CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE' ("CHIE") : Coop Housing Members Association (CHMA)

WELCOME TO THE CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE ("CHIE")

YOU CAN SCROLL DOWN AND FIND BLOGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN A LINK FOR YOU ON TWITTER...OR BY E-MAIL. IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN OF EACH PAGE YOU CAN TRANSLATE A PAGE INTO A LANGUAGE THAT YOU PREFER BY CLICKING THE TRANSLATE BUTTON AND ALSO VIEW A PAGE MENU FOR THIS SITE.

WELCOME TO THE NEW CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE THAT HAS A MANDATE TO SHARE FREE INFORMATION ABOUT CO-OPS, SOCIAL/COMMUNITY HOUSING, AND RESOURCES IN CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

WHAT MUST BE REQUIRED IS PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDE ACCOUNTABILITY AT ALL NON-PROFIT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES ACROSS CANADA, AROUND THE WORLD, AND ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.

CO-OPERATION CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS THROUGH SHARING FREE KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING AND THEN UNDERSTANDING!

CHIE HELPS PUT TOGETHER ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ABOUT NON-PROFIT CO-OP HOUSING IN CANADA, SO YOU CAN GAIN A BETTER PERSPECTIVE.
THE CULTURE OF SILENCE AT MEMBER CO-OPS NEEDS TO END THAT SURROUND THE PRACTICE OF POOR OR BAD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.

FOLLOW YOUR CHIE, NOT A FAILED STATUS QUO WITH SELF-SERVING CO-OP HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS.

CHIE IS A SELF-HELP SITE THAT IS YOURS TO DISCOVER. LEARN ABOUT AND ADOPT PRINCIPLED LEARDERSHIP, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. REVIEW INTERNAL CONTROLS, FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION. LEARN ABOUT CO-OP STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNING LAWS, AND NEWS MEDIA.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE MULTIBLE LINKS AREA AND ITEMS OF LEGISLATION THAT OFFER RESOURCES THAT MAY PROVIDE SOME SOLUTIONS FOR CANADIAN NON-PROFIT HOUSING CO-OPS AND NON-PROFIT HOUSING OUTSIDE CANADA IN DIFFICULTY OR CRISIS.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESEARCH CO-OP STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND LEGISLATION THAT RELATE TO CO-OP'S IN YOUR PROVENCE OR STATE, AND COUNTRY. CHECK FOR INFORMATION UPDATES IN THE LINKS AREA AND OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE CHIE SITE.

IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE INFORMATION YOU ARE RESEARCHING ON CHIE OR KEN'S SITE, TRY SOME OF THE MANY LINKS AVAILABLE, EXAMPLE: CHF CANADA...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO FOLLOW YOUR CHIE!... BUT REGISTERED USERS THAT INCLUDE OPEN ID CAN POST COMMENTS ON CHIE.
**AS AT MARCH 2, 2014 YOU CAN NOW REGISTER AND JOIN THE CHIE SITE**

CHIE HAS A POLICY TO REVIEW AND DELETE MATERIAL OR COMMENTS THAT ARE DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE OR OFFENSIVE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR. THE CHIE ADMINISTRATOR WILL NOT BE RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR ENQUIRES...

CO-OP AND SOCIAL HOUSING RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO START THEIR OWN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION TO YOUR FELLOW RESIDENTS ABOUT CONCERNS WITH GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OR NOT DEMOCRATICALLY RUN WHERE RESIDENT VIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE SILENCED. EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES INCLUDE BLOGGER, TWITTER, WORDPRESS, AND FACEBOOK, ETC...REMEMBER, FOLLOW YOUR CHIE!

SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH CHIE ABOUT CO-OP HOUSING BY USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW, AND IT MAY BE PUBLISHED ON THE CHIE SITE.

NOTICE ABOUT CHIE CONTENT AS AT JULY 16, 2017
SOME INFORMATION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF VIEW FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND MAY BE RE-PUBLISHED A LATER POINT IN-TIME AFTER THE REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND APPROVED

Ken Hummel, Administrator, Co-op Housing Information Exchange

Contact information, e-mail: <kenhummel@msn.com>

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Coop Housing Members Association (CHMA)

Click link to access Coop Housing Members Association ("CHMA")

CHMA states in part, in its introduction that this group started because there are no serious associations for members of coops or tenants of government subsidized housing. Ken recommends this group of co-op members' get in touch with their CHIE

CHMA is a moderately active public group site with some 184 members as at August 27, 2024. Registered members and the Administrator/monitor have an option to be anonymous and post messages. In Ken's view, most registered members have never posted any messages as they seem to prefer remaining silent and watch on the side-lines.

In Ken's opinion, CHMA in some ways is an extension of CHF Canada's 'Co-Op Talk' that was deactivated in 2013 from the CHF Canada website. Co-op Talk

Jackie Kent is the Administrator since July 11, 2009 and is also the moderator of CHMA. Ms. Kent posts the vast majority of messages on this site. Ms. Kent is also a former board of director at Lakeridge Co-operative Housing Federation "Lakeridge" (dissolved around 2010) that was a member federation of CHF Canada. This may help explain Ms. Kent's alliance with CHF Canada, and their member federations.

In Ken's view, the moderator has the ability to hide (pending) or delete members' posted messages at her discretion, if she disagrees with what is in messages posted. The Administrator/monitor and members can flag posted messages on Meta (formally known as Facebook) and have posted messages removed from Meta. Example: Ken Newman Hummel's post was removed from CHMA and Meta on August 25, 2024. The removal of this posted message has been appealed, and is under review by Meta.

In Ken's view, the moderator can resort to abusive behavior in her posts:

Ken Newman Goodmoon Hummel did not reply to Jackie Kent's posts on or about June 25, 2024, but I'll reply on my home turf here on CHIE. I am disappointed, and I must strongly disagree with Ms. Kent's assertions...

There should be no doubt since 1999 many positive changes in governance and management has occurred, including most recently at my home housing co-op.

I can't change the inherent problems in the co-op housing sector or at my home co-op. I never took a seat on the board of directors at my home co-op because I was unwilling to sign an all inclusive Confidentiality Agreement that would silence me about raising issues at the co-op and on social media...I've communicated this to Jackie Kent numerous times over the years! In Ken's opinion, Jackie is 'Pissed off' because I'm outspoken and won't give up!

In my view, Ms. Jackie F. Martin Kent appears to be disgruntled and often looks back into the past regarding the co-op sector and her home housing co-op. Nobody can change the present if they are stuck in the past...And 'hidy ho' Jackie, I won't piss on your cornflakes!

CHMA appears hidden away from the beaten path on most social media sites and may get little attention. Ken linked CHMA to CHIE in an effort to give it more exposure and raise its profile...

CHMA would appear more democratic to everyone if the site administrator would allow registered users of open ID to post comments without the need to join CHMA as members. CHIE allows non-members to post comments!

Information may be revised, added deleted without prior notification

Ken Hummel, Administrator, CHIE

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