Several years ago there was a post on Cohousing-L related to the community's legal documents that were written in "legalese." I had recently researched Plain English for Lawyers for a neighbor. She was a single parent trying to set up legal guardianship and financial oversight for her daughter in...
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By Sharon Villines, Sociocracy.info Views since 5/2014: 3,199 |
Dominic Castro-Wehr of Nevada City Cohousing and McCamant & Durrett Architects On the bright side, the concept of Cohousing is becoming increasingly entrenched in the American imagination— with every new project, what was once a culturally radical and shot in the dark neighborhood experiment is now an empirically supported investment into well-being and sustainability.... Views since 5/2014: 2,896 |
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Ty Albright, Texas Cohousing One emerging goal for cohousing is how cohousing can be used as a model for unique needs. There is often debate or confusion about communities that are “Cohousing-like”.
** Cohousing-like takes aspects of cohousing but is not cohousing.
** More-than-cohousing are cohousing-like communities... Views since 5/2014: 4,222 |
Check out this animated 2012 British infographic showing the advantages of cohousing, particularly on the environment and between people, the future of cohousing, and their positive impact on communities.
https://www.towergateinsurance.co.uk/commercial-property-insurance/is-cohousing-the-future... Views since 5/2014: 4,596 |
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R. Philip Dowds, Cornerstone Cohousing (Cambridget MA) R. Philip Dowds is commenting on the Atlantic Magazine article: Dorms for Grownups: A Solution for Lonely Millennials? In a new model of living, residents will have their own “microunits” built around a shared living space for cooking, eating and hanging out.
The single family home, and the... Views since 5/2014: 6,461 |
“Imagine that you live in a place where you know all your neighbors and they all look out for you. You often encounter a friend as you walk to or from your car. You are invited, daily, to join others for a meal or a fun visit. When you go on vacation everyone watches your house and it’s easy to... Views since 5/2014: 8,121 |
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Sharon Villines, Takoma Village Cohousing I include below a list of things that neighbors can and should not do for neighbors with who need support or health care. One of our residents put this together when we another resident needed more than we could provide and the family was not stepping in. In another instance, the community stepped... Views since 5/2014: 6,420 |
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Sky Blue, incoming Executive Director of FIC Cohousing was one of my first introductions to collective living and the world of Intentional Communities. My father helped found Valley Oaks Village, in Chico, CA, in the mid-90’s. He and I moved into his unit in 1996, when I was 16, and I lived there for a year before I moved out on my own. I... Views since 5/2014: 4,518 |
Sharon Villlines, Sociocracy.info Personally I object to the use of the word "block" as synonymous with "objection" and this entry explains some of the reasons why.
What is a block? This is not a facetious question. If this is the word people want to use, what does it mean? From the accounts on the Cohousing-L email discussion... Views since 5/2014: 6,027 |
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