Orientation for New Members

Seldom does everyone involved in the beginning have the same developed skills of objective, non-violent communication in the co-creation of something brand new, unique to the composition of all those carrying the defined intent. For sincere members, the project represents a potentially huge amount of investment in time/money/life-purpose, so it helps to keep that respectfully in mind as we co-learn deeper social intercourse.

The ongoing dialog around various group process protocol/practice always comes down to the the actual understanding/implementation of the principles outlined, no matter what name the process carries.

For those not familiar/conversant with a proven protocol in many intending community projects, an excellent orientation is encouraged via these links below:

http://www.naturalnews.com/044026_preppers_food_preparedness_common_mistakes.html

http://www.ic.org/

http://www.ic.org/social-permaculture/

http://www.ic.org/wiki/feminist-ecovillages/

http://www.ic.org/social-permaculture/

http://www.fourlightshouses.com/pages/the-napoleon-complex

http://www.oregonbd.org/Class/class.htm

http://bdnow.org/

http://www.onecommunityglobal.org/