An Ecovillage Future
For the health of our species and the planet, we need ecovillages.
Busting the Myth that Consensus-with-Unanimity Is Good for Communities
How can a diverse group best make decisions? After many years advocating it, the author concludes that consensus is not the answer.
Busting the Myth, or Changing the Terms?
Want a “problem” person to behave differently? Give a different response.
“Busting the Myth”
When assessing why a community is struggling to make decisions, we need to ask first how they handle conflict resolution, group-process training, and entrenched patterns.
The Art and Ethics of Visitor Programs
To create a thriving, diverse community, we need to learn how to host and integrate new people in ways that support them as multi-dimensional human beings.
Real Diversity Is Internal
What happens if, despite all outer appearances, one finds one’s worldview radically different from the mainstream?
The Limits of Diversity
If we are truly committed to diversity, we need to stop labeling people who hold religious ideas unlike our own as “cultists,” and start practicing the tolerance we preach.
Diversity Issues in Los Angeles Eco-Village
A longtime ecovillage activist moves beyond denial to recognize the institutional racism affecting not only her society and her community, but her own way of thinking.
The Paralysis of Racism in Social Change Groups
When a member of a minority population claims racism, how does a group committed to racial nondiscrimination respond?
The Lighter Side of Community
This Hollywood movie offers both surprising insight and fond parody while taking viewers far from the beaten path, into the world of intentional community.