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Won't You Be My Neighbour?

478 Queen St E

478 Queen St E, Toronto, ON M5A 1T7, Canada Ontario

43.65678419999999 -79.3597293

Description

Won't You Be My Neighbour? Familiar with Cohousing? Do you have a group forming? or is your group stalled? This three part workshop series (one night/week) turns the focus from the business of forming a cohousing group to strategies and tactics for community building and why it matters. Examine what you want out of cohousing and how it can change your lives. It’s easy to focus on policies and the technical stuff. Our focus will be on how to build your community's culture, creating a cohesive group that can make big decisions with trust and confidence while having fun. Week 1 How does building community, build cohousing? September 14th, 7 - 9pm EST (4 -6pm PST) Week 2 What makes a great Neighbour and neighbourhood, and why does it matter? September 21st, 7 - 9pm EST (4 -6pm PST) Week 3 Can you co-buy, or co-live, in cohousing? September 28th, 7 - 9pm EST (4 -6pm PST) Who is this for? People who are familiar with cohousing Groups starting to form Groups in process Households looking for creative ways to make cohousing possible How does building community, build cohousing? Date: September 14th, 7-9pm EST (4 -6pm PST) What you will learn: How to explore and address your fears regarding community building and living in community The technical (skills, policies, etc.), cultural (knowledge, beliefs, customs, etc.) and marketing/communications priorities every community needs to take into consideration How to map out what you have, and what you need, to build community Strategies and tactics for bonding, education and orientation Technical and marketing tips and tricks Recommended next steps once you know where you are Format: A 90 minute fireside chat with live Q&A Participants will receive a copy of the book State of the Art Cohousing by Alexandria Levitt and Charles Durrett, a set of Cohousing Options Canada 8 postcards summarizing cohousing & a Community Building Checklist Moderators: Alexandria Levitt (Levitt CoHo) & Kristopher Stevens (Cohousing Options Canada) Guest Speakers: Jerry Koch-Gonzalez (Sociocracy for All, Program Director; Pioneer Valley Cohousing, Founding Member & Resident) Shelly Parks (CoVision Consulting, Founder; Skagit Cohousing, Founding Member & soon to be Resident) Cate de Vreede (Founding Member, Treehouse Village Ecohousing) What makes a great Neighbour and neighbourhood, and why does it matter? Date: September 21st, 7 - 9pm EST (4 -6pm PST) What you will learn: Why your childhood, college....or if you're lucky, adult neighbourhood and home matter and can help guide you and your community The underlying principles of high functioning communities, neighbourhoods, households and homes Hard, but important conversations, and ways to make them easier (and more positively impactful) Strategies, tactics and tools and why they matter....and don't Real life stories, challenges and solutions from a member of Eastern North America's first cohousing community Format: Participants will be asked to complete a questionnaire and personal "mapping" exercises in preparation for the workshop A 15 minute presentation highlighting core principles A series of breakout groups and interactive discussions concluding in with a Q&A Moderators: Alexandria Levitt (Levitt CoHo) & Kristopher Stevens (Cohousing Options Canada) Guest Speaker Dyan Wiley (Pioneer Valley Cohousing, Founding Member) Alan Carpenter (Windsong Cohousing, Founding Member & Resident) Can you co-buy, or co-live, in cohousing? Date: September 28th, 7 - 9pm EST (4 -6pm PST) What you will learn: Differences between co-buying, coliving and cohousing Key considerations for co-buying/coliving How coliving can work within a cohousing community How to co-buy a unit in cohousing Format: An interactive discussion regarding what makes a household and home A Fireside chat regarding cobuying, coliving and cohousing Breakout sessions and group discussion Participants will receive a copy of GOCO's new book on cobuying and co-living Moderators: Alexandria Levitt (Levitt CoHo) & Kristopher Stevens (Cohousing Options Canada) Guest Speaker Leslie Gaynor (GoCo Solutions, Founder; Forest Hill Real Estate Inc., Sales Representative) Alan O’Hashi (Silver Sage Village Cohousing, Member)

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Start: 2021-09-14T19:00:00-04:00

End: 2021-09-28T21:00:00-04:00

Tickets

General Admission for all 3 workshops 130.0 CAD 30