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Graduation Cords
Friday, April 7th, 2023Congrats ICC Grads! We are so excited be able to offer ICC grad cords once again this year. We currently have some cords left from the last year and would appreciate if you can fill out this form ASAP so we know how many to order. Cords are single with green and gold braided strands. Orders will be dispersed by Ruthy/MarCo. They will be dropped off at once with a list of names of who ordered. Thank y’all for being so cooperative over the time you’ve spent here, and once again, congratulations!
WAM Year in Review
Friday, April 7th, 2023not perfectly chronological & not comprehensive
Summer
- We started off the year with a new general manager, Brian Donovan
- Property tax return!!!! over $350,000 we got back from last year and exemption for all future years.
- Hired maggie as Fundraising outreach coordinator, and alumni team has raised a lot of money throughout the whole year
- Separated Div and ed, new vp ed sophia
- Decided to undertake full review of standing rules
- Luther house city inspection – lots of hard work from maintenance
- New member debt proceedings, which has led to us collecting a lot of our bad debt over the whole fiscal year going way back, this will save us 10s of thousands of dollars in the future
Fall
- Hired pink
- Opened ed center
- Returned to in person board training and meetings
- New eviction proceedings
- Co-op month event
- New vp finance duy-anh
- Hired kyle as accounts payables coordinator to assist finance
- EV charging stations at truth and king house, grant from DTE and hard work from John simpkins, also a lot of much needed parking lot repair at truth, hard work from maintenance
Winter
- Approved money for minneapolis co-op
- Conifer chronicle
- Increased MLK scholarships to expand to pell grant recipients
- Updated our payment plan policies
- Member survey
- Ch 16 updates
- Red wings alumni fundraiser
- Lenny promoted to DMR
- Share returns up to date from last spring summer
- New president!
- Budget almost done
Moving forward
- Need to finish the budget
- Lots of planning work, reflection on all the progress we’ve made and how much more we have to go
- Strategic planning, multi-year budget planning, new ideas for education and training
Joy Project Sp/Su Residency
Friday, April 7th, 2023
Are you Queer? Trans? BIPoC?
Spring/Summer Major Maintenance Plans
Friday, April 7th, 2023The Maintenance Team has big plans for the next few months. Major Maintenance is planned for Escher, Truth and Linder. Plus many of the houses are getting inspected for the first time in several years. $150,000 has been set aside to complete major projects that may be required by inspectors from the City of Ann Arbor.
At Escher House the focus will be in the basement, the kitchenettes, and the exterior of the building. The two kitchens in the basement will be tackled one at a time. Some of the commercial equipment will be replaced. The dining room serving areas have warming and cooling tables that are more than 50 years old and are due for an upgrade. Throughout the basement there are leaky drainpipes, old water shut-offs, and hose bibbs all due for replacement. On the exterior of the building the basement service doors will be replaced and concrete stairs throughout the courtyard will be restored. Finally, the exterior siding needs repair in several areas around the building. Work at Escher will likely continue for the full spring summer term. At least one basement kitchen and dining room will be operational at all times.
Linder House needs to be painted. That wood siding is pretty amazing but paint is key to making it last for a few more decades. Linder is also slated for an upgrade in the kitchen. New cabinets and a better sink set up are coming too. The plan is to install a sink with a bigger basin for the dish sprayer and to protect the wooden cabinets.
Truth House is getting accessibility upgrades to accommodate mobility challenged members. The pitched roof will be replaced and the second phase of boiler room renovations will be completed.
Just like the wave of kitchen inspections currently underway, housing inspections are returning this summer as the city works to catch up after a long delay because of the pandemic. The maintenance team wants to take some steps before the inspections to fix things that are clear code violations. There may be more to do after the inspectors come through. It is their job to assess the structural integrity of each house as well as the ability of members to avoid danger in case of a fire or other disaster.
Joy Project
Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Project: Sylvia Rivera Cooperative House Joy Residency
Location: Rivera House, 900 Oakland Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Project Start Date: 07/1/2023
Project End Date: 08/18/2023
Compensation ($): $1000 stipend
Room & Board Included: Yes
Position Title: Artistic Resident
Application Deadline: 04/30/2023 and then on a rolling basis until program is full
Application: Google Form
Position Duties:
- Artistic Influence on the Physical Space
- Imagining and physically manifesting what a queer, trans, and BIPoC space looks like
- Creating permanent and impermanent installations within/around the house
- Collating the house library and resources
- Decolonizing Rivera House
- Reviewing and/or creating new policy for within-house liberatory cooperative procedures
- Introducing theory, language, art, texts, conversations, spoken word, installations, how-to guides, tangible and intangible visions, zines, essays, and/or any other forms of realization for this space
- Inspiration for this project: gens QTBPOC collective the need to claim physical space (article)
Desired Skills/Experience:
- Passion in artistic social justice and service-based art
- Living in a cooperative!
- Understanding of co-op values, principles, and operations
- Close experience with marginalized communities, namely the QTBIPoC community
- Drive to create within inclusive, liberatory spaces
- Willingness to use correct pronouns and names within this space
Brief Description of Organization:
We, the member-owners of the ICC, provide a home for students that equally embodies quality living, community and social equality, all within the cooperative movement. We continuously strive to maintain and improve our organization and our houses through shared work. We are committed to furthering our education by building life skills, a strong community, and personal relationships. We create and maintain a safe and affordable environment where our members feel comfortable and at home.
Type of Organization: Off-Campus Student Housing
Website: https://www.icc.coop/
Number of Members: 560
Number of Staff: 14
Brief Description of Rivera House:
The idea for this house is inspired by the work of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson towards Queer liberation and providing a home for Queer young people. Rivera house is a response to the unique challenges we see faced by Queer and Trans People of Color in the Ann Arbor area trying to find housing and community spaces where we feel we belong. While the house’s goal is to create and maintain space for these needs and experiences, Rivera house is open to anyone who would like to live there.
Type of House: QTBIPoC Safe/Brave Space
Number of Members: 7
Number of Staff: 1
Community Support:
Ruth Ellis Center (website)
Mission is to create opportunities with LGBTQ+ young people to build their vision for a positive future.
Spectrum Center (website)
Envisions an inclusive campus community free of discrimination in all forms where social justice inspires community engagement and equity.
Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs (website)
Using the lens of race and ethnicity, MESA engages the campus community and transforms the student experience to build inclusive spaces and equitable opportunities for all.
Benefits of Project/Skills Development & Learning:
- Free housing and food for the entirety of the residency
- Fully furnished single room (bed, desk, dresser)
- Shared common spaces (industrial kitchen, large living rooms, garden space, porch)
- Exposure, networking opportunities, or the chance to showcase your work to a new audience
- Boost your resume!
- Letter of recommendation for future work and programs
Experience Team-Gravity Form example
Wednesday, March 8th, 2023Experience Team
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