2007 Workshops and Appearances

See 2008 Events. February 11–12, 2007 • Ecovillage Presentations Green Quad Ecovillage Series, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Professor David Whiteman. February 24, 2007 • Overview: Creating a Successful Cohousing Community Asheville, NC. Altura Cohousing core group. Susan Bolton; Paul Rollins. March 24, 2007 • Diana’s Day-Long Tour of Earthaven Black Mountain, NC, Earthaven Ecovillage. Tour for Green Quad Ecovillage program, University of South Carolina. Professor David Whiteman.

May 12, 2007 • Diana’s Day-Long Tour of Earthaven
Black Mountain, NC, Earthaven Ecovillage. “Walking workshop” overview of how Earthaven got started and operates now, with Diana as tour guide and other Earthaven members as guest instructors. Applications of permaculture design principles at Earthaven—agricultural policy, the lumber/food/fiber/fuel integrated agricultural project, and creating a village-scale economy; how the community financed and developed its property; community governance, finances, organizational structure, and membership process; passive solar natural buildings (clay-straw, chipslip, cob, strawbale, timberframing, earthen plasters, Earthship); off-grid power systems (photovoltaics, micro-hydro); and waste treatment systems (roof water catchment, graywater recycling, constructed wetlands, composting toilets).www.DianaLeafeChristian.org;

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June 8–10, 2007 • Finding and Financing Property; Earthaven Tour
Black Mountain, NC, Earthaven Ecovillage. For Pagan Reclaiming community group.

July 13–22, 2007 • Ecovillage Design Course/Permaculture Practicum
Summertown, TN. Ecovillage Training Center at The Farm Community. Guest instructor on starting new ecovillages in Permaculture Design Certificate Course, Part II, Practicum. Albert Bates, ETC, director. www.thefarm.org.

July 28–29, 2007 • Keynote Speaker, Women Living in Community Conference
Asheville, NC. Center for Creative Retirement, University of North Carolina at Asheville. Keynote speaker in conference for women who want to form or join intentional communities. Other keynote speakers include Dene Peterson, founder-developer of ElderSpirit Cohousing in Virginia, and Joan Medlicott, author of the bestselling “Ladies of Covington” novels about older women living together for support, connection, and shared expenses. www.womenlivingincommunity.com.

September 7–8, 2007 • Koinonia Community
Americus, Georgia. Consultation/workshop for Koinonia community members.

September 15, 2007 • Corazón Cohousing
Asheville, NC. Consensus and facilitation workshop for Corazón forming community group.

September 21–23, 2007 • Mimbres Hot Spring Ranch
Southern New Mexico. Consultation/workshop for Mimbres Hot Spring community members.

October 12, 2007 • "Finding Community" Community Seekers' Fair
Seattle, Northwest Intentional Communities Association (NICA). Along with exhibits and presentations by Pacific Northwest-area communities seeking members, Diana will share how to research communities thoroughly, visit enjoyably, evaluate wisely, and join gracefully. ic.org/nica.

October 13, 2007 • Starting and Sustaining Healthy Ecovillages and Intentional Communities
Seattle, Northwest Intentional Communities Association (NICA). Workshops and presentations by Diana and other Pacific Northwest-area community veterans. ic.org/nica.

October 25–26, 2007 • Keynote Presenter, Living Sustainably in Communities Conference
Vancouver, BC. Yarrow Ecovillage, sponsor. Diana’s keynote address will be Friday night, October 25, and her workshop will be Saturday morning, October 26.

October 26–28, 2007 • Consensus Workshop, Cranberry Commons Cohousing
Vancouver, BC. Afternoon private consultation/workshop for Cranberry Commons members.

November 3–4, 2007 • Source Farm Community
Philadelphia, PA. Private consultation/workshop for forming community in Jamaica.

November 9–11, 2007 • Keynote Presenter, Urban Ecovillage Conference
Chicago. Urban Ecovillage Network, sponsor. Diana will present keynote address on Friday evening, Nov. 9. Workshops, panel discussion, Open Space, presentations of urban ecovillages and other ecologically sustainable urban projects nationwide.

November 10, 2007 • San Francisco Green Festival
San Francisco Concourse Exhibition Center. Presentation, “How to Start a Successful Ecovillage,” Saturday, November 10, 5 p.m. www.greenfestivals.org.

November 16, 2007 • “Finding Community” Community Seeker’s Fair
San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California Cohousing Network. Along with exhibits and presentations by Northern California communities seeking members, Diana will share how to research communities thoroughly, visit enjoyably, evaluate wisely, and join gracefully. Norcalcoho.org.

November 17, 2007 • Overview: Starting a Successful Ecovillage or Intentional Community.
San Francisco Bay Area. One-day overview workshop—strategies of successful community founders, avoiding the typical pitfalls, typical time-frames and costs, eight remedies for “structural conflict,” mission & purpose documents, decision-making, dealing with interpersonal conflict. Norcalcoho.org.

November 18, 2007 • Northern California Communities Gathering.
San Francisco Bay Area. Workshops on various aspects of starting and sustaining healthy ecovillages and other kinds of intentional communities by Diana, Raines Cohen, Betsy Morris, and other Bay Area communities activists. Norcalcoho.org.

November 23–25, 2007 • Japanese Ecovillage Conference
Tokyo, Japan. www.ecovillage-japan.net.

November 26, 2007 • Presentation at Nihon University
Tokyo, Japan. www.ecovillage-japan.net.

December 6, 2007 • Spirit, Service, and Community in the Second Half of Life
St Petersburg, Florida. Presenter at pre-conference workshop of National Positive Aging Conference, December 7–9, Eckerd College, www.secondjourney.org/FL.