Resources
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” Barack Obama
Open Future Learning is an outstanding video-based two-way training programe for people with an intellectual disability and those who support them. Unlike most approaches that tend to be based on rote learning it places empathy and human relationships at the heart of what it offers.
Books
Support
Shared living
Excellent, readable books about Camphill past, present and future
Beyond Loneliness and Institutions is a moving and insightful account about experimental villages for extraordinary people- villages that operate on a shared economy, reconstruct ancient social and cultural forms, and provide room for people with a rich variety of abilities.
Floris Books: a fantastic source for books about Camphill, biodynamic farming, children's stories, education and extraordinary people and much more
Research
Centre for Welfare Reform: a highly innovative think tank for innovators and leaders with a commitment to equality, diversity and social justice.
Camphill Research
Network
The Camphill Research Network is for anyone interested in research related to Camphill communities and the wider intentional community movement.
Camphill Families and Friends supports the life and work of people with learning disabilities who live in Camphill communities
Camphill Foundations fund and support
projects in communities
Camphill Foundation UK and Ireland
Camphill Foundation
North America
Rudolf Steiner House: a hub for culture and anthroposophy in London
Emerson College: courses for adults in social, spiritual and practical work
Rescare is a charitable organisation that campaigns for and supports people with learning disabilities and their families.
LDE brings together people with learning disabilities, their families and friends.
Cohousing
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UK network for family-based and small-scale ways of supporting adults.
Biodynamic agriculture
Maria Thun :
Autobiography
Floris Books: a fantastic source for books about Camphill, biodynamic farming, children's stories, education and extraordinary people and much more
In this challenging work, the late Jean Vanier, founder of L'Arche communities, shares his profoundly human vision for creating a common good that radically changes our communities, our relationships, and ourselves.
The Pfeiffer Center practices, teaches and promotes biodynamics in the northern suburbs of New York City
Eco-Restoration Camps
Disability Arts
Online
Citizen Network
Citizen Network is an international cooperative to achieve citizenship for all. It is rooted in the premise that everyone is equal and diversity is a good thing to be cherished.
Individuals and groups can join Citizen Network and work together for a world where everyone matters.
