Fw: step by step community formation CORRECTION

OOPS !!! here is the Web page included
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JOHAN VAN TONDER" <dni-T38vF8X/[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:29 AM
Subject: Re: [Ecobal]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.
http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/tools_toc.htm 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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