Cohousing-L Mailing List: Writer wanted for Retrofit Cohousing article

[Fred H Olson (fholson]

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Ecology Center Terrain <terrain [at] ecologycenter.org>
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Note: Article would be more or less about retrofit cohousing - a
description I added to facilitate having a meaningful subject line.  
Fred, Cohousing-L list manager

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Terrain, an award-winning environmental quarterly published by the Ecology
Center in Berkeley, is looking for a writer interested in the story
described below. 

We cannot pay our writers, but we offer excellent editing guidance and
outstanding design for clips.

To respond, please email or fax (510-548-2240, ATTN: Terrain) a note on
background and interests, along with any clips you may have. For email
responses, please put "Intentional communities" in the subject line.

Deadline for a draft is March 10, or alternately June 5..

In addition to seeking a writer for this story, we are also open to
alternate examples of intentional communities to profile. (The Davis
cohousing group is, after all, fairly well-known.) We are especially
interested in any examples that provide realistic ecological models for
people who also want to maintain a balance between community life, outside
work life, and personal life.

Thanks

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Tearing Down the Fence

>From at least the time of the Roman Empire, people stifled by their
societies have formed breakaway "intentional" communities for more
meaningful lives. In our increasingly isolated culture, hundreds of
intentional communities thrive nationwide, holding out the possibility not
only of renewed community, but also  of lifeways that give future
generations a chance at survival. Some of these communities take years of
planning, thousands of dollars to create, or the intention to move to
often-remote locations. But a new movement, epitomized by a Davis,
California, collective neighborhood, shows just how easy it is to "tear
down the fences" and begin.

This story would profile the Davis neighborhood, where residents converted
one of their larger houses to a communal space and overhauled the landscape
of their collective backyard. The piece will also covering newer, smaller
spontaneous communal living arrangements in San Mateo, Oakland, and Santa
Cruz. Interviewing primary sources, it would tell the stories of the
communities, detailing the social and ecological benefits. We have printed
resources, web links, and sources in Davis. This piece is designed for a
person with experience in an intentional community, or  an experienced
writer with time to spend in one.

Word count: 2500

Laird Townsend
Editor, Terrain Magazine

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