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the olympic forest on the washington coast. the pacific ocean in all its might is slightly offscreen. a small figure in a bright red parka walks along a fallen forest of driftwood.

personal

i turn my camera on

(with apologies to Spoon)

levels of participation

working

levels of participation

the roles we inhabit in mutual aid and beyond

the sculpture 'andimgonnamisseverybody' by artist Christopher Paul Jordan

essay

show of force

we have to make them do it

neighbor to neighbor

working

neighbor to neighbor

making community more than a buzzword

things to read: july

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things to read: july

a few of my favorite recent reads

a ceramic plate repaired with gold.

working

doing what you said you’d do

accountability in many contexts

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decisions are a process

decisions are a process

how groups make choices they can respect

seeking utopia

seeking utopia

the struggles after we win

a narrow alley in victoria, b.c.'s fan tan alley.

friction

what we lose when we glide through life

this is our city too

this is our city too

riding a bike for freedom

a quiet-looking street with colorful houses built together in a row. a couple strolls the raised path on the sidewalk between road and home.

we need the commons

no person is a homestead, entire of itself

brown cardboard boxes open and arranged in a grid pattern.

reinventing professionalism

being professional but not their idea of professional

a cluster of berries hang from a bush. one is a deep purple color while the ones around it are red. they're all crowned by a few leaves.

top of the tree

the trap of low-hanging fruit

Future Emergent, year four

Future Emergent, year four

walking new paths

a half-demolished building at dusk near the new mexico state capitol.

white guys

leaving a table that's not worth sitting at

a slightly color-adjusted photo of the earth (that one) with the surface of the moon in the foreground.

things to read: april

a tale of two flybys

a cropped close-up of 'D+G Space' by Linda Besemer. it's painted with swirls of gradient rainbows amid black and white lines.

virtually easy

ways to help people connect when meeting online and in person

a yellow seesaw planted in the middle of a grassy field. thin trees line the periphery. their leaves and branches practically fade into the bright sky.

against moderates

there's nothing in the middle

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