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Communal Societies and Intentional Communities Web Archive

Collected by: Pennsylvania State University

Archived since: Mar, 2017

Description:

This collection is comprised of websites related to the variety of utopian-influenced intentional communities from around the world.

Subject:   Society & Culture

Page 1 of 1 (62 Total Results)

URL: http://anarchistnation.org/

Description: The Anarchist Nation is a Micro-Nation based upon Natural Law principles with the goal of developing an Anarchist community.

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URL: http://avalongardens.org/ecovillage/

Description: We are a collective of 120 kindred spirits united by a common vision. Being a spiritual intentional community as well as an ecovillage, our efforts to live in harmony with nature are rooted in our spiritual walk and recognition of the interconnectedness of all life.

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URL: http://crystalwaters.org.au/

Description: The Village includes privately owned residential lots and co-operatively owned commercial properties and was designed along permaculture principles.

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URL: http://gccalliance.org/

Description: A divine administration, new millennium progressive church, and organic gardens & sustainable eco village.

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URL: http://gen.ecovillage.org/

Description: The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity.

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URL: http://newvrindaban.com/

Description: Founded in 1968, Srila Prabhupada boldly envisions New Vrindaban as a sacred village known worldwide for cow protection, simple living, holy pilgrimage, spiritual education, and, above all, loving Krishna.

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URL: http://shakerheritage.org/

Description: The Shaker Heritage Society is a non-profit organization that offers award-winning educational programming about the Shakers, their innovative spirit and their influence on American culture.

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URL: http://thefarmcommunity.com/

Description: The Farm is an intentional community of families and friends living on three square miles in southern middle Tennessee.

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URL: http://www.acorncommunity.org/

Description: Acorn Community Farm is an anarchist, egalitarian community in central Virginia founded in 1993.

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URL: http://www.amanaheritage.org/

Description: We collect, preserve, and interpret the cultural heritage of the Amana Colonies National Historic Landmark.

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URL: http://www.anaphoria.com/

Description: Our cultural (as opposed to political) mission is to establish a center to provide information about, as well as promote interest in, the cultural resources of Anaphoria Island.

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URL: http://www.auroracolony.org/

Description: Nearly 600 people, almost all German and Swiss emigrants, established and lived in the Aurora Colony, a Christian communal society, from 1856 to 1883. Christian communal living in the Aurora Colony was carried out by individuals who were members of specific family groups, and this was notably unlike other Christian colonies that practiced celibacy.

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URL: http://www.bergonia.org

Description: Bergonia, the nation, is a stable multi-party socialist democracy, and a vigilant foe of America's unrelenting efforts to impose its "liberal-democratic" mega-corporate capitalist system on the rest of the world.

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URL: http://www.bruderhof.com/

Description: At the Bruderhof, we believe that sharing our lives and finances in Christian community is the answer to all that is wrong with society today. Here we are building a life where there are no rich or poor. Where everyone is cared for, everyone belongs, and everyone can contribute.

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URL: http://www.cohousing.org/

Description: Cohousing communities are intentional, collaborative neighborhoods created with a little ingenuity. They bring together the value of private homes with the benefits of more sustainable living.

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URL: http://www.communa.org.il/

Description: The Intentional Communities Desk, renamed from the International Communes Desk in 2015, is a contact body between the communes of the world - where the term "commune" covers the wide spectrum of intentional communities, kibbutzim and other types of communal living.

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URL: http://www.damanhur.org/

Description: Damanhur is a Federation of spiritual communities, with its own Constitution, culture, art, music, currency, schools and uses of science and technology. Its citizens are open to sharing their knowledge and research with other groups and cultures of the world, with anyone who is interested in exploring these themes.

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URL: http://www.dancingrabbit.org/

Description: Dancing Rabbit is an ecovillage, sustainability demonstration project, and robust and growing intentional community in rural northeast Missouri.

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URL: http://www.diggers.org/

Description: The Diggers combined street theater, anarcho-direct action, and art happenings in their social agenda of creating a Free City.

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URL: http://www.earthaven.org/

Description: Earthaven is an aspiring ecovillage in a mountain forest setting near Asheville, North Carolina. We are dedicated to caring for people and the Earth by learning, living, and demonstrating a holistic, sustainable culture.

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URL: http://www.eastwind.org/

Description: East Wind is a community of people living and working together in the beautiful hills of the Missouri Ozarks. We hold our land, labor, and resources in common. We attempt to foster a cultural atmosphere free from superficial judgments where everyone is empowered to make their own decisions meaningfully and express themselves creatively.

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URL: http://www.ecovillage.ithaca.ny.us/

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URL: http://www.ecovillagefindhorn.com/index.php/

Description: The Findhorn Ecovillage is a tangible demonstration of the links between the spiritual, social, ecological and economic aspects of life and is a synthesis of some of the very best of current thinking on human habitats.

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URL: http://www.fairhopesingletax.com/

Description: FSTC is recognized as an organization for the promotion of social welfare, common good, the general welfare of the people of the community, and bringing about civic improvements.

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URL: http://www.fincabellavista.com/

Description: The Finca Bellavista community concept was founded in 2006 by founders Erica Andrews and Mateo Hogan following a chance site visit. Erica and Mateo wanted to create a rustic, comfortable home where humans could co-exist alongside the animals and special inhabitants of the rainforest.

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URL: http://www.findhorn.org/

Description: The Findhorn Foundation is a dynamic experiment where everyday life is guided by the inner voice of spirit, where we work in co-creation with the intelligence of nature and take inspired action towards our vision of a better world. We share our learning and way of life in experiential workshops, conferences and events that take place within a thriving community and ecovillage.

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URL: http://www.ganas.org/

Description: Our purpose is to bring reason and emotion together in daily problem solving, in order to create our world, with love, the way we want it to be.

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URL: http://www.gondwanasanctuary.org/

Description: Gondwana Sanctuary is a residential and wildlife sanctuary which has existed since 1987. The Gondwana community seeks to manifest an ideal vision of community and spiritual life.

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URL: http://www.goodenough.org/

Description: The Goodenough Community is a long-term experiment in community formation and development sponsored by the American Association for the Furtherance of Community.

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URL: http://www.hutterites.org/

Description: The Hutterites are a communal people, living on hundreds of scattered bruderhöfe or colonies throughout the prairies of northwestern North America.

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URL: http://www.ic.org/

Description: The Fellowship for Intentional Community (FIC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the development of intentional communities and the evolution of cooperative culture.

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URL: http://www.jindibah-community.org/

Description: Jindibah Intentional Community is located on a 113 acre property on the Hinterland overlooking Byron Bay, NSW.

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URL: http://www.kashi.org/

Description: Kashi Ashram, Sister to the Holy City in India, is steeped in traditions that for 35 years have been celebrated with the deepest devotion and prayer. Her Temples and Shrines represent all religions and all ways of worship. Her arms are open wide, welcoming people from all walks of life and circumstances to share and find refuge in love and devotion.

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URL: http://www.kirtlandtemple.org/

Description: Constructed in the 1830s, this National Historic Landmark was the first temple built by Joseph Smith and his followers as they sought to "restore" primitive Christianity.

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URL: http://www.koinoniapartners.org/

Description: We work to create an environment and a rhythm of life conducive to prayer and contemplation. We dedicate our lives to non-violence, and to the pursuit of peace and reconciliation of all people.

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URL: http://www.lafayettemorehouse.com/

Description: Lafayette Morehouse is an intentional community founded in 1968. Our intention is to maximize our potential both as individuals and as a group,

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URL: http://www.markshep.com/nonviolence/Ark.html/

Description: The Ark is a model of a nonviolent social order, an alternative to the overt and hidden violence of our times.

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URL: http://www.oaklandmorehouse.com/

Description: Today, we are a group of people spanning multiple generations living in an 1890's purple Victorian house in the Lake Merritt area of Oakland. Sometimes we eat together, sometimes we work together on the house, and we generally take care of each other and have fun. We are dedicated to a lifestyle of doing only what we want to do while being mindful of our responsibilities and our impact on others.

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URL: http://www.oldeconomyvillage.org/

Description: Old Economy Village preserves and presents the life, thought, and material culture of the Harmony Society, a highly successful and entrepreneurial 19th century religious community.

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URL: http://www.oneidacommunity.org/

Description: The Oneida Community (1848-1880) was a religiously centered utopian commune whose members shared all aspects of their lives and work. At their high point, the Community included nearly 300 persons, and they referred to their 93,000 square foot residence as their Mansion House. Today, the Mansion House is a National Historic Landmark and presents programs, tours and exhibits, and also provides overnight lodging.

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URL: http://www.polestargardens.org/

Description: Polestar is a spiritual community on the Big Island of Hawaii that offers year-round, hands-on experience in cooperative living based on the universal teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.

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URL: http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/

Description: Established in 1783, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village in New Gloucester is home to the only active Shaker Community in the world today. Situated on 1,800 acres of farm and forest land with seventeen historic structures from the 1780s through the 1950s, the Village continues to be a place where, we, the Shakers, live, work, and worship.

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URL: http://www.shakers.org/

Description: Canterbury Shaker Village is dedicated to preserving the 200-year legacy of the Canterbury Shakers and to providing a place for learning, reflection, and renewal of the human spirit.

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URL: http://www.shakervillageky.org/

Description: Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill is a landmark destination that shares 3,000 acres of discovery in the spirit of the Kentucky Shakers. Home to the third largest Shaker community in the United States between 1805 and 1910, the vibrant site offers experiences designed to ignite curiosity, expand imaginations and inspire generations.

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URL: http://www.sunward.org/

Description: We are a community of close to 90 people of all ages. We are families, singles, young folks, retirees, and children. We are people who like to be with people. We are artisans and gardeners, doctors and engineers, educators and entrepreneurs and more. We come from diverse cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, and spiritual and secular paths. We are bound by our commitment to live together in community.

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URL: http://www.synanon.org/synanon/

Description: Synanon lasted from 1958 to 1991. It treated tens of thousands of drug addicts and alcoholics, but it also became a way of life for thousands, about half of whom had never abused any drugs.

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URL: http://www.tamuz.org.il/

Description: Kibbutz Tamuz is an Urban Kibbutz located in the city of Beit Shemesh, Israel.

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URL: http://www.theabode.org/

Description: The Abode of the Message (“the Abode”) is a spiritual community, Sufi center and retreat center which creates a container for personal exploration and growth.

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URL: http://www.thefamily.org/en/

Description: The Family International (TFI) is an online Christian community of individuals committed to sharing the message of God’s love with people around the globe. Founded in California during the late 1960s, the Family International has expanded into an international network with members currently in over 80 countries.

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URL: http://www.thefarm.org/

Description: In 1971, a caravan of 80 school buses and assorted other vehicles carrying 320 hippie idealists landed on a cattle farm in central Tennessee with a single log cabin and barn. They had a mission. As the banner on their band bus read, they were “Out to Save the World!” Today The Farm is home to roughly 200 people living on nearly 8 square miles of forested highland — a fourth generation of families and friends.

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URL: http://www.thefec.org/

Description: The Federation of Egalitarian Communities is a network of communal groups spread across North America. We range in size and emphasis from small agricultural homesteads to village-like communities to urban group houses.

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URL: http://www.twinoaks.org/

Description: Twin Oaks is an intentional community in rural central Virginia, made up of around 90 adult members and 15 children. Since the community's beginning in 1967, our way of life has reflected our values of cooperation, sharing, nonviolence, equality, and ecology.

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URL: http://www.usi.edu/hnh/

Description: Historic New Harmony is a unified program of the University of Southern Indiana and the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. By preserving its utopian legacy, Historic New Harmony inspires innovation and progressive thought through its programs & collections.

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URL: http://www.wiseacrescommunity.com/

Description: Wise Acres Cooperative Association, established in 1990, is a thriving multi-generational community in the rural waterfront town of Indianola, Washington. The original 9 home sites are individually owned and members share ~20 acres of forested greenbelt, a common house, gardens, orchards, well and roads collectively.

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URL: http://www.yarrowecovillage.ca/

Description: Imagine living in one of 33 residences nestled between our mixed use commercial/residential and a 20 acre Organic farm within the Yarrow Ecovillage. Know your neighbors, enjoy fresh veggies grown by your community farmers, enjoy the natural swimming hole, children's play areas (complete with other children to play with!) and all the local amenities Yarrow Central has to offer.

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URL: http://www.zegg.de/en/?english/

Description: ZEGG – a place for living and learning

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URL: https://arcosanti.org/

Description: Arcosanti is an urban laboratory focused on innovative design, community, and environmental accountability. Our goal is to actively pursue lean alternatives to urban sprawl based on Paolo Soleri's theory of compact city design, Arcology (architecture + ecology).

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URL: https://freestateproject.org/

Description: The Free State Project is an agreement among 20,000 participants to move to NH for "Liberty in Our Lifetime."

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URL: https://sites.google.com/site/wssgshaker/

Description: In 1985/86 the Western Shaker Study Group was founded, an area-wide group, with the stated purpose of learning about and sharing the history and heritage of all the Shaker communities west of the Alleghenies.

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URL: https://www.seasteading.org/

Description: At The Seasteading Institute, we work to enable seasteading communities – floating cities – which will allow the next generation of pioneers to peacefully test new ideas for government. The most successful can then inspire change in governments around the world.

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URL: https://www.tamera.org/index.html

Description: Tamera is a School and Research Station for Realistic Utopia

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URL: https://www.yogaville.org/

Description: Satchidananda Ashram–Yogaville is a serene oasis in the heartland of Virginia. With a unique community, spiritual center, and Yoga academy, Yogaville opens doors to spiritual growth.

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