Stone Soup Cooperative
| Founded | 1997 |
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| Type | Housing cooperative |
| Focus | Student housing, affordable housing, sustainability |
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Key people | Eboo Patel Co-Founder, Mark Fick Co-Founder |
| Website | StoneSoupCoop.org |
Stone Soup Cooperative is a housing cooperative created in Chicago, Illinois in 1997. A collective of activists working and living in Chicago began renting a former convent with the goal of creating an intentional community for "Joy and Justice."[1] The cooperative was founded on the principle of the stone soup fable, which resonated with the original 6 founders.[2] The story is a lesson in cooperation in which a town comes together to turn a pot of boiling water with a stone in it into a hearty soup that can be shared amongst all its inhabitants by each adding one ingredient.
In 2000, members raised enough money for a down payment on Leland House with help from the Chicago Community Loan Fund in 2001 to continue payments on the house,[3] and in 2003 the collective jointly purchased Hoyne House.
Like many co-ops, Stone Soup has faced challenges in establishing their community in compliance to city zoning laws.[4]
References
- ↑ Manier, Jeremy (November 9, 1997). "Former Convent Takes On Diverse New Life". Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- ↑ Patel, Eboo (September 15, 2010). The Story of an American Muslim, in the Struggle for the Soul of a Generation. Beacon Press. ISBN 9780807006313.
- ↑ Chicago Community Loan Find 2009/2010 Annual Report
- ↑ Cromidas, Rachel (February 11, 2014). "The Co-Op Life Isn't for Everyone, but Chicago Has its Fair Ahare". Redeye (Chicago, IL)