Audre Lorde Co-op is a 14-room household that provides a safe space for people of all ages committed to advocating a sustainable and socially just society. We are an actively pro-people-of-color, racial justice, pro-feminist, and pro-queer/LGBT-loving household. Our intent is to bring together individuals in an environment that fosters and is supportive of their activist endeavors, as well as creating a safe place for living. House decisions are made by modified consensus or majority. We are located near Zoe Bayliss, Lothlorien, Ambrosia, Nottingham, and Rivendell Co-ops.
House members contribute roughly 5-6 hours of their time each week for work jobs such as cooking, washing dishes, cleaning various common spaces, paying bills, grocery shopping, serving as a house representative for the board and various committees of Madison Community Cooperative, and many other jobs that go toward the upkeep and continuance of the household.
We are committed to accessibility and disability justice. Unfortunately, all the bedrooms are on the second and third floors with no elevator access. There is level entry to the first floor and parking space at the rear of the house.
Everyone in the house pays $100 a month to purchase bulk food.
We have house meetings every Thursday night that can last anywhere from forty-five minutes to three hours. These meetings are a chance for us to communicate with one another as a group about any issues, problems, plans, or changes, in a forum that insures everyone an equal chance to be heard.
activist cooperative
The whole membership decides collectively.
More than 50% agreement needed.
Members elect leaders who make decisions within defined roles.
Members maintain separate personal finances with minimal sharing.
Join fee: $200
Regular fees: $100
Labor: Yes (6 hrs/week)
Members with pre-existing debt: allowed
There is a $200 security deposit.
Monthly payments for own room, as well as $100 for food and supplies
Common House, Garden(s), Library, Large Scale Kitchen, Internet
Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.
Shared living spaces with private bedrooms/bathrooms and communal
kitchens, dining, and social areas.
Connecting people and communities through an intentional online marketplace
A residential project: people live here as their primary home.
An institution, business, network, or project that isn’t a residence (e.g. a learning center, farm, or network with no one living there full-time).
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