Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: still happening...........

[Sharon Villines (sharon]

> On Apr 25, 2015, at 3:04 PM, R Philip Dowds <rpdowds [at] comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> So I remain totally opposed to skulking around, hoping that the capitalist 
> interests of money and property fail to notice that I live in cohousing.  I 
> think we need to keep on doing what we’re doing:  Educating, and leading the 
> way.

I think this is a good attitude to take collectively--for the Association or 
volunteers on behalf of the Association to collect data and provide it to banks.

But for each individual in a huge country to take this on has proven 
self-defeating time and time again. There just aren't enough cohousing 
communities or buyers applying to the same bank to make an impact as 
individuals.

Banks don't invest money in shared meals, errand running, celebrations, 
diversity, etc. They invest in real estate developments.

Cohousers invest in shared meals, errand running, celebrations, diversity, 
etc., not real estate development. (Although in the end they are, they aren't 
attracted by that.)

These are different aims. 

Sharon
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Sharon Villines
Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
http://www.takomavillage.org