As a “Baby Boomer” I am part of the wave of over 50’s who are changing our society in ways previous generations could never have imagined. I was intrigued by the question-“What will if mean for us all to grow up, live and age in a society where half the citizens are over the age […]
A renowned expert in the development and support of housing cooperatives will be visiting the Phoenix Commons office as a guest speaker on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Rick Lewis is the executive director of the Bay Area Community Land Trust (BACLT), a non-profit organization in the East Bay dedicated to developing affordable cooperative homeownership for low and […]
Aristotle once wrote: “Man is by nature a social animal […] Anyone who either cannot lead the common life or is so self-sufficient as not to need to, and therefore does not partake of society, is either a beast or a god.” A new book by leading social psychologist and neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman, reviewed in an […]
We are pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring our second Successful Aging Orientation on the 20th at 6:30 pm. This class lead by Elders Village will establish the need for education and training on aging issues, provide an overview of the entire course curriculum and examine the rationale for emphasizing community throughout the […]
Elders Village, a non-profit dedicated to educating seniors, hosts an ongoing monthly series of talks on various topics of interest to older adults. This month, the Elders Village Talk on Safety will be held at the Alameda Elks Lodge (2555 Santa Clara Ave.) on Wednesday, November 6th at 6:30 pm. There will be a panel […]
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat recently ran a story about a small cohousing community in Mendocino County (California) named Cheesecake (the article originally appeared in the New York Times). Besides its endearing name and secluded, wooded environment, one of the most striking aspects of the community is how the members have learned to deal with […]
We have just received word that the City of Oakland has agreed to change the age restriction from 60 to 55, in order to conform with federal fair housing laws. This is great news for future community members under the age of 60, who would have faced exclusion from Phoenix Commons if not for the […]
We are pleased to announce that we will be sponsoring our first Successful Aging Orientation on the 24th at 6:30 pm. This class lead by Elders Village will establish the need for education and training on aging issues, provide an overview of the entire course curriculum and examine the rationale for emphasizing community throughout the […]
On the 17th at 6:30 pm we will be hosting the final module of the Successful Aging series- Aging, Ecology and Legacy. This class lead by Elders Village will cover the how to see ecology as a study of relationships both between yourself, society and nature, ways in which our ecological concepts change as we […]
The ASA (American Society on Aging) blog has a fascinating interview with USC professor Victor Regnier, who holds the country’s only joint appointment to an architecture school and school of gerontology. His architectural grad students have designed a community based on the Apartment for Life housing projects that are popular in Europe, particularly the Netherlands. […]