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Full list of Just for Fun links - includes those appearing in past issues of Cohousing Now! and ones we are considering for future issues. Reading this page gives you a look back and a peek at our work in process. We hope you enjoy this look behind the scenes

Published Issues

May ??, 2009 - Issue #9

Just-for-Fun was not included in this issue.

May 12 - Issue #8

City Repair - Enhancing Portland's Urban Spaces
See 2009 Coho Conference speaker, Mark Lakeman, transform a city intersection
The first Coho-L Post with Content
The Cohousing Listserv started way back in 1992. Click here for more info
The Earliest Cohousing News
Cohousing newspaper articles from 1989 (note: many are Pay-per-View)

May 5, 2009 - Issue #7

Cohousing is one answer
Clip from Cohousing DVD; Visions of Cohousing, on European Cohousing
How to: reducing the pet peeves in your community
Conversations about cat policies at Wild Sage Cohousing (Boulder, CO)
The "Flag Parade"
Little kids enjoy playing at Touchstone Cohousing (Ann Arbor, MI).

April 21, 2009 - Issue #6

Just-for-Fun was not included in this issue.

April 3, 2009 - Issue #5

Spring? How about an Easter Egg Hunt?
Wild Sage Coho kids enjoy their community (Warning: no plot, but 6 min of cuteness!)
100 ways to use your common house
Great list of how different cohousing communities have used their common houses
21st Century Village
Rich, multimedia collection of videos and information on cohousing

Mar 18, 2009 - Issue #4

Who's the funniest cohouser?
Residents of Cambridge Cohousing (Cambridge, MA) share in anticipation of the No Talent Show.
Wanna Start a Commune?
An "only-slightly-tongue-in-cheek collective"... "gives a new attitude to an old idea" (New York Times - 2/3/09)
Oh, we use colored cards - Huh?
Mosaic Commons (near Boston, MA) shares how they use colored cards to help meetings go smoothly.

Mar 13, 2009 - Issue #3

Oh the games people play
Some light and lively games to help improve your community meetings
Inflatable Space Commune
Widely admired, very fun video - created by Arboretum Cohousing (Madison, WI)
Come to the Cabaret?
Sunward Cohousing (Ann Arbor, MI) enjoys using its common house for many house concerts.

Feb 7, 2009 - Issue #2

The Pretty Ladies Rescue
Video from Touchstone Cohousing (MI) shares a little "kid culture" (Warning: Its Cute)
Cohousing On the Map
Grass roots effort to place cohousing communities on a Google Map
Common House Panorama (Large photo)
Puget Ridge (WA) shows its common house using large photo (use your browser's horizontal scroll bar)

Jan 19, 2009 - Inaugural Issue #1

The Gingerbread Cohousing Community
Video shows Winslow Cohousing (WA) rendered in gingerbread, complete with animals in the forest!
Cohousing Comics
Comic artist, Richard Curran (richardcurran [at] mac [dot] com), depicts life at Cambridge Cohousing in six wonderful pieces
Mama Drama: Only in Cohousing?
Cohouser's daughter tells of Bitty Girl's coho-journey and her party (Warning: Its Cute)

Future Issues

Possible Cohousing Now! Content

May or may not be part of Just for Fun section.

Videos

The Cohousing Concept
Brief, high energy clip on cohousing.
Radio Interview with Community Founder
18 minutes originally broadcast on WNYC on Brooklyn Cohousing

150 ways to build social capital

Many of these are very familiar, day-to-day aspects of life in a cohousing neighborhood, where some very wealthy people live.

Meine Natur ist die Nachbarschaft
And in English (mostly).
Cool cohousing architectural project

Within Reach Movie video clips

Conference presenters Mandy and Ryan of Within Reach Movie are on a 12,000 bike-packing trip around the country visiting sustainable communities, including a number of cohousing communities. They will be sharing of their adventures in a Pre-Conference workshop and one of the many Conference Breakout Sessions.