gathering this year. Please help us anticipate how many folks will be coming by registering here. Pre-registration is NOT required; we’re only trying to get a rough idea of how many to expect for space and food considerations. More information on the event can be found here. Questions, comments, [...] |
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