All of these new spaces signing leases and opening recently! Like Tara said, make sure your location is updated on the google map, I want to be out and about visiting these new spaces!!
Cheers, Alex On Feb 12, 2008 2:45 PM, ATusler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How exciting! We might have two coworking sites in Sonoma County. > > What we've been calling the south county coworking is now SoCo Depot. > We have signed a lease on a 1,600 sq ft space in downtown Penngrove > and plan to move in with the next month or so. There are five of us > and we're looking for another five. With ten the total monthly rent > would be about $215. More info is at http://www.SoCoDepot.com > > I think coworking's time has come. > > Anthony > > On Feb 11, 10:22 am, "Raines Cohen, Coworking Coach" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I found this concept of "The Dreamery" on the WACCOBB community forum, > > and thought "hmmm, smells (a little) like coworking!" (and perhaps > > even ecovillage-esque), and thought I'd throw it out here for the > > benefit of seekers in the North (SF) Bay Area; the target for this > > vision is not far from Cotati/Santa Rosa/Petaluma. > > > > Raines, Coworking Coach > > (who, based on the experience of Green City Gallery in Berkeley, plus > > other coworking spaces, would advise them not to commit to somewhere > > with a baseline rent of $5-10k (plus other expenses) until they had > > sufficient pre-paid members making serious commitments... perhaps > > starting smaller, more affordably or with temporary collaborative > > communities would make a gentler "on-ramp" to group formation) > > > > http://www.waccobb.net/forums/showthread.php?p=49583#post49583 > > Message from LQUINNT: > > > > What do you think about having a community space where we can gather > > to co-create our dreams??? > > > > There is a potential for opening "the Dreamery" in collaboration with > > local citizens, businesses and groups in one of the available > > warehouse spaces in the Northeast Area to cultivate awareness, vision > > and action for a more livable community experience. > > > > This space will be a venue for classes, workshops, performances > > (circus!?) and events, as well as a drop-in space for people of all > > ages to connect, vision and create in passion and resonance. A regular > > event would be a cooperative market of local goods and services (in > > partnership with the farmer's market) that would offer incentives for > > recirculating revenues within the local economy (potentially the > > foundation for a local currency!!). Organizations and businesses > > contributing to local livability would be featured and participants > > will build models on-site to demonstrate sustainable designs. Cottage > > industries that incorporate recycling such as making compost tea, > > making paper etc. would be encouraged, and a library and tech/media > > center would support other entrepreneurs to share resources and get > > support. > > > > We can do this with a budget of between $5-10,000/month (depending on > > the size/location of the space), and many of the programs will > > generate revenues once they are up and running (that will be > > reinvested into community programs!). The foundation of revenues will > > be membership dues (on a sliding scale $10-100/month)-- with this > > math, 500 people at the bare minimum monthly rate could make it > > happen... Membership will have many benefits including free access or > > discounts on participation in the Dreamery's programs/events > > (potentially hundreds of dollars in savings). Members will also have a > > voice in designing the development of this collaborative community > > resource. > > > > Further benefits include influencing the redevelopment of the entire > > Northeast Area (see other posts on WACCO) in proactive community > > collaboration. There will be a city council meeting on 2/19 where > > citizens will be discussing planning for the redevelopment of this > > area, and it would be great for people in support of this vision to > > attend and express this as a possibility before the council. > > > > No matter what, people who are interested should email me, Lauren > > Thomas at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am co-facilitating a holistic design > > course in Hawaii until February 25 with limited email access, but will > > be contacting people who are interested to help survey others about > > their interest. > > > > This idea is inspired by and in partnership with the Livability > > Project and is a localized reflection of the "Livability Center". > > Other influences are "Circle Center" in Fairfax, Green City Gallery in > > Berkeley and Portland's "Village Information Center" created by City > > Repair, among others.... These all reflect a growing GLOBAL movement > > to create community hubs that support connection and cooperation for a > > more sustainable world! > > > > If not now, when? If not here, where? If not us, who? > > > > EMAIL ME!! > > In passionate purpose, > > Lauren > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- ----- -- ----- Alex Hillman web.developer.innovation.consultant vocal: 484.597.6256 digital: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | skype: dangerouslyawesome visual: www.weknowhtml.com | www.dangerouslyawesome.com local: www.indyhall.org --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
