Re: [UUPoly-L] Federation of Egalitarian Communities

["Earth Father" <earthfather@cfnc.us>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: polyfi@comcast.net 
> 
>  I first learned about intentional communities about the same time I learned
> about polyamory, about 1993.  I'm always surprised how many people say "it
> can't work", when they have been giving worksshops, and teaching people how
> to organize and live together since the early 1970's, if not longer.

I started my first intentional community in 1965; it went on for 30 years,
until we consciously decided that the structure was not as flexible as we
wanted for life in the 21st century.  I started another community with my
nesting partner Sarah in 2002, which is thriving.

Twin Oaks started in the late 60's, and is still going strong with nearly 100
people.  The Farm, started by Stephen Gaskin, is still going in Tennessee, with
300-500 people.  There are dozens of other examples from that era, as well as
many others that predate it by as much as 400 years.

Michael Rios 

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