Community Events & Space Reservations

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 12, 6:00pm-8:30PM

Boundary Setting Workshop

Location: 700 N Main St, Suite E, Blacksburg, VA and online via our google meet

Join us online and in person to learn about the body’s natural rhythms through stress and release, and gain shareable language and skills that the group can use to support one another through those cycles. The Community Resiliency Model trains groups around the globe following activating events to support the group’s return to balance and increase our resiliency in the midst of chronic stress. For the second part of the session, we will explore how sharing a no with someone can actually be protective and lead to a better, more sustainable and fitting, YES.

Sunday May 17th, 2pm-3pm

Mutual Aid Distribution

Location: preparation (1-2pm) at 700 N Main St, Suite E, Blacksburg, VA

distribution (2-3pm) behind the North Main Laundromat at 1003 N. Main St, Blacksburg

Take what you need, leave what you can. Food, toiletries, and household supplies are available at no cost and with no questions asked. Future distros will be held every third Sunday of the month from 2pm-3pm.

Wednesday May 20th, 7:30pm-9:00pm

Book Swap

Location:
700 N Main St, Suite E, Blacksburg, VA

Are your bookshelves too empty or too full? Whatever your problem is, the book swap will solve it. Bring any books that could use a new home, and take home some new books to add to your collection.

ALL MONTH!

Shortform Writing Contest

Submit through May 20th to [email protected] using the subject line “Southpaw Shortform.” Works should be between 500-1000 words. The winner will be announced May 30th.

Every Sunday from 3pm-5pm

Weekly Planning Meeting

Location: 700 N. Main St, Suite E, and online through Google meet, found at this link.

Anyone interested in being involved with the planning and shaping of FEC is welcome to join.

Space Reservations

For those wanting to rent out FEC’s community space, group/hosts may be interested in a comparable way to support us. Keep in mind your group's capacity and capabilities! We appreciate all forms of support and mutuality. If you have a specific idea of what your group desires, that’s great too. If you don't feel you have the capacity for our suggestions, please let us know! All payment options are a pay-what-you-can sliding scale. We will do our best to work with you to find a workable option to use the space as long as your space usage purposes align with FEC’s DEIAB, anti-oppression, and liberatory values.

Monetary Donation
artist, workshop or community group rate -- $5-$100/hr
party rate -- $60-250/hr
corporate rate -- $150-250/hour
Make your event a fundraiser — Event/workshop as a fundraiser for FEC and/or affiliated orgs

Supplies Donation
Fill the community fridge, stock one of our distros, or stock the winter closet per event/workshop/meeting
Make your event a food/essentials donation drive for our community fridge, one of our distros, and/or our winter closet.

Labor Trade
A maintenance task per event/workshop/meeting (i.e. cleaning the bathrooms, sweeping the floors, vacuuming carpets, dusting surfaces, general upkeep for the space)
Volunteer hour trade — individual rate: 2-4 hours of volunteering per hour in the space
Volunteer hour trade — group rate: 3-6 hours of volunteering per hour in the space
Run a free community workshop at the community space

Other
Craft your own way to support FEC

External Groups Space Rental Application Form (Click Here)