Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Fire - RE: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 252, Issue 14

[Bob Leigh (bobleigh]

But Trump wants to investigate 'elite universities' which still do DEI?  Hmm.

Bob Leigh
Cambridge MA

On Thu, Jan 23, 2025, at 2:32 PM, Ty Albright via Cohousing-L wrote:
> Dean – I saw the news.  Trump has authority over the federal government 
> and his executive orders did not expand past that – so if a private 
> organization – such as a Co Ho community wants to continue DEI or 
> whatever – there is nothing preventing that.
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> Lets not spread fear.
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> Ty
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> From: Dean smith <deansmith4 [at] me.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2025 1:20 PM
> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org
> Cc: Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>; tmalbright [at] 
> verizon.net
> Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Fire - RE: Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 252, Issue 14
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> From the news of the past two days, Cohousing had better eliminate all 
> DEI efforts per latest Trump order, or face investigation.  Maybe that 
> would be good publicity.
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> Dean Smith
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> Sunnyside Village Cohousing
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> Marysville, WA
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> www.sunnysidevillagecohousing.com <http://www.sunnysidevillagecohousing.com> 
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> On Jan 23, 2025, at 10:53 AM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L 
> <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org <mailto:cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> > 
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> On Jan 23, 2025, at 12:50 PM, Ty Albright via Cohousing-L 
> <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org <mailto:cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> > 
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> Existing communities can best protect themselves by removing stuff that
> catches on fire from their immediate area - and campaigning for their local
> municipality to also clean up public lands / compel others to implement fire
> safety.
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> Thank you, Ty. Several years ago after big fires in either Arizona or 
> Southern California, 60 minutes did a segment on a house that was 
> untouched because the owners had planted succulents all round the 
> house. There are several recommended species that are 80% water. 
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> Search “Succulents fire protection” on Google and YouTubeTV for many examples.
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> Arthur Brooks was on Morning Joe explaining how to rise above total 
> despair: Focus local. Focus on things you can change. That’s where your 
> efforts have the greatest effect. Fire protection in wooded or 
> overgrown areas is certainly one of those. Organize neighborhood 
> cleanups for alleyways, empty lots, parks, etc. This will also retard 
> varmint infestations. We discovered that we were incubating rats and 
> mice in our compost bins.
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> Indians had used these techniques for centuries before the “White” 
> people came and told them to stop destroying natural forests.
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> Sharon
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> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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