Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Portland Consensus Workshop, May 15

[Office Manager (rebecca.corson]

> Hello, please forward as appropriate:
> 
> Consensus: Decisions That Bring People Together
> 
> Workshop with Tree Bressen
> 
> Sunday, May 15
> 4:30-9:30pm
> Tryon Life Community Farm
> 11640 SW Boone's Ferry Road
> Portland, OR
> 
> Bringing together the wisdom of the group for the best possible
> decisions--it sounds like a nice ideal, but how do groups do it
> effectively?  This workshop will offer a coherent approach to consensus,
> including the official structures (agreement, standing aside, blocking),
> the principles underlying them, and what it takes to make them work.
> 
> This workshop is sponsored by Tryon Life Community Farm.  To register
> contact TLC Farm at 503-245-3847 or edu [at] tryonfarm.org.
> 
> Workshop Leader:
> Tree Bressen is a group process consultant working with a wide variety of
> organizations on how to have meetings that are lively, productive, and
> connecting.  Her focus is on helping groups put their ideals into
> action.  Her base is in intentional communities--groups of people who live
> together and have to deal with each other every day!  Tree's workshops
> consistently receive enthusiastic reviews for being engaging, practical,
> and informative.  Her website http://www.treegroup.info offers free
> articles and resources.  Tree lives at Walnut St. Co-op in Eugene, Oregon.
> 
> Fee:
> Tree is currently operating on a gift economy basis.  While she does rely
> on this work for her livelihood, she requests participants to pay an amount
> that feels good & fair & right to you, that you can afford, and that you
> can give joyfully.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> Tree Bressen
> 1680 Walnut St.
> Eugene, OR 97403
> (541) 484-1156
> tree [at] ic.org
> http://www.treegroup.info
> 
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Dear Tree;

You're awesome.  Keep up the good work.

Chuck