You are welcome to participate in the discussions as much as you feel comfortable. It's also fine to sit back and listen! We're working with a number of professionals - for a list of the names you may hear during the meeting, see our Who's Who guide, which we'll hand out as part of your Welcome Kit.

We use color cards as a tool to help organize our discussions. Take a look at the explanation here, or on page 27 of The Cohousing Handbook. Please use these cards during the meeting, or if it gets confusing, simply raise your hand.

When we are ready to get to consensus, the associates and equity members will also use the cards to indicate their position on the proposal.

If you have any questions about the card or the meeting process in general, please feel free to talk to someone on the facilitation team.