NICA Events

August 2 to August 6: Natural Building with Earth Bag Workshop (Monroe, Washington, United States)

Learn creative solutions for sustainable living and self reliance at this workshop on building structures with earth bag, otherwise known as superadobe. These structures are used for housing, emergency shelters and many other applications such as garden, tool and bike sheds. These are great for helping to provide low-cost housing solutions and for building community. Join Alderleaf Wilderness College's 5-day, hands-on workshop. Learn from experienced natural builder Eli Adadow.

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August 8 to August 14: Human Relations Laboratory (Tahuya, Washington, United States)

2010 Human Relations Laboratory Friendship: Concentrated Compassion August 8 to 14, 2010 You Can Expect... A rich, intergenerational experience that includes programs for children and youth and for adults. Social creativity in play, drama, dance, music, and song. A rejuvenating, healing experience of living for a week on this magical land. A week living with others who are interested in learning from what is happening now. An opportunity to learn and practice non-violent communication and friendship with encouragement from others. A plan for bringing your experience forward into your life. We invite individuals, couples, families, shared-living groups and communities to experience a week of learning and practicing compassion with applications to: - Personal growth - Friendship, marriage, and family - Life in community - Your life at work

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August 11 to August 13: ECOVILLAGES AND SUSTIANABLE COMMUNITIES, with Diana Leafe Christian (Dexter, Oregon, United Stat...

Learn how to create and maintain your own sustainable community or ecovillage from the expert. In this special three day workshop Diana Leafe Christian, author of Creating A Life Together: Practical Tools to Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities will give an in depth lesson in community creation. To learn more visit our website at www.lostvalley.org

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August 11: City Repair with Mark Lakeman (Dexter, Oregon)

Interested in transforming your city into an eco-city? Then participate in an engaging session with Mark Lakeman, practicing architect and community activist, one of the driving forces behind City Repair and the Portland Village Building Convergence. Plus, you are highly encouraged to join our community for our vegetarian, organic buffet dinner afterwards. To learn more visit our website at www.lostvalley.org

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August 22: Parkland's Garfield Street Fair (Parkland, Washington)

Parkland,WA/PLU Univ.District-Garfield Street Fair is held on Sat.,Aug.22nd,10-6pm,Sponsored by Garfield Bus.Assoc.and Pierce County Community Businesses.It is an Annual Community Fair,which includes; A Music Stage,A Classic Car & Vintage Bike Show, an Info/Hx Booth, 50+Vendors from Bus.in Community,Food... Check our MySpace.Com/garfield_street!

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September 25: NICA Fall Gathering (Seattle, Washington, United States)

This year's Fall Gathering will focus on Building Communication Skills for Better Relationships. Join us at Songaia Cohousing (39th Ave, SE Bothell, WA), 10am to 4:30pm, Sept. 25, 2010, to explore communication skills WITHIN community: consensus, nonviolent communication, keeping your word, saying what you mean and meaning what you say; and AMONG communities: Using tech tools for outreach and communication: Email, Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

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October 7 to October 8: Portland OR The Problem Student Problem-Solver Workshop (Portland, Oregon, United States)

Got Problem Kids? Here's your Problem Student Problem-Solver Conference. You name the problems and this workshop delivers hundreds of immediate, problem-stopping answers. You will leave with innovative, more effective strategies for school failure, truancy, dropping out, work refusal, violence, delinquency, bad attitudes, depression and more. College credit and clock hours available. Free sample interventions, and free monthly Problem Student Problem-Solver magazine available at our web site, http://www.youthchg.com, or via email (dwells@youthchg.com), or call toll-free to 1-800-545-5736. Work-study financial aid available for all classes. Call for details.

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October 13: NICA Panel Discussion: Intentional Communities - Hope for a Better World (Seattle, Washington, United States...

Join us at East West Bookshop (6509 Roosevelt, Seattle, WA)at 7-8:30 pm Wednesday, October 13,2010 for special panel discussion. Small, intentional communities are an important part of the solution to the problems of our age, offering a much-needed example of a way of life based on co-operation, harmonious living, shared resources and human relationships. Their strength comes from their intention- the conscious purpose of coming together to create a better, more human-scaled lifestyle. Learn more about this exciting new way of life as representatives from the diverse Shared Housing, Student Co-ops, ashrams, and Co-Housing communities that exist in the Seattle area share and answer questions on many of the facets of community living that have relevance to all of us: finances, relationships, communications, leadership, aging, ecology, permaculture, family, education, decision making and more!

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