Columbae (Theme)

As a house community, we commit ourselves to doing the labor of cooking, cleaning, and living together. Living in a co-op is a special opportunity to learn how to care for ourselves and each other. 

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Theme Requirements

To run the house ourselves, each resident has a weekly and bi-weekly job that involves cooking, cleaning, baking, or gardening, along with one job closing the house at the end of the quarter and one job helping with a house event each quarter. Weekly and biweekly jobs take 2-3 hours per shift, totaling an average of 3-4 hours of labor each week of the quarter. Residents choose jobs at the beginning of each quarter, and staff can accommodate any accessibility concerns.

Residents are asked to attend weekly house meetings to participate in building our collective community and make important house decisions based on consensus. 

Each resident takes on one project a year related to our theme, Social Change through Collective Action. Past projects have been teach-ins, workshops, and field trips. We encourage residents to share about their backgrounds, communities, or activism. Residents also participate in F*#% the System week in the Spring Quarter: a series of events, workshops, teach-ins, and performances, dedicated to social justice and liberation.