LAEV Orientation for Potential Members
The intention of this orientation is to familiarize potential members with key aspects of the local culture and history of the Los Angeles Eco-village. It is not intended to be an in depth training session on any subject but a brief introduction and an opportunity for the new members to ask questions in a person to person environment.
- Draft Outline (total approx 1hr 30min)
- Introductions (5 min)
presenter/facilitator introduce self
go around of introductions & possible ice breaker question (i.e. previous experience in an intentional community) - Review Goals & Agenda (5 min)
- Goals: Participants will better understand…
- Intentional communities
- LAEV overview and structure
- LAEV membership process
- consensus decision-making
- respectful communications expectation
- Review Agenda
- What is an Intentional Community? (5 min)
Brief overview (see handout) - What is an ecovillage (5 min)
Brief overview (see handout) - The LA Eco-Village (15 min)
Structure and overview (see handouts)
Policies & Agreements (see handout)
Highlight minimum participation expectations - New Membership Process (15 min)
Walk through process (see handout) - What is Consensus? (15 min)
Review handout
Why consensus?
What is consensus?
How does it work? - Respectful Communication (15 min)
Brief introduction (see handout) - Questions (15 min)
- Resources for learning more (2 min)
printable version: OrientationAgenda.doc
Handouts
Ideally distributed for people to read beforehand
Printable File Here: LAEV orientation handouts.doc
- Intentional Community Overview
- Ecovillage overview
- Intentional Community article
- LAEV overview
- LAEV structure
- List of Policies & Agreements
- LAEV core values & vision building blocks
- Membership Process Diagram
- Consensus
- Respectful Communications
- Resources for learning more
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