If the system needs constant force to keep people dependent, what does that say about the system?

There is more space for alternatives than we’re told.

Clara Mattei on why austerity reveals weakness, not strength.

@freefreeforum.bsky.social
#intentionalcommunities
#intercommunalism
#hopecorps

No Plumbing? No Problem. Meet the Young People Living Out Your Actual Cottagecore Dreams in Intentional Communities Disillusioned with societal structures, these young people are building their utopia from the ground up.

Young people need to have a hopeful future. Perhaps Intentional Communities can be a part of that.
#IntentionalCommunities #Utopia

www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...

Is this Portuguese eco-village a 21st-century utopia? Yes, it has free love, vegan food, Wi-Fi and a low carbon footprint. But it also has unchallenged assumptions, ramshackle housing and a questionable belief system, finds social media analyst Jamie …

Not a new article, but an interesting read.
#IntentionalCommunities #Ecovillage
ideas.ted.com/is-this-port...

SEMINAR by Dr Iris Kunze: Intentional communities and ecovillages as social innovations

#IntentionalCommunities

m.youtube.com/watch?v=fbfX...

#Intentionalcommunities

#RadicalNeighboring

#Gifting

Imagine it.

This community is doing it.

youtu.be/dynQV-oKM0E?...

“The most important modern secular [intentional] communities have emerged from socialism, the chief utopian response to industrialisation and capitalism.” — Claeys, Utopianism for a Dying Planet, p.158 #UtopianStudies #IntentionalCommunities #PoliticalTheory #Socialism #History

The Indigenous tribes reclaiming travel Native and First Nation tourism is booming across North America, and part of what's propelling it is the conversion of ancient trails into modern biking, hiking and rafting routes.

Native and First Nation tourism is booming across North America, and part of what's propelling this trend is the conversion of ancient trails into modern biking, hiking and rafting routes.

#WeAreTheMedia
#WeAreTheStorm
#IntentionalCommunities

From Exclusion to Utopia: A Comparative Study of Intentional Community Formation - Donald H. Zárate, 2025 This paper develops a novel theory of intentional community formation grounded in systemic exclusion. Intentional communities—ranging from Amish settlements and...

Utopian thinking isn’t naive—it’s what drives people to build new institutions when old ones fail them.

My latest article explores how exclusion becomes imagination.

doi.org/10.1177/1065...
#RadicalHope #Utopia #SocialChange #Community #Imagination #Hope #Politics #IntentionalCommunities #Society

I am curious. Are there any introverts living in #intentionalcommunities? What has that been like for you?

Diggers and Dreamers – Intentional Community in Britain

Anyone anywhere who is interested in #cohousing, #housingcoops, #intentionalcommunities, #communes and much more besides - this is an excellent website with a lot of excellent books.

diggersanddreamers.org.uk

Police don't prevent crime. They show up after it happens. Crime prevention starts with funding social programs & creating opportunity.

Sign your strike card and prepare your community to strike back!
#GENERALSTRIKEUS
#INTENTIONALCOMMUNITIES
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Diggers and Dreamers – Intentional Community in Britain

Looking for communal living in the Uk?
Diggers and Dreamers produce an online directory as well as publishing books and a monthly podcast with guests from Cohousing, 2960s and 70s communes and other communal projects.
#IntentionalCommunities

diggersanddreamers.org.uk

#NOLA #NewOrleans #intentionalcommunities #MutualAid Hello... tomorrow Friday the 8rh I will be put on a train to NOLA,. I cannot get out of this trip. Please help. I will have only what I can carry onto the train (4 bags, one backpack)

No Plumbing? No Problem. Meet the Young People Living Out Your Actual Cottagecore Dreams in Intentional Communities Disillusioned with societal structures, these young people are building their utopia from the ground up.

www.teenvogue.com/story/intent...

Really really cool!

#intentionalcommunities #teenvogue #youngpeopleareallright

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#Mississippi #intentionalcommunities #MutualAid Hello... in about 2.5 weeks I will put on a train to MS, where I HAD something lined up, but that has suddenly fell through. I cannot really get out of this trip, as the person who is sending me off is moving. Please help. I could also use […]

Tune in TODAY at 1pm PT for Valerie Ann Larson Haynes on her book Creative Provinces on Moments with Marianne on KMET1490AM & 98.1 FM ABC Talk News Radio affiliate! tunein.com/radio/KMET-1...

#books #readinglist #community #book #newworld #CreativeLiving #IntentionalCommunities

Made it to the armpit split. This is working up quickly!
How are we all holding up as empire crumbles? What are folks doing to cope? To build #intentionalcommunities. #shitsfucked, we need to be preparing ourselves. Not enough ppl are going to rise up in any sort of timely manner.

#doyourwork
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Not Just Communes: A Reading List on Intentional Communities - Longreads Six stories highlighting communal lifestyles, past and present.

🏡 Not just hippie communes—intentional communities come in many forms.

Explore 6 powerful reads on shared living, cooperation, and alternative ways of life.

#IntentionalCommunities #CoHousing #AlternativeLiving

@i-communities.bsky.social enjoyed listening to Kirsten S-W on #BBCRadio4, are there any UK based #intentionalcommunities that have achieved 'Registered Provider' status? #HomesEngland

Good. We need to keep this up. The Fatigue issue is going to be real though. We need to organize fresh souls to step in for the fatigued ones. This is a Century Bine Ride not a little hop around the block. Prepare in a way that anticipates this. #MutualAid #IntentionalCommunities #ItTakesAVillage

'Home Is Where We Start' is Susanna Crossman's fascinating account of growing up feral in a commune during the 70s and 80s. Very erudite, and for me, very moving.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/80ad...

#memoir #communes #intentionalcommunities #80spunks #susannacrossman #homeiswherewestart

River Trail Commons promotes intentional community living through cohousing design principles Cohousing model fosters social interaction and community bonds before residents move in.

Discover how cohousing is transforming Shorewood into a vibrant community where neighbors support each other and build lasting connections!

Learn more here

#ShorewoodMilwaukeeCounty #WI #CitizenPortal #SocialInteraction #ShorewoodCohousing #CommunityDevelopment #IntentionalCommunities

Aether & Ink | S01 E09 | mIEKAL aND YouTube video by Aether and Ink | A Storytelling Podcast

I will be doing a live podcast with host Penelope Hartley on YouTube next Saturday March 1, 2:00 pm CST

www.youtube.com/live/_YYWXNW...

#poetry #permaculture #winemaking #culturebending #intentionalcommunities #podcast #storytelliing

🦋 is giving me an elevated OG Twitter experience and I'm loving it. 🥳🙌🏽💙 Here are some of my beautiful friends to follow: @amyraelle.bsky.social @rachelstella.bsky.social @stephensheldon.bsky.social @marymedesmoines.bsky.social @dpepsimuller.bsky.social #FF #intentionalcommunities #letsconnect

What ever happened to the Church of Anarchy? The avant-garde cofounder left Willy Street years ago for life in the Driftless Region

For any followers new to me who want to quick overview of what I've been up too for the past 40 years...

#madison #driftless #poetry #mailart #improv #experimentalmusic #smallpress #avantgardemuseumoftemporaryart #dreamtimevillage #vispo #poetry #performanceart #permaculture #intentionalcommunities

#Appalachians #intentionalcommunities just putting out feelers for communities in the mid-regions

New York Times travel guy visiting #DreamtimeVillage 20 years ago. Their videos time out so this is posted in my own account.

#intentionalcommunities #DIY #rural #permaculture

Has anyone on here done the 3 vid program that is offered by the non-profit "The Week" (theweek dot ooo)?

#intentionalcommunities #climatecrisis #theweek

Looking to escape the dystopia? Explore alternatives in Kristen Ghodsee's Everyday Utopia: What 2,000 Years of Wild Experiments Can Teach Us About the Good Life.

blogs.wellesley.edu/es39901/2024...

#es399 #utopia #experimentalliving #socialsustainability #intentionalcommunities

Screenshot of my webmail account which shows the 8 different emails from the past year sent by IC to various communities around Turtle Island on my behalf, but only one response.

What does FIC actually do with all the money they collect through their classifieds and donations?

Further, there's a new website that has a very thorough personality and character eval, which then has the users contact each other, "icmatch" (affiliated?)

#SeriousQuestion #IntentionalCommunities