Website of the HUMANs Global Cooperative
appy new year! (yeah, I know it’s a bit late but this too-long post took too-long to write! but you can take too-long to read it, there’s plenty of good stuff to be found) I’m excited to see what big developments 2018 will bring, and expect that we’ll have some happy ones in MAN-land. There’s…
Hello, We’ll be hosting a little Mutual Aid Network orientation and tech plans discussion on Tuesday January 16 at 10am CST. Same web meeting we always use. Here’s a podcast that the meeting organizer, Lisha Sterling of Geeks Without Bounds (thanks Lisha!!), recorded. To give you some background. Here’s the event page where you can…
Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks hosted a skillshare and work sprint summit in Madison WI February 17-20, 2017. This is the invitation and schedule, to give you a sense of what it was all about. A more thorough written report may or may not be forthcoming, but here are some pictures and some notes…
Hello! If you haven’t yet, please go ahead and join the HUMANs global cooperative network. Then get oriented at our next Friday office hours. Next week (Dec. 15) we’ll host them from 2-4CDT. Web meeting access instructions are here (and you can always find them at our website under the ‘resources’ tab.) This session will…
Hello! If you haven’t yet, please go ahead and join the HUMANs global cooperative network. Then get oriented at Friday’s office hours. This week (Nov. 10) we’ll host them from 12-2 CST, and then will look at ways to meet a variety of schedules. At our regular web meeting. The initial session will be open…
Hello, Are you or would you like to be a leader in the movement to create a neighborly, HUMAN economy? Then help us do a great job. I’m writing to encourage you to join our strategic planning sessions over the next 2 days. For some of you it’s super short notice, my apologies! it’s been…
Hello humans, I hope this message finds you well in the midst of some very troubling and urgent times for the world. If you or your loved ones are in any of the many places experiencing crisis, I wish for your safety and wellbeing. And I look forward to continuing to work with you to…
I’m so sorry to report that all humans experienced a huge loss today, in the death of the wonderful Cheri Maples. Cheri was a friend and mentor to me, a leader in starting and developing the Dane County Timebank, especially the TimeBank Youth Court, in-prison mindfulness training, prison homecoming projects, and so much more. I…
Hello HUMANs! We are in the process of gearing up for a membership drive and a big push forward on the HUMANs (Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks) cooperative infrastructure. And working with upcoming pilot sites to build and support each other in step-by-step development. It’s a great time to join in and help shape…
Last year, we continued to launch our umbrella cooperative that is now called HUMANs – short for Humans United in Mutual Aid Networks – and started connecting various local MAN pilot sites in the USA and internationally. Right now, we are getting ready to move into the second phase of building it all out and…