Useful/interesting links

A 28 apartment housing cooperative currently being setup in Barcelona on public land rented to them by the city.

https://citiesintransition.eu/interview/co-housing-in-europe-1-la-borda-barcelona/

A 6 person housing cooperative in Oxford recently and successfully setup with crowdfunding. The investors could choose their own interest rate up to a maximum of 3%. With interest rates in banks so low the investment was attractive to people.

http://www.thenews.coop/107998/news/housing/young-professionals-set-housing-co-op-response-lack-affordable-housing-oxford/

"I'm sorry that I can't make it Tonight. One thing that we have discussed before is short life housing similar to the UK model where a group negotiates with the council or property owner to take over vacant properties, bring them up to a basic standard and pay a nominal rent. The council/property owner benefits as the property is being maintained, and the tenants benefit by being able to access affordable housing. It may be worth pursuing as it's something that could be put in place fairly quickly"

this was suggested by my friend ... sounds a bit like a DIY camelot which would be great to try.

There are some groups that could collaborate/partner with on this... for example squatters (they can offer opening up vacant buildings in exchange) and organised homeless/housing activists (they can offer getting the ear of the council/developer/nama -- because they frequently do so by occupying their offices!)

I was chatting with a friend of mine who had a suggestion for how to get land for farming/housing cooperatives

(similar to what Irish land cooperatives group was trying to do https://www.facebook.com/Irish-land-co-operatives-270871272939003 and what @blueshane and others are trying to do at the moment)

He suggested going to villages/areas and asking round for local elderly farmers with no kith or kin or children who want to take over the farm.

He suggested making an agreement with them that the land would be taken over and run beneficially and that they would be taken care of when they retire.

He suggested a few farmers he knew that might be receptive on the east coast/Meath etc area.

It might be worth exploring if anyone wants to develop the idea more

http://nycreic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/NYCREIC
https://www.facebook.com/groups/REIC4NYC/

these noo yawkers had the right idea, went very far in a year and a half and have documented their progress and lessons well...

on the other coast, this collective of collectives got themselves into a building about 2 years ago from crowdfunding, and at the moment are organising to buy it.

https://omnicommons.org/

Retired people could be another demographic thinking of co-housing

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/as-my-friends-and-i-grow-older-were-setting-our-sights-on-communal-living/article32240746/

https://www.facebook.com/CohousingForCreativeAging

There is a woman engaging with elderly people to set up house shares, she might be interested in spreading the word a bit...
http://www.elderhomeshare.ie/

Radical Routes have a step by step guide for new coops

https://www.facebook.com/OCualann/posts/373073889750745

Congrats to O Cualann (literally) laying the foundations for their project.

The guys from this are super busy but want to help others make things happen, so i hope that more of us can learn and get inspired to make things happen ourselves :)

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/2-4-kirwan-street-cottages-20-23-24-25-26-34-41-kirwan-street-stoneybatter-dublin-7/3829115

9 houses in a lot for sale in Stoneybatter Dublin, and people are thinking of trying to group buy it as a coop if we want to be part of that

Hey @julesdutchfitzsimo
I'd be interested in seeing if anything is possible with those houses alright. Could meetup to discuss it if you want?
Cheers,
Cillian

Two groups working for more secure conditions for people renting...

Dublin Tenants Association - https://dublintenants.com/
Uplift - https://action.uplift.ie/campaigns/41

Uplift have called a meeting for their Secure Rents campaign at 7pm, Monday December 5th, see https://www.facebook.com/events/906458422824208/