<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this email finds you well.</div><div><br></div><div>I’m getting in touch from Community Assets for Society and Housing (CASH), an SE London Community Land Trust bringing residents and local organisations together to create more co-ops. I would like to invite you to help design and deliver a funded research and training project called Inclusive Housing Co-ops.</div><div><br></div><div><b>What is a co-operative?</b></div><div>A housing co-op is a group of people who collectively own and manage their homes. Residents are tenants AND landlords, so rents are low and security is guaranteed in the long term. Co-ops are supportive communities where each person has an equal say in making decisions.</div><div><br></div><div><b>What do we want to find out?</b></div><div>·<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How can we more people to benefit from the long term safety and affordability that co-ops provide?</div><div>·<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>How can we make co-ops more equitable, diverse and inclusive (EDI)?</div><div><br></div><div><b>Why are we interested in this?</b></div><div>We believe that co-operatives can offer a genuinely affordable and community minded solution to the crisis we are living in. There are 300 existing co-ops in and around London and we want to help them become more inclusive. We are also passionate about creating new co-ops for people from all backgrounds.</div><div>We are looking for both co-operative members and interested individuals from the wider community to form a core group to design a training and research project, including looking for funding and support from external organisations. No previous experience needed just an interest in affordable housing or diversity and inclusion!</div><div><br></div><div>As a first step we are planning a drop in info session and then the project will then officially start in November with a workshop facilitated by an EDI expert <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/milka-fisiha%F0%9F%92%9A%F0%9F%A7%A1-42007464/">Milka Fisiha</a>.</div><div><br></div><div><b>Drop-in info session: </b>28 October 1-2pm</div><div><b>Kick-off workshop: </b>11 November 12-2pm</div><div><b>Location: </b>The Field NX, 385 Queens Road</div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>If you are interested please respond to this email.</b></div><div><br></div><div>It would be much appreciated if you could please forward this invitation to everyone is your co-op / organisation and anyone else who might want to take part. I’ve attached a flyer for handing out and a separate image for socials.</div><div><br></div><div>If you are interested in hearing more about CASH, please check out our website and our newly launched strategy-action vision, Document X: https://ldn.cash/projects/document-x/</div><div><br></div><div>In solidarity,</div><div><br></div><div>
<meta charset="UTF-8"><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Herta Gatter</div><div><br></div><div>Outreach and Engagement Circle</div><div><b>Community Assets for Society and Housing</b><br><a href="http://ldn.cash/">ldn.cash</a></div><div>@ldncash</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></body></html>