ICSA 2013 Conference
Findhorn, Scotland
ICSA 2013
Conference Programme
International Communities Conference at Findhorn
ICSA 2013
Proceedings
A coming together of Camphill and the intentional communities movement: Communal Pathways to Sustainable Living
By Andrew Plant, Milltown Community near Aberdeen, Scotland
I have lived in Camphill communities in north east Scotland for many years and over this time I have visited the world-famous Findhorn Community several times, but, despite my interest, I had never had the opportunity to take part in any of their many residential courses. Over this time I have also become increasingly fascinated by the history, development and modern manifestations of intentional communities, and especially interested in what light they can throw on the questions facing Camphill communities today.
Andrew Plant from the Camphill Communities Movement
Conference Pictures
Here you’ll find a selection of photographs giving you an idea of what the participants of our gathering experienced in the summer of 2013.
Relive the experience by browsing our photo gallery.
The Findhorn Foundation and community hosted the 11th international conference of the International Communal Studies Association (ICSA) in June 2013, which brought together 200 communal scholars and community activists from around the world. The conference and associated events offered a rare opportunity in a unique communal setting to share academic research and lived experience of collective life in intentional communities such as ecovillages, cohousing, communes, kibbutzim, sectarian communities and housing cooperatives.
Communal Pathways to Sustainable Living:
International Communal Studies Association Conference, Findhorn Foundation
By Bill Metcalf
I have just been at Findhorn Foundation, that well-known, 50-year-old intentional community in Scotland, for ICSA2013 Qune 26-28). The community hosted 250 delegates (including 120 presenters) from over 40 countries. Academics, graduate students (including two of mine), and intentional community members socialised, debated, and shared information and inspiration.