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Twin Oaks has decided to cancel its Communities Conference this year, because of the Jan 2026 fire. And figuratively rising from the nearby ashes, from the reformed Cambia Community 1 mile from the Twin Oaks Conference site, there will be a locally organized gathering of communities. Here is the link with information and ticket/donation options. [ ]
I’m going to make some guesses about you: You are busy, you find the current political circumstances deeply worrying and at the same time you feel overwhelmed by the wave of cruel policy and divisive tactics. And you want to make good investments of time or money into the midterms. Translate the Vote Non-Partisan [ ]
The UK Communities Conferences happens at Blaziers Community in Oxfordshire about an hour and 20 minutes from London. I will be doing a workshop on Comparing European and US Communities during the Saturday session at 2 PM. I just read that this event is sold out, which surprises me and pleased me. Here is more [ ]
I am trying to leave Facebook for Reddit, and it has not been an easy transition. For starters i have a huge ego and Reddit basically does not have profile pages preferring user anonymity to Facebooks more transparent and traditional naming convention. Which means i need to (mostly) fit my ideas into other peoples conversations. [ ]
Sadly, Twin Oaks has decided to cancel it s annual Communities Conference over the Labor Day weekend. This is in large part due to the fire January of this year which burned Harmony and Commie Clothes. Fortunately, a scrappy band of local organizers from the smaller surrounding communities are going forward with a largely open space [ ]
I spent most of 2024 saying that if Trump won again, i would leave the country. People often told me “You need to stay and fight”. So i stayed a bit longer and enjoyed the successful primary fight that launched perhaps the most important leader in the US in the 2020s. But now i have [ ]
El Pilote is a forming communal eco-village in Peru. The founders (Claudia and Ian) have started inviting the first international guests and Rowan Dakota did the follow write up of his and Emma s experience. If you want to join a beautiful new commune, with some pretty lovely people this is your chance. Guest post [ ]
Texas is shaping up to be probably the most important state in the upcoming midterm elections, both for the US Senate and the House of Representatives. The Flip Project is seriously considering working in Texas for the midterms. You can support this work by volunteering or donating here. Looking at an ugly Senate map in [ ]
There is a digital wingman character in many action films these days. The guy on the headset who is hacking the doors so the heroes can get in. For several election cycles that role has been played by Spiderman for the Flip Project. Where is the highest concentration of Haitian Americans in Miami? Who needs [ ]
Twin Oaks has had terrible misfortune with fire. Two years ago a reckless neighbor set fire to adjacent land which burned down our warehouse. This fire shuttered one of our businesses and cost over a million dollars. This week fire struck again. Harmony is burning Here is the “official report” FIRE DISASTER, ANOTHER ONE. Today, [ ]