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Dear Readers,
CONTENTS
The good news is that since
you are reading these 3
words, it means that we
have managed to overcome Growing Up In Community, USA
significant challenges to get
the latest issue of C.A.L.L. to 7
you, our beloved readers. Book Review: Cohousing For Life

The less than positive news, 9
is that we too have succumbed to significant financial Twin Oaks, USA
woes, and for the time being, will only be offering
C.A.L.L. digitally on our website. 10

We kept going as long as we good with a print copy, Urban Kibbutzim, Israel
but both printing costs and mailing costs proved
prohibitive in a time when our income is, to say the 13
least, uncertain. Communal Living, Finland

There are some upsides to this new reality: Firstly, the 14
environmental cost of putting out C.A.L.L. has been Millennials are No Different – The
reduced to zero, which has to be a good thing in terms World Is Why We Need Communal
of doing our bit to protect our planet. Secondly, we Living
have the potential to reach a lot more people this way
– emails do bounce, but I presume less than ‘return to
sender’, which have increased in frequency in these 16
COVID-19 times. Detention River Christian
Community, Australia
We’ll be transforming our distribution list from a
mailing list to an emailing list, so if you want to make 17
sure that future issues of C.A.L.L. find their way into Dancing Rabbit, USA
your inbox, drop us a line at the email address below.
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So, I’ll leave you to enjoy a variety of articles on
communal living from around the world. I’m sure you’ll Poetry: Communal Living by Alice
find plenty of stories that’ll pique your interest. It is Jones
incredible how many of us are striving for similar
things, in different places, and yet are so disconnected 20
from one another. C.A.L.L. is here to try and create Coronavirus Commune, USA
those connections, for us to share some our successes
and failures, hopes and dreams. 23
On The Brink Cohousing, UK
You can send us your suggestions, corrections,
contributions and retributions regarding C.A.L.L., to the
usual email address, 24
A Pleasant Surprise, Jan Martin
Bang
Yours,
In community 26
Ecovillages in Mexico
Anton
anton@communa.org.il 29
www.communa.org.il
Cohousing in the UK

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