Changing the world, one tiny idea at a time
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…
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…
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:…
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!! We are currently seeking volunteers for two upcoming projects. STORE HOURS – The first is that we want to have more regular store hours and we are looking for people to take regular shifts – once or twice a month, or every week. These shifts would be making sure our store is open…
We have a fiber arts community event in the Village! If you have a project you want to finish or want to start a new one, If you have always wanted to learn how to knit or crochet, If it has been a while and you want to try fiber arts again, For any fiber…
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.…
For the third year, OM Build will have the Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice (WNPJ) Peace Wreath Workshop in the shop. See announcement below. 2017 Peace Wreath announcement Calendar of all OM events.
Hello from OM Village! We are currently in need of experienced woodworkers or people familiar with power tools to function as Shop Managers on various days and times. The Shop Manager ensures safe operation of tools and advises 2 – 6 volunteers on projects. For more information, see Shop Manager Criteria, Shop Manager Responsibilities, Shop…