Communities editor Chris Roth, frequent contributor Kara Huntermoon, and scholar Susanna Pyatt are Program Chairs for the Annual Conference of the Communal Studies Association to be held October 7-9, 2027 at Lost Valley Education Center/Meadowsong Ecovillage, Dexter, Oregon. Please check out the Call for Papers, highlighting the theme
Communities as Incubators and Catalysts of Social Change
—which will also serve as the theme for Communities #218, Spring 2028. The CSA Conference proposal submission deadline is May 21, 2027, with Communities article proposals encouraged by late September 2027, and final article submissions requested by late November 2027. Please consider combining your efforts by attending the conference, presenting a paper, panel discussion, or interactive session, and submitting an article as well!