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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results69 Connexions Library3 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 2 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 2 Sources Library 3 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAlternate Societies: A brief survey on intentional community in European history Moffatt, Gary Article 1993 A brief outline of the history of attempts in western society to create living arrangements which would complement, and in some cases further, efforts to become economically independent. Alternative Americas: An informal history by the grandmother of the counter-culture Loomis, Mildred J. Book 1982 A history of decentralist and co-operative alternatives in the United States, centering especially on the work of Ralph Borsodi. Black Mountain: An Exploration in Community Duberman, Martin Book 1973 A history of Black Mountain College (1933-57), an experimental school which pioneered many educational, cultural, and artistic innovations. Building Social Change Communities Training/Action Affinity Group Book 1979 Skills for creating and maintaining a collective or cooperative group, especially living communities. Excellent, concise chapters on consensus decision making, facilitation and conflict resolution. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Pilot Copy, February 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 The first issue of the Canadian Information Sharing Service publication. The name of the publication was later changed to Connexions and then to Connexions Digest. Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 1, Number 4 - November 1976 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1976 Canadian Information Sharing Service: Volume 2, Number 4 - November 1977 Serial Publication (Periodical) 1977 Central American Women Speak for Themselves Central America Today Book 1983 A dossier focusing on the participation of women in the popular movements and revolutionary organizations in Central America. Contains transations from newspapers, pamphlets, documents, interviews and... Circles of Strength: Community Alternatives to Alienation Forsey, Helen (ed.) Book 1993 Forsey, an activist and writer who works with the Federation of Egalitarian Communites has put together a collection of essays, and interviews with First Nations, religious orders and rural intentiona... The Communistic Societies of the United States  Nordhoff, Charles Book 1875 Describes a dozen Utopian societies. Communities Directory: A Guide to Cooperative Living Book 1995 This work lists 540 North American communities and 70 abroad, including contact information and a full self-description. Community Dreams: Ideas for Enriching Neighbourhood and Community Life Berkowitz, Bill Book 1984 A compilation of vignettes, fragments and thought starters that provides stimulating ideas for practical community transformation. Connexions: Volume 3, Number 6 - December 1978 - Unemployment/Chomage Serial Publication (Periodical) 1978 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 1 - February 1979 - National Security/Securite Nationale Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 2 - March 1979 - Native Rights/Les Droits des Autochtones Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 4, Number 4 - September 1979 - Food/La Nourriture Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 Connexions: Volume 5, Number 5 - January 1981 - Militarism/Militarisme Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 1 - February 1981 - Lesbians/Gay Men/Lesbiennes/Hommes Gais Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 2 - April 1981 - Urban Core/Milieu Urbain Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 3 - September 1981 - Atlantic Development/Le Developpement Atlantique Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 6, Number 4 - November 1981 - Unorganized Workers/Travailleurs Non-Organises Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions: Volume 7, Number 3 - July 1982 - Prairie Region/Region des Prairies Serial Publication (Periodical) 1982 Connexions: Volume 8, Number 2 - Summer 1983 - Toward a New Economy Serial Publication (Periodical) 1983 Connexions: Volume 9, Number 1 - Spring 1984 - Energy - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1984 Connexions: Volume 10, Number 1 - Spring 1986 - The Arts and Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1986 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions: Volume 11, Number 2 - Winter 1988 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1988 Connexions Digest: Volume 12, Number 2 - Issue 48 - Winter 1988-89 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 50 - December 1989 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1989 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Community & Urban Focus Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on community and urban issues. Connexions Library: Race, Racism, Ethnicity, Multiculturalism Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on race, racism, ethnicity, multiculturalism, identity. Description of Recently Founded Communist Colonies Still in Existence Engels, Friedrich Article 1844 If the workers are united among themselves, hold together and pursue one purpose, they are infinitely stronger than the rich. And if, moreover, they have set their sights upon such a rational purpose,... Egalitarian community: Connexipedia Article Article Group of people who have chosen to live together, with egalitarianism as one of their core values. The Field of Magic Survila, Mindaugas Film/Video 2011 Field of Magic is a docu-poem about people living for over two decades in Buda forest near the closed down Kariotiške.s dump, 40 km from Vilnius, Lithuania. A result of four year’s work, the film capt... Fighting for Hope: Organizing to Realize Our Dreams Kuyek, Joan Newman Book 1990 Detailed information and advice on how to organize a group for social change. Follow the Dirt Road: An Introduction to Intential Communities in the 1990s Gautheir, Monique Film/Video Portrays the successes and struggles of communal life in the United States in the 1990s. A Guide To Cooperative Alternatives Freundlich, Paul; Collins, Chris; Wenig, Mikki Book 1979 Edited by "Communities, Journal of Cooperative Living," this book is a resource guide of ideas, resources, references and contacts for people interested in living and working cooperatively. Includes w... Historical Survey of Communities in Toronto: New Communities and the Institutional Church Article 1975 A review of the phenomenon of community in the city in the sixties and seventies. How People Get Power: Organizing Oppressed Communities for Action Kahn, Si Book 1970 A book about community organizing, written for organizers. Inclusion or exclusion Diemer, Ulli Article 2008 People who advocate a vision of distinct communities that speak different languages, keep apart from each other, and communicate with the structures of the larger society only through interpreters, ar... Intentional Communities Upcoming Events Website Events for those involved in creating intentional communities. Interactions Delespesse, Max; Renshaw, Dick (ed.) Article 1975 These are nots of remarks made at an all-day consultation between New Communities and representatives of the Churches of Toronto. The joyful community: An account of the Bruderhof, a communcal movement now in its third generation Zablocki, Benjamin Book 1971 An in-depth study of the Bruderhof community. Kommune Niederkaufungen: Connexipedia Article Article One of the largest intentional communities in Germany. Living with the Land: Communities Restoring the Earth Meyer, Christine; Moosang, Faith Book 1992 A collection of stories from grassroots communities about the benefits of ecological living. Minetown, Milltown, Railtown: Life in Canadian Communities of Single Industry Lucas, Rex Book A sociological description of life in company towns. Pragmatics of Community Organization: First Edition Lee, Bill Book 1986 Information on how to plan action, how to organize meetings, how to train participants for action, how to negotiate, and how to end a particular exercise in community organization. Putting Power in its Place: Create Community Control! Plant, Judith; Plant, Christopher Book 1992 Essays arguing for the devolution of government and putting forward workdable models, many of them tested in practice, of how we might restructure society to better represent the full diversity of its... A Question of Place Boggs, Grace Lee Article 2000 Global capitalism relentlessly displaces people and abandons places because it views local communities, cities, and even nations as inconveniences in the path of progress. Place-consciousness, on the ... Saving the Countryside: Conserving Rural Character in the Countryside of Southern Ontario Byrnes, Brian Book 1995 An overview of the issues and politics of preserving the rural nature of the countryside. Byrne outlines the problems facing rural communities: rapid pace of changge, not having access to the informat... Sex and Marriage in Utopian Communities in Nineteenth Century America: Nineteenth-Century America Muncy, Raymond Lee Book 1973 A look at original approaches to sex and marraige in the utopian communities of nineteenth-century America. Many of these communities abolished monogamy and individualism and sought ways of dealing wi... Strange Cults and Utopias of 19th Century America: Original title: History of American Socialisms Noyes, John Humphrey Book 1870 Histories of communal experiments and communities in the United States. The Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream Duany, Andres; Plater-Zyberk; Elizabeth, Speck, Jeff Book 2000 The choice is ours: either a society of homogeneous pieces, isolated from one another in often fortified enclaves, or a society of diverse and memorable neighbourhoods, organized into mutually support... Together: The Rituals, Pleasures and Politics of Cooperation Sennett, Richard Book 2012 Richard Sennett contends that "living with people who differ -- racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically -- is the most urgent challenge facing civil society today. We tend socially to avoid... Toward Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and their Governments Roseland, Mark Book 1992 The way our urban communities develop will largely determine our success or failure in overcoming environmental challenges and achieving sustainable development. Toward Sustainable Communities offer p... Voyages To Utopia: From Monastery to Commune - The Search for the Perfect Society in Modern Times McCord, William Book 1989 The story of William McCord's exploration of utopian communities, both in person and through literature.
Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesCommunitarian Network A coalition of individuals and organizations who have come together to shore up the moral, social, and political environment.
Communities Since 1972, Communities has been the primary resource for information, issues, and ideas about intentional communities in North America - from urban co-ops to cohousing groups to ecovillages to rural ... Connexions Archive & Library The Connexions Archive & Library is Toronto-based project dedicated to keeping alive the rich history of grassroots movements for social justice.
Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryCommunity Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to community issues in the Sources directory for the media. Nudist community Wikipedia article A nudist community (or in Europe, naturist community) is an intentional community comprising nudists/naturists who choose to live together on a permanent basis where it is understood that no clothes w... From the Connexions ArchivesThe Communitarian Network Website A coalition of individuals and organizations who have come together to shore up the moral, social, and political environment. Intentional Communities Website Resource for intentional Communities including ecovillages, cohousing, residential land trusts, communes, student co-ops, urban housing cooperatives and other related projects. |
