Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 We're looking for kindred spirits! EcoIntegrity Center of Bellingham (ECO Bell) A project of Attraction Retreat Live the change you want to see in the world by joining our small (3 buildings, ~1/3 city block on an urban trail, walking distance to the downtown core) intentional community based on natural systems. * Are you actively involved in any of the broad social change movements of ecological integrity, social justice, economic equity, or participatory democracy? * Would you like to live in an urban intentional community based on the natural systems processes of mutual support and reciprocity--and participate in urban permaculture, organic gardening, and other sustainable living techniques? * Would you like to help weave the principles of the Earth Charter into the daily fabric of life? * Would you like to have access to our Activists' Research Center/Alternative Library? * Would you like to live with and support others who are interested in living more simply and sustainably--in balance with the planet? Available from Feb. 1st - June 30th (possibly longer): 1 bedroom furnished cottage (could be converted back into a 2 bdrm) $750.00 per month plus utilities, with the option to help with the Center in exchange for part of the rent. The long term plan is to build either a two-story multifamily cobb building or about 4 small efficiency units from cobb/straw bale/rastra blocks. Available Feb. 1st - Large room (or two) on 2nd floor in main house, separate bath $500 per month (for 1 room ), utilities paid Attraction Retreat Contact persons: Dave Paulsen or Allison Weeks Call or write now for an application! Phone: 360-756-7998 Email: nature Find out more about us at: www.attractionretreat.org/ECOBell For a quick intro to who we are and what we're doing, here's our press release: Attraction Retreat (AR), a non-profit organization which specializes in the eco-therapy and eco-education methods of applied ecopsychology, recently moved to a new location at 1515 " I " St., Bellingham, WA and launched their newest project. Called the EcoIntegrity Center of Bellingham (ECO Bell), this project combines a sustainable urban intentional community, progressive activists' research center, and citizens' think tank. ECO Bell caters to activists and concerned citizens in the area of environmental justice, which is broadly comprised of the fields of ecological integrity, social justice, economic equity, participatory democracy, and most importantly, the attraction relationships between and among these fields. ECO Bell is slated to become a living demonstration model of ways to increase urban density while positively contributing to increasing the quality of life in Bellingham. As a member of Sustainable Connections -- the local chapter of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies -- AR's ECO Bell project will research and model ways to contribute to a sustainable local economy, create living wage jobs, decrease the ecological footprint of dwellings and their inhabitants, decrease resource consumption and the amount of waste produced, promote and teach urban permaculture, and create healthier neighborhoods comprised of healthier individuals -- in part by rebuilding and strengthening people's natural sense of community and their intimate bond to their place on the Earth. Other aspects of ECO Bell include exploring ways to use alternative energy in urban settings, using non-toxic, reused, and/or renewable resources in remodeling and in building new structures, increasing the use and effectiveness of organic neighborhood gardens, and supporting community learning centers and life-long education in order to create an aware citizenry that actively participates in sustaining the web of life. ECO Bell is run according to the natural systems processes of mutual support and reciprocity as articulated in the principles of the Earth Charter. Community governance is through a process called Natural Consensus, based on the Natural Systems Thinking Process (NSTP) created by Dr. Michael Cohen, founder of Project NatureConnect and the Audubon Society's Expedition Institute. For the Earth... _dave_(this entire message is composed of recycled electrons) http://www.attractionretreat.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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