Vegan Community Meeting in Santa Cruz

[Guest guest]

Intentional Vegan-Urban Community Forming in Santa Cruz

 

Regular Meeting Thursday May 16th with potluck at 6 and meeting from

7-9PM. Location: 1010 Columbia St., Santa Cruz Call (831)466-3405

for directions or e-mail: goldendotter

 

We will be finalizing our Sustainability-Organics Value Clarification

Statement and discussing the form of Decision Making Process which we

will be using.

 

Below is more information:

 

 

Do You Have a Dream of Living in Community?

 

We are looking for like-minded people to join us in creating an urban

community in Santa Cruz.

 

Our Vision:

 

It is our intention to work with others to create a community where

we live and play together, a welcoming and joyful place, where we

connect with others in respectful ways and support each other in

healing, growing, learning and transformation. We value service,

diversity, sharing, interdependence, honesty, integrity, creativity,

unconditional love and respect for the planet and all life. We honest

communications, active listening, keeping current, compassion, play,

living our values and bringing a high level of consciousness to our

actions. The community allows for connection and the feeling of

oneness with others and also respects individual needs for privacy.

Our community serves as a model of new ways of living and relating

with others sustainably, and is part of a greater social change

movement. Our guiding principle is that all members of the community

have equal power and that we create decision making strategies that

reflect this principle.

 

Location and Community Criteria:

 

The following non-negotiable criteria are an outgrowth of our values,

included in the vision statement above. It is our intention to find

people who are closely aligned with us in terms of shared values.

Many more decisions need to be made collectively, however we have

created the following criteria in order to attract others who would

opt for the same kind of community we desire.

 

Physical Location:

Close to town

Room for gardens & private space

Sunny lot, good for growing

Respectful/community minded neighbors

Close to public transportation

Child friendly neighborhood

Big kitchen & large gathering space

Community Guidelines:

Non-discrimination

Organics/sustainable/eco-friendly

Shared spiritual activities (non-dogmatic)

Alcohol & drug free

Respect life (meat, egg, and dairy free/natural foods)

Weapon free environment

 

Interested? Please call or email to find out about our next meeting:

Call Golden or Beth: (831) 466-3405 or email:

beth or goldend

 

 

An Ideal Community Member

 

An ideal community member reflects some or most of the following

characteristics:

 

Patience, tolerance, respect, open-heartedness, compassion,

cooperation, creativity, trust, dedication, balance, faith,

fearlessness, joy, radiance, healing, centeredness, honesty,

enthusiasm, love, honoring, playfulness, aliveness, engagement, and

respect for diversity.

 

Agreed to by all January 13, 2002

 

 

 

Membership Agreement

 

I am willing to contribute resources of time, money, energy, love,

and devotion, and to participate in the work of planning, developing,

implementing, and maintaining the community. I choose to be a member

of this community because I am in alignment with our vision statement

and I cherish the values contained within it. I agree to support the

principles that are included in the guidelines that have been created

for the community, and to participate in the development of

additional guidelines that are in keeping with our core values. I

agree to pay quarterly member ship dues in the amount of $__________

as a tangible demonstration of my commitment to this community. I

understand that membership dues are used to support the activities of

the community as decided by the group.

 

Dues are on a sliding scale from $5-40 per quarter.

 

Agreed to by all February 10, 2002