CORE WORKSHOPS — Building Inclusive Communities From Scratch

 What it teaches:
How to go from concept → land → structure → people → agreements.
Includes:

• Micro-zoning basics (rural counties, CUPs, septic vs. composting, ADA considerations)
   
• Cooperative vs LLC vs nonprofit pathways
   
• Why “values alignment first” prevents 90% of problems
   
• How to protect neurodivergent, disabled, queer, and BIPOC members early on

 Topics:

• ADA verbal accommodation rules
   
• Masking explained
   
• Preventing exclusion, bullying, forced assimilation
   
• An ADA compliance checklist for intentional/tiny-home communities
   

Outcome:
Leaders learn how to design safety into their structures.

 What it teaches:
How to lead without causing harm.
Includes:

• Understanding freeze, overwhelm, PDA, shutdowns
   
• De-escalation language
   
• Conflict triage process
   
• What NOT to do (calling people “inauthentic,” demanding unmasking, weaponizing emotions)
   

 What it teaches:
How to draft rules that prevent drama, sabotage, or power struggles.
Includes:

• “Foundations” model (your system) for separating incompatible communication styles
   
• Healthy boundaries vs authoritarian rules
   
• Anti-racism, anti-bullying, ADA, and cultural protections
   
• How to include consequences legally and fairly

 What it teaches:
Different models for shared living.
Includes:

• Co-op housing
   
• Land-use rights
   
• RV/tiny-home hybrid models
   
• How to protect BIPOC and marginalized residents from displacement
   
• Templates included

 What it teaches:
How to fund without depending on unstable grants.
Includes:

• RV pads
   
• Farm co-op
   
• Retreats
   
• Workshops
   
• Membership tiers
   
• Investor shares
   
• How to avoid exploitation while staying solvent
   

 What it teaches:
How to be safe under political instability or climate events.
Includes:

• 100-mile border zone issues
   
• Federal vs state authority
   
• Parallel structure building
   
• Sanctuary strategies
   
• On-site safety plans

 What it teaches:
Healthy systems so one person can’t destabilize the whole community.
Includes:

• Documentation
   
• Mediation vs arbitration
   
• When to separate from a member
   
• How to pause or terminate agreements safely
   
• Trauma-informed pathways
   

 What it teaches:
How to protect autistic, ADHD, PDA, cPTSD, and other neurodivergent individuals.
Includes:

• Masking vs unmasking
   
• Communication agreements
   
• Sensory design practices
   
• What neurotypical members need to learn

 What it teaches:
How to attract safe, compatible people.
Includes:

• Red flags vs green flags
   
• Using social media safely
   
• Avoiding cult comparisons
   
• Diversity-focused messaging