Cohousing-L Mailing List: Northern California Cohousing gathering July 7 in Oakland for current residents

[Raines Cohen (rc3-coho-L]

Northern California Cohousers and Housing Co-op Members:

It's high time for us to get back together in person to share the joys and
challenges of living in and running our communities. So, as a continuation
of the quarterly regional cohousing resident gatherings we were doing here
in the greater San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento to Sierra Foothills
communities, before COVID interrupted the fun, we bring you the following
invitation - please share with all your neighbors and any nearby
communities.

For folks not yet living in community -- sorry, this event is NOT for you.
99% of our East Bay Cohousing events are. But this one is a chance in
particular for cohousers and folks in area housing coops to compare notes
about the challenges and joys of living in community, without having to do
any kind of orientation. If you know someone living in community, please
pass the good word. And anyone from any out-of-the-area community who
happens to be visiting will be most welcome, as most of what we have to
talk about is universal, no matter where you live (although a couple of our
breakout group discussions might focus on California Condo Law).

An Oakland cohousing neighborhood invites us to come visit on Sunday, July
7. In person. At their beautiful community. With an optional electric-boat
ride trip afterwards.

When: Sunday, July 7, from 11 AM til 2 PM
  (with optional tours/bagels beforehand, and optional boat rides after)

   Doors open at 10:15; come by 10:30 AM for bagels, coffee, and tours, by
11 AM for the start. We will wrap by 2 PM and then follow up with optional
boat tours by prepaid reservation.

Cost: Free (except for the optional boat tours, we have to pay for those)

Lunch: Included, free, made by area cohousers (BYOB or desserts/side dishes)

Reservations: Essential, RSVP here on the East Bay Cohousing website:
https://www.ebcoho.org/calicoho_july_2024

Location: We share the location once we confirm you're living in community.
Parking info and directions provided with RSVP.

COVID safety: If you have any symptoms or potential exposure, please stay
at home. We will practice social distancing in our gatherings and spend
some of our time outside, weather allowing.

Family Welcome: We will make arrangements for some kid-friendly space and
activities (adult supervision still required but can be shared) if we know
you are bringing younger ones along.

We'll gather and tour the community and re-introduce each other and share
what's going on in our home communities and what we've figured out and what
we could use help with, in full group and breakouts by topic, based on
what's hot and relevant and popular.

The host community can share a lot about how they take care of each other
through mutual-support for "Aging in Community," which we know that all
communities, even intergenerational ones, are struggling with.

And they are particularly eager to hear how other communities are keeping
the feel of community in place while keeping up with California laws around
resales, condominium boards and elections, and all the little things that
are important but can too-easily dominate meetings and daily life.

And of course we'll talk about the upcoming National Cohousing Conference
and other opportunities to help each other learn, share and connect.

If you can make it and you live in cohousing, please RSVP on this page.

The event is free, but the boat tour will only happen with enough pre-paid
reservations for that part.

We really want to get a variety of cohousers at this gathering. We can help
arrange carpools or trip sharing or a pickup from Amtrak for folks coming
from the Sacramento/Davis area or Silicon Valley/Santa Cruz.

Questions? Drop me a line.

We're looking forward to seeing you all again soon.

Raines (living at Berkeley Cohousing, which is NOT the host this time
around)