Solidarity Collective

Mission: We are an anti-capitalist and anti-oppression commune, with a strong dedication to personal growth and ecologically sound systems.

From www.ic.org/directory/laramie-ecovillage-project/:

We are a recently landed community still transitioning into the fullness of our systems. We occupy 3 acres of formerly indigenous land, apartments that are converted 1930's motel rooms moved from Laramie, and an 1878 mansion that was also moved from downtown Laramie and has a storied history in the local memory. Our immediate neighbors are cows and antelope. It is dry, windy and gorgeous here.

We operate using consensus, practice strong and matter-of-fact conflict resolution, and are moving toward income-sharing. We require that everyone in the group have a personal growth or spiritual practice that is effective at helping them grow and navigate group dynamics. While we are *not* a UU community, we took early inspiration from the Unitarian Universalist principles (adapted slightly here):

We affirm and promote:

~ The Inherent worth and dignity of every person;
~ Justice, equity and compassion in human relations;
~ Acceptance of one another and encouragement to spiritual growth;
~ A free and responsible search for truth and meaning;
~ The right of conscience and the use of the democratic process within our community and in society at large;
~ The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all;
~ Respect for the interdependent web of all existence of which we are a part.
~ The 8th principle (under consideration): speaks to our responsibility to practice anti-oppression and particularly anti-racism.

We have chickens, will be breaking ground on gardens in the spring of 2019, and hope to have a greenhouse by then as well (because, ya know, it's hard to grow food around here without that). It is our intention to be as sustainable as possible, and we are dialoguing about the level of self-sufficiency we will pursue. We share meals, rides, a library, meeting and project spaces and game times. As an income sharing group we expect to share cars, facilities and other resources extensively.

Our target population is between 20 and 35 adults. About half of our core group have lived in community previously, and we range in age from mid-twenties to 50. Laramie is a college town of 31,000 at 7,200 feet of elevation. It is a liberal hub within a very red state. We are, in turn, an unapologetically lefty bubble in the midst of liberalness, with members who identify as socialists, anarchists and a variety of other politics.

A service of the Data Commons Co-op. The project has been supported by Equal Exchange, the Cooperative Charitable Trust, the USDA, and many others - thank you! Tech volunteers over the years include: Benjamin Bradley with support from GAIA Host. Ben Mauer with support from Quilted. Paul Fitzpatrick. Ronin Tech Collective, Brattleboro Tech Collective, Sligo Computer Services. Jason Lemieux. Default map tiles courtesy of MapQuest. Default map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA.