Cohousing-L Mailing List: Thoughts on social change and the roles of our movements

[Steve Welzer (stevenwelzer]

Just about every cohousing community I’m aware of is ecologically
proactive. Sharing things helps us to live more lightly. Attention to
energy conservation is prevalent.

Not all ecovillage communities use the cohousing residential model, but
many do and the others tend to be sympathetic.

I know that both ideas are promoted under the umbrella of the Foundation
for Intentional Community. But, in these critical times, I wish the broad
movement would become more social-change oriented, and I think the
‘ecovillage’ concept has the most potential in that regard:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFJdr8fwJUA

The ecovillage concept can become ubiquitous and generalized via urban
infill projects (in addition to the rural agro-communities which tend to
come to mind):

https://www.kailashecovillage.org/

I’m simply advocating for more in the way of synergistic movement building:
Networks of ecovillage cohousing communities as the basis for the
much-needed greening of our society.

Steve Welzer
Princeton, NJ