Re: How committed is your group to diversity? | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Dahako (Dahakoaol.com) | |
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:33:29 -0700 (PDT) |
Hi- Our group, Eastern Village, is located in a diverse corner of the DC metropolitan area and our population. though it still leans majority culture, is pretty diverse for cohousing. Last time I did a go-around in a meeting and asked people to state their country of origin, we had more than 10 countries represented. We have a member in a wheelchair and another one who is deaf. We have several members who are African or African-American and another few who are Asian-American or Hispanic. We have a rabbi and a minister and other members who are Buddhist or involved with the Ethical Culture Society. About a quarter of our households have kids, or have one on the way (this is a very high concentration of kids for a condo development in the DC area). Our age diversity runs from folks in their 80's to babies on the way. I think a lot of this diversity is driven by picking the right location for it to happen naturally. I don't think we did anything special in marketing beyond emphasizing what is required in the law by way of equal opportunity. However, I think we do represent an example of one of Mr. Sandelin's marketing laws. To wit, like tends to have an easier time marketing to like. For example, our core group of 16 households included a person in a wheelchair and an African-American realtor. Because most of us are from a similar socio-economic strata, we have been able to find ways to begin to bridge some of our cultural issues and head off in the direction of a peaceful, cohesive community. I think we will always need regular training and conscious (re-)connection to each other to keep the community healthy. But what community doesn't need that? -Jessie Handforth Kome Eastern Village Cohousing Silver Spring, Maryland
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How committed is your group to diversity? Diana Chung, April 14 2005
- Re: How committed is your group to diversity? Dahako, April 15 2005
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