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SUMMARY:Is Cohousing Right for You? Module 4: Hopes and Fears
DESCRIPTION:During the fourth webinar we will:\n• Explore our hopes and fears about living in cohousing.\n• Practice deep listening without evaluation.\n• Explore ways to mitigate or address our fears.\n• Discuss whether cohousing is a good fit (and why or why not)?\n• Review next steps for those interested in starting a community or in joining a formed or forming community.\n• Answer any questions with a short Q&A \n  \nEVENT FEE \nThe cost to attend is $75 per person or $100 per household*. Registration includes participation in the four webinar workshops\, pre-workshop questionnaires\, handouts and a certificate of completion.\nSpace is limited to TWENTY-FOUR (24) participants per series\, so we encourage you to reserve your pass early. To be notified of spaces opening up or future events\, add your name to our mailing list by sending an email to info@CohousingOptions.ca. \n*Please note that household registrants can include up to FOUR (4) adult/teen family members living in the same home. We recommend that each participant have access to their own computer\, phone or tablet in order to participate in the breakout discussions. To access the discount code please use the code HOUSEHOLD if you are booking TWO (2) tickets. If you have more than two family members register two people and email us at alexander@CohousingOptions.ca or call 647-403-9048. \nWHO SHOULD I CONTACT IF I WANT MORE INFORMATION? \nFor more information\, please contact Alexander Theodorakidis at alexander@cohousingoptions.ca or 647-403-9048.
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/module-4-hopes-and-fears-june-28/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210710T103000
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SUMMARY:Coffee & Cohousing
DESCRIPTION:Join Cohabitat Sweetfern Cohousing for an informal information session on cohousing and Cohabitat Sweetfern Cohousing’s progress towards their community. \nContact info@sweetferncohousing.com to get the link.
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/coffee-cohousing-july10/
CATEGORIES:Meetup
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohabitat Sweetfern Cohousing":MAILTO:info@sweetferncohousing.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210717T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210717T160000
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SUMMARY:WeGROK for Two Training
DESCRIPTION:WeGROK designers Jean Morrison & Christine King will guide you through this process to help you make decisions or plans\, or settle conflict.\nAbout this event \nJoin WeGROK designers Christine and Jean as they walk you through this comprehensive “communication coach-in-a-box” method drawn from over 40 years of their collective experience. \nWeGROK is a self-guided process specifically created for two people to use when making important decisions or plans\, wanting to find common ground and resolution for a conflict\, or just wanting to be mutually understood and seen for their intentions. \nBecause conflict can be scary and many of us are conflict avoidant\, WeGROK was designed to give people a safe container to explore their disagreements. Either two people can use the process on their own\, or a trusted friend/counselor can guide them through the steps. \nIn this training\, you will be introduced to the six dialogue stages\, given an opportunity to practice several of the stages\, observe Jean and Christine as they walk through a situation\, and have the opportunity to ask questions. \nWho will benefit from this training? Mediators\, Counselors\, Therapists\, Partners\, NVC Trainers\, and anyone who wants a clear\, comprehensive\, and supportive way to compassionately move through challenging conversations and topics. You can purchase a WeGROK here. \nWhile WeGROK is meant to be used by two people\, this training is designed for individuals wanting to learn the process. However couples are welcome and we ask that you sign up individually. \nSign up! \nPlease note the time is 10AM-1PM Pacific Time. Please adjust the time for your time zone. \nRefunds are available up to one week in advance of the training. You will receive a full refund minus the nonrefundable Eventbrite fees
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/wegrok-for-two-training/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210914T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210914T210000
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SUMMARY:Won't You be My Neighbour - How does building community\, build cohousing?
DESCRIPTION:How does building community\, build cohousing?\n\n\nDate: September 14th – 7-9 PM\n\n\n \n\n\nWhat you will learn:\n\nHow to explore and address your fears regarding community building and living in community\nThe technical (skills\, policies\, etc.)\, cultural (knowledge\, beliefs\, customs\, etc.) and marketing/communications priorities every community needs to take into consideration\nHow to map out what you have\, and what you need\, to build community\nStrategies and tactics for bonding\, education and orientation\nTechnical and marketing tips and tricks\nRecommended next steps once you know where you are\n\n\n\n \nFormat:\n\nA 90 minute fireside chat with live Q&A\nParticipants 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 \n\n\n\n \nModerators:\n\nAlexandria Levitt (Levitt CoHo) & Kristopher Stevens (Cohousing Options Canada).\n\n \nGuest Speakers:\n\nDavid Hundhausen – (Quimper Village\, Founding Member & Resident)\nJerry Koch-Gonalez (Sociocracy for All\, Program Director; Pioneer Valley Cohousing\, Founding Member & Resident)\nShelly Parks (CoVision Consulting\, Founder; Skagit Cohousing\, Founding Member & soon to be Resident)\n\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/wont-you-be-my-neighbour-building-community-to-building-cohousing/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210921T210000
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SUMMARY:Won't You Be My Neighbour? What makes a great Neighbour and neighbourhood\, and why does it matter?
DESCRIPTION:What makes a great Neighbour and neighbourhood\, and why does it matter?\nDate: September 21st\, 7 – 9pm \nWhat you will learn: \n\nWhy your childhood\, college….or if you’re lucky\, adult\, neighbourhood and home matter and can help guide you and your community\nThe underlying principles of high functioning communities\, neighbourhoods\, households and homes\nHard\, but important conversations\, and ways to make them easier (and more positively impactful)\nStrategies\, tactics and tools and why they matter….and don’t\nReal life stories\, challenges and solutions from a member of Eastern North America’s first cohousing community\n\nFORMAT:  \n\nParticipants will be asked to complete a questionnaire and personal “mapping” exercises in preperation for the workshop\nA 15 minute presentation highlighting core principles\nA series of breakout groups and interactive discussions concluding in with a Q&A\n\nModerators: \n\n Alexandria Levitt (Levitt CoHo) & Kristopher Stevens (Cohousing Options Canada)\n\nGuest Speaker \n\nDyan Wiley (Pioneer Valley Cohousing\, Founding Member)\n\n  \nSign me up!
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/wont-you-be-my-neighbour-cultivating-your-neighborhood-why-it-matters/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20210928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20210928T210000
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SUMMARY:Won't You Be My Neighbour? Co-Buying & Coliving in Cohousing
DESCRIPTION:Can you co-buy\, or co-live\, in cohousing\nDate: September 28th\, 7 – 9pm \nWhat you will learn: \n\nDifferences between co-buying\, coliving and cohousing\nKey considerations for co-buying/coliving\nHow coliving can work within a cohousing community\nHow to co-buy a unit in cohousing\n\nFormat:  \n\nAn interactive discussion regarding what makes a household and home\nA Fireside chat regarding cobuying\, coliving and and cohousing\nBreakhout sessions and group discussion\nParticipants will receive a copy of GOCO’s new book on cobuying and co-living\n\nModerators:  \n\nKristopher Stevens (Cohousing Options Canada) & Lesli Gaynor (GoCo Solutions)\n\nGuest Speaker \n\nLeslie Gaynor (GoCo Solutions\, Founder; Forest Hill Real Estate Inc.\, Sales Representative)\n\n 
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/wont-you-be-my-neighbour-co-buying-coliving-in-cohousing/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T210000
DTSTAMP:20220310T160328Z
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SUMMARY:Is Cohousing Right for You?
DESCRIPTION:Join Cohousing Options Canada for our 4-part online workshop series of learning\, discovery and reflection where you will find out:\n\nWhat is it like living in a cohousing neighbourhood.\nWhat it takes financially and skillswise to develop and live in cohousing.\nWhether it is right for you!\n\nDuring the workshop you will have the opportunity to: \n\nReflect on your own drivers and how they relate to cohousing.\nLearn and experience some of the skills used in cohousing groups.\nMeet others interested in cohousing.\nMeet people already living in cohousing.\nLearn how to join a community as well as how to start your own.\nAsk us anything.\n\nThe four modules will be hosted online from 7pm – 9pm EDT and are as follows: \n\nModule 1: Personal Vision\, Mission & Values (Tuesday April 5\, 2022)\nModule 2: Getting it Built (Tuesday April 12\, 2022)\nModule 3: Living in Community (Tuesday April 19\, 2022)\nModule 4: Hopes and Fears (Tuesday April 26\, 2022)\n\nSign me up! \nSessions will be recorded and circulated via private YouTube video (Google account required) along with handouts to all registered participants after each workshop.
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/is-cohousing-right-for-you/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220405T210000
DTSTAMP:20220310T152630Z
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SUMMARY:Is Cohousing Right for You? Module 1: Personal Vision\, Mission & Values
DESCRIPTION:Module 1: Personal Vision\, Mission & Values \nTuesday April 5\, 2022  \n7pm – 9pm Eastern Time – Toronto \nLearn the core cohousing concepts and reflect on personal visions of cohousing and what it might be like to live in cohousing.   During the first webinar we will: \n\nGet to know one another.\nReview the core cohousing concepts with Q&A for clarification\nReflect on personal visions of cohousing and what it might be like to live in cohousing.\nCo-develop a group vision of cohousing.\nIdentify and discuss personal values and how they guide individual and group behaviour.\nHear from cohousing community members about their forming and formed communities who will share their experience.\nAnswer any questions with a short Q&A\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/personal-vision-mission-values-april2022/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220412T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220412T210000
DTSTAMP:20220310T151819Z
CREATED:20220301T130030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T151819Z
UID:2464-1649790000-1649797200@cohousingoptions.ca
SUMMARY:Is Cohousing Right for You? Module 2: Getting it Built
DESCRIPTION:Module 2: Getting it Built \nTuesday April 12\, 2022 \n7pm – 9pm Eastern Time – Toronto \nTake a deeper dive into how cohousing develops and overview site criteria\, work plans\, budgets\, bylaws & incorporation. \nDuring the second webinar we will: \n\nReview the typical phases from group formation to move-in\nNote what groups can do for themselves and where professionals are needed.\nReview\n\nA high-level break down of the costs of development\nAn example budgets.\nAn example cash call\n\n\nProvide an overview of incorporation and the transition from developer to resident.\nIntroduce the site search process.\nTalk about financial readiness of members and the community.\nAnswer any questions with a short Q&A\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/getting-it-built-april2022/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220419T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220419T210000
DTSTAMP:20220310T151553Z
CREATED:20220301T131409Z
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SUMMARY:Is Cohousing Right for You?  Module 3: Living in Community
DESCRIPTION:Module 3: Living in Community \nTuesday April 19\, 2022\n7pm – 9pm Eastern Time – Toronto \nThis workshop introduces tools and skills that help foster healthy communications\, conflict resolution\, effective decision making. \nDuring the third webinar we will: \n\nDiscuss challenging characters and situations.\nExplore inclusion\, exclusion and who we would like in our community and why.\nExplore ways we might deal with challenges in community.\nDig into the importance of group process and social dynamics.\nIntroduce tools and skills that help foster healthy communications\, conflict resolution\, effective decision making\, etc.\nDiscuss what you personally would like to change or keep if you lived in cohousing.\nAnswer any questions with a short Q&A\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/living-in-community-april2022/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20220426T210000
DTSTAMP:20220310T151924Z
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SUMMARY:Is Cohousing Right for You?  Module 4 - Hopes and Fears
DESCRIPTION:Module 4 – Hopes and Fears \nTuesday April 26\, 2021\n7pm – 9pm Eastern Time – Toronto \nExplore your hopes and fears about living in community and explore ways to mitigate or address your fears. \nDuring the fourth webinar we will: \n\nExplore our hopes and fears about living in cohousing.\nPractice deep listening without evaluation.\nExplore ways to mitigate or address our fears.\nDiscuss whether cohousing is a good fit (and why or why not)?\nReview next steps for those interested in starting a community or in joining a formed or forming community.\nAnswer any questions with a short Q&A\n\nSign me up!
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/hopes-and-fears-april2022/
CATEGORIES:Webinar,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Cohousing Options Canada":MAILTO:info@cohousingoptions.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261028T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261028T203000
DTSTAMP:20261021T025944Z
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SUMMARY:Your First Step to Homeownership: Redside Dace Cohousing\, Brampton (Free Info Session)
DESCRIPTION:Could you own a home in Brampton and live in a real community? Join our free one-hour Zoom session to see how you can become a homeowner at Redside Dace Cohousing\, a 39-home\, mixed-income community within Mount Pleasant Commons. \nYou’ll learn: \n\nHow the Home Opportunities and Cohousing Options model makes ownership more affordable\, including financing help\nWhat cohousing life looks like\, from 2\,600+ sq ft of shared space to the neighbours you’ll get to know\nThe site plan\, floor plans and current unit pricing\nWho qualifies\, and how the purchase process works\n\nStay for a live Q&A at the end\, and book a one-on-one meeting with our dedicated sales advisor to talk through your next steps. \nWednesday\, October 28 at 7:30 PM ET on Zoom. It’s free\, but please register to get the link.
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/your-first-step-to-homeownership-redside-dace-cohousing-brampton-free-info-session/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20261127T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20261129T163000
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SUMMARY:Sociocracy in Toronto with Jerry Koch-Gonzalez: Open Evening and Weekend Intensive
DESCRIPTION:Does the way you are organized and make decisions match your values?\nCohousing Options Canada is delighted to welcome Jerry Koch-Gonzalez\, cofounder of Sociocracy For All\, who is flying in from Boston for three days of hands-on learning in Toronto this November. \nSociocracy (also called Dynamic Self-Governance) is an inspiring alternative to the win-lose approach of majority rule and to the muddled approach of not-well-organized consensus. It is practiced in member- and staff-run nonprofits\, cohousing communities\, housing and worker cooperatives\, and activist organizations. \nWhether you are part of a cohousing group\, a co-op\, a board\, a team or a community organization\, come learn a practical way to share power\, make good decisions together and keep your group growing. \nRegister on Eventbrite \nYour three days\nFriday\, November 27: An Introduction to Sociocracy (open evening)\nDoors 6:00 pm\, event 6:30–8:30 pm\nRoncesvalles United Church\, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue\, Toronto \nA taste of sociocracy for anyone who is curious. Jerry leads a real 90-minute introduction with activities\, so expect to get up\, take part and try it for yourself. If it sparks something\, you can keep exploring with the weekend intensive. \nCost: $15 \nSaturday\, November 28: Weekend Intensive\, Day 1\, The Basics\nDoors 9:00 am\, workshop 10:00 am–4:30 pm\nParkdale Library\, 1303 Queen St W\, Toronto \nThe primary approach is to learn by doing\, supported by short lectures and question-and-answer time. You will practise consent decision-making\, dealing with objections\, generating proposals and selecting people for leadership roles\, and you will leave with a template for running meetings. \nSunday\, November 29: Weekend Intensive\, Day 2\, Going Deeper\nWorkshop 10:00 am–4:30 pm\nParkdale Library\, 1303 Queen St W\, Toronto \nBuilding on Saturday\, we go more deeply into organizational and facilitation challenges: designing distributed organizational structures\, feedback systems and communication skills for governance\, and how to implement sociocracy in your own organization. \nCost\n\nWeekend intensive (Saturday and Sunday): $225\nSaturday only: $175\nSunday only: $175\nFriday evening only: $15\n\nSpace for the weekend intensive is limited to about 40 participants. Jerry’s books will be available for an extra charge. \nRegister on Eventbrite \nWhat you will learn\n\nConsent decision-making\nPractice dealing with objections\nGenerating proposals\nSelecting people for leadership roles\nA template for meeting formats\nDesigning distributed organizational structures\nFeedback systems and communication skills for governance\nHow to implement sociocracy in your own organization\n\nSociocracy encompasses three core elements: decision-making by consent\, organizational structure through linked circles following the principle of subsidiarity (delegating authority to the most grassroots level that is appropriate)\, and continuous evolution through feedback. \nMeet your facilitator\nJerry Koch-Gonzalez is a cofounder of Sociocracy For All\, a nonprofit focused on training and consulting for egalitarian governance. Jerry is a founding resident of 32-year-old Cherry Hill Cohousing. Both organizations use sociocracy for their governance. Jerry is an ISCB-certified sociocracy consultant and co-author of two books about sociocracy: Many Voices One Song and From Here to There. Jerry is also a CNVC-certified trainer in nonviolent communication. \nAccessibility\nPlease let us know of any accessibility needs when you register. \nQuestions?\nContact Kristopher Stevens\, Executive Director\, Cohousing Options Canada: kristopher@cohousingoptions.ca or 416-303-1201. \nHosted by Cohousing Options Canada with Sociocracy For All. \nAbout Cohousing Options Canada\nCohousing Options Canada is a Toronto-based non-profit consultancy helping people live better\, together. We support groups and individuals exploring cohousing: planned neighbourhoods that combine private homes with shared indoor and outdoor spaces designed to support an active\, interdependent community life. Most cohousing groups make their decisions by consensus or consent-based methods such as sociocracy\, which is why we are so pleased to bring this training to Toronto. \nThis event is not hosted by or sponsored by the Toronto Public Library.
URL:https://cohousingoptions.ca/events/sociocracy-in-toronto-with-jerry-koch-gonzalez-open-evening-and-weekend-intensive/
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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