# \#announcements **URL:** https://forum.ic.org/tag/announcements/156.md [Latest](https://forum.ic.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ic.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ic.org/tags.md) --- ## [Nonviolent Communication Basics (Virtual) — with Jerry Koch-Gonzalez — $100 for 6 Hours](https://forum.ic.org/t/nonviolent-communication-basics-virtual-with-jerry-koch-gonzalez-100-for-6-hours/5142)
**Author:** [@Neil](https://forum.ic.org/u/Neil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/nonviolent-communication-basics-virtual-with-jerry-koch-gonzalez-100-for-6-hours/5142 "2026-07-27T19:21:08Z")
Hello everyone, In shared living communities, where neighbors govern together and disagreements are inevitable, NVC isn't a nice-to-have — it's the skill that keeps community life workable. New to NVC, or want a re… --- ## [1/2 acre lot in Berkeley, CA available for community project](https://forum.ic.org/t/1-2-acre-lot-in-berkeley-ca-available-for-community-project/5053)
**Author:** [@noahbrod](https://forum.ic.org/u/noahbrod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/1-2-acre-lot-in-berkeley-ca-available-for-community-project/5053 "2026-06-16T03:40:59Z")
Hi all, I’m Noah, a member of Berkeley Moshav, a cohousing community finishing construction in Berkeley (we move in this fall). I’m posting because a few of us have taken on a second site, and someone here, or someone y… --- ## [Open source village/community management system](https://forum.ic.org/t/open-source-village-community-management-system/4997)
**Author:** [@Kamal\_S\_Prasad](https://forum.ic.org/u/Kamal_S_Prasad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/open-source-village-community-management-system/4997 "2026-06-10T16:51:54Z")
Serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Zambia, I saw the detrimental lack of good record keeping of farmers that led to uncertain ROIs (return on investment). That gave me an idea to create a record keeping system t… --- ## [Now looking to fill Management positions in every state](https://forum.ic.org/t/now-looking-to-fill-management-positions-in-every-state/2433)
**Author:** [@wanderers](https://forum.ic.org/u/wanderers)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2026, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/now-looking-to-fill-management-positions-in-every-state/2433 "2026-05-24T00:52:57Z")
Get paid to live for FREE! RBE Co-op Village & Garden We are rebuilding our ghost town of Clubb, MO. (if you could even call it that because there’s nothing left but a few wells and some ruins.) We are looking for an… --- ## [Get paid to live for FREE!-WE Network is rebuilding a ghost town and hiring managers -Clubb,MO](https://forum.ic.org/t/get-paid-to-live-for-free-we-network-is-rebuilding-a-ghost-town-and-hiring-managers-clubb-mo/2430)
**Author:** [@wanderers](https://forum.ic.org/u/wanderers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/get-paid-to-live-for-free-we-network-is-rebuilding-a-ghost-town-and-hiring-managers-clubb-mo/2430 "2026-05-23T18:11:21Z")
RBE Co-op Village & Garden We are rebuilding our ghost town of Clubb, MO. (if you could even call it that because there’s nothing left but a few wells and some ruins.) We are looking for any craftsmen or artisans that… --- ## [Co-founders needed for Cooperative Community in the mountains of Western NC](https://forum.ic.org/t/co-founders-needed-for-cooperative-community-in-the-mountains-of-western-nc/4650)
**Author:** [@coweetaheritagecente](https://forum.ic.org/u/coweetaheritagecente)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/co-founders-needed-for-cooperative-community-in-the-mountains-of-western-nc/4650 "2025-12-28T18:07:46Z")
Topic summary ​Coweeta Heritage Center/Talking Rock Farm is seeking co-founders for a community based on Voluntary Simplicity at Coweeta Heritage Center/Talking Rock Farm in Franklin, NC. The organization, which has serv… --- ## [Emergency Requests](https://forum.ic.org/t/emergency-requests/3863)
**Author:** [@HerbalWizardHopeDragon](https://forum.ic.org/u/HerbalWizardHopeDragon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/emergency-requests/3863 "2025-11-08T01:42:12Z")
Unsure where/how to identify elsehow (@admins). Being illegally evicted & the officer told me its 24hrs yet because of the weekend, I hath until Tuesday (2024331 (2024November26)). Utilizing MN HUDVASH & income only of d… --- ## [Declaration of a Spiritual Turning Point by the Lifechanyuan Guide](https://forum.ic.org/t/declaration-of-a-spiritual-turning-point-by-the-lifechanyuan-guide/4246)
**Author:** [@jenawang1989](https://forum.ic.org/u/jenawang1989)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/declaration-of-a-spiritual-turning-point-by-the-lifechanyuan-guide/4246 "2025-07-04T23:57:08Z")
Xuefeng July 4, 2025 On July 3, 2025, under the direction of the Public Security Bureaus of Linzhou and Anyang in Henan Province, Chinese police forces carried out the arrest of nearly sixty Chanyuan Celestials acro… --- ## [Employment; Beseeching Work Or Workers](https://forum.ic.org/t/employment-beseeching-work-or-workers/4022)
**Author:** [@HerbalWizardHopeDragon](https://forum.ic.org/u/HerbalWizardHopeDragon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2025, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/employment-beseeching-work-or-workers/4022 "2025-05-21T17:41:27Z")
Pehaps a place to post desired needs; please post individual jobs/projects/work/etc… so as to reduce confusions? Group/cluster postings could lead to confusions of addressments regardless of intentions. Posting personal … --- ## [Join FIC’s Virtual Tour Featuring Mission Peak Village in Fremont, CA – Feb 13 at 11 AM PT](https://forum.ic.org/t/join-fic-s-virtual-tour-featuring-mission-peak-village-in-fremont-ca-feb-13-at-11-am-pt/3996)
**Author:** [@Neil](https://forum.ic.org/u/Neil)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/join-fic-s-virtual-tour-featuring-mission-peak-village-in-fremont-ca-feb-13-at-11-am-pt/3996 "2025-02-12T19:17:05Z")
Hello everyone, Mission Peak Village has been selected by the Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) to be featured in this month’s Virtual Tour of Intentional Communities. Join us on Thursday, February 13, at 11 AM… --- ## [I cannot do what I need to do alone](https://forum.ic.org/t/i-cannot-do-what-i-need-to-do-alone/3912)
**Author:** [@mrpieceofwork](https://forum.ic.org/u/mrpieceofwork)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/i-cannot-do-what-i-need-to-do-alone/3912 "2025-02-01T18:19:56Z")
--- ## [Shetler Community Support/Need Request](https://forum.ic.org/t/shetler-community-support-need-request/3944)
**Author:** [@HerbalWizardHopeDragon](https://forum.ic.org/u/HerbalWizardHopeDragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/shetler-community-support-need-request/3944 "2025-01-14T22:39:46Z")
Unknown where to place this, @admins. City Hall in Saint Cloud MN is holding a meeting to determine whether to close a shelter; Place Of Hope Lincoln Center. We are in need of advicates & leagal supports/assistances, pl… --- ## [Time to expand, looking for Oregon Members](https://forum.ic.org/t/time-to-expand-looking-for-oregon-members/3639)
**Author:** [@Peaceful\_Valley\_Village](https://forum.ic.org/u/Peaceful_Valley_Village)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/time-to-expand-looking-for-oregon-members/3639 "2024-07-30T21:16:29Z")
Hello Everyone! We just wanted to announce that we have a few membership openings. We are currently looking for new local members to help us build our community. We have a well planned vision in place, though, of course… --- ## [October Intentional Community Learning Opportunities](https://forum.ic.org/t/october-intentional-community-learning-opportunities/2864)
**Author:** [@laurenhugel](https://forum.ic.org/u/laurenhugel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/october-intentional-community-learning-opportunities/2864 "2024-07-15T21:02:01Z")
Hello fellow communitarians! The Foundation for Intentional Community and our partners have several events and courses coming up to help you on your community journey. October 3: What is Sociocracy webinar with Sociocr… --- ## [Avnø Oasis in Denmark is seeking new members, volunteers, business partners and students](https://forum.ic.org/t/avno-oasis-in-denmark-is-seeking-new-members-volunteers-business-partners-and-students/3543)
**Author:** [@Olha\_Simon](https://forum.ic.org/u/Olha_Simon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/avno-oasis-in-denmark-is-seeking-new-members-volunteers-business-partners-and-students/3543 "2024-06-15T08:30:05Z")
Hey IC enthusiasts, We are an ambitious and quite well-organized community in Denmark. Our main priorities are deep connection, health, nature, education, personal development, cooperation with the outer world and co-cr… --- ## [Seeking others to build an ecovillage in the Catskills](https://forum.ic.org/t/seeking-others-to-build-an-ecovillage-in-the-catskills/730)
**Author:** [@Stine](https://forum.ic.org/u/Stine)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/seeking-others-to-build-an-ecovillage-in-the-catskills/730 "2024-05-23T17:09:56Z")
Hi, We are in the early stages of organizing, and are reaching out to discover how many others are seeking to start an ecological community in the Southern Catskills area. The type of vision that inspires us is one tha… --- ## [Re: politics in the discussions](https://forum.ic.org/t/re-politics-in-the-discussions/3272)
**Author:** [@mrpieceofwork](https://forum.ic.org/u/mrpieceofwork)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/re-politics-in-the-discussions/3272 "2024-03-07T18:09:27Z")
It comes as no surprise to me that many do not care for political discussion, here, nor so in most online spaces, though I do need y’all to understand that the “distaste” many have of politics is by design. The ghouls wh… --- ## [What does it feel like to experience belonging?](https://forum.ic.org/t/what-does-it-feel-like-to-experience-belonging/3001)
**Author:** [@ErinMcMichael](https://forum.ic.org/u/ErinMcMichael)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/what-does-it-feel-like-to-experience-belonging/3001 "2024-03-04T06:57:42Z")
What are your surroundings when you experience belonging? With whom? In what context? And what does it feel like when you experience it? --- ## [What topics do you want to learn about next year through FIC?](https://forum.ic.org/t/what-topics-do-you-want-to-learn-about-next-year-through-fic/2987)
**Author:** [@ErinMcMichael](https://forum.ic.org/u/ErinMcMichael)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/what-topics-do-you-want-to-learn-about-next-year-through-fic/2987 "2023-12-28T19:28:50Z")
We want to hear from you! What made you want to join an intentional community in the first place? What kind of things interest you? Where are your growing edges around building your knowledge, skills, and wisdom around … --- ## [No Fee Sustainable Living Educational and Research Community in the heart of the Mojave](https://forum.ic.org/t/no-fee-sustainable-living-educational-and-research-community-in-the-heart-of-the-mojave/2248)
**Author:** [@tranqvillium](https://forum.ic.org/u/tranqvillium)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/no-fee-sustainable-living-educational-and-research-community-in-the-heart-of-the-mojave/2248 "2023-11-25T09:14:39Z")
As the founder of Tranqvillium, a desert eco-village and Sustainable Living Educational and Research Community I am giving away 2.5 acres of semi developed land in the center of the Mojave in California to the right grou… --- ## [A Plan Proposal for Intentional Communities in the State of Virginia](https://forum.ic.org/t/a-plan-proposal-for-intentional-communities-in-the-state-of-virginia/2867)
**Author:** [@petersburgmutualaid](https://forum.ic.org/u/petersburgmutualaid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/a-plan-proposal-for-intentional-communities-in-the-state-of-virginia/2867 "2023-11-20T17:30:36Z")
Hello All, My name is Vannay and I am an organizer with Petersburg Mutual Aid, a collective dedicated to community based problem-solving. We wish to reach out to the Intentional Communities in the state of Virginia and,… --- ## [Touring Communities - Summer 2023 Adventure - Pacific NW to Southeast USA](https://forum.ic.org/t/touring-communities-summer-2023-adventure-pacific-nw-to-southeast-usa/2534)
**Author:** [@LetsDance](https://forum.ic.org/u/LetsDance)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/touring-communities-summer-2023-adventure-pacific-nw-to-southeast-usa/2534 "2023-11-15T08:42:15Z")
\*\*This summer I’d like a travel buddy who’s up for a shared adventure, to drive with me (in same or tandem vehicles) X country from Pacific NW to South East USA and visit/tour communities, towns and landscapes in between… --- ## [September Intentional Community Learning Opportunities](https://forum.ic.org/t/september-intentional-community-learning-opportunities/2791)
**Author:** [@laurenhugel](https://forum.ic.org/u/laurenhugel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2023, 7:24am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/september-intentional-community-learning-opportunities/2791 "2023-11-14T07:24:45Z")
Hello fellow communitarians! The Foundation for Intentional Community and our partners have several events and courses coming up that might be of interest. Hope to connect with you online soon! September 1-4: Twin Oaks… --- ## [August Intentional Community Learning Opportunities](https://forum.ic.org/t/august-intentional-community-learning-opportunities/2668)
**Author:** [@laurenhugel](https://forum.ic.org/u/laurenhugel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/august-intentional-community-learning-opportunities/2668 "2023-07-25T21:07:11Z")
Hello fellow communitarians! The Foundation for Intentional Community and our partners have several events and courses coming up that might be of interest. Hope to connect with you online soon! August 2nd - 30th: Aging… --- ## [Embracing Uncertainty through Participation](https://forum.ic.org/t/embracing-uncertainty-through-participation/2411)
**Author:** [@cecilemgreen](https://forum.ic.org/u/cecilemgreen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/embracing-uncertainty-through-participation/2411 "2023-04-21T13:09:59Z")
Hello Friends and Colleagues :slight\_smile: as our global situations intensify the uncertainty experienced by many of us individually and collectively, I’ve been exploring what skills, capacities and tools support our ab… --- ## [Film Documentary](https://forum.ic.org/t/film-documentary/577)
**Author:** [@treybuildstrust](https://forum.ic.org/u/treybuildstrust)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/film-documentary/577 "2023-04-16T18:19:53Z")
As a writer and Film & Podcast Producer it is not just a calling but a passion to capture all of the amazing gifts and challenges of living in community…for others to discover and learn from in order to support the futur… --- ## [Vermont Cooperative Homestead for Sale](https://forum.ic.org/t/vermont-cooperative-homestead-for-sale/1013)
**Author:** [@cecilemgreen](https://forum.ic.org/u/cecilemgreen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/vermont-cooperative-homestead-for-sale/1013 "2023-01-18T15:39:16Z")
Hello Friends and Colleagues! After 9 years of building community on this sanctuary just north of the capital of Vermont, we’ve been denied a mortgage to buy the land together, so must pass this beautiful spot on to othe… --- ## [October 22 Fall Festival in Central North Carolina at the forming Common Ground Ecovillage](https://forum.ic.org/t/october-22-fall-festival-in-central-north-carolina-at-the-forming-common-ground-ecovillage/1621)
**Author:** [@RenEnberg](https://forum.ic.org/u/RenEnberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/october-22-fall-festival-in-central-north-carolina-at-the-forming-common-ground-ecovillage/1621 "2023-01-02T03:02:46Z")
Hi! I’m Ren. I’ll be writing an introduction soon, but in the meantime, I want to share an opportunity to check out and meet the folks in a forming ecovillage in central NC, near Chapel Hill and Durham. The area is for… --- ## [We did it! The Forum is ALIVE!](https://forum.ic.org/t/we-did-it-the-forum-is-alive/535)
**Author:** [@drbrettschneider](https://forum.ic.org/u/drbrettschneider)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/we-did-it-the-forum-is-alive/535 "2022-12-27T06:44:35Z")
WOW! The Intentional Community Forum is LIVE! Just about two years ago, FIC Staff and volunteers got together to start building an answer to the need we were hearing from so many community participants & seekers: a plac… --- ## [Webinar on family systems theory - Ecovillage at Ithaca](https://forum.ic.org/t/webinar-on-family-systems-theory-ecovillage-at-ithaca/1624)
**Author:** [@LEARN](https://forum.ic.org/u/LEARN)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2022, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.ic.org/t/webinar-on-family-systems-theory-ecovillage-at-ithaca/1624 "2022-10-12T12:49:02Z")
Program offering from Ecovillage at Ithaca - webinar series starts October 18th, 2022. Next Tuesday, October 18th, starts a five-week, online course on Family Systems Theory in Community led by EVI resident Wayne Gustaf… [Next page](https://forum.ic.org/tag/announcements/156.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=announcements)