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Communal Pathways to Sustainable Living - Past, Present and Future
Conference of the International Communal Studies Association (ICSA)

Findhorn Community and Ecovillage, 26–28 June 2013.

The 11th international conference of the ICSA offers a rare opportunity in a unique
communal setting to share academic research and lived experience of collective life in
intentional communities. Bringing together up to 250 communal scholars and
community activists from around the world, the conference and associated events
focus on the link between community and sustainability.

Catering for researchers wishing to
present and hear scholarly papers,
and for people who live communally
and are seeking to gather with like-
minded souls to share ideas,
experiences and inspiration, the
programme will include parallel
sessions of paper presentations,

participatory workshops and
celebratory activities such as
singing, dancing, storytelling and
performance. At time of writing in
July, 2012, the list of presenters Findhorn, which hosts the ICSA
includes more than 50 experts in Conference next summer
their field coming from 20 different countries.

There are two options for attending the conference: Option 1 is a full week
residential and includes an opportunity for participants to fully immerse themselves
in the culture and practice of the Findhorn Foundation and community via a three-day
Experience ‘Week’. Experience Week is the programme we offer to first-time guests,
many of whom find it a poignant, heart-opening and, in some cases, life-changing

experience. Option 2 is for the 3-day conference only and is non-residential.

For full details of the options and online registration, please see the conference web
site at www.findhorn.org/icsa

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