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Forming Formed: 2008
Anthem
Eastern, Tennessee,
United States
(Looking for a location)
 Anthem is a community inspired by the Hierarchy of Needs model developed by Dr. Abraham Maslow in the 1940s and ’50s. Each of us is motivated by needs. Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs helps to explain how these needs motivate us all. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that we must satisfy each need in turn, starting with the first, which deals with the most obvious needs for survival itself. Only when the lower order needs of physical and emotional well-being are satisfied are we concerned with the higher-order needs of influence and personal development. The problem is that many of us struggle just to survive!
Planet Earth is diverse with life. This was true long before human beings existed, and continues in spite of us. So why are we the only species that needs to work 40 hours a week to not have enough, with people starving in the streets? Life does not need to be that way. We can grow our own food, hunt our own meat, build our own dwellings, pump our own water, and generate our own power. Hell, we can even make our own beer! We can live virtually free by working together as a community! And we can fulfill our most basic needs so as to enable personal growth, self-awareness, and overall well-being. We may even become more eco-friendly in the process.
  Status: Forming
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Last Updated:7/19/2008
 
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
100% income sharing
(We will from time-to-time hold fund-raisers to fund the aspects of our lives that our lifestyle cannot meet. This is the only income! If you go outside of the group to work...well, there it is-"outside of the group")
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(Responsibilities will be delegated by the group based on skills and talents. We simply handle our responsibilities, however long it might take.)
Join Fee:
Yes
(Ultimately, membership will be free.)
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Rural
Land Owned By:
Other
Cohousing:
Yes
(Somewhat. However, our dwellings will be minimalistic. We are not building a subdivision, more like a tribe.)
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
over 50%
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
(Manditory/Meeting)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used Often
(Each member's inclusion in the community is secured only by their relationship with the communtiy. We do not dictate what people can and cannot do. Everything we do is accompanied by a reaction. Actions that lead to negative reactions are discontinued. People who lead to negative outcomes will be discontinued.)
Tobacco Use:
Used Often
(Never indoors.)
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
(Spirituality is up to the individual.)
Educational Style(s):
Other
(Parents make all desicions that concern their children!)
 
 
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