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This page last updated:7/5/2011
Waifs and Strays
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas,
United States
oh dear
 This prospective community will be specific in ways that others aren’t. I’m interested in collaboration with folks who have the following in common in their lives:
• People who aren’t looking for yet one more reminder of how they don't fit in.
• People who actually want out of the system, who don’t want to feel helpless in a society that doesn’t want them. People who’ve had it with the downward spiral of a dead-end mainstream life.
• People who’ve worked hard for what they have, but do not value a system that rewards greed and mindless consumption.
• People who work hard but cannot find a place in the current intentional community projects because they lack a history of financial stability and affiliation with the correct socio-political organizations.
I don’t see a lot of welcome in other ICs towards the invisible American Untouchable.
I’m looking not for revolutionaries, not necessarily for activists, but for folks who have no one but themselves to rely on—eccentric, disabled, culture-fatigued, or melancholy. What makes you different in a world that demands conformity or collectivism? Would you like to have something to call your own for once—your own space, privacy, dignity, and time to pursue your own interests?
This is an “ease of living” prospect. I'm looking for those of us who are afraid to commit to communities only to be ostracized by yet one more group. Free-thinkers and underground intellectuals are welcome and wanted here.
I'm asking those of you who read this and identify if you would like to pool resources and start an outsiders’ community—a place for those familiar with rejection, living off the scraps and leftovers of society’s “pre-selected” success stories who will never respect your contributions or your existence. Instead, let’s contribute to each other’s success.
This is not a cult or a social science project, nor is this a promise of paradise. This is just a way out of the current situation for those who want it and are willing to work for it. A simple choice: to live a simpler, purer life, or to tread the hamster wheel.
All I’m looking for is a practical place to coexist. Before the housing bust I worked in architecture, so as long as you have a skill or are willing to learn, we can build this together.
  Status: Still looking for folks
Contact:
Dallas/Fort Worth, 76112

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This page last updated:7/5/2011
 
No Answer Regarding Visitors
 (Maybe - living prospects)
Visitor Process: In the beginning, visitors should be those who consider being a part of the community. Perhaps after we settle and develop our living, folks would be welcome to visit for trade or to purchase from us (farm goods, crafts, etc.).
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
Our community does not discriminate in regards to housing based on race/color, national origin, religion, sex/gender, family status (i.e. having children, not having children, or being pregnant), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source of income, age, creed, personal appearance, political affiliation, HIV infection, military/veteran status, unfavorable military discharge, gender identity or expression, receiving public assistance, or being the victim of domestic abuse.

Population
Members(adults and children):
2
Non-member Residents:
0
(Part-timers welcome)
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
No
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Partial income sharing
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Join Fee:
No
(initial co-op for land/building)
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Rural
(Away from crowds and cities)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
(evenly divided by core group)
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
(intentions to eventually be fully independent)
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
(pot luck and formal meeting)
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Seldom used
Tobacco Use:
Used Occasionally
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
(common experiences and understandings about life.)
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Other
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
 
 
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Comment from StrayCat13 on 7/5/2011 (Reader Rating: 0)
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I've updated and added a link to the forums. Some of the respondents seem too educated (meaning I don't expect you to as abstemiously as I do, especially if you're already that embedded in the system. You have options I don't, even if you're currently out of work). Others strike me as wanting everything done for them. I hope the announcement in the forum clarifies a little. Plus I'm adding informational sources I hope will be more universally helpful to anyone of interest.
Comment from pasexton on 5/25/2011 (Reader Rating: 0)
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Has anyone heard from anyone at this community? I emailed and am waiting for a reply. Nada!
Comment from StevenK on 3/20/2011 (Reader Rating: 0)
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Has anyone received a response yet???
I emailed today and am really interested in the group, if they are in fact serious.
I am somewhat skeptical as I had an encounter, when I was briefly homeless last year, with a commune that turned out to be nothing more than a cult.
Scared the crap outta me.
Thanks!
Comment from Seantalia on 2/28/2011 (Reader Rating: 0)
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This describes myself and my fiance perfectly. Please please please let this community still be a viable option! Contact us asap, if so! heather@realfoodalliance.org or jason@thelaptopgeek.com.
Comment from LadyBlue on 4/12/2010 (Reader Rating: 0)
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mail us~
Lady Blue and The Scribe
truthaid@live.com
Comment from scottgilbert on 2/10/2010 (Reader Rating: 0)
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I have e-mailed the group today and look forward to hearing back. The description resonates with me, and the name itself is warm and inviting.
Comment from stevetel on 9/24/2009 (Reader Rating: 0)
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I emailed this group yesterday and haven't heard from anyone. The message really resonates with me and expresses what I beleive to be the situation for many of us today and even more tomorrow.

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