January General Meeting with Guest Speaker Diana Leafe Christian
Details
All are welcome to join our first general meeting of 2024 for Ecovillage New Jersey!
We will be gathering in the "Quiet Room" on the first floor of the Princeton Public Library. Please arrive early to allow ample time for parking
Our tentative agenda as as follows:
- Icebreaker & Introductions: Take this Community Quiz - how do you identify? Community Type Quiz - CommunityFinders
- Points of Information from EVNJ
- Presentation by Diana Leafe Christian for a talk on What Makes a Successful Community?
- Q&A with Diana
- EVNJ Goals & Plans for 2024
- Community Visits
- Defining Shared Vision & Values
- Committee Involvement
- EVNJ Goals & Plans for 2024
- Closing Announcements
- We are asking for an at will donation of $5-25 to cover the costs of the space and speaker. You may bring cash or use one of these options to contribute:
- PayPal - EVNJ
- [Center for Regenerative Community Solutions (stripe.com)](https://buy.stripe.com/14k5l1dJJgn048w144)
- We may mingle softly in the Quiet room until the end of our reserved time at 4:30pm. You may bring a few snacks to share!
- Following the meeting, we will be going out together for a meal within walking distance of the library. All are welcome to join.
- If you are unable to come in person, you are welcome to join virtually.
Register in advance for this meeting: 🎥👩🏽💻🧑💻
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqcOivrjIjGdVDSiT1T2Ii1vWFNVjM3rVs
Diana Leafe Christian is an author, former editor of Communities magazine, and an international speaker and workshop trainer. She speaks on topics such as starting successful new ecovillages, how existing communities can be healthy and thriving, and community self-governance. She lives at Earthhaven Ecovillage in western North Carolina, USA.
In a few weeks we will be reading Diana's book Creating a Life Together in a biweekly, virtual book club. You may consider buying a copy with vendors like Better World Books or Bookshop.org, or borrowing it from your library or Hoopla digital.