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In this podcast we explore how to we can reimagine economics in community to build abundant connection no cold transactions.
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Sam studies economics as humanity's allocation of abundance, not scarcity. Rather than thinking of the earth system as the limiting constraint, he wants to study how communities and societies can practice collective self-limitation according to the world they want to inhabit now and in the future
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    Ella Sutherland has been building an intentional community which values a meaningful lifestyle which is connected with one another and nature. In this discussion she explores how our relationship with efficiency and profit can lead to an out of touch life, but prioritizing connection and playfulness can heal that disconnect.

Follow up with her at Cambia Community and Rustling Roots websites.
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   Joe Cole is an Academic Professional Assistant  Professor in the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies at UNC-Greensboro. He is a trained Facilitator and supports communities and non-profit organizations in developing cooperative skills, nonviolent communication, collaborative governance, and conflict transformation. Joe is also a speaker, trainer, and consultant working with ecovillages and intentional communities in North Carolina and around the country.
Links Mentioned in the show
Cohousing webinars
​1. August 2019, “Culture Change and Personal Transformation.”

2. April 2019, “Addressing Racism and Working for Racial Equality.”
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Book
My article, "Ecovillages, Sustainability, and Social and Environmental Healing" will be in a book called Realizing Nonviolent Resistance: Neoliberalism, Societal Trauma, and Marginalized Voice, by Peter Lang Publishers, as part of their Conflict and Peace Book Series.This volume is due out later in 2020.

a powerful book on healing racialized trauma:
My Grandmother's Hands, by Resmaa Menakem
https://www.resmaa.com/books

Some of my Communities Magazine articles:Joe wrote an article for Communities Magazine in December of 2018 on collaborative skill-building in intentional communities. Cole, J. (2018). Skill building for a culture of collaboration. Communities, 181(181), 40-44.

Joe wrote an article for Communities Magazine in Spring of 2018 on race and racism in intentional communities. Cole, J. (2018). I'm not a racist, but racism is in me-and in my community. Communities, 178(178), 31-35.

2 year trainings on facilitation/conflict mediation
Laird Schaub and Maria Pini, Integrative Facilitation
(I'm attaching the Brochure for the 2-year training that is based in/near North Carolina, but Laird offers these around the country. Folks can contact Laird laird@ic.org or Maria mariasilviapini@gmail.com for more information.)

Academic Programs
UNC-Greensboro Department of Peace and Conflict Studies (offers both a B.A. and M.A. degrees in Peace and Conflict Studies, in both residential and online programs)
https://hhs.uncg.edu/pcs/

​Ecovillage Pathways:
​Elder Panel Interview (Part 1)

There are so many golden nuggets of elder wisdom captured in this video.  This is an edited down version of a heartwarming, tear inducing, laughter filled Global Ecovillage Network elder panel interview.  Elders share tales from the past about building community, advice about creating a lifestyle around following your heart, and ways to plug into the international ecovillage movement.  We are thrilled to share with you this first part of a 2-part series on the wisdom of elders in community.

Part 1 of the interview features a discussion with Rob Wheeler (GEN United Nations Representative), Marti Mueller (Cofounder of Awakening Spirit), and Lois Arkin (Los Angeles Ecovillage). Robert Gilman (Founder of Bright Futures Now) ends Part 1 with a hilarious breathing exercise. Our annual gatherings are posted on our event page. Come heal and grow community with us (http://www.nextgenna.org/events.html) .

Privilege & Inequality in Ecovillages: A Global Perspective Towards a New Story | Webinar NextGEN

May 2019 Global Ecovillage Network monthly webinar was hosted by NextGEN. Ecovillages are integral to creating the beautiful world we know is possible. However, some of the same social patterns of inequality also appear within ecovillages. A global array of speakers will share how the inequality has impacted their communities, and we also invite you, the participants, to share your experience and insight. Together we will weave a new story of social equality.

Speakers: Gabriel Siqueira (Brazil), Thyago Nunes (Brazil), Thumbs Cassidy (USA), Nonty Sedibe-Sabic (South Africa), Nora Schramm (Germany), Crystal Bird Farmer (USA).

Know more: https://ecovillage.org/webinar-privil...