Cohousing-L Mailing List: Meet Coho/US Exec Director Trish Becker over Bagels at Berkeley Cohousing tomorrow

[Raines Cohen (rc3-coho-L]

Free in-person light lunch this Wednesday: Meet National Cohousing
Association Executive Director Trish Becker at Berkeley (CA) Cohousing.

Get a rare opportunity to see the city's first cohousing neighborhood.
Learn about the state of the movement around the country, and how you and
your group can participate and get the help you need in finding, forming,
and building community. Enjoy free bagels from Boichik, rated "Best New
York Bagel" by the New York Times.

Open to all, but RSVP is required so we can be sure to have enough bagels
for you.

12-2 PM, including a photo session on the lawn so Trish can share more
pictures of people in cohousing.

RSVP here via the East Bay Cohousing website:
https://www.ebcoho.org/becker_berkeley_boichik

Or if you prefer to use MeetUp via web or phone app:
https://www.meetup.com/ebcoho/events/294428419/

or just text BAGELS to +19252815643

I'm sorry I can't be there myself; my neighbor Alice will host.

Raines, longtime Coho/US Volunteer and regional community organizer
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About Trish

A social worker to the core, Trish brings over a decade of experience
working in nonprofit and higher education with a focus on community
engagement, strategic partnerships and event design. For the past 7 years,
she has served as the Director of Community Engagement at the University of
Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW), leading community
engagement initiatives and creating gatherings that advance social justice.
Her consulting group, Storyspring Consulting, provides strategy,
facilitation and coaching to nonprofits, social changemakers, and
intentional communities.

Trish is a founding member of Denver's Aria Cohousing and Chase Street
Commons, a micro-village built upon the principles of cohousing. She is a
Tedx speaker and a passionate advocate for housing solutions that address
our collective crises of loneliness, environmental degradation and housing
inaccessibility. Above all, she believes that humans need one another for
meaning and survival, and that collective housing is poised to be among the
signature movements of our time.

About CohoUS

The Cohousing Association of the US (CohoUS) is a national nonprofit that
seeks to advance cohousing and shift the culture toward a new American
dream where every home is surrounded by caring, collaborative neighbors who
use less of the earth’s resources while living an abundant life.

CohoUS fosters a more cooperative society by supporting cohousing
communities and educating the public about the benefits of cohousing.

Our vision is to shift the culture toward a new American dream where every
home is surrounded by caring, collaborative neighbors who use less of the
earth’s resources while living an abundant life.

East Bay Cohousing is part of Cohousing California, and a committed
supporter of the national organization.