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('67, VA) 80 Residents
A rural egalitarian community based on the values of cooperation,
sharing, nonviolence, equality, and ecology. Members have diverse
beliefs, with no group religion or central leader(s)--they govern
themselves democratically, with responsibility shared among various
managers, planners, and committees, and employ a labor credit
system for distributing and coordinating the everyday work. They
are economically self-supporting, and partly self-sufficient:
their hammocks and casual furniture business generates most of
the income; indexing books and making tofu provide much of the
rest. Less than half of their work goes into these income-producing
activities; the balance goes into a variety of tasks that benefit
their quality of life--including milking cows, gardening, cooking,
and childcare. Most people prefer doing a variety of work, rather
than the same job day in, day out. A number of their members choose
to be politically active in issues of peace, ecology, anti-racism,
and feminism. Each summer they host a Women's Gathering and a
Communities Conference
Contact Info:
Twin Oaks Community
138-FW Twin Oaks Road
Louisa, VA 23093 USA
phone: (540) 894-5126
fax: (540) 894-4112
email: User="twinoaks" [at] Domain="ic.org"
http://www.twinoaks.org/ |
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