Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Statements of Diversity

[Tiffany Lee Brown (magdalen23]

Are there any persons of color on the list who could weigh in on this 
statement? To you personally, would this make you feel like this cohousing 
community was inclusive and that you'd like to try it out?

Tiffany

Sent from the far shores of a distant land

> On Sep 20, 2016, at 11:16 AM, Kathryn McCamant <kmccamant [at] 
> cohousing-solutions.com> wrote:
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> 
> Very nice Sharon! 
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> Katie 
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> Kathryn McCamant, President
> CoHousing Solutions
> T.530.478.1970  C.916.798.4755
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> www.cohousing-solutions.com
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> On 9/20/16, 10:55 AM, "Cohousing-L on behalf of Sharon Villines" 
> <cohousing-l-bounces+kmccamant=cohousing-solutions.com [at] cohousing.org on 
> behalf of sharon [at] sharonvillines.com> wrote:
> 
> Success on changing the diversity statement on our website. With the help of 
> people here I was able to draft a statement on diversity that the website pod 
> adopted with some changes:
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>> Typical of most cohousing communities, we represent many interests and 
>> occupations. We are an eclectic mix of psychotherapists, policy wonks, 
>> teachers, environmentalists, consultants, busy retirees, and rambunctious 
>> kids – plus several dogs, many indoor cats, lots of bicycles, and umpteen 
>> soccer balls.
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>> Our numbers fluctuate, but the community usually includes 65 to 70 adults 
>> and 15 to 20 children. We have households of single parents, people with 
>> partners, never-marrieds, and nuclear families. Residents range from infants 
>> to octogenarians.
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>> We welcome diversity at Takoma Village. We have members from many ethnic, 
>> religious, and cultural traditions; residents of differing sexual 
>> orientations; and neighbors with varying levels of ability. We're a mix of 
>> omnivores, vegetarians, and vegans who nevertheless enjoy sharing meals 
>> together. Some of us watch television while others don't. Some are early 
>> risers and some sleep late. We embrace our differences, whatever they may be.
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> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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