Cohousing-L Mailing List: A great, very low-cost symposium in Portland this weekend

[Craig Ragland (craigragland]

This event features a number of Cohousing movers and shakers in the Portland
area!

Check it out - MotiveSpace (http://www.motivespace.org)

>From website: a fast-paced 2 day dialogue over the upcoming weekend of
September 20th - 21st, in Council Chambers at Portland's Historic City Hall.
The discussion is open to professionals, neighbors, and citizens like you!
We are asking all of Portland to come out and contribute ideas and tactics
regarding this years theme: *"Collaborative development + the creative
catalyst."*

*VENUE: Portland's Historic City Hall [Council Chambers]*

*DATE: Saturday +Sunday: September 20th – 21st, 9:30 - 5:30 *

*COST: FREE Registration, $20 suggested donation
*

*MODERATOR: Irma Valdez, Portland Planning Commission *

*ORGANIZER: motiveSpace Coalition, a 501c(3) in progress
*

For the purposes of the dialogue, *COLLABORATIVE DEVELOPMENT IS DEFINED AS
THE GRASSROOTS, BOTTOM-UP, CITIZEN LED DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-FAMILY
HOUSING.*The model proposes a renegotiated partnership between
enterprising
architects and design-savvy citizens, in order to diminish the risk of new
construction in a shaky real-estate market, and maximize the creative
excitement of design as a tool for personal, civic, and social empowerment.


-- 
Craig Ragland

Coho/US executive director
http://www.cohousing.org
craig [at] cohousing.org

Please try email first, include your phone number (w/time zone) - or give me
a call: 425-487-3550 (Pacific)... communicate!