About Joy Bomb

Now more than ever, we need each other. We need each other to
bring a care-centered, human focused, ecologically balanced world
into existence. This starts with meeting one another, socializing,
and finding common ground. It starts with knowing your neighbors.

That is where Joy Bomb comes in.

Joy Bomb is a place where your ideas for a world beyond profit can take shape. Whether that is sharing your skills, interests, or perspectives, everyone has something to contribute to the project of building a new world in the shell of the old.

Helping each other doesn’t have to wait for the next crisis. We all have
needs that others in our lives fulfill and we want to expand that circle
of care. We want to create and nurture trusting relationships with
neighbors on our block, in our city, and in our region. We find a path to a
better world, in relying on each other.

Our goal is to co-create a space (with you!!) and to grow social connections that exist outside of the exchange of money. In an alienated and fearful world, Joy Bomb is a space to foster connection and to nurture possibilities as we build, together, a world worth living in.

All Joy Bomb hosted events are free, with a suggested donation to keep the space going, unless otherwise noted. If what we are trying to create sounds like something you are feeling too, please get in touch and/or throw some cash our way to help us pay the bills - you can sign up to contribute financially on our Open Collective page.

What We Believe

We do our best to create the world we want to bring into existence, here-and-now, organizing the social center without leaders or bosses, giving each member of our collective an equal a say in the shape the center will take. When power is shared in a group, it can be more effective and sustainable – as well as empowering – for everyone involved. We want to live in community that is empowered to act with each other, to meet it's needs, rather than giving their power away to politicians or corporations, hoping to have them met "when the right person gets in". As a group, we are dedicated to empowering our neighbors to meet and act collectively for the benefit of all. We come together to create a caring, just, and sustainable alternative to the for-profit world that holds us all back.

As a space Joy Bomb is, by default, a dietary vegan space and supports the abolition of all non-human animal exploitation. Joy Bomb promotes the development and use of animal-free alternatives for the benefit of humans, animals, and the environment. Joy Bomb is a "dry space" - drugs and alcohol are prohibited at public events unless otherwise noted.

What We Do

We host skillshares, creative/crafty events, movie nights, concerts/shows, fruit tree giveaways, free food distributions, host community organization meetings, share radical ideas about how to dismantle systems of oppression, and much much more! We encourage you to contact us if you have an idea for an event you would like to host. We are open to cool and fun ideas, so don't be shy. Check out our calendar page for more info.