[Scpg] Creating a Life Together- listen to Diana Leafe Christian author on New Dimensions Radio Program

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

http://www.newdimensions.org/listen-now/programofweek.html
                                            Creating a Life Together
                                           with Diana Leafe Christian from 
Earthaven Permaculture Ecovillage
                                                     Tape #3010

                         We live in an era where we are more isolated from 
one another than ever before. And yet, as Diana Leafe
                        Christian tells us, "All of us have a gene for 
community, and we're yearning for that sense of connection
                        and harmony and good will with others, living with 
shared resources and more cooperation than we do in
                        mainstream culture." A resurgence of interest in 
joining with like-minded individuals and families to live in
                        support of one another, sharing a common vision in 
work, play, lifestyle and spirituality, has led to a rise in
                        the number of intentional communities around the 
globe. Ms. Christian has been studying the trend for
                        more than ten years. She shares insights that will 
inspire many to consider embracing this lifestyle, and to
                        improve the success rate for new intentional 
communities. A member of Earthhaven Ecovillage, a
                        successful community in North Carolina, she speaks 
with enthusiasm about the many benefits and
                        difficulties members face. Diana Leafe Christian is 
the editor of Communities magazine and author of
                        Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow 
Ecovillages and Intentional Communities (New Society
                        2003).