Re: RE: dues and an experimental structure | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Selwyn Polit (selwynaustintx.com) | |
Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 07:27:01 -0700 (MST) |
In Austin, Texas, we are in a similar situation. We have 4 coho groups in
the forming stages and we have created an organization called CACTUS.
(Cohousing Association of Central Texas - Umbrella Services) You can read
more about CACTUS at www.AustinProgressiveCalendar.com/cactus. We have
existed for 6 months now and are going to have a "Cohousing 101" event in
Austin this coming Sunday (March 3) where interested people can learn a
little about cohousing, talk to the folks working on creating the
communities and get connected. We have also set up a discussion group on
yahoogroups (http://groups.yahoo.com/) where we now have 55
members. People have an easy time joining the Cactus group and can keep
abreast of progress. We are also working on getting some funding to put on
a big coho education extravaganza to really give cohousing a boost in this
area.
Selwyn
Here in Dayton OH we are in the very first stages of organizing. We've met, set up email discussion and web sites, assigned primary author for charter documents and public relations, another member is shopping for attorneys, another is coordinating our first public outreach meeting. Four or five households strong, so far!
But on another level we think it might be good to organize a sort of "umbrella" organization that could act as central resource/recruitment organization for as many cohousing projects as our region would generate. The thought process is that Dayton Cohousing, Inc., would be a cheap organization to join and would require little active involvement by most members: its function would be to publicize cohousing, recruit, advise, consult, promote, and generate cohousing projects but not to actually build or maintain them. It would be run by a small elected board. Our urban retrofit would be the first affiliate; as we go along, others may want to do lofts, suburban, rural, cheap, expensive, and other communities. Each community would operate independently.
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RE: dues and an experimental structure Ruddick, T.R., February 28 2002
- Re: RE: dues and an experimental structure Selwyn Polit, March 1 2002
- Re: RE: dues and an experimental structure Raines Cohen, February 28 2002
- RE: dues and an experimental structure George Marx, March 2 2002
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