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The Vancouver Collective House Network presents three upcoming opportunities to
learn about collective living.
Two of the workshops take place in long-established
collective houses in east Vancouver, and all three
are Facilitated by folks who live in collective houses.
Join us to learn about ways we live together that promote
health, happiness, connectedness and sustainability.
Two of the workshops take place in long-established
collective houses in east Vancouver, and all three
are Facilitated by folks who live in collective houses.
Join us to learn about ways we live together that promote
health, happiness, connectedness and sustainability.
Advance Registration recommended, as space is limited.
BY DONATION
suggested $5 - $15 per workshop
no one turned away for lack of funds.
WORKSHOP ONE
collective living: how to make it work in a collective house
Saturday, March 3 2012
morning 9:30 - 12:30
Saturday, March 3 2012
morning 9:30 - 12:30
This
workshop outlines foundational systems and structures that make
collective living successful. We’ll look at food & shared meals,
work & energy around the home (aka chores), financial options,
managing collective projects, and how to start a collective house. Using
years of lived experience from within the Collective House Network,
within each topic we’ll consider a range of possibilities to prepare you
to move forward with the pieces that are right for you. Hosted at Cherry Tree Fort Collective House.
Register now for Workshop One Free to register, event by donation.
NOTE: Location has 8 to 10 stairs to enter.
Facilitator bios:
Allison Prime is a sustainability educator, teacher, guide and facilitator who lives at a collective house called cherry tree fort. She is passionate about collective living and loves sharing her passion with the world.
Sara Ross (aka RedSara) lives at the Beehive Collective House, and loves the connections and practical life support it provides day to day. She is a community artist and organizer, and facilitates collectives, workshops and bike rides. She loves to support and work for positive change in herself and in the world, and is endlessly inspired by birds, bicycles, her family, and the Pacific Northwest.
Allison Prime is a sustainability educator, teacher, guide and facilitator who lives at a collective house called cherry tree fort. She is passionate about collective living and loves sharing her passion with the world.
Sara Ross (aka RedSara) lives at the Beehive Collective House, and loves the connections and practical life support it provides day to day. She is a community artist and organizer, and facilitates collectives, workshops and bike rides. She loves to support and work for positive change in herself and in the world, and is endlessly inspired by birds, bicycles, her family, and the Pacific Northwest.
WORKSHOP TWO
the power of sharing food: strengthening your collective one meal at a time
Saturday, March 3 2012
Saturday, March 3 2012
afternoon 2:30 - 5:30
There are many great reasons to share food: it's less work, it increases your connection with others, it's gourmet, and it's cheaper than eating on your own! Why then, does it seem so hard to put shared food into practice? This workshop explores a range of possibilities for sharing food in a collective house, including owning food in common, and eating meals together. Leave with the tools to give it a try. Hosted at the Beehive Collective House.
Register now for Workshop Two Free to register, event by donation.
NOTE: Location has 10 to 15 stairs to enter.
NOTE: Location has 10 to 15 stairs to enter.
Facilitator bios:
Travis Clyne has lived in the Beehive Collective House for 3 years. Previously he has cycled to, and lived at other intentional communities and eco-villages. He loves the efficiency and joy of living in a supportive community and sharing common resources. When Travis is not turning the Beehive compost, he practices outdoor sustainability education with folks of all ages.
Sara Ross (aka RedSara) lives at the Beehive Collective House, and loves the connections and practical life support it provides day to day. She is a community artist and organizer, and facilitates collectives, workshops and bike rides. She loves to support and work for positive change in herself and in the world, and is endlessly inspired by birds, bicycles, her family, and the Pacific Northwest.
Saturday, March 10 2012
Travis Clyne has lived in the Beehive Collective House for 3 years. Previously he has cycled to, and lived at other intentional communities and eco-villages. He loves the efficiency and joy of living in a supportive community and sharing common resources. When Travis is not turning the Beehive compost, he practices outdoor sustainability education with folks of all ages.
Sara Ross (aka RedSara) lives at the Beehive Collective House, and loves the connections and practical life support it provides day to day. She is a community artist and organizer, and facilitates collectives, workshops and bike rides. She loves to support and work for positive change in herself and in the world, and is endlessly inspired by birds, bicycles, her family, and the Pacific Northwest.
WORKSHOP THREE
homo sweet homo: queer- and trans-positivity in collective houses.Saturday, March 10 2012
afternoon 2:30 - 5:30
What does it mean for a house to be queer- and/or trans-positive?
What might it look like to be an ally through a housemate's transition? What does "gender balance" in a house mean when gender is complicated? Explore these questions and more, and help to create a toolkit on gender and sexuality to take back to your house and community.
What might it look like to be an ally through a housemate's transition? What does "gender balance" in a house mean when gender is complicated? Explore these questions and more, and help to create a toolkit on gender and sexuality to take back to your house and community.
Register now for Workshop Three Free to register, event by donation
1720 Grant St, at Commercial Drive in the Mosaic Community Room
NOTE: Location is fully accessible including washrooms.
1720 Grant St, at Commercial Drive in the Mosaic Community Room
NOTE: Location is fully accessible including washrooms.
Facilitator bios:
Esther
McPhee is a writer, jammer, and pancake-flipper, who has been thinking
about gender and sexuality since they first started their high school's
gay/straight alliance back in the day. They live at The Red House and
can most often be found dreaming of blackberries.
Ben Keane-O'Hara has given workshops on sexuality and gender to high school youth and university students since 2005. He likes reading poetry, taking pictures and baking cake, and lives with a gaggle of chickens, bees, cats and humans at The Grown-Up House.
