Network For A New Culture

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Network for a New Culture (NFNC) is a non-profit personal growth and empowerment organization centered out of Eugene, Oregon, but with activities in several locations around the US. NFNC seeks to build a sustainable, violence-free culture through exploring intimacy, personal growth, transparency, radical honesty, equality, compassion, sexual freedom, and the power of community.

The principal vehicles for the NFNC work are annual retreats and workshops where participants live in an experimental version of the culture they are trying to build. From 1995 through 2003, most NFNC events were centered around Oregon. Since 2003, NFNC has grown significantly, as groups have formed in other locations. For 2007 there are events planned for Hawaii (Winter), Oregon (Summer), Pennsylvania (Summer), Arizona (Fall), and Virginia (throughout the year).

At these events, there is always a clear emphasis on freedom of choice and full support of any decisions made. Each individual is "at choice" to explore or not according to their own comfort level within parameters of communication designed to create "win-win" results.

NFNC takes an eclectic approach to personal growth. Most workshops and presenters are drawn from outside the organization, and though there are consistent themes, there is no fixed program. Each event is organized by volunteers, and the makeup of the organizing team varies from year to year. There is no central authority or leader.

NFNC has had a number of notable speakers at its events. These include cellular biologist Bruce Lipton, doctor and citizen diplomat Patch Adams, author and researcher Joseph Chilton Pearce, author and Rabbi Gershon Winkle, activists and sex educator Loraine Hutchins, editor and author Diana Leafe Christian, memeticist Paxus Calta, and broadcaster, author, and psychotherapist Thom Hartmann.

Network For a New Culture was originally inspired by the German intentional community ZEGG (German acronym standing for "Center for Experimental Culture Design").

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Network for New Culture official webpage
Bruce Lipton PhD author and cellular biologist
Patch Adams MD clown, citizen diplomat and founder of the Gesundheit! Institute
Joseph Chilton Pearce researcher and author of the Magical Child and Cracking the Cosmic Egg
Gershon Winkler author, rabbi and executive director of the Talking Stick Foundation
Radical Honesty official website
Thom Hartmann Air America radio show host and NYTimes best selling author
Loraine Hutchins author and sexual rights activist
ZEGG English website for German intentional community and NFNC inspiration
Listing and description in Intentional Communiies Directory