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Communities (magazine)
''Communities: Life in Cooperative Culture'' is a quarterly magazine published by the Global Ecovillage Network - United States. It is a primary resource for information, issues, and ideas about intentional communities in North America. Articles and columns cover practical "how-to" issues of community living as well as personal stories about forming new communities, decision-making, conflict resolution, raising children in community, and sustainability. History and profile The magazine was started in 1972, first under the name ''Communitas'' and then as ''Communities.'' A variety of editing and publishing collectives, based in several different intentional communities, managed the magazine through its next 78 issues. Paul Freundlich, an early editor and member of the ''Communities'' publishing co-operative, went on found Co-op America (now Green America) in 1982, and now maintains the Exemplars Library, and has continued to contribute to and reference ''Communities'' over the ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global Ecovillage Network
The Global Ecovillage Network (GEN) is a global association of people and communities ( ecovillages) dedicated to living " sustainable plus" lives by restoring the land and adding more to the environment than is taken. Network members share ideas and information, transfer technologies and develop cultural and educational exchanges. History Hildur and Ross Jackson from Denmark established the Gaia Trust, a charitable foundation, in 1991. Gaia funded a study by Robert Gilman and Diane Gilman of sustainable communities around the world. The report, ''Ecovillages and Sustainable Communities'', was released in 1991. The report found that although there were many interesting ecovillage projects, the full-scale ideal ecovillage did not yet exist. Collectively, however, the various projects described a vision of a different culture and lifestyle that could be further developed. In 1991 the Gaia Trust convened a meeting in Denmark of representatives of eco-communities to discuss str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |