RE: the Denmark connection | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Casey Morrigan (cjmorrpacbell.net) | |
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2003 12:41:01 -0700 (MST) |
Thanks for the background. The comment at the bottom about how it is all being eroded - could you expand on that a bit? I was curious as whether you meant the movement in Denmark toward cohousing, or education reform in Denmark, or workers/ coops, or....? Casey Morrigan Two Acre Wood, Sebastopol, California > -----Original Message----- > From: cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org > [mailto:cohousing-l-admin [at] cohousing.org]On Behalf Of Forbes Jan > Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 10:45 PM > To: 'cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org' > Subject: RE: [C-L]_the Denmark connection > > > > Yes. A centuries long tradition of co-operative living amongst Danish > farmers; the rise of the Danish folk high schools in the mid 1800's to > educate farmers's children, influenced by educator, N.F. S. Grundvig, > resulting in independent community owned schools with the aim > of educating > people for citizenship and a successful economy that rose out > of adversity > (see book by Stephen Borish); the rise of farmers and workers > co-operatives > around the same time; a century of predominantly left wing > government that > gave rise to a strong welfare state; government support for > the Building > Research Institute which led the world in innovation in > building methods and > neighbourhood design; an assertive and educated citizenry who > practice true > democracy by speaking up about what they want; a free > thinking democracy > that was a centre for educational (e.g.Roskilde University) and social > experimentation during the student revolution of the late > '60's and early > '70's and a responsive government at the time; the rise of > student communes > that were the direct precursors to the development of cohousing. > > What a shame it's all now being eroded by a backlash to right > wing govt. and > global economic forces. > > Jan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Hempton [mailto:alexhempton [at] mac.com] > Sent: Monday, 3 March 2003 5:28 PM > To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org > Subject: [C-L]_the Denmark connection > > > > Does anyone have thoughts on why cohousing was rooted in Demark? > > _______________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list > Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L > _______________________________________________ > Cohousing-L mailing list > Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: > http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L > _______________________________________________ Cohousing-L mailing list Cohousing-L [at] cohousing.org Unsubscribe and other info: http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-L
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RE: the Denmark connection Forbes Jan, March 2 2003
- RE: the Denmark connection Tree Bressen, March 3 2003
- RE: the Denmark connection Casey Morrigan, March 3 2003
- RE: the denmark connection Chris Scheuer, March 3 2003
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RE: the Denmark connection Forbes Jan, March 3 2003
- RE: the Denmark connection Tree Bressen, March 4 2003
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