Struggle Mountain :: Communities Directory

Formed: 1968 Established: 1968

This page last updated:10/14/2009

Struggle Mountain

Los Altos Hills, California,

United States

(We're actually in the Palo Alto Hills, but the mail comes through Los Altos)

Struggle Mountain is an intentional community that has existed since the 1960s. It was named by Joan Baez when she lived here. After renting for most of a decade, it was bought by the community in 1976. This intentional community evolved out of the sixties' counterculture and, most particularly, nonviolence and the draft resistance movement.

Website: http://www.strugglemountain.org

Contact:

Mark Schneider
Struggle Mountain
31570 Page Mill Rd
Los Altos Hills, California 94022 United States
Phone: 650-941-6707

Links:

The Land Wiki: Many who've lived at Struggle also lived at this (and other) neighboring community when it was here

Community location is placed at the center of the zip/postal code, city/state, or city/country (not based on street addresses)

This page last updated:10/14/2009

Visitors Accepted

Visitor Process: Contact us by email.

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): 4 Non-member Residents: 6 Open to new members: No	Government Decision Making: By consensus Identified Leader: No Leadership Core Group: Yes (resident members of the corporation that owns the property)	Labor and Money Financial Style: Members have independent finances Labor Contribution: Expected (There are no hard and fast rules; but everyone who lives here is expected to contribute) Join Fee: Yes (There is a membership fee when joiniing the corporation; 80% affirmative vote required) Regular Fees: Yes (There is a member assessment each month which is equivalent to a rental payment)
Land and Buildings Rural (We are, however, just above Palo Alto and the SF Bay Area) Area: 10 acres (4.0 hectares) Land Owned By: Another form of Non-profit (Four of the fourteen members live on the property) Number of Residences: 3 Cohousing: No	Food, etc. Percentage of Food Grown: 1-5% Share Community Meals: Rarely Dietary Choice or Restrictions: Diet is up to each individual Dietary Practice: Omnivorous Alcohol Use: (Used per individual choice) Tobacco Use: (Used per individual choice)	Social Factors Common Spiritual Practices: No Which Spiritual Traditions(s): (anarchist-pacifist) Educational Style(s): Other (There are no school-aged children at present but the history is both public and private schooled)

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