What does it mean for 10,000 people to lose their homes, without prior notice and with extreme violence, through voluntary government action in the space of a day? What does it mean for this kind of action to happen repeatedly over decades in a peace-time democracy with near-total impunity? Megan Chapman and Andrew Maki share experiences from supporting urban poor communities through this kind of mass forced eviction in Lagos and Port Harcourt, Nigeria: the strategies used to support communities…

Cooperative work in teams; competition between teams. Use what you know; learn what you don’t. Daily Doubles and Final Jeopardy!; will they make the difference? Categories about things you care about; snack bar prizes for winning teams. Participants from teens to seniors; will there be generational advantages and disadvantages?  Where else would you get Jeopardy! with a peace and justice twist?

Leslie Fine is a union organizer with the Communications Workers of America Local 1180 and has helped workers win dozens of union campaigns. “If you love what you do, you'll never work a day in your life.” Then why are so many passionate dedicated nonprofit workers at a breaking point? Union organizing among non-profit workers has surged in recent years as workers attempt to make their jobs, organizations, and movements more sustainable through collective power. We’ll discuss what that looks…

A lightly facilitated weekly discussion of the 2023 Book of the Summer selection, Our Missing Hearts, by Celeste Ng. Day/time may vary based on guest preferences each week, or multiple groups may be held in one week. Check the activity board and dining hall announcements. But come prepared to engage with this WF community read.

Sarah Hughes is a staff organizer at Labor Notes, a media and organizing project that strives to "put the movement back in the labor movement." We'll take a look at trends, hidden patterns, and issues that are making the US labor movement a thing to watch. The stories of unionizing workers have been everywhere. Starbucks baristas, Amazon warehouse workers, nurses, teachers, film and tv crews, manufacturing workers and more seem to be standing up for their rights in numbers not…

Wednesday Morning Visits to a Farm The Olde Ways at Mustard Seed Farm 176 Ledge Hill Road Center Tuftonboro NH Join Dina Farrell for a walking tour through her magical gardens full of edible herbs, flowers, and delicious vegetables. Taste, learn, and experience how humans and plants can thrive while working together.  Also, meet her many animals including cows, chickens, and cats After the tour, check out her amazing apothecary shop loaded with herbs, teas, crafts from local artists, jewelry,…

Gather around the campfire every Wednesday evening for community, stories, bits of music breaking out, stories… and s’mores!

Sarah Hughes is a staff organizer at Labor Notes, a media and organizing project that strives to "put the movement back in the labor movement." Organized labor in the US has had a complicated relationship with racial equity and immigration. We'll explore some of the history of unions as they organize to build power for workers, sometimes for all, and sometimes for a select few. We'll look at our own family histories of race, immigration and work and how we…