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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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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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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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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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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/
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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/
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