About this Site

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.

FIC Directory and Event Listings

NICA is affiliated with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities (FIC) and manages a special section on the FIC Web site.

To add your community to the FIC directory or publish events to the FIC national calendar, register at the NICA section of the FIC Web site.

Fall Gathering warm-ups

Here are some questions to prime the pump for the NICA Fall Gathering, to be hosted by the Ananda Community in Lynwood, WA:

What are the spoken or unspoken values that guide your relationships and your decision-making processes?
What gives your community strength?
How does your community wrestle with a culture that is built on spirit even if [...]

September 15th, 2009 | Category: Event Planning, Open Forum | One comment

Open Forum Invitation

Add your comments to this message to present issues, concerns, or opportunities related to the establishment or ongoing operation of intentional communities as places of ecological and cultural sustainability.

Selected topics will be pulled out for expanded conversation depending on interest.

September 14th, 2009 | Category: Open Forum | One comment