Occupy Madison – Tiny House Communities for Unhoused Folks
Changing the world, one tiny idea at a time
Category: OMI
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New items in the Store!
If its been a while since you stopped by the Occupy Madison store, its definitely worth stopping by and checking things out! We have new houseplants Soaps Crafts and succulents As well as old and new wood products made in our woodshop! The store, located at 304 N Third Street, Madison WI is open weekly:…
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Fundraising, fundraising, fundraising!
Our best guesses at what we still need to raise to finish the village at 201 S Stoughton Rd is about $100,000. Increasing construction costs and the costs of materials is, at this point quite expectedly, throwing us off our budget! So, we need you, more than ever, to help with whatever you can spare. …
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Now accepting volunteers!
We aren’t quite ready to start building houses, but we get closer and closer every day! We know that is what most of our volunteers want to do and we’ll let you know when we are ready! Meanwhile, we still need volunteers for a variety of other things including: Helping with store shifts (Tuesday and…
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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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Occupy Madison COVID19 Pandemic and Community Needs Response
Occupy Madison is honoring our roots and working on ways we can creatively use our assets to support the community by filling gaps to support people in need. Occupy Madison remains open as long as none of our residents are sick but we are exercising the following precautions to protect our family and community members:…
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Plant Sale 2020
Save the Date! Volunteers needed! We will be planting the first seeds next Sunday noon – 3 at the village. Email occupymadisoninc@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering! If you can’t make it next Sunday, we still need volunteers to water and repot seedlings as they grow!
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Monthly Potlucks
Potluck Update: We have changed our monthly potlucks to the same day as the General Membership Meeting which is held the 2nd Sunday of every month at 5 p.m. CST. Feel free to come early if you would like to help set up. Potlucks are open to the public and OM membership is not required.…
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OM Fourth Annual Holiday Sale
Holiday sale and silent auction Dec 2 offers unique gifts while addressing homelessness Madison-area residents can be part of a ho-ho-homegrown solution to homelessness this holiday season! The OM Build – OM Village Tiny Homes: Occupy Madison, Inc holiday sale and silent auction will run one day: Sunday, December 2 from 11 am to 3 pm at…