Re: Community Activism - clarify
From: racheli (rachelisonoracohousing.com)
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 09:22:00 -0700 (MST)

Hi PattyMara,
Can you clarify:
Are you looking for stories regarding people who are involved as
individuals, or for cases when the community has taken a  role as a
community?

Thanks,
R.

>Dear List,
>I have heard of a range of community activism originating from cohousing
>communities.  If your community is involved in political, environmental,
>social, cultural/arts activism, would you be so kind to reply to me off
>list and let me know what you are up to? (send to pattymara [at] juno.com)  I
>will compile details and post to the list later.   

>Specifically, I would love to hear the details about the two families in
>an East coast community who adopted a sibling group of 4 (heard about it
>at the last coho conference in Berkeley).   Any other examples of
>adoption, foster care outreach?  

> I also need details from Rosewind (Port Townsand, WA) , who have
>member(s) who were elected to  political offices (Lynn?), and from
>Pintacarri in Australia which is active in housing co-ops and old growth
>forest protection (Robyn?).  

>Any other examples?

>Thanks in advance,
>Patty Mara
>Tierra Nueva, central CA coast, where Neighbors At Risk, a coalition of
>the surrounding neighborhoods close to Tierra Nueva, has been
>successfully working together to transform a pesticide-laden factory farm
>into a sustainable, community supported "farm without harm".



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  • Community Activism PattyMara Gourley, February 18 2003
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