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Forming Formed: 2005
The Walking Tribe
Marionville, Virginia,
United States
 THE WALKING TRIBE ( By: Jose, friends and family)
We have come to the realization that our culture and society are in a dramatic decline. Materialism, greed, exploitation, and supernatural believes are some of the causes for the increased erosion of human values.
We have invested our energies working for peace and social changes, however we came to realize, that our work while necessary and gripping, is focused outwardly . We believe that our society must be changed with a totally new vision, a cultural and ethical revolution from within. As a result, we seek to change our basic assumptions and patterns of daily living.
We can accomplish this by simply walking away from all the traditional negative patterns and decadent molds of our inherited culture.
We are the Walking Tribe, We will walk toward a new future and a new lifestyle.
Socially we envision a community lifestyle that overcomes the isolation of the individuals, couples, and separate families. We intend to promote a tribal type of extended family with similar interests and goals, at the same time we consider the physical privacy of each individual to be an elementary right and need. We also seek to correct the isolation of individuals and nuclear families which has occurred in the industrial age. Children and adults alike need to share emotional and physical support with one another. Community members of the Walking Tribe will participate together in the living and growing of each other.
Economically, we place greater trust in the strength of an integrated living
working group than in separated competing economic units. We are of the opinion that a tribal-like commune can benefit greatly in sharing resources and skills, and afford greater security than bank accounts , individual properties, and insurance companies promises. These goals of course presuppose a meeting of the minds and a consensus of the group.
Without retreating into economic isolation , we will work for self sufficiency in the production of food, (vegetable gardening) in the production of marketing items, (pottery and other crafts) and in the application of our individual specializations. (medicine, engineering, building contractor, etc..) We believe that by combining all our intellectual and physical resources we will benefit as individuals with the full support of the Walking Tribe, and hopefully serve as a model for other to fallow.
 
Contact:
Alpino Dovis
PO Box 60
Marionville, Virginia 23408 United States
Phone: 757-442-9724
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Last Updated:8/7/2006
 
Visitors Accepted
Visitor Process: Please email us at thewalkingtribe@yahoo.com with some information about yourself and your interest in living in community. We'll respond with some information about us and our goals. You can also write to our postal address. Phoning is not recommended as an initial contact.
Population
Adult Members:
7
Child Members:
1
Open to new adults:
Yes
Open to new children:
Yes
Gender Balance:
60% M 40% F
Government
Decision Making:
By a group of elders or other leaders
Identified Leader:
No
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Partial income sharing
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(20 hours/month)
Join Fee:
Yes
(We are currently looking for farm land (20 to 100 acres) ideally the cost will be divided equally by all members.)
Regular Fees:
No
Land and Buildings
Rural
Area:
5 acres (2.0 hectares)
Land Owned By:
Individual community member(s)
Number of Residences:
3
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
6-20%
Share Community Meals:
1 time/week
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Prohibited
Social Factors
Open to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and/or Transgender members:
No
Shared Spiritual Path:
No
Which Spiritual Path(s):
Other
(Secular Humanists)
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
 
 


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