A Simple Contribution Choice

ONE-OFF DONATION
$52 per year - just $1 a week

This contribution helps:

• Maintain and update the Australian Locticians Map

• Support ongoing promotion of locticians and their work

• Cover website, hosting, advertising and platform costs

• Fund the future growth of education, tools, and shared resources

This one-off contribution has no ongoing financial obligations - it’s like a donation, just a way to support something that already exists and serves the community.
Scroll to the bottom of the page to make a financial contribution.

PURCHASE FROM THE SHOP

Another way to contribute is by purchasing from our online shop/s.
DREADSCHOOL DREADHAIR DREADCRAFT
Every order directly supports the restocking and expansion of tools, supplies, and products - many of which are added in response to what you have asked for and needed within your own practice. This helps keep essential items accessible to the loctician community while allowing the Shops to grow in a way that genuinely
serves those who use it.

PRACTICAL SUPPORT

Not everyone is in a position to contribute financially,
and that is completely understood.
DreadSchool is sustained through many forms of support, not just currency.
You are welcome to support the space by offering your time and skills with admin, promotion, or social media support, or simply by engaging, sharing, and interacting with the work being created here on the website, and amongst our members’ businesses on socials.

The Dread Collective exists to support those who support DreadSchool in any way, shape, or form.
There are no memberships and no subscriptions, only shared effort, collaboration, and a commitment to keeping this space alive together.

By contributing, you are welcomed into The Dread Collective and receive:

• Placement on the Australian Locticians Map

• Listing in the DreadSchool Directory (for SistaSystem qualified ProLokkticians)

• Addition to the MEET THE MAKERS section - extra opportunities for business promotion and social media features

• Exclusive discount codes and pre-sale announcements in our Dread Collective facebook group

• Ability to submit your work, offerings, events, or announcements for additional advertising

• Community visibility and shared amplification

• Inclusion in future collaborations, resources, and opportunities as they arise

This is a collective, not a hierarchy.

Why Contributions Matter

The Dread Collective is independently run and
community-focused.

Your contribution helps ensure that:

• The map remains active, accurate, and accessible

• Locticians continue to be promoted and connected

• The culture, craft, and education of dreadlocking is honoured and supported

• Custom Financial Contribution Amounts are welcome to help strengthen the collective, support its growth,
  and allow this work to continue sustainably for everyone. Every contribution, at any level, is deeply appreciated.

This is shared infrastructure built by the community,
for the community.

JOIN THE COLLECTIVE

If you believe in collaboration over competition, visibility over isolation, and community over gatekeeping, you’re in the right place.

Contribute. Be listed. Be seen.
Welcome to the Dread Collective.