[[Kindred]] is a term used within the [[SolSeedMovement]] to refer to anyone or any organization that shares the [[GreaterMovement/Values|Values]] of the [[GreaterMovement]] of which the [[SolSeedMovement]] is a part.
'''This list needs some going over. Perhaps expansion and a small blurb about why each organization is on the list.'''
* [https://sites.google.com/site/biosphericcommu/home Biospheric Communionism] ... Tight Values Aligment ... Their founder is now a contributing member of SolSeed
* [http://windward.org Windward Center] ... Thriving community having good values alignment ... Klickitat Washington, Brandon and Shelley have visited once ... they have a 30 year history ... Brandon corresponds with Andrew, one of their stewards
* [http://luf.org The Living Universe Foundation ] ... Online, had a small ecovillage in Bastrop Texas that lasted for 3 years and maybe two people living at it full time at its peak?
* [http://vbc.cityrepair.org/ Village Building Convergence] ... city repair in Portland
* [http://www.viridiandesign.org/ Viridian Design] ... Bruce Sterling founded and then expired this design movement
* [http://www.thevenusproject.com/ The Venus Project] ... Got a big boost by The Zeitgeist Movement videos
* [http://celestopea.com/ Celestopea] ... new age woo woo, nice website
* [http://www.new-utopia.com/ New Utopia] ... they don't share many values, here for completeness because others will mention them
* Southern Latitudes Project ... defunct, website doesn't resolve
* [http://www.tamera.org Tamera in Portugal] ... healing biotope I
* http://www.twinoaks.org/
* http://eastwind.org
* http://www.thefec.org/
* http://www.dancingrabbit.org/
* http://www.thefec.org/Skyhouse
* http://www.acorncommunity.org/
* http://seasteading.org/
* http://orangesplotllc.blogspot.com/
* http://tryonfarm.org
* http://technoliberation.com/
* http://cosmistmanifesto.blogspot.com/
* http://www.pantheism.net/
== Kindred Interview of [[Shelley]] ==
'''What is the purpose of Kindred 2010?'''
: To bring together people we would like to have in our network ... for example, to introduce Sequoia to their children
'''If you could meet a normal person to be friends with, or to be in a village with ... what would they be like?'''
: Interested in community
: Embrace life and personal growth
: Share "each mortal thing does one thing and the same ... happy in the sun" value
: They like kids
: They like to do stuff ... this one is super important
: They are accepting rather than judgemental
: They are curious
: They are intelligent
: They have personal maturity ... able to focus on others at times when appropriate
: They are a good listener
'''If you could imagine a group of these people ... what would they be doing?'''
: Raising children
: Gardening
: Having services
: Eating supper together once a week
: Taking care of each others children
: Sharing books and poetry
: Sharing clothing (hand-me-downs) and toys
: Sharing large tools
: Helping each other garden
: Watching each others pets
'''Inviting groups that already exist to Kindred 2010'''
: I feel like we should just be getting to know our neighbors ... the neighbor you are seeking already exists in the neighbor you have
: Others
:: Daybreak
:: Trillium hollow
:: Buckman Neighborhood Association
:: Windward
:: Mothers Groups (The one at childroots annex), Probably the UUs have something like a women's group