Co-housing with Michelle Cooper-Iversen - February 2023
Channel: UBC Emeritus College
Date: 13/02/2023

Baba Yaga House and other models for living for women retirees

The recent crises in long term care as a result of the Pandemic have emphasized the need for coming up with new models for aging demographics. It remains a well-documented fact that women generally have fewer access to resources than men when it comes to this stage of their lives. The group is intended to comprise those who wish to delve further into the possibilities for self-governing models of group living that combine independent spaces with communal ones (co-housing, coop housing etc.). The Baba Yaga model set up in France has inspired people across the world: https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20130305...

We will share experts and expertise (including inspiring writers, artists and film directors) that exist in the field to see what is possible. It is anticipated that pooling our knowledge will provide a range of realistic models for the future and may even have direct practical outcomes. While the call to participate is initially directed at women only we will decide at the first meeting whether to stay with this model.

Guest Speaker: Michelle Cooper-Iversen who is the Chief Operating Officer of the Co-operative Housing Federation of BC (CHF BC’s) Group of Social Purpose Entities– this includes COHO Management Services Society and the Community Land Trust. She holds a designation in Human Resources and is a graduate of the Saint Mary’s University Master of Management, Cooperatives and Credit Union.  She is responsible for executing operational plans than impact CHF BC, COHO and the Community Land Trust with a goal of ensuring that CHF BC’s wholly owned subsidiaries are working in cooperation with a focus on strengthening the organization and the co-op housing sector.