When lying awake last night reflecting on various decisions made in cohousing and in my neighborhood community, I explored some questions about what is open and transparent in a world where everyone belongs to several organizations and tries to involve and represent a larger community.
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Diversity
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Sharon Villlines, Takoma Village Cohousing Views since 5/2014: 1,598 |
Writen By R Philip Dowds Like all of you, I am regularly confronted with “Cohousing, what’s that?” Despite my architectural background, I am very slow to bring up anything along the lines of the development program or design features. I describe it as a social contract for a lifestyle and a culture. Informally and... Views since 5/2014: 2,633 |
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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: 2,599 |
Desiree Kameka Director of Community Education, Madison House Autism Foundation [Desiree Kameka will be a panelist for the "More than Just Cohousing" session at the 2015 National Cohousing Conference.]
Diversity is often spoken of in terms of ethnicity, religion, and socioeconomic status, but what about neurodiversity?
Neurodiversity encompasses the idea that there is a... Views since 5/2014: 2,286 |
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The author (right) enjoys a visit on a neighbor’s porch thanks to its lack of barriers.
My neighbor Pete and I are hanging out on his front porch when two visitors walk by on the path. Pete calls out a greeting and they end up sitting on the porch chatting with us for half an hour.... Views since 5/2014: 4,976 |
By John Parsons
Lately, religious conferences, publications and broadcasters have taken an interest in cohousing. A number of newer projects and groups are overtly religious. At the 2006 Cohousing Conference speaker Kathryn McCamant, while describing the growth of cohousing, half-jokingly asked “what are we... Views since 5/2014: 2,828 |
