Cohousing-L Mailing List: April-May Cohousing magazine sneak preview / last chance 4 ads

[Raines Cohen (rc2-coho-L]

I'm delighted to be able to offer this SNEAK PEEK at what you can look 
forward to in the April/May issue of Cohousing magazine, due out in early 
April, thanks to the hard work of Editor Evangeline Welch and the Coho/US 
all-star all-volunteer Communications Team. Spring is in the air, and I'm 
giddy with delight (or it could just be the all-nighters we're pulling to 
put this all together) at all the great stuff we have for you. Be sure to 
stop and smile while reading this message, in order to best appreciate 
all the coho-goodyness that's in store.

In case you haven't peeked at the February/March 2004 issue lately, this 
is your last chance to read it without having to wade through the 
April/May issue contents and scroll all the way to the bottom of the 
page. Remember, this is the first free issue -- a collector's edition!

http://www.cohousing.org/magazine/

This is your last chance to subscribe (yes, it's free!) and get this hot 
new issue directly the instant it is out (sure, you COULD subscribe 
afterwards, or simply read it on the web at any time of day or night, but 
you won't get that "hot off the press" smell, and what's the fun in 
that?).

http://www.cohousing.org/magazine/subscribe.html

This is also your last, best opportunity to advertise and get the widest 
circulation for your classified or display ad -- since all current ads at 
the time it is distributed get emailed far and wide, in addition to the 
period they are on the website (plus the PDF version and any printouts 
people make are a "snapshot" of the site, so you can gain additional 
audience for your message -- even among non-computer-equipped readers and 
visitors to communities where it is posted).

http://www.cohousing.org/magazine/classified.html
http://www.cohousing.org/magazine/advertise.html

This is also a great opportunity to help make this issue of Cohousing 
possible by providing direct support for Coho/US in our efforts to 
support and grow the cohousing movement... please take a moment to donate 
today.

http://www.cohousing.org/tcn/join.html

COHOUSING MAGAZINE
APRIL/MAY 2004
SNEAK PREVIEW TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIVING IN COHOUSING
It takes a village to raise a mother
By Elaine Marshall Fawcett [Cascadia Commons, Portland, OR]

What makes a great room great?
100 uncommonly good ideas for things to do in a common house
  [previously appeared in Cohousing magazine, but now on the web]
 by Stella Tarnay [Boston-area cohousing leader and former Editor of 
Cohousing magazine]

Cohousing Meal Systems
  [previously appeared in Cohousing, but not on www.cohousing.org]
 by Joani Blank [Coho/US board member, tours coordinator, comm team 
member, and Swan's Market Cohousing resident in Oakland, CA]

[in case you haven't noticed, we're going to be using every issue of 
Cohousing magazine to make accessible more of our 17 years (!) worth of 
archives... kind of a "best-of" so the collection grows by leaps and 
bounds with every issue, and you can print your favorite articles when 
you need 'em. Requests/favorites welcomed; scanning assistance 
appreciated]

mailto:editor [at] cohousing.org

CREATING COHOUSING
Common-sense approach to common house design decisions
 by Laura Fitch, AIA [Kraus-Fitch & Associates architects and resident of 
Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Amherst, MA; not to mention the leader of 
this past weekend's Coho/US sold-out-early first-ever 
non-conference-connected Massachusetts cohousing tour! They had so much 
fun that they'll be doing another, October 2]

PROCESS
Spring play! 
Games and exercises for community meetings
 by Tree Bressen [Eugene, OR-based community/consensus/facilitation 
specialist and former FIC board member]

Sidebar: Finding Best Practices in Cohousing -- your input sought. What 
works for you? By Annie Russell

MARKETING
The five best ways to find your cohousing neighbors
 by Zev Paiss [Nomad Cohousing resident, partner in cohousing PR firm 
Abraham-Paiss & Associates, former Cohousing magazine publisher, former 
Coho/US Executive Director and board member, and all around great guy]

Cohousing Classifieds
http://www.cohousing.org/magazine/classified.html

Cohousing news and events, including:
- Coho/US Harvesting the Value workshop, Denver, April
- Cohousing Co. slide show, Berkeley, April
- DC-area tour by the Coho/US Mid-Atlantic Chapter, May
- Sociocracy workshop by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter, May

Yes, this is also your LAST CHANCE to get your calendar listing or event 
in this issue of the magazine. There's lots happening all over -- spread 
the excitement! What's new and exciting in your community? Share your 
stories.

http://www.cohousing.org/news/

All in all, lots of fun stuff designed to help YOU have more fun creating 
cohousing, living in community, or whatever. 

R

Raines Cohen <my initials,2,dash,coho,dash,L at my first name .com>

  Member, Swan's Market Coho [Oakland, CA] <http://www.swansway.com/>
Where my studio loft unit is available for short-term rental through 
mid-May.

  Secretary, Berkeley [CA] Cohousing
Where a new budget was just approved, with dues decreasing by about 1% 
for most.

  Supporter, East Bay Cohousing <http://www.ebcoho.org/>
Now featuring three (count 'em!) site-specific groups including folks 
looking at retrofit/organic opportunities.

  Boardmember, Coho/US <http://www.cohousing.org/>
Participating in "Harvesting the Value", a Best Practices workshop, April 
23-25 in Denver, CO


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