CONSENSED BETWEEN AUGUST 2005 AND JANUARY 2006
Los Angeles Eco-Village VISION BUILDING BLOCKS
- We are an urban intentional community creating and facilitating innovative and responsible enterprises with the aim of building a vibrant, healthy and sustainable city.
- We demonstrate and apply alternative energy, water and other systems to lower our impact on the Earth.
- We are a social laboratory collaborating to explore and develop organic effective communication skills that embody the collective vision of our community.
- We design build and integrate art, sustainability & community into our space. Together, we create functionally cohesive projects that prioritize the use of green building materials & increase the visibility of sustainable strategies.
- We create a culture of participation, stewardship and skill sharing, interdependence and cooperation. We all regularly participate in activities that contribute to the ongoing functioning of LAEV. Ways to participate are diverse, numerous, clear and welcoming. We continuously encourage and support ways to provide new opportunities to participate. We welcome and support ways to continuously provide new opportunities to participate. Individual participation is fulfilling, rewarding and is an opportunity for growth.
- We contribute to the local economy by initiating and supporting green and community-based businesses.
- We join the energy of the young people living in the greater Los Angeles Ecovillage neighborhood with the direction and ideals of the LA Ecovillage. This partnership benefits young people by giving them valuable leadership skills, as well as by empowering them with a sustainable world view and an awareness of their own potential for making change.
(Note that these were each approved, but this is not necessarily the full vision - the community may add additional items.)