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Hippie Christmas Fest
August 15
James Madison Park
a public bazaar on homes and homelessness
food, live music, trash art, housing workshops
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“Hippie Christmas” is what locals call the mad scramble of lease turnovers on August 15, when furniture piles up on the curb and student renters are displaced.
In a city where August 15 marks a peak in housing precarity (what students call the “day of homelessness”), we are drawing attention to the waste created by Madison’s annual rental churn.
Bring the joy through free resources, hands-on skill-shares, and radical cultural programming!
WHO
Madison Tenant Power
Art Lit Lab
Dane County Homeless Justice Initiative
Housing activists
College students and unhoused neighbors
Madison community leaders and electeds
And many more…
WHAT
MUTUAL AID - Free food, school supplies, clothes, books, and more at the Really Really Free Market organized by 50501 WI - Madison.
WORKSHOPS - Hands-on skill-shares and organizing sessions on tenant defense, repairs, gardening, and how to plug in to local groups.
MUSIC & CULTURE - Live bands, DJs, upcycled art, crafts, and tabling from grassroots orgs.
We’re still looking for volunteers, tabling organizations, and supply donors! Next planning meeting: Wednesday, July 16 @ 6:00 PM. Email
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