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Dear friends lovers strangers wonders of Seattle and beyond,

Sunflowers are smiling over the kitchen table at Sherwood and we would like to smile with you next Thursday the 26th.

New and old co-op loves are passing through our doors. This is Helen’s last potluck before she moves across the country, and Michael, Irene, and Erin are soon to have their paths taking their feet in different directions.

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Lets play as the sun goes down and warm our hearts with the sound of music, laughter and conversation. Maybe some of us will steal plums from our neighbor’s yard! (shhh don’t tell!)

Vegan or vegetarian dishes would be lovely.
And musical instruments too!

WHEN: Thursday Aug 26th at 7pm

WHERE: at our house 4746 18th Ave NE in the u district

It would be wonderful to see you,

Sherwood Co-op
Lily, Felix, Ele, Vincent, Jane, Helen, Irene, Hilary,
Otr, Nick, Michael, Erin, and Rowan

We try to make our home a safe space, and to minimize the presence of transphobia, racism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia. In our house, it is always important to call people by their preferred gender pronouns. To help with that, we’ll have name/pronoun tags for everyone to write down their names and pronouns if they feel comfortable doing so.

— we have a wheelchair ramp — kid friendly ——

we sit on the porch and watch the sun sink behind the houses,

sharing food and conversation with each other,

trying new instruments and new songs.

share a summer night with us this thursday!

july 22nd at 7pm
we will eat vegan or vegetarian dishes in solidarity with efforts to realize a non-violent food system
at our house 4746 18th ave ne

bring a vegan or veggie edible or drinkable, your lovely self, and something that makes music perhaps?

see you soon!

vince, otr, rowan, peter, irene, hilary, ele, jane, helen, erin, and felix

special note! *Donations will be accepted, but not required, to send Pinay Sa Seattle (http://pinaynews.wordpress.com/about/) to the International Women’s Conference in Montreal, in coordination with the efforts of the Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites*

We try to make our home a safe space, and to minimize the presence of transphobia, racism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia. In our house, it is always important to call people by their preferred gender pronouns. To help with that, we’ll have name/pronoun tags for everyone to write down their names and pronouns if they feel comfortable doing so.

—we have a wheelchair ramp—kid friendly—

Phil, our friend, fellow radical wonderful person, and incredible dancer is moving to Guatemala in less than a week to work with Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala. So we’re having a dance party to celebrate his amazingness before he goes!

Saturday June 17 at 8pm -1am at our house 4746 18th Ave NE

We try to make our home a safe space, and to minimize the presence of transphobia, racism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia. In our house, it is always important to call people by their preferred gender pronouns. To help with that, we’ll have name/pronoun tags for everyone to write down their names and pronouns if they feel comfortable doing so.

— kid friendly —–

Dear friends,

Let’s celebrate the sun and each other and eat greens from our garden this thursday at our monthly community potluck.

When: Thursday, June 24th, 7pm

Where: Sherwood Co-op, 4746 18th ave NE, in the University District

We will eat: vegan or vegetarian dishes in solidarity with efforts to
realize a non-violent food system

Bring an instrument, bring a game, bring a friend!

Hoping to see your wonderfull selves,

the Sherwood Co-op

Felix, Ele, Phil, Vincent, Jane, Helen, Irene, Hilary,
Otr, Nick, Michael, Zack, Erin, and Peter

We try to make our home a safe space, and to minimize the presence of transphobia, racism, ableism, sexism, and homophobia. In our house, it is always important to call people by their preferred gender pronouns. To help with that, we’ll have name/pronoun tags for everyone to write down their names and pronouns if they feel comfortable doing so.

— we have a wheelchair ramp — kid friendly —–

Check out the article Sharing Communities.

We are a 14 person collective living in a big blue house in the University District.  We live cooperatively, sharing the work, cost, and care of living together.  We try to make our home a safe space, and to minimize the presence of transphobia, racism, ableism, sexism, homophobia and other oppressive language and actions.  In our house, it is always important to call people by their preferred gender pronouns.  We are striving to create an autonomous space free from oppression and fear!

We vale:

- sharing skills and knowledge

- critical discourse and discovery

- an awareness of one’s own privilege

- consensus-based decision making

- art and reclamation of public spaces

- breaking down hierarchies

- sharing vegan meals

- listening to and playing music

- bicycles

- growing our own food

- hosting monthly community potlucks

- activism

We share nightly dinners (each member is required to cook twice a month).  Members contribute to our chore and house work system, attend two house meetings a month, and go on retreats twice a year.

Our average base rent is around $450/month, with cost varying according to room size and location.  There is a deposit of $700 (payment options are available).  We share the costs of vegetarian and mostly organic food, mortgage, property tax, maintenance, utilities, local phone, and DSL.  In total this costs around $150 in addition to the base room cost.  Total membership dues at this time range from $593-654.

We have open spaces beginning in July and continuing through summer and fall.

If you are curious about membershipping, please contact us at sherwoodcooperative@gmail.com.  We ask that all interested members come to three house dinners, write a letter of intent, have a one-one-one conversation with a house member, and then attend a membership meeting.  Please only contact us if you are willing to fully participate in our labor and expense sharing system and if you are looking to stay for at least a year.

We look forward to meeting you!

- the Sherwood Coop

Tags: collective housing, cooperative, membership

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