About deCleyre Co-op

An activist incubator, resource center, zine library, safe space, housing co-op. Founded in 1998 as a continuation of Douglass House with an intention to have something more permanent. Many of the residents were young adults, teens, and students. Often referred to simply as “deCleyre” it hosted hundreds of traveling activists, student groups, and several conferences.

Governance
Weekly “house meetings” which often included meals. The residents were the “board of directors”.

House Culture
Weekly house meetings and informal, semi-regular communal meals were the backbone of the house. The roots of the house might be said to have been loosely based on social ecology, anarchism, and generally radical politics.

On Site Projects hosted by deCleyre from 1998-2006

Community Projects deCleyre activists participated in from 1998-2006

Community Gardens
Food-not-Bombs
Revolutions Bike Co-op
Food Co-op
Media Co-op
Memphis IWW

Links

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCjvPkoMbq0gHR1X4SipmHrg

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_W-7OFZvPqE&feature=youtu.be

Previous Residents:

Julie Baltz - Founding Member
Sasha Barr
Allyson Blair
Matt Brown (RIP)
Casey Bryant
Andrea Buggey
Jessica Buttermore
Sue Cook
Kern Crosswhite - Founding Member
Doug Eddy
Shawna Graves
April Hale
Ronnie Harris
Dallas Holland
Adele Hunt - Founding Member
Amy Jean
Amy Kwasnicki - Founding Member
Erin Larkin
Matt Moore
Tim Morton
Chris Owen
Amy Quattlebaum
Brian Quattlebaum
Jennifer Sauer
Austin Scott
Anthony Siracusa
Derrick Watt (RIP)
Kim Mitchell
Cassy
Marcus - Antioch
Michael Allen
Qausu - Antioch
Rachel - Antioch
Beth and child
Paul Burdett
Phil (Guinness guy!)
Alex Polotosky
Curtis
Robin Jacks
Caleb
Janessa Lynn Williams
Renai
Paul
Maya
Trish
Joseph Clara
Leland Masters

Associates

Tammy Jo
Sarah Canale
Kai and Ram

Archival Documents

House Meeting Notes