NICA has Openings!
Have you dreamed of helping to connect communities to each other? Have you felt called to bring your professional skills to a team with a longstanding history of collaboration and community improvement? Want to make an impact not only in the Northwest region of USA’s intentional communities network but also for any global citizens who …
Fall 2020 NICA Gathering
Date: October 3, 2020, 10 AM to 2 PM
Theme: Inclusive Communities Thrive Together
Featuring Crystal Bird Farmer as Keynote Presenter
Objectives: Community Networking, online companionship. Promoting Communities as a Public Good.
Spring Gathering is on — but will be ONLINE only
Register today for NICA Spring Gathering 2020 at https://nicagathering.bpt.me/ (sliding scale, very low rates!) Sunday, May 31, from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM Participate in as much as you can, or as little as you want. RESILIENCE is the theme of this year’s Spring Gathering! “Re-membering the song: The role of community in cultivating personal, …
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Coronavirus Online Resources for Northwest Intentional Communities (assembled especially for co-living situations)
Compiled for NW Intentional Communities Association by Jonathan Betz-Zall, 3/25/2020 FIC’s “COVID-19 Resources” This is the main list compiled by the Foundation for Intentional Community. NASCO’s “COVID-19 Update and Resources” (North American Students of Cooperation’s list. Guidelines developed for large [mostly student] housing cooperatives. “Housing cooperatives and our members are in a unique position during …
New website features and complete redesign!
Have you noticed? NICA Launched Updated Website In an effort to be more useful to the Intentional Communities Movement in our Cascadia region, beyond our Spring and Fall Gatherings, NICA took time over the last half of 2019 to revamp our website. With help from Rob Baran, who helped with redesign and who is …
Save the Date! NICA Spring Gathering 2020 is May 31
Save the date: Sunday May 31st, 2020 NICA’s Spring Gathering at Songaia Cohousing Community (Bothell, WA) [Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, we may need to severely limit the numbers of in-person attendees, and/or hold workshops via livestream. Watch here or on our Facebook page for updates about registration.] Theme: Re-membering the Song: The role …
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NICA Board Retreat Highlights
Intentional Community Slogans! Intentional Communities present powerful opportunities for people to improve their lives, but could you express all the benefits in a slogan? In our society with less time and more content, could you introduce a phrase to hook someone’s interest in community? At our winter retreat in February, the NICA board generated an …