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have a pro-democracy idea you'd like to amplify? be a guest on my podcast.
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letters from a weirdo amplifies everyday ideas our neighbors can make use of in their daily pro-democracy efforts.
it’s gonna take 41,642 villages of hope to save our democracy— let’s start by building one here. why 41,642? that’s the number of zip codes there are in the united states. because fascism is on the rise, thanks to a bunch of rich jerks who want to wreck shit for all of us, i encourage neighbors from every country. i hold out a special invite to anyone struggling against the rise of fascism, police states, and authoritarianism in their communities. you belong here. your wisdom belongs here.
this podcast isn’t about fancy people with books and degrees and television appearance. this is for us common folk. the weirdos, lovers, and dreamers who are rolling up their sleeves to build a pro-democracy communities, one zip code at a time. fascism needs us scared and alone. we respond by becoming more neighborly and connected to each other than ever before. that’s how we win this.
letters from a weirdo is here to help you create, locate, amplify, echo, copycatand link up with a pro-democracy village that’s already growing in your own zip code.
got a hyper-local group you wanna amplify? come tell us about it.
wanna share some beginners tips on building a mutual aid collective or a time-banking initiative? let’s talk.
wanna share movement messaging ideas? we wanna hear ‘em.
have a novel idea for how to protest joyfully? we’d be delighted to learn from you.
wanna share a poem a pro-democracy song you wrote? we’re hear to be moved.
wanna share a pro-democracy art projects you’d like to see take flight around the country? we’re in the mood to craft, my dude.
have an idea for how to build the pro-democracy movement with clubs, events, and pro-social gatherings? we wanna learn from you!
just hearing about the podcast now? cool beans. you can listen to letters from a weirdo here on substack, on apple podcast, overcast, or spotify.
Oh my goodness! I would love to be a guest! I love your newsletter and have spent my life community building across the U.S., and Canada, and currently have a weird project in the works to bring people together to resist against capitalism and come together in creativity and joy. 💖
Hey! I have a background in community organizing, food justice, communications, literature, and philosophy and I have a few interesting groups I belong to (queer, quaker, etc). My first real article is coming out this year on what current activism. can learn from smaller groups. ie I have many interesting ideas and I'd be happy to talk!