Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: economic crisis

[luk jonckheere (L.Jonckheere]

> Gerald Manata wrote :
> One of the many fantasies I had about a movement like cohousing
> was that, once it got big enough, we could start creating our own
> industries, employing our own people, engaging in inter-community
> trade, with our own banking system and our own money.

Hello,

I dont believe you have to live in cohousing for starting initiatives like 
this, but it might be easier to do so, to make it more effective and to 
sustain the efforts.

Take a look at : http://www.transitiontowns.org/
It tells how local communities can make the difference in this changing 
world.

This is not why people came living in cohousing, so it cannot be a necessary 
part of cohousing communities, just like not all cohousing members are 
practicing car-sharing for instance.
But it could be a nice contribution to society.

Kind regards,
Luk Jonckheere
Cohousing La Grande Cense, Belgium
www.lagrandecense.be