Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Research Triangle Park folks: Future of Community is tomorrow (Durham/Raleigh/Carrboro, NC)

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

Raines and all -- 

This day sounds as if it is going to be an event to remember.  A very good warm 
up to the national conference in June.

Please let us know how the day unfolded.  Details always appreciated.

Buona Fortuna!

Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church VA
703-688-2646

On Apr 20, 2012, at 8:14 PM, Raines Cohen wrote:

> 
> Thanks to RTP area cohousing neighborhoods for your connection and
> support for tomorrow's Future of Community gathering:
> http://www.FutureOfCommunity.org/
> 
> We're gathering tomorrow at the Friends Meeting House at 404 Alexander
> Street in Durham (NC) --- expect at least 50 of us -- and please pass
> the word in your communities, forward this message, and invite your
> area friends and community seekers to join us, we will have room and
> want everyone at all interested to get the most of this rare
> opportunity.
> 
> Here's an FAQ to get things rolling.
> 
> 0. WHO'S COMING? Ecovillagers. Co-op community builders. Cohousers.
> Ecohouse Organizers. Community Founders. Longtime Members. Seekers.
> Transition Town folks. Moviemakers. Faith-based communitarians.
> Community-based businesspeople. Urban Farmers. And YOU and Your
> Friends.
> 
> In particular we know at least half a dozen folks from nearby Eno
> Commons are coming (including a couple with homes for sale), and
> Coho/US's current and past Executive Directors, Rebecca Lane and Craig
> "Oz" Ragland (both from the Seattle area). My wife and
> community-planning-partner Betsy Morris and me from Berkeley (CA).
> Communities Magazine Editor Chris Roth and the Fellowship for
> Intentional Community (FIC) board, including Executive Secretary and
> trainer/facilitator Laird Schaub. Lots of folks from Durham Central
> Park Cohousing, the hot up-and-coming forming-group-with-a-site near
> the meeting spot. And some from Asheville, Great Oaks Cohousing in Ann
> Arbor, Michigan, and beyond.
> 
> 1. SCHEDULE? The doors open at  9:30 for social coffee time and
> registration; OPENING PROGRAM starts promptly at 10 am! Feel free to
> come and leave anytime, but if you want to be part of the
> introductions and make sure the topics you care about get on the
> schedule, get there early. We'll start wrapping up around 4, with
> formal sessions over by 5 and the conference bookstore closed by 5:30
> so we can finish cleaning up. One of the rooms will be dedicated to
> showing videos; we'll have the director of An Idiocratic Life and the
> Editor of Within Reach showing clips and fostering discussion, as well
> as Visions of Utopia, A New We, and other documentaries.
> 
> 2. PARKING? Use the lot directly across from the Meeting House!  Take
> the first six slots in each row. Three handicapped spots in Meeting
> House parking lot. Please don't park onstreet or use the Ronald
> McDonald House lot. Durham Area Transit stops a block away.
> 
> 3. LUNCH? Experience a community-made meal of fresh veggie soup,
> salad, fruit, and sandwiches (meat and/or cheese), for $10 or if that
> doesn't suit you, bring your own and enjoy it with us, with indoor and
> outdoor tables with facilitated conversations by
> topic/interest/location. We'll also have coffee, juice, and waters:
> hot, cold, and bubbly, for sale. BYOWB: Bring Your Own Water Bottle
> (and bowl/utensils) if you can, but we'll have plenty on hand.
> 
> 4. CHILD-FRIENDLY? YES! There's a small playground and indoor
> kid-friendly space available for parents to keep an eye on children,
> so you can still be part of the action.
> 
> 5. ACCESSIBLE - YES, go through the parking lot to a path and ramp
> into the Meeting House to get there without climbing stairs; both
> bathrooms are wheelchair accessible. If you have other needs, please
> let us know.
> 
> 6. ELECTRONICS?  WIRELESS? Yes and yes -- Feel free to bring laptop or
> iPad for note-taking; and if you have a spare, a video projector to
> help us share beautiful images and movies of community! An open WiFi
> network may be available on parts of the site, but don't rely on it.
> 
> 7. CAN I BRING my flyers, books, posters, models? Yes!  Anything left
> behind will be recycled unless you've made special arrangements with
> the hosts.
> 
> 8.  VOLUNTEER? Yes, please!  you are welcome especially for cleanup
> after lunch and closing. (if everyone can chip in a little time, 15
> minutes to half an hour would be all it takes to spread the work)
> 
> 9.  MONEY STUFF? - We suggest donations of $20 to $45, as you are
> able; cash, credit cards, or checks accepted (there's no ATM onsite).
> 10% of proceeds go to FIC (plus all book/magazine/video sales and
> direct contributions).
> 
> 10.  Please, no drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or weapons on site!
> 
> Any Q's, please call us at 510-842-6224 or contact us via the website
> above. Spread the good word, and we look forward to seeing you there.
> We'll report back on how we can help you replicate this model in your
> town, building energy for community.
> 
> Raines and Betsy, your Cohousing Coaches & Community Organizers
> Planning for Sustainable Communities
> http://www.CohousingCoaches.com/
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