Re: step by step community formation

Dear Bat-Tzion,
As promised here is a Web site that offers the most incredible assistance
FREE through a Community Tool Box.  I have given the Table of Content page
but scout around because it is one of the most comprehensive Sites I have
come across for community building and guidance. Please give me your
opinion.  Happy building.
Regards,
Johan Van Tonder
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BT Benjaminson" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Ecobal]step by step community formation


> Thank you Johan!
> Yes please keep sending.
> Bat-Tzion
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "JOHAN VAN TONDER" <dni-T38vF8X/[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 11:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ecobal]step by step community formation
>
>
> > Dear Bat-Tzion Benjaminson,
> > my Name is Johan Van Tonder and I am Residing in South Africa where we
are
> > also gearing up for the establishment of Eco-Villages.  I would like to
> > stay
> > in touch with you and learn about you progress.  I will send you some
> > links
> > of my own research but if I become a nuisance please stop me.  The first
> > Web-site that I recommend is  http://news.gilbert.org/
> > http://www.charityvillage.com/cv/news/cover.asphttp://www.orgdyne.com/
or
> > [email protected] <[email protected]> I will keep on looking
> > out
> > for specific literature and send it on to you but I think these are good
> > groups to join and even discover some contacts in Israel.
> > regards, Johan
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "BT Benjaminson" <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 9:59 AM
> > Subject: [Ecobal]step by step community formation
> >
> >
> >> Shalom from Israel
> >> I'm new to the list and new to the process of building a community. I
do
> >> have a permaculture design certificate and several years experience in
> >> hands-on sustainable living in a rural setting.
> >> Some friends and I intend to establish an ecovillage here in the
> >> semi-arid
> >> south of our country.
> >> With the help of an experienced permaculturist active in the area, we
> >> have
> >> idenfied a likely location in one corner of an existing agricultural
> >> co-op
> >> community ("moshav") and have collected a list of around 20 people who
> >> are
> >> interested enough to receive e-mails about the project. One potential
> > leader
> >> has emerged.
> >> Some of us feel the urgent imperative of establishing a community that
> >> can
> >> function in a wobbly energy decline situation, others are just keen on
> >> connecting with the land or with a loving group of people.
> >> I have very little leadership experience and I sense the difficulty of
> >> bringing people into a commitment if they have not already been
educated
> > and
> >> motivated in community building. Needless to say, in this country we
have
> > a
> >> great emotional struggle in the face of various political, religious,
and
> >> security issues. It is difficult to create a "safe container" for
people
> > and
> >> to get them to commit time to a venture that still seems very doubtful.
> >> Now, to the question -- where on the Internet can I find guidance for
> >> successfully building a strong community from scratch, or what one book
> >> would be suitable in order to study this topic?
> >> So far no one has appeared that has the kind of money needed to attend
> >> Findhorn or other ecovillage training programs, so this is the best we
> >> can
> >> do in the meantime.
> >> Any suggestions?
> >> Thank you in advance.
> >> Bat-Tzion Benjaminson
> >>
> >>
> >>
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