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Dear Readers,
CONTENTS
It’s been a full year since
C.A.L.L. last popped through 4
your letterbox and to be Book review: A Living
honest, there were moments Revolution
when I thought that the ICD
would cease to exist altogether. 5
Since the 1970’s we have been Book review:
Communes &
fostering links between Intentional
intentional communities the Communities
world over. Our name is even a throwback to a time
before the term ‘Intentional Community’ replaced the 6
word ‘Commune’ as the appellation of choice. Co-housing Eco-
communities, USA &
This spell of uncertainty has prompted a period of soul- UK
searching where we’ve questioned our desire and
motivation to fight for our continued existence: Do we 9
believe in our mission? Do we have a vision and a Bruderhof Urban
strategy for actualizing it? Do we have partners and Community, USA
supporters who care about us and are willing to
continue ploughing the furrow of shared community 10
experiences together with us? How do we remain ICSA Conference
relevant for them?
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We are by no means out of the woods, but the responses Maple Ridge, USA
that I have received since we were in danger of losing
our entire budget have been numerous, heart-warming 12
Kaleidoscope by Joel
and more than anything else, inspiring. Dorkam

Rather than satisfying ourselves by reverting to our old 17
ways and our existing activities, and being overly Kibbutz Shorts
dependent on our existing sources of funding, we have
affirmed our guiding principles, are exploring 19
alternative sponsorship, and are contemplating CO-housing NOW,
broadening our undertakings. Sweden

1) Aims of the International Communes Desk include: 20
Niederkaufungen,
• To foster links with intentional communities from Germany
around the world, in order to learn about their
life styles and activities, to exchange information, 22
opinions and ideas for mutual benefit. Brithdir Mawr, Wales
• To provide an address for people from all over the
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world, who are seeking advice and information Ravenna Kibbutz, USA
about the kibbutz in its different aspects and
about communities the world over (including 26
help in making contact for those wishing to visit Kibbutz Reinvention,
a community or join one). Israel
• To encourage and inspire those in the Kibbutz Movement,
in Israel, and the world at large, by acquainting them with the various forms of
communal living that exist around the world.

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