2012 AoC Program!

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Below are our Program Facilitators listed in alphabetical order by first name, and the workshops/activities they will be offering or are involved in presenting.

Click on the workshop title or presenter’s name below to go to their page and read about them with full descriptions of their workshops/activities at AoC
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Alexander Laszlo

Relational Intelligence and Flowing Dragon Swords: Practices of Deep Connection that Bring Ourselves and Each Other into Thriving Relationship

Alfred Twu

Easy Ways to Use Technology to Create and Run Communities

Design a Community!  An Interactive Learning Lab on Sustainability, City Planning Regulations, and Building Codes for Urban Communities.

Ashley Weiss

Laughter Yoga

Betsy Morris

Spirituality and Community panel discussion

Strong Suit: Fun and Games for Better Communication

Bryan Bowen 

We’re sorry, Bryan has had to cancel his appearance at Art of Community. We hope he can join us at a later event….

Memel and Zamani, South Africa: Community Sustainability and Apartheid Repair Project

Carol Swann

What’s Rank and Privilege Got to Do With It? (World Work Conflict Processes-Process Work)
co-facilitated with India Harville and Jonathan Weinstock

Deep Democracy - Worldwork Processes - Workshop Intensive on Monday
co-facilitated with India Harville

Caroline Estes

Classic Consensus Decision Making

Cassandra Ferrera

In Our Nature
co-facilitated with Mark Lakeman

Restoring our Relationship to Place
co-facilitated with  Rachel Kaplan

Copperwoman

During Art of Community Copperwoman will be sharing her gift of music and song at a campfire song circle Friday night, participating in a Saturday evening extravaganza of interactive musical offerings, and generally infusing the weekend with the joy of song

Cynthia Hawley

Legal Structures to Support People, Place, and Purpose in Intentional Communities
co-facilitated with Janelle Orsi 

Legal Basics for Forming, Sustaining, and Adapting Communities
co-facilitated with Janelle Orsi  

David Ferrera 

Super Hero Training Camp

Developing Green Teams in Your Community

Debora Dove

Mandala Yoga

Elizabeth Moriarty

During Art of Community Elizabeth will be moderating the panel on Spirituality in Community and is involved in various aspects of creating space for intention, grounding, and connection:

Healing Temple

Sacred Supper

Mystic Dance Party and Music Jam

Erin Reschke

Circle Yoga for Communities

Community Integrated Agriculture Development

Gary Hendrickson

Five Cornerstones of Creating Sacred Space: Key Elements for Regenerative Community Design

India Harville

What’s Rank and Privilege Got to Do With It? (World Work Conflict Processes-Process Work
co-facilitated with Carol Swann and Jonathan Weinstock

Deep Democracy - Worldwork Processes - Workshop Intensive on Monday
co-facilitated with Carol Swann 

Janelle Orsi

Legal Structures to Support People, Place, and Purpose in Intentional Communities
co-facilitated with  Cynthia Hawley

Legal Basics for Forming, Sustaining, and Adapting Communities
co-facilitated with  Cynthia Hawley 

Jeffrey Jon “Whitebear” Domagalski

During Art of Community Whitebear will be sharing his gift of music during dinner on Friday night and participating in a Saturday evening extravaganza of interactive musical offerings.

Jim Eaglesmith

During Art of Community, Jim will be helping facilitated the following workshop, and is also lending his musical and coordinating talents to our Saturday evening interactive music extravaganza and throughout the weekend.  

“Connecting the Good”—Build Your Own Regional Movement for Self Reliance:  An “Intentional Community Without Walls” Where You Live!
co-facilitated with Richard Flyer

John Schinnerer

Governance By Design – Organizing Ourselves to Get Things Done

John will also be facilitating an in depth version of this as a workshop intensive on Monday and Tuesday

Jonathan Weinstock

What’s Rank and Privilege Got to Do With It? (World Work Conflict Processes-Process Work) co-facilitated with Carol Swann and India Harville

Judy Dolmatch

Improv and the Art of Community 

During the post weekend program of the Social Change Summit and workshop intensives Judy will also be energizing our Monday night:

Night at the Improv

Kate Sassoon

Fun Games for Co-operative Communication

Exploring Sexualities in Intentional Community

Katy Byrne

Speaking Up in Community: The Courage, Difficulties & How To’s

Ken Saltzberg, Linda Sartor, Joan Linney 

Nuts and Bolts of Community Structure: Committees as WD40

Laird Schaub

The Essentials of Dynamic Facilitation; How to Get Through the Agenda and Build Energy at the Same Time

Conflict: Fight, Flight, or Opportunity?

Should You Start a Community or Join One?

Economic Leveraging Through Income Sharing: Living the Life You Want Without Chasing So Many Dollars

Getting up and Moving Around: It’s Not Just for Breaks Anymore

Larry Rider

Spirituality and Community Panel Discussion

Ma’ikwe Schaub Ludwig and Mandy Creighton

Holistic Ecovillage Planning

Overview of the IC Movement

Mark Lakeman

In addition to being our Friday night featured speaker, Mark will be facilitating the following during Art of Community:

The Block Repair Game

In Our Nature
co-facilitated with Cassandra Ferrera

Melody Lucian

Keeping the Fuel of Inspiration Alive

Keys to Thrive: Communication, Inspiration, Choice, Contribution and Celebration

Micah Mundinger

Spirituality in Community Panel Discussion

Penny Sirota, Mike Bodkin, Renee Sweezey, Uta Saltzberg

Gift Group: A Process to Deepen Our Relationships

Rachel Kaplan

Earth/Art Action  

Restoring our Relationship to Place
co-facilitated with 
Cassandra Ferrera

Richard Flyer

“Connecting the Good”—Build Your Own Regional Movement for Self Reliance:  An “Intentional Community Without Walls” Where You Live!

Richard Squeri

Relational Intelligence and Flowing Dragon Swords: Practices of Deep Connection that Bring Ourselves and Each Other into Thriving Relationship

Ruth and Marty Perelstein

Mark Groups- Social Mixer

Scott McKeown

Overview of the Transition Town Movement

Tim Hartnett

Consensus-Oriented Decision-Making 

Personality Struggles: Sharing Strategies for Creative Co-Existence