Cohousing-L Mailing List: Consensus

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> I think a huge mistake that cohousing groups make, particularly in the
> development process, is letting new people, who have no history, and no
> training or experience in group process, have  veto power over the group.

There have been several posts lately about how long a decision should stand
before being reopened. One of the factors that may spur reopening is new
members in the group.

It occurs to me that "in the group" is the operative phrase here. A decision
needs to be reopened when circumstances change whether it is 24 hours or 24
years. But is the presence of a new person a changed circumstance? At one
point does one become "a member of the group"?

Perhaps these definitions need to be different during the planning stages?
Different for decisions about commonhouse design vs decisions about pets?

The tension between wanting to be open to potential members and not be
jerked around by people just passing through is hard.

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org


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