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Upcoming Events
- Sun, Nov 1, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMMilkweed Community DinnerOrange County Public Library (Main Library), 137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Thu, Nov 12, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMMutual Aging: Working Together To Plan For the InevitableOrange County Public Library (Main Library), 137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, Nov 15, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free MarketGold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, Jan 17, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free MarketGold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, Feb 21, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free MarketGold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
- Sun, Mar 21, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PMHillsborough Really Really Free MarketGold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Rd, Hillsborough, NC 27278, USA
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Potluck & Mutual Aid Documentary
💡When: Sunday, November 1st, 5-7pm Where: Orange County Library, 137 W. Margaret Lane Celebrate Milkweed's 2nd anniversary potluck-style with a viewing and discussion of the first Documentary in a four part series about mutual aid efforts across North America! Bring a dish, bring a cake, or a party hat. bring yourself, probably not your kid this time. We love you, we appreciate you. Let's talk about mutual aid! Here's a description of what we're screening: The Elements of Mutual Aid - Chapt
Free Market this Weekend and Save the Date!
Really Free Market this Sunday October 18th from 12-2pm (and every third Sunday) in Gold Park! Bring What you Can, take what you need, and take home whatever of yours is left at the end! FUTURE FREE MARKET DATES: November 15th, December 20th, January 17th AND Celebrate 2 years of Milkweed Mutual Aid Events on Sunday November 1st from 5-7pm at the Orange County Library. Potluck Style with a viewing and discussion of the first Documentary in a four part series about mutual aid efforts across N
October Community Dinner
Community Potluck: Tuesday, October 6th from 5:30-7:30pm at the Orange County Library (137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278) Come with food to share! Come with ideas, projects, and needs to share! First, we'll share some food, drinks, and laughs with each other. Second, we'll share updates with one another about ongoing projects or needs we have. Third, we'll talk about a different format we're envisioning for our next dinner. See you there!
THIS WEEKEND!
Sunday from 12-2pm at Gold Park Meet your neighbors, make new friends, bring stuff, take stuff ~ at the end of the market//when you leave, please take all of the things you brought if they haven't been taken! The weather might be nice! We hope to see you there <3
September Community Potluck
Community Potluck: Tuesday September 1st from 5:30-7:30pm at the Orange County Library (137 W Margaret Ln, Hillsborough, NC 27278) Are you inspired to get involved, but don't know how to start? Have you been working on a project and want to share an update? Come share what you're working on and get to know some cool groups/projects doing cool things in our community! Some examples include: Mesh Core Club, Hillsborough Community Fridge, Hillsborough Action Hub, Milkweed Mutual Aid, Security Wo
Last minute reminder!
REALLY REALLY FREE MARKET TOMORROW SUNDAY August 16th from 12-2pm at Gold Park!
This Tuesday - Community Dinner!
Join us this Tuesday, August 4th from 5:30-7:30pm at the main branch of the Orange County Public Library (137 W. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough) for a Community Dinner! This time we'll focus on helping with questions about using and configuring phones and tablets. Here are some things we might be able to help you with: * Confusing error messages or apps closing unexpectedly * Setting up and understanding security features * Optimizing privacy settings * Understanding options for backing up da
This Sunday: Return of the RRFM!
You have things that you no longer need and you like to see people smile. You need things and you like to see people smile. If this describes you, you might be very happy to know that the Hillsborough Really Really Free Market is taking place in Gold Park this Sunday (and EVERY 3rd Sunday of the month) from 12pm-2pm. You might worry that you won't be able to see people smiling because of all the sun. BUT, we will have some tents this time! AND you might find sunglasses or a nice hat to shield
Community Potluck
Community Potluck at the Library July 7th at 5:30pm! Kids welcome! Come whenever! Stay however long! Bring your grandma! At the Community Dinner, we will share food and drinks as we meet our neighbors. Everyone is welcome! A little while into the event, we'll take time to go around and introduce ourselves, sharing: Skills/expertise we'd like to share with others. Skills we would like to learn Needs we have, that we hope the community might be able to help with After the go-around, we'll take
Really Really Free Market - 6/21
🎉When: Sunday, June 21, 12pm - 2pm Where: Gold Park, 415 Dimmocks Mill Road, Hillsborough Don't have anything to do on Father's Day? Didn't get your dad a present and want to find something great for him but don't want to spend any money? Don't know what to do with him? Want to ditch him entirely and hang out with friends??? These are all great reasons to attend the Hillsborough Really Really Free Market on Sunday, 6/21! Bring what you no longer need. Take what your neighbors have shared. Fe
Community Potluck Dinner
Tuesday June 2nd from 5:30-7:30pm At the Community Potluck, we will share food and drinks as we meet our neighbors. Everyone is welcome! A little while into the event, we'll take time to go around and introduce ourselves, sharing: 1. Skills/expertise we'd like to share with others 2. Skills we would like to learn 3. Needs we have, that we hope the community might be able to help with After the go-around, we'll take some time to share projects and events that we are working on or hoping to
Community Dinner & Really Really Free Market: Practicing Mutual Aid Together
We’re hoping to start a monthly rhythm as a way of practicing together, how to build a community where people can rely on one another. On the first Tuesday of each month, we’ll host a Community Dinner. On the third Sunday, we’ll meet again at the Really Really Free Market (RRFM). We see these as spaces to learn, experiment, and grow into mutual aid, skill-sharing, and collective self-reliance, not as something we already have figured out, but something we’re building together over time. At the