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The purpose of this site is to encourage ongoing conversations among intentional communities across the Northwest, including planning and follow-up discussions for face-to-face gatherings and special events.

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Register today for NICA Spring Gathering

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, [...]

Daybreak Cohousing Grand Opening Celebration, April 17

New North Portland Cohousing Development Opens Doors to Public for Music, Food, Tours and Welcome by Public Officials

Daybreak Cohousing will host a Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, April 17 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the community at 2525 North Killingsworth Street in North Portland. The public event, which will [...]

Food as Celebration at NICA Spring Gathering: April 24 at Ravenna Kibbutz

NICA Spring Gathering
Saturday, April 24th
10 – 5 pm

hosted by:

Ravenna Kibbutz
6211 23rd Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98115
(dead end off 65th Ave)
Suggested donation (onsite): $10

parking on side streets, carpooling encouraged

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Whether you live in an intentional community or are interested in the idea, please come and [...]

Daybreak Cohousing in Portland to host Fellowship of Intentional Communities semi-annual event, May 21-23

The FIC Invites NICA Members to Join Us in the Rose City!

The Fellowship for Intentional Community will be holding its semi-annual organizational meetings May 21-23, 2010 at newly constructed Daybreak Cohousing in Portland OR, and you’re invited!

Portland is a hotbed of community interest and this will mark the first time we’ve [...]

Cohousing 101 Presentation in Seattle: April 18

Curious about Cohousing?

Are you interested in:

Living lightly on the earth.
Knowing and working cooperatively with your neighbors.
Reducing your household chores (cooking, cleaning, yardwork).
Sharing resources (woodshop, bikeshop, art space, kids play area).

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 [...]

Hold the date: NICA Spring Gathering, April 24, 2010

Ravenna Kibbutz will be hosting this gathering focused on Food as Celebration. Watch for additional details!

Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities, Models for Sustainable Living

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 of cooperation, friendship and sustainable living. Tonight, members of NICA (Northwest Intentional Communities Association) from local communities share experiences and perspectives on the benefit of community life and [...]

Agenda and directions for NICA Fall Gathering

Here is the agenda for this Saturday’s gathering at the Ananda Community in Lynnwood, WA.

Click here for a printed agenda.

9:30 – Sign-in and gathering time with tea/coffee and juice
10:00 – Welcome and a song
10:05 – Welcome from Ananda Community – logistics
10:10 – Singing/Introduction of individuals and communities
10:40 – Reports – FIC, COHO, and NICA
10:55 – [...]

10 days and counting to October Event, lunch to be provided!

The NICA October Gathering is just 10 days away, and Ananda, the hosting community, has offered to provide lunch for all participants.

We are also suggesting a $10 donation.

Agenda details will be available soon, but tentative activities include a tour of Ananda, sharing around the theme of  “What makes your community hum?” with the subtitle, “What [...]

Fall Gathering Scheduled!

Set the date to join us for a day of community stories, singing and Universal Dances of Peace as well as a tour of Ananda, our hosting community. Ananda is located at: 20715 Larch Way, Lynnwood, WA. Guided by the theme, “What makes your community hum?,” we will explore together the question, “What creates and [...]