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- Tue, Apr 7, 9:30 PM – 11:30 PMMilkweed Community DinnerOrange County Public Library (Main Library), 137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sat, Apr 11, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMSongwriting Workshop with Jess KleinEno House Artist's Den, 903 Eno St, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, Apr 19, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free Market!Gold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, May 17, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free MarketGold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, Jun 21, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free MarketGold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
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Free Market is BACK// Mercado Gratis Regresa!
This Sunday, March 15th the Free Market Returns to the sweet town of Hillsborough. Bring your unwanted items to Gold Park: 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 and please take them home if no one takes them! See you Sunday! ¡Este domingo 15 de marzo, El Mercado MUY MUY Gratis regresa al encantador pueblo de Hillsborough! Trae tus objetos no deseados a Gold Park: 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278 y, por favor, ¡llévatelos a casa si nadie los toma! ¡Nos vemos el d
Diversity and Inclusion Workshop: Its Personal
When: 6pm, Wednesday, February 11 Where: Orange County Library in Hillsborough: 137 W Margaret Ln. On Wednesday, February 11th at 6pm, our community member Cassi Chandler will be facilitating a workshop! This workshop tackles the complicated legacies and resulting impact of the socialization of race, gender, and ethnicity in America. Through the use of small group discussions and self discovery exercises attendees will be challenged to personally embrace a community of belonging. Join us a
Storm Support, Community Care, and What’s Next
⚠️ Community Support Line for This Weekend’s Storm We’ve set up a community support phone number that anyone in Hillsborough can call or text if they need resources or assistance: 📞 Milkweed Resource Hotline: 919-590-0977 Please help us by sharing this number with neighbors, friends, and community members who may not see this post - especially folks who are older, offline, or otherwise less connected. Our ability to support one another increases significantly when more people
January Really Really Free Market - POSTPONED (1 week)
⚠️Because of the weather forecast, we are rescheduling this Really Really Free Market one week later, to Sunday, January 25 (still 12pm - 2pm). Next Sunday, January 25, from 12pm - 2pm, the Really Really Free Market returns to Gold Park. It might be chilly out, but being in the commons together has its own kind of warmth. Come share what you can, take what you need, or simply show up and be around people. It’s a space for neighbors to meet, for unused things to find new lives, and for time sp
January Really Really Free Market - POSTPONED (1 week)
⚠️Because of the weather forecast, we are rescheduling this Really Really Free Market one week later, to Sunday, January 25 (still 12pm - 2pm). Next Sunday, January 25, from 12pm - 2pm, the Really Really Free Market returns to Gold Park. It might be chilly out, but being in the commons together has its own kind of warmth. Come share what you can, take what you need, or simply show up and be around people. It’s a space for neighbors to meet, for unused things to find new lives, and for time spen
Community Dinner: Safety, Trust & Privacy
📅 Date & Time: Sunday, November 23, from 5pm-7pm 📍 Location: Orange County Library in Hillsborough 🍽️ What to bring: Yourself, maybe a dish to share, and an open heart Join us for a community dinner to talk about what safety really means in our town! Recently, the town entered into a contract with Flock Safety, a company that sells automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras. After residents spoke out at a town meeting, the Board of Commissioners listened and voted to c
ICE WATCH TRAINING-11/1
Hi Milkweed Butterflies, As many of you know, ICE has been coming in strong these days with their attempts and successes in violently kidnapping our friends and neighbors. Durham Friends have been generous in offering for us to join their ICE watch training for those of us who want to help verify ICE activity/verify ICE presence. The training is on SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st. from 10 AM to 11:30 AM at the DURHAM FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE: 404 Alexander Ave in Durham. You can sign up for the training
Really Really Free Market 1 Year Anniversary AT GOLD PARK!
As we approach our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of hosting the Really Really Free Market (RRFM), we’re excited to share a change! Starting this month, our markets will be held at Gold Park in Hillsborough—freshly re-opened and ready for community gatherings. At Gold Park, we’ll aim to make use of the pavilions, but will be sharing the space with anyone who comes to the park to use them. Gold Park has bathrooms, plenty of parking, is easily accessible from the Riverwalk, and has lots of space (and a pla
Really Really Free Market 1 Year Anniversary & Location Change, Interest Form, and LINKS
Really Really Free Market ❗One Year Anniversary RRFM: 12pm - 2pm, Sunday, October 19 at Gold Park in Hillsborough As we approach our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of hosting the Really Really Free Market (RRFM), we’re excited to share a change! Starting this month, our markets will be held at Gold Park in Hillsborough—freshly re-opened and ready for community gatherings. At Gold Park, we’ll aim to make use of the pavilions, but will be sharing the space with anyone who comes to the park to use them.
Community Dinner!
ℹ️Sunday August 24th from 5 to 7pm at the Orange county public library. (If you arrive after 6pm, enter through the side doors) Come take a breath at the end of the week, and spend time with your friends and neighbors. We will have a brief presentation from a community member to answer questions like: what is a 100 year storm? What is a floodplain and where can you find maps? where can you find rain and stream gage data? Bring your kids! Bring your neighbors! dairy free, gluten fee, and vega
Uproar Fest
The Uproar Arts Fest has officially launched and the mobile we built as Milkweed Mutual Aid Collective is hanging in Mayo Park! Are you like where the heck is Mayo Park?! You're not the only one! It's the tiny park with a bench on King St across from Los Altos/Nomad/That pharmacy etc. Be sure to go revel in what we made together and to check out all the other incredible installations across Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and Hillsborough. And while you're taking in the magic of the mobile, be sure the
Really Really Free Market - Sunday 7/27
❗The July Really Really Free Market will take place a week later than normal (Sunday, July 27) at a different time (2-4pm). Starting with this event: We are asking that you take home any unclaimed items you brought. This helps us wrap up more quickly and potentially host markets more often! The next Hillsborough Really Really Free Market will take place at the Farmer's Market Pavilion at 140 E. Margaret Lane in Hillsborough on Sunday, 7/27 from 2-4pm. Starting with this event: We are asking th