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Lucy SargissonSchool of Politics and International RelationsUniversity of Nottingham
Property and Intentional Communities
• Property: » Homes, land, houses, estate» Possessions» Money, economy, system of exchange» Relationships to other people» Relationship to work
Mixed ownership
Combination of individual and collective ownership
Found in
• Ecovillages
• Co-Housing Groups
Findhorn Foundation
‘Living in community is how the people at Findhorn express their commitment to a daily life that actively brings spiritual and sustainable values into practice.
Taking part in the community means meditating together, working together, growing and preparing food together, welcoming guests together, building houses together and well celebrating with song and dance together. All these aspects of life and more are food for the continued growth of consciousness towards a peaceful and sustainable life.’
(http://www.findhorn.info/)
Collective Ownership
Wholly owned by TrustsCo-operatives
Found inCommunesReligious CommunitiesHousing Co-ops
Co-operatives
You are both tenant and landlord, but you own the thing without actually owning it.
In the primary rules of our co-op (which are registered, with The Friendly Society) you can’t sell a co-op property for personal profit. So I can’t just sell my share of The Mill. We, as a collective, could sell The Mill, but we’d have to reinvest the money from the sale in something used for similar purposes – common good. We’re more guardians than owners; we’re guardians of the co-operative, not owners. (Paul, People In Common, 1.10.98)