Leaving Babylone - intentional community forming (low budget) We hold most valuable our interpersonal connections and self respect, thus we want to make more of these connections with like minded people. Our present social & economic system breeds dysfunctionalism for profit. They lie, we buy. Hyper consumerism teaches us to placate our discontent with the purchase of convienences and luxuries. The empty promises of our purchases rarely satisfy our real needs and often trap us in a cyclic reliance. An addiction to shopping or to the chemicals in our prefab foods. We want to form a community of people ready to reprioritize their lifes. Embracing many ideals born out of the 60s, like social responsibility, harmony with nature and each other, healthy living and communication. Our ultimate goal is to relocate to a more natural environment to establish an auto-sufficient community, living off the land. We are open to families and adult individuals without discrimination. Our first meeting will be held in Decemeber. (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Ghandi - "Be the change you want to see in the world" Principles (tentative - subject to vote) 1) We believe that all life is sacred, and that its present form is temporary; so it must be respected and cherished. 2) We believe that each individual is responible for both his actions and his inactions. 3) We believe a healthy body begets a healthy mind, begets a healthy spirit. and just as one's health can be improved through disapline and diligence, it will decay with neglect. 4) The success of an individual is determined by his contribution to the group and not by what he takes from them. 5) Their is no such thing as failure. An unsuccessful attempt is but an opportunity to learn, to re-think a situation, to change a flawed proceedure.
