Community Resources

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> Become an ICR "Community" Partner!

In biological terms, a community is a group of interacting organisms sharing an environment. In human communities, intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs, risks, and a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the identity of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness. Traditionally in sociology, a "community" has been defined as a group of interacting people living in a common location.

The word is thus often used to mean an urban community. However, the definition has evolved and been enlarged to mean individuals who share characteristics, regardless of their location or type of interaction. In this sense, "community" can mean a community of interest or an ethnic group.

Finally, the widest meaning of the word refers to the national community. What these various meanings have in common is that they refer to the strength of the ties between the members of the group, of whatever nature—cultural, ethnic, or moral—they may be.

The word community is derived from the Latin communitas (meaning the same), which is in turn derived from communis, which means "common, public, shared by all or many". Communis comes from a combination of the Latin prefix com- (which means "together") and the word munis (which has to do with the exchange of services), probably originally derived from the Etruscan word munis- (meaning "to endow", or "to have the charge of").

Source: Wikipedia/Community

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FEATURED GLOBAL COMMUNITY PartnerS:

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Vision Statement and Purpose:

Community is an intentional affiliation of individuals, families, networks and/or tribes that freely choose to identify with and participate in a geographical area, organization, business or institution for the purpose of mutual support. Communities may share geography, interests, intentions, goals and ideas.

"Community is a set of people who occupy analogous locations in social or institutional structures." - Phil Agee

Community teaches us how to live together, respect and support each other, live on the land, in a neighborhood, village, town or big city. Community can also be virtual over the Internet via social media networks.

In the same light that it takes a whole village to raise a child, it requires communities to raise a society into a healthy and prosperous system of human, economic and political relationships.

“If we are to survive as a species we will do so learning the ecstasy of community. We do have to get together.” - Patch Adams

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Global Community Resources:

• Alternatives Magazine
• Auroville - India
• Beloved Community - Ashland, Oregon
• Breitenbush Hot Springs & Community - Detroit, Oregon
• Cascadia HOUR Exchange
• Findhorn Community - UK
• Global Resource Center - Members
• Global Events Calendar & E-News
• Global News Articles & Blogs
• Harbin Hot Springs & Community - Middletown, California (Facebook Group)
• Northwest Intentional Communities Network
• Shambala-Shasta Community - Mt. Shasta, California
• Trillium Hollow Co–Housing - Portland, Oregon

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Global Community Gatherings, Festivals, MUSIC & Events:

• Ashland Independent Film Festival (Ashland, Oregon) - April 8th - 12th, 2010
• Beloved Festival (Eugene, Oregon) - August 12th - 16th, 2010
• Best of Mt. Shasta (Mt. Shasta, Oregon - August, 2010
• Bhakti Festival (Joshua Tree, California) - September 9th - 12th, 2010
• Body, Mind Spirit Expo (Seattle, Washington) - March 20th - 21st, 2010
• Breitenbush Summer Solstice Healing Retreat - June 17th - 20th, 2010
• Britt Festival (Jacksonville, Oregon) - May - September, 2010
• Bumbershoot Festival (Seattle, Washington - September 4th - 6th, 2010
• Burning Man Festival (Nevada Desert) - August 30th - September 6th, 2010 and Facebook Group
• Earthdance International (Laytonville, California) - September 17 - 19th, 2010
• Faerieworlds Festival (Eugene, Oregon) - July 30th - August 1st, 2010
• Good Medicine Family Gathering (Williams, Oregon) - July 23rd - 26th, 2010
• Harmony Festival (Santa Rosa, Calfornia) - June 11th - 13th, 2010
• Mystic Garden Party & Festival (Corning, California) - July 21st - 26th, 2010
• New Living Expo (San Francisco, California) - April 30th - May 2nd, 2010
• Oregon Country Fair (Veneta, Oregon) - July 9th - 11th, 2010
• Oregon Shakespeare Festival  & Plays (Ashland, Oregon) - 2010
• Peace Village Summer Concert Series (Ashland, Oregon) - August 20th - 22nd, 2010
• Power to the Peaceful (San Francisco, California) - September 10th - 12th, 2010
• Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes (East Coast) - July 1st - 7th, 2010
• Raw Spirit Festival (Prescott, Arizona) - September 24th - 26th, 2010
• Wesak Celebration (Mt. Shasta, California) - May 28th - 30th, 2010
• Whole Earth Festival (Davis, California) - May 7th - 9th, 2010

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Community Resources:

• Alliance for a New Humanity
• Anastesia's Garden & Living Oneness Foundation
• Big Bang Tango
• Collective Wisdom Initiative
• Common Society
• Commonway Institute
• Community Buzz
• Community Energy Bank
• Communities Magazine & Directory
• Community Tips
• Context Institute
• Co-op America
• Cultural Creatives
• Eden Creative Communities
• Edible Communities
• Fellowship for Intentional Communities & Visions of Utopia (DVD)
• Foundation for Global Community & Beyond War
• Global Coherence Initiative
• Henry George & Understanding the Economics of Land
• National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation
• Northwest Intentional Communities Network
• Open Knowledge Network
• Reflecting Our Common Humanity
• Social Media News
• Solari Project
• The Co-Intelligence Institute
• The Culture of Holistic Centers by Margaret Critchlow Ph.D.
• The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil (Film) and Community Solutions
• UV Family: The Possible Relationship
• World Cafe
• World Community Grid

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