Once the sale of the Tivoli Housing Co-op was complete in 2014, the Common Fire Foundation shifted its focus dramatically, limiting itself to providing basic support for the Beacon Co-Housing community. The Foundation previously had a much more expansive vision of helping to support the creation of numerous intentional communities nationwide that shared our values related to communities as a foundation for personal and collective transformation. The information on this page represents our PREVIOUS more expansive vision and is provided here in the hopes that it may help to support or inspire other people’s efforts in this field.
Sunday, April 29
10:00am – 6:00pm
Tivoli, NY
2 hrs north of NYC
www.commonfire.org/directions
Cost: Sliding Scale $70-$120
Scholarships and work-trade available
Space is strictly limited. To register or for more information:
(845) 554-3406 certificate@commonfire.org
Individual trainings are open to the public, though most have limited capacity and priority is given to program participants, so please register as soon as you decide you would like to join us.
The Trainer
Autumn Brown is a mother, organizer, theologian, artist, and facilitator. She is a founding member of the Rock Dove Collective, a radical community health exchange, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Common Fire Foundation. Autumn facilitates organizational and strategic development with community-based and movement organizations, and trains community organizers in Consensus Process, Facilitation, and Resisting Racism. She has taught and presented in many places across the country, as well as internationally. She has facilitated with the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center, Bard College and WE ACT for Environmental Justice, among many others.
A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Autumn has also completed specialized study in Theology at Oxford University and the General Theological Seminary of New York. Autumn is a recipient of the 2009 Next Generation of Leadership Fellowship through the Center for Whole Communities, and the 2010 Creative Community Leadership Institute Fellowship through Intermedia Arts. She currently lives in St. Cloud, MN with her partner Samuel and her two children, Finnian and Siobhan.
Learn more at http://www.iambrown.org/.
The Training
This workshop focuses on consensus decision-making as a revolutionary and liberatory practice, examines the principles and practices that bring about successful use of consensus, and explores its potential as an organizing tool through group discussions, storytelling and games.
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