Local in-person reception
12/16/23, 4:00 PM - 12/16/23, 4:30 PM (UTC) (30 minutes)

Local in-person reception
Madison MAN Cooperative info@madisonman.coop 608 443-8229

The Madison Mutual Aid Network (MAN), located in Madison Wisconsin, is one of the HUMANs networked cooperatives, designed to create means for everyone to discover and succeed in work they want to do, with the support of their community.


Madison MAN Cooperative members engage in mutually beneficial sharing and exchange, in service to equitable and sustainable communities, and embodying the following practices:

  • Reciprocity

  • Democratic member control and economic participation

  • Voluntary and open membership

  • Mutual aid among mutual aid networks

  • Transparent, open, and accessible processes


We'll provide a light breakfast and you're welcome to bring something to share as well. Then we'll participate together in the HUMANs online Solidarity Summit sessions.

Saturday 12/16

10am CST - we'll get together in person for breakfast at our local hub, and encourage you to do the same! The rest of the sessions are all online, look here for the link.

10:30-11am CST getting to know you - this will be a casual introduction and chat session where everyone is invited to say hello.

11-1pm CST  clustering our flocks - We'll give an overview of the HUMANs network and the summit itself, then we'll focus on clustering our flocks. We'll gather in breakout rooms by geography during our first hour, take a fun break, then spend the rest of the time clustering by interest area. Some likely topics include Community Justice, Timebanking, Health + Care, and you can add topics.

1-3pm CST  we'll go offline and host an in-person reception at our local hub, and invite you to do the same.

3-4pm CST   Online karaoke with Marilyn Lamer!

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Sunday 12/17

 

11am-1pm CST -Technicollab Dreams   We'll show our current tech collaborations (HOME, VF, Credit Commons, Murmurations), and invite participants to share information, inspiration, and potential further collaborations. We expect to find concrete action steps that we'll follow through with to create a high-functioning cooperative tech ecosystem.

1-2pm CST The Grand Finale: Recap of the summit, the visible heart of the truly free market, HUMANs annual meeting and Board election

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