Discussion Groups
New Culture Email Discussion Groups
Former attendees of New Culture camps can subscribe to our email discussion groups to share ideas and experiences and stay connected after camp is over, and discuss topics related to the exploration of New Culture.
The nfnc-campers email discussion group is intended to provide a space for:
- Heart-centered discussions, networking, and community-building.
- Strong emotional reactions about sociopolitical issues of our times. For context, you're welcome to share links to conversations on our other discussion group, nfnc-campers-discuss.
- Links to your own sites that showcase your creative work, such as music and art.
- Information about workshops and events that serve to support emotional and community growth.
Join here: https://groups.google.com/g/
The nfnc-campers-discuss email discussion group is intended to provide a space for:
- Discussions of the sociopolitical issues of our times.
- Links to news and information.
- Conversations that are free of name-calling and making one another wrong.
Join here: https://groups.google.com/g/
Discussion Group Background Information
In September of 1998, ongoing participants of NFNC events decided to start exploring the formation of a community dedicated to the creation and modeling of a new culture. People who had been associated with NFNC had made forays into community formation, but these had all been attempted only in the Portland area, and with varying degrees of success. What made this most recent experiment different was that the interested individuals were spread throughout the United States and linked only by their common desire to form community and their experiences of NFNC events. Not everyone knew each other.
Using the Internet and email as the primary medium of communication, many of the essential steps towards building a lasting community were uncovered and explored. This discussion group was created to support the initial explorations and ongoing dialogue that was targeted at identifying other essential building blocks towards achieving the final goal.
It is important to note that no firm template exists for the formation of this community. That is to say that each building block is formed as the result of an idea presented to the group and then modified by a process of consensus until the end result is a reflection of the unique mix of people involved. This is very much a work in progress. The community or communities that will evolve from the information being shared here will be as unique as the individuals who participate.
In January of 2000 it was observed that for whatever reasons, the energy for community formation had waned; and the focus of the discussion group was expanded to include discussion of any topic related to the exploration of "New Culture", including (but not limited to) the formation of new communities in which this culture can be modeled.
Community Mission(Vision) Statements (as posted by Russ)
Community Mission(Vision) Statements (as posted by Miaya)
The following items have been offered by participants for reference purposes during the discussions regarding the creation of a new community: