Sky Blue
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sky Blue
Yes, my name is Sky Blue. Yes, my parents were hippies. They met at Twin Oaks Community, a 56-year old, rural, income-sharing IC in Virginia. I went back and
Yes, my name is Sky Blue. Yes, my parents were hippies. They met at Twin Oaks Community, a 56-year old, rural, income-sharing IC in Virginia. I went back and joined when I was 19, raised a kid (who is now 21) in a poly family, and put in 14 years of membership. I am 43 yo, gender-fluid/non-binary, socialized-as-male, white, able-bodied, and come from a counter-culture, working-class background. I am on a life-long journey of learning how to recognize & leverage my privilege, and practice anti-oppression in my life. I’m a massive intentional community nerd, and this movement has been my world for 28 years. I’ve lived in 7 different intentional communities, including a Cohousing community, a Student Housing Co-op, a Coliving house, and several places that could be called ecovillages. I’ve visited over 130 in North America and Europe. I’m a networker and movement builder, most notably serving as the Twin Oaks delegate to the Federation of Egalitarian Communities, as the Executive Director of the Foundation for Intentional Community for 4 years, and as the primary representative of the FIC to the New Economy Coalition. I also spent 4 years as a community organizer in Charlottesville, VA.
