Free Wake County, NC
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Wake County is in the Piedmont region of North Carolina, towards the middle of the state.
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General Guide
Northern Raleigh is higher income. Southeast Raleigh is lower income. Both are bad for handouts. Downtown is better, particularly around Peace Street.
Also see wikipedia: Wake County
Groups
Papokha: skillshare and free skool (forming) - people.tribe.net/papokha
Acre - Housing Collective (not free) and activist group: ibiblio.org/greens/projects/acre (Raleigh)
Internationalist Books - anarchist collective bookstore/community center: internationalistbooks.org (Chapel Hill) (And their links page)
el Kilombo - "a collective formed to open a community space and radical bookstore focused on the concerns of people of color, students, and working class communities": elkilombo.org (Durham)
Carrboro Community Garden Coalition - "a non-profit organization whose goal is to access land and other resources necessary for community members to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means of creating a just world where locally grown, high quality, and safe food is available to all": carrborogarden.org (Carrboro)
Carrboro Greenspace - "Carrboro Greenspace seeks to be a public space where all people can enjoy and engage with their local environment(s) and work to developing truly sustainable ways of living": carrborogreenspace.org (Carrboro)
UNC-CH SDS - "Students for a Democratic Society is a national organization which seeks to unite youth and students fighting for social, economic and political justice. Our chapter at UNC-Chapel Hill serves to educate students and to support progressive movements and campaigns including but not limited to, the Iraq War, immigrant's rights, and labor solidarity": chapelhillsds.org (Chapel Hill)
Housing
Free housing, shelters and hostels, etc.
For short stays, there are 400+ people from the area registered on couchsurfing.com.
Food
Certain places around Morrisville, Fuquay-Varina or Holly Springs will get rid of their food that they cook during the day after store hours are closed. One of these places is Gorgeinos Italian Resturant in Morrisville, NC. The owners get rid of older pizza for free or a very discounted price.
Medical Care
Planned parenthood, free clinics, free medical advice, Medicare resources, low-cost clinics, etc.
Legal Aid
ACLU, free legal aid/counseling, pro bono attorneys, etc.
Armed Forces/Deployment Avoidance Counseling
Wake's extreme proximity to three or so bases (lejeune, Bragg, And Seymour Johnson) makes any deployment-dodging hard. don't enlist here, if you don't want to go. If a draft were to happen, The area would be good though, as moods to the war here are extremely low.
Play
The first Friday night of every month, Raleigh's downtown art galleries stay open. There is often music and performances on the streets.
Also see the general Free Play section.
Music scene/hip scene
There are a few music stores located in the area which allow visitors to socialize and jam. One such place is Walt's Guitars and Pro Audio at 800 South Main Street in Fuquay Varina. Their mellow staff loves to chat and jam with visitors, and there are often talented musicians who might give free demos of their music.
Drugs
Marijuana prices are on par with national averages (e-stoned.com/rec/44-Marijuana-Prices-in-the-USA). Salvia is available at headshops, smoker friendly's, and occasionally at the Fuquay Varina Flea Market (Sundays at 2pm). Other drugs might be easier to find in the mountain and beach areas of North Carolina.
Information
General weather, traffic, news resources, etc.
Underground Papers
Independent Weekly: indyweek.com (not "underground")
Public Transit
Wake County is designed for cars, with parking usually readily available even in downtown areas. Bus routes, the only public transportation in the cities, are designed to serve poorer districts and, though they reach out into the suburban areas, aren't particularly convenient or thorough. Public transportation in the areas around Wake County is worse. Buses and trains also connect Wake County to other major cities in the state.
Free Clothing and Furniture
Funiture can sometimes be found left on the curb as trash. In particularly, look out for days designated for bulk pick-up. Also see the message boards links below.
For cheap funiture and clothes, try Goodwill thrift stores. Garage/yard sales are also common in the area in warm seasons. CJ Woodmaster is another place to get extremely cheap furniture made of unfinished wood.
Assorted/Miscellanious Freebies
Craigslist free section: raleigh.craigslist.org/zip
Freecycle: freecycle.org, groups.yahoo.com/group/WakeFreecycle
Also see the general Assorted Freebies section.
Survive
Go to the Survive section and provide any city-specific details, including new topics.
