Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Application Form

[b farris (btgf]

Thanks for replying. I asked because most cohousing I see is every expensive. 

It feels important to me for cohousing to be
an available option for people of all incomes. 

> On Aug 24, 2023, at 9:30 AM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <cohousing-l 
> [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
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>> From: Cohousing-L on behalf of Linda Gryczan <lindagryczan [at] gmail.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 2:29 AM
>> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
>> Subject: [C-L]_ Application Form
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>> We are starting a pocket neighborhood and would like to see any application 
>> forms you have for your cohousing community.
>> Either send it to my email or post here.
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> Sorry, my same boring reminder: Think about what you want this form to do — 
> “application” connotes a request for approval. Do you want people to approach 
> you with a feeling that they must ask for approval? That they might be 
> rejected?
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> An important principle of cohousing is welcoming diversity and welcoming 
> everyone who understands and is desirous of building and participating in a 
> community. 
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> Better might be a page of information about what you are planning to do and a 
> form to ask for more information or instructions to add yourself to an email 
> list or attend a meeting. I don’t think it is a good practice to ask people 
> to write statements about their experience living in communities. For one 
> thing, it raises the issue of what counts as “community.” And it raises 
> issues about writing ability — how to explain this or that. To some people 
> these are straightforward 3 word answers but to others they aren’t. Better to 
> have a talk with new people and find out who they are in their context.
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> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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