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We are a group of people dedicated to social justice and joy sharing a house in the Uptown neighborhood at 1430 W. Leland.

There is no landlord – everyone who lives here is a partial owner of the house. Each person has an equal say in how the house is run and shares responsibility for keeping the house in good condition.

Members pay monthly charges that cover the house mortgage payment and other expenses.

Call or email for more information or to stop by for dinner!

membershipleland@gmail.com
stonesoupcoop.org
(773) 878 3225

We are putting together a great schedule and a BBQ feast for the gathering!

PLEASE NOTE THE CORRECT DATE BELOW- THERE WAS AN ERROR ON THE POSTCARDS THAT WERE MAILED.

Date: Saturday, August 14, 201o
Time: 12:00-5:00 pm
Location: Stone Soup Cooperative (4637 N. Ashland)

A celebration of cooperation and communities.
* BBQ lunch
* Workshops about communal living
* Network with other Chicago coop members

Agenda-

12pm arrival and lunch

1pm introductions of all coops and members in attendance

2pm workshops (choose one): a. Fair Housing Law or b. Methods of resolving conflicts with consensus

3:30pm group discussion about applications of social, economic, and environmental justice in communal living

5pm wrap up

Contact CCLF staff at workshop@cclfchicag o.org with questions.

This event is being organized by the Chicago Community Loan Fund (CCLF), North American Students of Cooperation Organizaton (NASCO), and Chicagoland Network of Intentional Communities.

Please RSVP below:

Stone Soup Cooperative- Ashland House is seeking new members for Sept 1, 2010!

Stone Soup Cooperative is a 19 member housing cooperative located in the Uptown Neighborhood in Chicago.  We are focused on nurturing social justice and joy.  We pay $485 per month which includes all basic living expenses like rent, vegetarian food, utilities, internet access, phone, NY Times and Chicago Tribune subscriptions, and more.  We live communally, share meals and all house responsibilities, and love consensus.

For more information on applying for membership contact our Membership Coordinators by e-mailing live@stonesoupcoop.org.

Asking price: ~$15,000 (share loan may be available)

Monthly housing charge (includes heat): ~$800

Features

• Four room one-bedroom unit in an 8-unit building (825 sq. ft)
• Large Oak Kitchen Hutch
• Ample Closet Space
• Newly-rehabbed bathroom
• One Block from Koscziusko Park
• Solar-Powered Hot Water
• Large Yard & New Porches
• Great Co-op Mates

The Logan Square Co-op is a limited-equity housing cooperative

Contact Maureen Dolan (mdolan1149@aol.com) Judi (jkinch@ameritech.net) or Mark (msmithivas@gmail.com) or 773-545-0421 for more information

Save the Date! June 19th from 6pm until 10pm will be the next gathering of the Chicago Network of Intentional Communities.It will be at the Waterside Co-op (4511 N. Campbell) and will be a potluck. We are encouraging people to bring vegan & raw food, but will welcome anything. Please no nuts because of allergies.The night will be informal. We’ll go around and introduce communities and then just hang out and get to know each other. Then hopefully a music jam will follow afterwards, so bring your instruments. We are sending out a special invitation to some communities which haven’t been represented yet so please help us by forwarding this to communities who are not yet involved. We’ll email more information, shortly…but mark your calendars..June 19th 6pm till 10.

United Church of Rogers Park is beginning an intentional community, and we are looking for people who are interested in living in a diverse, engaged neighborhood. We are looking for individuals who want to live with others who share similar passions, which include social justice, sustainability, and faith. Community members will live together, share community meals, and work on other house projects. Rent is $500 a month and includes rent for the house, utilities, internet, and furnishings. If you are interested, please email Rev. Wesley Dorr (deaconwes@gmail.com) for an application.

Come on over to Navy Pier on May 22 or 23 to check out the Chicagoland Network of Intentional Communities table at the Chicago Green Festival.  We will be representing numerous housing cooperatives and intentional communities around Chicagoland.  You can meet members, learn about communal living, and pick up materials about our homes (we also like to share recipes and eco-cleaning tips).  See you there!

Saturday, May 22 10am-7pm and Sunday, May 23 11am-6pm at Navy Pier

Stone Soup Hoyne is looking for another member to join us in cooperative living with a social justice vision.  We are 6 people and two dogs in a two-flat brick home on Chicago’s near south side.  The house has a finished basement, as well as a porch, backyard, garden, and lots of common space.    Rent rages from $400-600 per person—this includes utilities—and $115 for food.  We are looking for someone who can make at least a one-year commitment, who likes sharing meals and resources, while getting to know new people and talking about social justice, then give us a call at (773) 247-1755 or send an e-mail to membershiphoyne@ stonesoupcoop. org.

Stone Soup Hoyne busca un nuevo miembro para participar en una casa cooperativa con un interés en la justicia social.  Somos seis personas y dos perros, vivimos en una casa de dos pisos y un sótano arreglado en el sur de Chicago.  La casa tiene un porch, una yarda, un jardin y mucho espacio abierto.  Cada persona paga entre $400 hasta $600—utilidades incluidos—y $115 para comida.  Buscamos alguien que pueda hacer un compromiso de 1 año o más, que le guste compartir comida, recursos, mientras conocer a nueva gente y tener conversaciones sobre la justicia social, llamanos a (773) 247-1755 o mande un e-mail a membershiphoyne@ stonesoupcoop. org.

There is an opening at The Waterside Co-op.

For more information, please visit our website.

Waterside Coop

NEXT GATHERING
What do we eat? Do we choose to buy local or organic? Which is better?
Should we join a food co-op? How do we share our food with those we
are living with? What if we decide to grow our own food?

Please join us for the next Network of Intentional Communities meeting
where we will host a roundtable discussion about food issues and how
communities deal with them. We will share best practices that other
communities have found around making food choices and also work to
brainstorm new ones. This will be an opportunity to connect to various
intentional communities in Chicago and also learn a little bit about
our food system. Anyone who is interested in community is welcome. We
are also hoping to discuss some logistics like what people want out of
this group and the creation of a webpage.

Sunday, January 10th, 4-7pm
Casa Lucitas
902 W. Margate Terrace, Apt 1B
Chicago, IL 60640

WATERSIDE COOP
The Waterside Coop, a community focused on the environment, peace and
justice, located in Lincoln Square has an opening. Check out their
website for more information. http://www.beyondtoday.org/coop/

INTERESTED IN HELPING?
If you are interested in helping plan events for the Network of
Intentional Communities, respond to this email and we will let you
know when the next planning meeting is.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Does your community have an opening? a cool event coming up? Respond
to the email and we can email it to everyone.

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