Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Coho impact on neighborhood ? (slide show on web)

[Catya Belfer (catya]

May I also put it on the cohousing.org site? :)

     - cat

Catya Belfer   -  www.catya.org
Technical Director   -   www.cohousing.org
Cohousing in MA - www.mosaic-commons.org

On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 11:33 AM, Fred H Olson <fholson [at] cohousing.org>
wrote:

>
>
> I've put the Gainesville Cohousing slide show refered to in Miranda's
> message (below) at: http://l.cohousing.org/gville-FL-intro.pptx
> While it is Gainesville specific about 2/3's is general cohousing
> introduction including slides about several specific communities
> (tho 3 of these (13,14,15 appear to be duplicates). Slide 6 is the
> "What Cohousing is Not" slide described in her message.
> I've also put a link to it on the Cohousing-L reference
> page ( http://l.cohousing.org )
>
> Fred
>
> > Miranda Castro of Gainesville Cohousing |
> http://www.gainesvillecohousing.org
> wrote:
>
> > Love this discussion
> > We created an introductory PowerPoint for talks we give - also for our
> engineer
> > to show at various city meetings for our planning process (Development
> Review
> > Board and City Commissioners etc.)
>
> > There's one slide entitled "What Cohousing is Not"
> > Residents do not have a shared economy
> > Residents do not have a common set of beliefs or a religion.
> > Cohousing communities are not cults or communes.
> > There is no "leader" ... residents agree to share responsibilities.
> > No ownership by a management company.
> >
> > People laugh but it's a nervous laughter tinged with relief - I think
> people
> > are grateful that we addressed their unspoken fears
> >
> > Happy to share the PowerPoint
> > Miranda
> >
> > Miranda Castro | Chair, Building Committee
> > Gainesville Cohousing | http://www.gainesvillecohousing.org
> > <http://www.gainesvillecohousing.org/>
> >             Gainesville, FL 32605
> > Phone: 352-505-8545
> > Email: mirandacastro [at] aol.com
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