Date: October 3, 2020, 10 AM to 2 PM
Theme: Inclusive Communities Thrive Together
Featuring Crystal Bird Farmer as Keynote Presenter
REGISTER HERE: FALL GATHERING 2020!
Objectives: Community Networking, online companionship. Promoting Communities as a Public Good.
Link to online event on Oct 3, open by 9:55 AM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3754584250?pwd=c2VkaHhaRUo5UDNZcVd0a0Z6OGNtUT09
AGENDA
10-11: Gather, do land acknowledgement, hear about communities present, introduce theme.
11-12: Featured Presentation by Crystal Byrd Farmer, “Lessons from the Token” on understanding the full meaning of diversity in our current social situation, with implications for life in community.
12 – 12:30: Discussion of implications for life in community
12:30 – 1:00 A food sharing ritual; meal break 30 minutes
1 – 1:40: Video and discussion on resilience and resistance, values commitments, crafting community friendly public policy measures. What legal policies would help communities form, thrive and expand?
2: Closing, future plans
RELATED RESOURCES:
Crystal Farmer’s book “The Token: Commonsense ideas for increasing diversity…”
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780865719514
https://time.com/intentional-communities/
https://geo.coop/content/intentional-communities-and-solidarity-economics
https://nwcommunities.org/community-building-for-socially-just-urban-development/
https://www.ic.org/social-permaculture-applying-the-principles/
https://www.ic.org/land-use-regulations-urban-planners-and-intentional-communities/
https://tryonfarm.org/share/files/TLC%20Farm%20Case%20Study.pdf
