COMMUNITIES
Journal of Cooperative Living

Table of Contents/No. 107. Summer 2000

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
Publisher's Note
Community Grapevine
Reviews
Calendar
Classifieds
Reach

FOCUS

Song, Dance, & Celebration

Song, Dance, & Celebration: What Creates "Community Spirit"?
Diana Leafe Christian  From the Editor.
Dancing for Peace, Joy and Community
Tony Rasch  The Dances of Universal Peace often create communities of their dancers, explains Tony Rasch-- especially in his hometown of Bozeman, Montana.
Celebration and Ceremony at Twin Oaks
Valerie Renwick-Porter  Over its 33-year history this community village has developed unique ways of celebrating traditional holidays, and has made up a few of their own.
Night and Fire, Rocks and Ritual
Allen Butcher  Journeying to the heart of a community ritual.
Challenge, Resolution, Dreams Come True: What Makes for "Community Spirit" After Cohousing Move-in?
Patty Mara Gourley  chronicles the growth of community spirit during the first six months at Tierra Nueva Cohousing.
Sleeping Together for Community Bonding
Stephen Niezgoda  What? Community members sleeping in the same bed to create snuggle-bonding? Are we serious? Stephen Niezgoda tells all.
Community spirit, Community "Glue"
Geoph Kozeny  Do your community members spend much time together, working, eating, worshipping, socializing? Geoph Kozeny looks at the potential for "glue," with help from 18 diverse communities featured in his new video documentary.
"Creating Community" on South Whidbey Island
Robert Kenny  Developing a sense of connection and "us" in our wider community. What Robert Kenny and friends learned by organizing their neighborhoods.

FEATURES

Conflict and Community: How Rumors Can Ruin Community Friendships (And What You Can Do About It)
Rob Sandelin  Here's what can happen when we don't check assumptions before spreading community tales. Rob Sandelin takes a hard look.
Finding New Community Members, Part II: Your Publicity Toolbox
Luc Reid  More good advice from  Luc Reid, who reminds us that, among other things, it's much better to reach the right people than merely a lot of people.

COLUMNS

FELLOWSHIP NEWS - "True Confessions" of FIC Membership
Russ Reina
OUR READERS ASK - Can People "Afford" to Live in Community?
ECOVILLAGE NETWORK OF THE AMERICAS - Engaging the Americas in Common Effort...
Jeff Clearwater
CHILDREN IN COMMUNITY - Keeping Our Children Safe
Daniel Greenberg
COMMUNITY LIVING WORLDWIDE - Moora Moora, Australia
Bill Metcalf
BACK PAGE - Community on a "Bad Day"
Larry Kaplowitz

COMMUNITIES (ISSN 0199-9346) is published quarterly by the Fellowship for Intentional Community at Route 1, Box 156-W, Rutledge, MO 63563.

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