Occupy Madison – Tiny House Communities for Unhoused Folks
Changing the world, one tiny idea at a time
Category: Occupy Madison Tiny Home Village
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How to become a member/resident of Occupy Madison
Are you currently experiencing unsheltered homelessness? Are you interested in living in a tiny house village? If you are – here’s what you need to do! Become a member. Show up to two general membership meetings and express interest in becoming a member. General membership meetings are the first Sunday of the month and we…
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Update from 201 S. Stoughton Rd – Village 3
Last summer we finished the garage and got approval for the zoning at 201 S Stoughton Rd for our 3rd village. We also sold the property to the county for the next 10 years and worked on final sign off to get our building permit. We also worked on setting up our shop in the…
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Update from 1901 Aberg Ave. – Village 2
Spring is here and the village is in bloom! Village residents have been busy helping with our third village, getting ready to accept new residents and helping with the store and our upcoming plant sale. Last fall we nearly completed the last items on our list for the redevelopment of the village. Well, except for…
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Update from 304 N Third St. – Village 1
For the past few months, the 304 Village has been busy! On Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 – 8 there are shop shifts where residents can come and make items for the store. These are also the store hours so residents and volunteers have been busy training residents from Village 2 (1901 Aberg Ave)…
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Occupy Madison celebrates 10 year anniversary of 1st Village
Can you believe it has been 10 years? Join us to celebrate and raise funds for our third village! Sunday, November 3rd 10am – noon – Join us at 304 N Third Street to see the very first village! noon – 2pm – Join us at 1901 Aberg Ave. to see the 2nd village! 2pm…
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Funding for Occupy Madison Inc Projects
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway has proposed using federal spending for the needs of the houseless in Madison and specifically Occupy Madison. The mayor’s blog post can be found here. The part of the post that impacts the organization: Homelessness Support – $8,650,000. Funding supports a variety of strategies to support persons experiencing homelessness in Madison such a…
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Wiggie’s Memorabilia Silent Auction
Your man-cave or she-shed need a few new items? Fan of Dale Klee (old car photos) or Ted Crow (sports caricatures)? Packer’s fan? Need a boatload of holiday decorations? Music fan? Need a Wiggie’s memento? Or an old parking meter? You just never know what you might find in our silent auction. The auction will…
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Finally! Sign Up to Volunteer!!!!
Finally! We have a way for you to sign up for some of the first shifts! We will add additional shifts as we sort out who is leading which activities. There are 5 tabs right now: weekday house building (starting Wednesday) weekend house building (starting this weekend) working at 304 N 3rd Street to get…