CNIC Announcements - 8/19/12
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Daniel Copulsky
Aug 19, 2012, 5:10:03 PM8/19/12
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**Chicago Network of Intentional Communities Announcements for 8/19/12***
Send events, community listings, and other stuff of interest to the community to dcop...@gmail.com.
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EVENTS
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Housing Mixer
Sunday, August 26, 2012
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Lake Street Church of Evanston
607 Lake Street, Evanston, IL
Housing is an issue for millions of people. The Center for Housing Policy reported that in 2005 (before the crash) 13 million Americans paid more than half their income for housing and, of those, 4 million worked full time. Since the 2008 crash, over 1.2 million homes have been foreclosed.
We need better housing alternatives – sooner not later. Housing mixers are a new model to gather with others regularly to explore a broader range of housing options than the one-size-does-not-fit-all single family, and single parent, model that we consider normal.
The concept of housing mixers distills years of thought about affordable housing. Mixers are the platform for conversations about housing and support to ensure good outcomes. Social service experts (our community has many) will guide participants to ensure healthy choices and effective communication for healthy, satisfying housing arrangements.
Contact Terry Edlin, te...@newcommunityvision.coop or 312.375.1423, for information.
http://www.meetup.com/newcommunityvision-coop-housing-mixers/events/76951772/
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Potluck/Roundtable
Sunday, August 26th
Potluck dinner at 6, discussion at 7
5045 S. Laflin
(773) 376-9263
Hello from Su Casa Catholic Worker--not quite a co-op but an intentional community made up of of 'workers' and homeless Spanish-speaking families. We hold roundtable conversations each month, and August's will be about different forms of community living. I'm sure everyone on this list would have something unique to add to the conversation! For our part we can share what exactly a Catholic Worker is anyway, the ways we're a little different, and some delicious food rescued that very morning from Trader Joe's :) Please bring a dish and your ideas about what you've seen work in community or what you imagine might be possible. Details are:
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Discussion Group
Want to help host/organize a monthly communities discussion group? I'm looking for a friendly living room, ideas for discussion topics, and help moderating the group. Send a note at dcop...@gmail.com.
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CHICAGO COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CNIC Mailing List (tell your friends!):
https://groups.google.com/group/chicagonic
Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Co-ops-and-Intentional-Communities/220809534698555
Meetup Group:
http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Intentional-Communities-and-Cooperative-Living/
Resource for Intentional communities and co-ops in Chicago:
http://www.chicagocoop.net/
Intentional Communities Directory - Illinois:
http://directory.ic.org/intentional_communities_in_Illinois
Send events, community listings, and other stuff of interest to the community to dcop...@gmail.com.
===
EVENTS
---
Housing Mixer
Sunday, August 26, 2012
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
Lake Street Church of Evanston
607 Lake Street, Evanston, IL
Housing is an issue for millions of people. The Center for Housing Policy reported that in 2005 (before the crash) 13 million Americans paid more than half their income for housing and, of those, 4 million worked full time. Since the 2008 crash, over 1.2 million homes have been foreclosed.
We need better housing alternatives – sooner not later. Housing mixers are a new model to gather with others regularly to explore a broader range of housing options than the one-size-does-not-fit-all single family, and single parent, model that we consider normal.
The concept of housing mixers distills years of thought about affordable housing. Mixers are the platform for conversations about housing and support to ensure good outcomes. Social service experts (our community has many) will guide participants to ensure healthy choices and effective communication for healthy, satisfying housing arrangements.
Contact Terry Edlin, te...@newcommunityvision.coop or 312.375.1423, for information.
http://www.meetup.com/newcommunityvision-coop-housing-mixers/events/76951772/
---
Potluck/Roundtable
Sunday, August 26th
Potluck dinner at 6, discussion at 7
5045 S. Laflin
(773) 376-9263
Hello from Su Casa Catholic Worker--not quite a co-op but an intentional community made up of of 'workers' and homeless Spanish-speaking families. We hold roundtable conversations each month, and August's will be about different forms of community living. I'm sure everyone on this list would have something unique to add to the conversation! For our part we can share what exactly a Catholic Worker is anyway, the ways we're a little different, and some delicious food rescued that very morning from Trader Joe's :) Please bring a dish and your ideas about what you've seen work in community or what you imagine might be possible. Details are:
---
Discussion Group
Want to help host/organize a monthly communities discussion group? I'm looking for a friendly living room, ideas for discussion topics, and help moderating the group. Send a note at dcop...@gmail.com.
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CHICAGO COMMUNITY RESOURCES
CNIC Mailing List (tell your friends!):
https://groups.google.com/group/chicagonic
Facebook Group:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chicago-Co-ops-and-Intentional-Communities/220809534698555
Meetup Group:
http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Intentional-Communities-and-Cooperative-Living/
Resource for Intentional communities and co-ops in Chicago:
http://www.chicagocoop.net/
Intentional Communities Directory - Illinois:
http://directory.ic.org/intentional_communities_in_Illinois
Daniel Copulsky
Aug 19, 2012, 5:20:04 PM8/19/12
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Sorry - one correction!
The Housing Mixer on 8/26 is from 1:00-2:30pm.
The Housing Mixer on 8/26 is from 1:00-2:30pm.
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