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Dear Readers,
CONTENTS
Inter-communal dialogue is
something we value deeply at 3
C.A.L.L.: Indeed, it is our raison Ganas, USA
d'etre. It therefore pleases me
greatly to share this issue with 4
you, since it has an abundance The Community
of original articles where Project, UK

‘community meets community’. 6
What our community
We have pieces describing the joy of discovery friends really mean
experienced by those visiting communities, especially (Part II)
those who are community members themselves: Leor
Shapiro, from a commune in Israel, visits Zendik Farm in 8
the USA; two ex-members of Twin Oaks travel to Europe, The Co-operative Idea,
visiting numerous communities, looking for pointers to Israel
help them form a new community back in the USA; and
Alexia Demetriou reports on her visits to six 9
communities in the UK. Zendik Farm, USA

In addition, we bring you examples of co-operation and 11
cross-pollination – community to community: We hear Communities Tour,
about how the Shalom Mission Communities interact Europe
and support one another; how Damanhur in Italy both
receives and sends delegations from/to communities in 12
Portugal, Germany and elsewhere in Italy; and we take a Kaleidoscope by Joel
Dorkam
look at the re-emergence of the co-operative idea in Israel
and see how it is connected to the International Co- 17
operative movement. Kibbutz Shorts

Did you know that one in every three bites of the food we 19
eat - from fruits, berries, vegetables, nuts and seeds - is the Emerald Forest
result of pollination?
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Spring is upon us and nature can always teach us a Damanhur, Italy
thing or two. C.A.L.L. is a platform for communal cross-
pollination: the confluence of ideas and experiences that 22
we can discover from the diversity of the communal Keystone Ecological
scene. Urban Center, USA

You can still send us your suggestions, corrections, 24
contributions and retributions to the usual email Osho Tapoban, Nepal
address,
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Communities Tour,
Here’s to a joyful spring, UK

Anton
anton@kyovel.org
www.communa.org.il

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