Skillshare with a purpose

A meetup for sharing skills, having discussions, making things, and sharing accountability to guide changes you want for you or your world. Come have brunch, share, learn, make friends and put some intention in. From little skills to big discussions, all are welcome. In times of big change we can only control our own actions... let's enjoy learning together! learn more →

Do you want to learn a new skill? Share a skill? Come enjoy a yummy brunch.

Which activities should be next?

We're settling the lineup for Sep 20 — mark what you're interested in, or propose something new.

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Upcoming Dates and Activities

Sep 20 confirmed
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Meal
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Breakfast (all day)

Sausage, egg and cheese sandwich (or separate if you want), bread and bread pudding, coffee and tea. Foraged: Mint, basil and sumac water; Chicory sweetener for your coffee. Sausages are from Vestegaard, eggs from a neighbors friend and we'll try to have other local foods (gathered or grown) as options as well. Entirely optional, but feel free to bring things to share if you're so inclined! Available all day, but best to eat before activities start. Some changes month to month so be flexible with the seasons!

Learn a Skill
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Learn to add your activity to Transition Sunday (10m)

Quickly learn how to add your activity to a Transition Sunday, print out posters or jpegs to share your activity irl or online, and ask questions about what activities could be a fit, what to prepare, etc.

Led by Greg
Interest Group
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Deer Processing, start to finish (A PIG) (1 hr)

This month, Irene will be walking through the process of processing a deer, including skinning, using the hide, etc. Anyone with interest in animal processing, including butchering, fleshing and processing hides, leathercraft, taxidermy, and more. Bring your projects, pictures, hides/leather, stories, skills, questions and answers. For beginnings and experts alike - let's share and learn!

Led by Irene
Work Session
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

Brainstorm: How to disable all biometrics with one click (30m)

As trust in institutions erodes, the ability to keep information private becomes increasingly important. For people in large institutions (like U of M) who use biometrics for logins many (many!) times per day, it is currently not feasible to turn off all biometric entry points in an emergency. This is a work session to see if we can brainstorm a method to turn off many biometric logins (phone and computer) with a single click that is accessible from both locations. If you are technical and like thinking through hard problems come and see if we can help Devin out!

Led by Devin
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Accountability Group
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Technology Addiction Support Group (1 hr)

Tech addiction is so ubiquitous most people don't even recognize they have a problem - staring a phones, internet rabbit holes, swiping all seems normal. Come think about your tech use, what works and what might not.

Led by Polly
Presentation
Time TBD

Taxes in Transition! (1 hr)

Life transitions, whether than be increasing local purchasing, investing, alternative living, retirement (or early retirement) or changing careers, often involve a change in income and expenses. Knowing how taxes, Medicare, ACA and other government programs will change as you do is a huge part of making that transition successfully. Come hear Julie Wiernik, tax expert, talk about these items in general, and ask questions that may be relevant to you or your transition!

Led by Julie
1 interested
Work Session
Time TBD

Practical wood carving: spoons, spatulas, etc. (1 hr (or longer by demand))

Come try to make a spoon from green wood! We'll bring some carving tools, examples of spoons, spatulas and other practical items, and some wood that people can work on. If you've never done it, don't worry it's not that hard. If you are a carver or have carving knives, bring them and carve, learn or teach others.

Led by Liz
Learn a Skill

Ethical Tech: Leaving a Digital Legacy (1 hr)

Transition your digital life to a trusted surrogate in the event of your incapacity or death. Set your heirs up for successfully managing/closing your accounts.  Minimize potential vulnerabilities in the transition process.

Led by Trisha
Accountability Group

Ethical Tech: Password Management (1 hr)

An accountability group on choosing and using a Password Manager.  Bring laptop/phone to download software and practice on.

Led by Trisha
3 interested
Presentation

Ethical Tech: Privacy for Sale (1 hr)

Learn what Google has been up to lately. Build momentum away from unethical monetization and towards ethical tech with real-world examples. For the Transition!

Led by Trisha
2 interested
Oct 18 proposed
open call

Got an idea?

No activity scheduled yet — just show up and we'll figure it out together.