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Spring is almost upon us and we're looking forward to seeing you at one or more of our many upcoming events.

Tuesday at 4pm we'll meet at the Social Justice Center (SJC) 1202 Williamson St. to get organized for our Everywhere and EveryBody Gardens project. join us! Email info@madisonman.coop if you need to join online, otherwise we'll just be in person.

Saturday and Sunday March 15-16 we host the HUMANs international Solidarity Summit right from our home base at SJC. 

Saturday at noon we'll have a virtual Supper Club, where we're inviting people around the world to have a meal and a chat together. We'll also share a bit about the Supper Clubs we do here, and hear from other people about their own community building practices. 

We need help! Can you bring some food to share? We're doing something between potluck and feeding people, and need members to help with the food. We'll gladly offer you MAN hours for helping, and we can also reimburse for ingredients. Please email to let us know if you're able.

Monday March 17 3:30-6:30pm is our regular Supper Club at the WilMar Neighborhood Center. Join for part or all! Bring spare ingredients, help cook, or just come to eat and chat. All are welcome!

And last but not least, please remember to enter and reply to offers and wants at our marketplace.

Thanks for reading and enjoy the spring weather,
the Madison MAN Cooperative

Hello friends

We have a couple upcoming events we'd like you to know about here, and we'll send more detailed updates later.

Monday March 3, 5:30-7pm at the Social Justice Center 1202 Williamson St. 

Stuff Swap

What kinds of things do you want to trade? I'd like to bring vegan food to share (like a big pot of lentil soup to divide up, some baked goods), and would like to receive the same and/or veggies and other ingredients, clothes. Other things that can be easy to exchange are small appliances, books, and music. What do you want to give and receive? here's a spreadsheet to add your things or ideas. One tab there is for the potluck, and the other is for the swap. We'll be happy to help you use it if it's confusing.

Monday March 17, 3:30-6:30 at the WilMar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer St

Supper Club 

The third Monday each month, 3:30-6:30pm at the WilMar Neighborhood Center. If you have any extra ingredients, bring them. We'll make a Stone Soup-style meal that will feature a healthy vegan entree plus other treats based on what's available. 

3:30-4 Create menu, get additional supplies, and get ready to cook. 

4-5 Cook together. Teachers and learners and grunt-workers all welcome, and everyone doesn't need to work. It's a great time to chat with neighbors, learn things together, whatever you like. 

5-6 Eat together 

6-6:30 Pack extra food in to-go containers, clean up

Earn MAN hours for helping out, take home some food.

 

 

 

hi there Looking for free stuff, or have some to offer? We're partnering with some cutting edge cooperative tech people to start connecting different networks of offers and needs together, and they just made it happen with trashnothing.com. You can search the offers and wants with the 'global' setting and find things this way. I used the keyword 'trashnothing' but play around, look for the types of things you want. And - hope to see you at Supper Club today.

Monday Feb. 17, 3:30-6:30pm at the WilMar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer St.

Mutual Aid Supper Club

Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time.

We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal from 5-6, then package some food to go and clean up. 

Have some extra potatoes, garlic, other perishables or canned foods you need to use up? Contribute them to the meal, and we'll do a Stone Soup-style menu based on what comes in, including contributions from Healthy Food For All.

While some people cook, others can learn more about Peace Practice, or do some collective dreaming and planning for future Supper Clubs or other cool projects. The only limits are imagination and participation. Well, those aren't really limits are they?

--- and don't forget, mutual aid is an action, or a bunch of actions, that create the network we can rely on when other people are making artificial scarcity --

Enter and reply to offers and wants! Including: we have wants posted for help with shaping our tech tools, help with communications, hosting outreach events, etc. We have some fun active work groups you can be part of or you can work on your own, and earn hours for helping the MAN work better for you...
 

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We'll be hosting the HUMANs Solidarity Summit from the Social Justice Center on March 15+16 and you're invited to be with us.
Sat. March 15 at noon we'll have a Virtual Supper Club where we'll share lunch while also connected with other communities doing the same, wherever they are, and other individuals finding community with all us humans sharing a meal and casual chat, with Kurt Roskopf (Milwaukee) kicking us off with a 12 o'clock Shakedown of music and movement. A big variety of fun and learning, come for part or all, in person or online. And we'll record to share later!

Thanks for reading this far

 

Hello dear members of the Madison MAN (Mutual AId Network) Cooperative, 

Let's make 2025 the year that mutual aid turns around the uglier trends of the world. Yes, we can, and most humans ultimately want the same thing - to live in peace and abundance. We can create common ground and support each other to get through lean times, and have fun doing it!

1. Sunday January 19 join members Madison Area Permaculture Guild for a training in Nonviolent Communication, more info below
2. Monday January 20 join us for Supper Club! 3:30-6:30pm at the WilMar Center 953 more info below
3. Enter and reply to offers and wants! Including: we have wants posted for help with shaping our tech tools, help with communications, hosting outreach events, etc. We have some fun active work groups you can be part of or you can work on your own, and earn hours for helping the MAN work better for you...

And now for the details on each upcoming event:

Slow PDC Daylong Introduction to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) 
Date: Sunday, January 19, 2025

Location: Aubergine 1226 Williamson St.
Time: 10:00am with a light potluck brunch (time to get settled; bring something to pass if you are inspired to do so). The training will begin at 10:30am.  At 12:30pm we will take a 15 minute break and, then at 12:45pm, continue the practice.  We will take a half-hour break before returning at 3:15pm and finish about 5:15pm. 

Cost: Like all our workshops, we offer a sliding-scale fee for participants:
• Supporting fee: $150
• Standard fee: $90
• Scholarship: pay what you feel able & financially comfortable to pay
 

Please be prepared to pay at the event. We prefer checks or cash, but will also be accepting credit via square at the event.

Please RSVP at PermacultureWorks.org & indicate in the comments how many children, at what ages, will you bring?

(https://permacultureworks.org/posts/75144677?utm_source=manual)

If you have not joined Permaculture Works, you may need to join to RSVP. Permaculture Works is a no cost, local, private social networking space focused on permaculture. We don't manipulate with algorithms or sell any data.

Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time.

We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal from 5-6, then package some food to go and clean up. 

Have some extra potatoes, garlic, other perishables or canned foods you need to use up? Contribute them to the meal, and we'll do a Stone Soup-style menu based on what comes in, including contributions from Healthy Food For All.

While some people cook, others can learn more about Peace Practice, or do some collective dreaming and planning for future Supper Clubs or other cool projects. The only limits are imagination and participation. Well, those aren't really limits are they?
 

Hope to see you soon! Also, feel free to come to other events at our calendar, or be in touch with how we can help make the Madison MAN work for you.

Take care and happy new year (yes we can still say that),

Stephanie on behalf of the Madison MAN Coop 

Dear friends,

The holiday season is a reminder to cherish the communities and values we hold dear. As we close another eventful year, we invite you to join us in building the Madison MAN Cooperative, an organization fueling economic and community resilience through mutual aid and cooperative development.

This year, Madison MAN has been a home for resource sharing that embraces meaningful connections. Our reach extends far beyond Dane County, while our home base in Madison serves as an anchor for local action. Through events like our Mutual Aid Supper Club, we’ve built opportunities for community members to collaborate, share resources, and grow together.

Growing our initiatives requires the collective efforts of our members and supporters. This is where you come in.

We invite you to contribute to Madison MAN in any way that aligns with your capacity. Here’s how you can make a difference.

Pay or Renew Your Membership Dues: Membership dues are the backbone of our cooperative. If you’re already a member, we encourage you to renew your contribution—whether in dollars, time, or other forms of credit. If you’re new to Madison MAN, now is the best time to join this community network.

Donate: Your financial support helps grow and keep our programs steady. Contributions can be made easily online via paypal.

Share Your efforts and Time: From helping at events and attending sessions, your time and experience are important to our cooperative’s success, and you can earn timebank (MAN) hours for your time!

Every contribution, large or small, strengthens our shared vision of a shared, sustainable economy. Together, we can continue to build communities where everyone thrives and makes a difference.  

To renew your membership or make a donation, please visit [insert relevant website link here]. If you have questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact us at [contact information].

Thank you for your continued support and for being a vital part of the Madison MAN community. Let’s move into the new year by committing to the success and strength of mutual aid.

In solidarity,

Stephanie Rearick
President, Madison MAN Cooperative

 

 

madisonman.coop  * (608) 443-8229

Hello friends,

 

Thanks to those of you who were able to attend our HUMANs Solidarity Summit last weekend! 

I'm sending out the raw materials from the summit, in order to get them out the door for you and also to invite some of you to help refine them, if you'd like. Over time we'll separate the session videos where they're connected and share them on peertube but for now feel free to check them out and let us know if you want to help with editing for the future.

 

Video recordings of the entire summit:
 

raw recordings from Saturday 12.14

raw recordings from Sunday 12.15

 

And you are invited to contribute to and organize notes here:
 

raw notes in shared notes doc 

 

Here are the summit slides which include all the related links.

 

And here are a few of the links to make it easy for you to check them out right away:
 

• This is a padlet map representing the Human Family, people who have come to Solidarity Summits. Some are members of the HUMANs cooperative, some not yet, and all are sharing their info so you can connect with each other.
• This is our live marketplace where you are invited to add and reply to offers and wants, after joining the HUMANs coop.
• This is the brief survey for your feedback on the summit
   

We had some cool geographic clusters represented, and a few more who weren't able to make it during the weekend. We'll follow up with organizing some regional online gatherings.

We also heard interest in in-person visits and will aim to revive our practice of Solidarity Sprints, where we visit, learn from, and work with each other. 

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Now it's time for a little break over winter holidays, and we'll be back in action early January. Our first gathering is, appropriately, Dream Time on January 7, 12noon CST. Join us to share our dreams for the coming year, and see how we can support each other to make them reality. That's on our regular zoom channel, and you can find that and other sessions on our calendar here.

 

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Last but not least - help shape our March summit --
 

Here's a link to our next summit March 15 and 16, 2025. Feel free to propose talks! 

 

We hope to see you more in 2025 and make our individual and collective mutual aid dreams come true.

 

Take care,

Stephanie

President, HUMANs and Madison MAN Cooperative
 

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Hello friends!

 

Our HUMANs December Solidarity Summit is coming right up - this Saturday and Sunday Dec. 14-15. In case you don't already know, the HUMANs are the global cooperative network that we helped to instigate, and are still HQ for.
 

 

We'll be hosting from our home base at the Social Justice Center conference room! Join us in person if you like, beginning 1/2 hour before the summit starts each day.

 

Bring a snack or drink to share if you like, or just come and enjoy. More summit details below, but first -

 

Mutual Aid Supper Club #3 is Monday December 16, 3:30-6:30pm at the WilMar Center 953 Jenifer.

Come for part or all of it! You don't have to cook to eat, you're more than welcome to just drop in for food.

3:30-4: Bring ingredients if you have some. We'll make a Stone Soup-style menu
4-5: Some of us will cook, others are welcome to just chat or to participate in a Peace Practice demo, where we show how we do our group learning journey toward making peaceful communities

5-6: Eat together, chat

6-6:30: Clean up, pack up leftover food
 

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And now, onto the HUMANs summit details and links: 
 

 

The agenda is available (click 'agenda' at the event page) and I'll also paste the current schedule in this email. Be sure to look at the event page too, in case any last-minute changes happen, which we'll do our best to keep at a minimum.

Important summit links:

Summit Registration link (agenda and other links can be found there)
 

• Zoom link for the summit

 

• Slides for the summit
   

Here are the events on social media, to make it easy for you to invite your friends and networks:

• LinkedIn
   

• Facebook

 

 

Links to take action during and after the summit:

 

• Join the HUMANs if you're ready and haven't yet - A HUMANs membership is included with your Madison MAN membership.
   

• Check out future HUMANs sessions you might like to join

   

• Add yourself or your project to the Human Family padlet to show who and where you are, to a general audience

  
   

 

Schedule at a glance (check time zone converter!) 
 

• Saturday 12/14

  • 10am CST Getting to Know Each Other: HUMANs and summit overview, brief intros (1/2-2 minutes) of projects present, brief conversation on offers/needs/synergies
     

  • 11:30am CST Go Deeper: Deeper conversations about projects and synergies, with possible breakout rooms. 
     

  • 1pm CST Econet Action Plan: Call for Action! Learn more about Econet and how you can take action. www.e-c-o.net is an online community of citizen scientists who work together as both ecological thinkers and ecological practitioners

• Sunday 12/15

  • 11am CST The Art of Onboarding a Coherent Whole with Tony Budak explores how to foster group commitment
     

  • 12:30-1pm BREAK or open conversation on Zoom
     

  • 1pm CST Technicollab Dreams: Software developers and mutual aid geeks come together to see how we can collaborate to create a tech ecosystem that works to realize our dreams. Beginners may feel overwhelmed but are welcome - the conversation is geared toward practitioners moving forward.
     

  • 2:30pm CST Highlights and Action Steps: We'll see how we can take action to move our individual and collective work forward via mutual aid. Those who want to check out timebanks.org's Chat on the Bench will be invited to do so.
     

We hope to see you! Please share the invitation with your friends.

 

We have an exciting few days of mutual aid celebrations coming up. 

 

The weekend of December 14-15 we'll host the HUMANs global Solidarity Summit from right here in Madison, at the Social Justice Center conference room 1202 Williamson. We'll bring a few treats, feel free to bring some to share or just come enjoy.

Saturday 9:30am-2:30pm and Sunday 10:30am-4pm. 

Details and registration here.

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Mutual Aid Supper Club Monday December 16, 3:30-6:30pm at the WilMar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer St. 

Bring a friend! 

Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time. 
 

We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal from 5-6, then package some food to go and clean up.

 

On Dec. 16 from 4-5 we'll offer a Peace Practice demo for those who want to do that while others do the cooking (not everyone needs to cook!). Join in as we show how our regular Peace Practice sessions work, a simple learning circle devoted to creating peace. 

 

You don't have to help out to eat, but you're welcome to! And you'll earn MAN hours for your time.
 

How would you like to help? 

•Plan menus •Cook •Set up •Clean up •Provide ingredients •Give money 

•Teach- Food safety, Cooking, Nutrition, Other
 

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And don't forget to add and reply to offers and wants at our website!

Monday December 16, 3:30-6:30pm at the WilMar Neighborhood Center 953 Jenifer St. Bring a friend! Pop in anytime - you're welcome to drop in for a quick bite or to stay and visit the whole time. We make menus based on what's available, cook together, share a meal from 5-6, then package some food to go and clean up. How would you like to help? On Dec. 16 from 4-5 we'll offer a Peace Practice demo for those who want to do that while others do the cooking (not everyone needs to cook!). Join in as we show how our regular Peace Practice sessions work, a simple learning circle devoted to creating peace. How would you like to help? •Plan menus •Cook •Set up •Clean up •Provide ingredients •Give money •Teach- Food safety, Cooking, Nutrition, Other The Madison MAN (Mutual Aid Network) Cooperative is the new home of timebanking in Madison. Earn MAN hours for your time, share and exchange with your neighbors, and help (re)build our local solidarity economy! We'll host Supper Club the 3rd Monday each month through 2024, and aim to increase to weekly in 2025.