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Piece Description
The producer is Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay).
Broadcast History
This was originally broadcast as part of Destination DIY's "Doing It Ourselves" episode, which has aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting, KUT Austin and a handful of other stations.
Transcript
There are plenty of projects that benefit from cooperation. Working together can make a lot of things easier and more fun. Living collectively is a bit of a different story. It can sometimes be fun and at other times, infuriating. Portland Collective Housing is an ongoing Do It Ourselves experiment. It was 2003 when the nonprofit organization purchased the two houses it still owns. Even though none of the original members are still involved, PCH continues to function with 16 members in two houses: one on North Mississippi Avenue and one at the other end of town on SE 25th Street.
John: Portland collective housing is the owner, the entity PCH is the owner and we control it so I guess we’re our own landlord if you want to think about it that way.
This is John Langley. He’s lived at the Mississippi House for 4 years. John and his housemates pay a “member owner share” each month. That $3...
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INTRO: OUTRO:That piece comes from Julie Sabatier (suh-BAH-tee-ay), host and producer of Destination DIY.
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Music by Jason Leonard. Engineered by Clark Salisbury.
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