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Formed: 1975 Established: 1977
Federation of Damanhur
Baldissero Canavese, Torino,
Italy
 "Damanhur for me is a laboratory for the future. What we know for sure is that the future will not be like the past. We know that we can’t continue the same way as we have done before. Therefore we must try to set out new ways, so that we can live together without disadvantaging each other, living together in peace and harmony. In this I think that Damanhur is offering a very important contribution."
Ervin Laszlo, scientist and philosopher, founder of the Club of Budapest
The Federation of Damanhur is an eco-society based upon ethical and spiritual values, on social commitment, on volunteer work and solidarity. Its citizens apply these principles in order to realize their collective dream of a more sustainable and equitable world, built upon Peoples and Communities.
The Federation comprises many different settlements extending over 1,200 acres of Piedmont’s pristine Valchiusella valley, in the foothills of the Italian Alps. Damanhur has a population of around a thousand citizens, with embassies and supporters in Italy, Europe, Japan and the United States and collaborates with international organizations engaged in the social, civil and spiritual development of our planet.
Founded in 1975, the Federation has its own Constitution, a complementary currency system, businesses and services, a daily paper, art workshops, a research centre for medical and scientific applications, an open University, a school system (from nursery to middle school). The Federation is well-known around the world not least for its Temples of Humankind, a unique work of art carved by hand inside a mountain and dedicated to universal spirituality.
The workshops of the artists that created the Temples are located in DamanhurCrea, a center for Art, Well Being and Research, located inside a former Olivetti factory that Damanhurians renovated completely. The complex also hosts a center for integrated medicine, an organic food store with thousands of fair trade products, an organic restaurant, a massage center and a day spa, an art gallery and a large conference center.
In 2005 Damanhur was recognized with a United Nations Global Human Settlements Award for being a model for a sustainable future and in 2008 it was commended for exemplifying the principles of the Earth Charter.
Damanhur offers events, activities and seminars all year round.
The Federation and the Temples can be visited for a short time
and for longer periods of study, vacation or regeneration.
 
Website: http://www.damanhur.info/
Contact:
via Pramarzo 3
I- Baldissero Canavese, Torino, Turin 10080 Italy
Phone: +39-0124-502205, +39-0-124-512226
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Links:
http://www.damanhur.it/
http://www.damanhur.org/
Former/Other Names: Damanhur
Last Updated:7/17/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
549
Open to new members:
Yes
Government
Decision Making:
By consensus
:: By the community leader
:: By majority rule
:: By a group of elders or other leaders
Identified Leader:
Yes
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
100% income sharing
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Financial Style:
Other
Labor Contribution:
Expected
Join Fee:
Yes
(apx. 1000 Euro, Citizenship level determines contribution of further assets.)
Regular Fees:
Yes
Land and Buildings
Other
Area:
250 acres (101.2 hectares)
Number of Residences:
85
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
21-50%
Share Community Meals:
Nearly all meals
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used Often
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
Yes
Educational Style(s):
Private school at the community
:: Private school off the property
:: Public schooled
 
 


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