Contact: Valerie Renwick-Porter, 540-894-5126;
138 Twin Oaks Road, Louisa VA 23093
valerie-AT-twinoaks.org
www.twinoaks.org/conference

Conference on Communal Living

LOUISA- From August 30 through September 2, over 200 people from around the east coast will gather to spend their Labor Day weekend at Twin Oaks Community in Virginia, sharing their stories of communal and cooperative living, and the joys and challenges that are a part of this lifestyle. This annual Communities Conference attracts people who now live in community as well as those who have a desire to do so. At the conference, they can learn about the range of rural, urban, spiritual, secular, large or small co-operative groups in this country.

Workshops are led by people with experience in areas such as:
-Sustainable Building Methods and Life Styles
-Intentional Relationships
-Group Decision-Making
-Conflict Resolution
-Barter Economies
and more!

Twin Oaks Community hosts the event to encourage the lifestyle we ourselves enjoy: non-violence, living lightly on the land, shared income, and flexible work schedules. The 35-year-old egalitarian community -- which has no guru or leader -- has about 100 members of all ages. Located on 450 acres, members grow most of their own food and realize most of their income from their hammocks, tofu, and book-indexing businesses.

Attendees at the conference will camp in tents at the rustic conference site. The cost for this event is $85 (sliding scale) and includes meals and camping. For a flyer and registration form, write to: Communities Conference, 138 Twin Oaks Road, Louisa, VA 23093. Or see online info & registration form at www.twinoaks.org/conference

Twin Oaks Community is an income-sharing, egalitarian community in central Virginia. For 35 years we have worked for a stronger communities movement both here and abroad.
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