New England Regional Cohousing Gathering September 14-16, 2007
From: Peg Blum (pegbcambridgecohousing.org)
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:49:26 -0700 (PDT)
You are invited to the NEW ENGLAND COHOUSING GATHERING on  September 14-16.
This will take place mostly at Cambridge Cohousing.  You may have already
heard about this event: here are some additional details (apologies for any
inconvenience if you get this message from multiple sources).



 We welcome to the gathering everyone who currently lives in a cohousing
community, or is a member of a group in formation, or of a community further
along in its development.  We are also inviting others interested in
cohousing.



                Our main goal is to enable people involved or interested in
cohousing to share concerns and information, and to network with each other.




There will be discussions all day on Saturday Sept. 15 at Cambridge
Cohousing, with both large- and small-group sessions.  The sessions will go
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and be followed by a reception.  Members of the
board of the Cohousing Association of the US will be present, and there will
be opportunities to meet them. Child care will be available on Saturday.



        At the sessions on Saturday, topics will include:

·         Consensus decision-making and meeting facilitation;

·         Getting the work done;

·         Economic and racial diversity, including affordability;

·         Environmental sustainability;

·         Building community (meals, events, rituals, etc.);

·         Management/fiscal issues (e.g. insurance, using common space for
private events, whether to hire a management company);

·         Inter-generational relationships, involving families and children,
and aging in place;

·         Dealing with controversial issues (pets, alcohol, etc.).



On Friday evening September 14, there will be a social get-together at
Cornerstone Cohousing, also in Cambridge MA—further details will be
announced later. In the morning of Sunday September 16, there will be a
brunch at a Boston-area cohousing community (details to be announced).  During
the Sunday afternoon there will be "open houses" at Cambridge and New View
(Acton MA) cohousing communities, plus hopefully other local communities.



  The registration fee is $30, which covers lunch and snacks on Saturday.



  To register, go to http://www.cohousing.org/cohousing-workshops.aspx    If
this link doesn't work, go to www.cohousing.org   then to "Tours and Events"
then to "Workshops and Seminars."



We urge people to register as soon as possible, and not later than September
1.  We will have to limit the number of participants to 50. If more than
that number register, we will put people on a waiting list, and will give
preference to those who register early.  Also, in order to ensure that the
largest possible number of cohousing communities are represented, as we fill
up we may have to limit the number of persons attending from any one
community.



Regarding accommodation, no guest-rooms are available at Boston-area
cohousing communities. However, a few members of those communities are
kindly agreeing to put participants up in their homes; for more details of
this, please contact Peg Blum at pegb [at] cambridgecohousing.org.  For
information on local hotels, bed and breakfasts etc., visit
http://www.cambridge-usa.org/visitors/sleep/



In addition to myself, the planning team for the gathering is: Peg Blum and
Norma Wassel (Cambridge Cohousing); Linda Cooper and Jean Hopkins
(Burlington VT Cohousing); David Entin (Rocky Hill Cohousing, Northampton
MA); and Bob Morrison (of Boxboro MA, not in any community but a cohousing
enthusiast).  Steve Hecht (New View Cohousing in Acton MA) is serving as the
liaison between our planning team and the group organizing the national
cohousing conference to be held in the Boston area in summer 2008.

If you have any questions, please contact me at
John_MacDougall [at] uml.edu(with an underscore between John and
MacDougall).

We look forward to seeing you at the gathering!

Best wishes,

Peg Blum for John MacDougall (Cambridge Cohousing)




pegb [at] cambridgecohousing.org


http://www.cambridgecohousing.org



















-- 
Peg Blum

175 Richdale Ave  #414
Cambridge, MA 02140-3354
(617) 576-1334

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