I am a rather ambitious Canadian. Maybe i can redraw North America’s regional borders based on those very bio-regions! And transition towards a circular economy.
So vital, urgent and powerful. Thanks for sharing and for this inspiring call for new (or very old) stories - we need them and we need this story + this call! over and over!
Thank you for publishing this. I am excited to explore all the resources Powers shares here, and will be forwarding this to my local organizing community.
It occurs to me that some of us absolutely must not be pulled into the chaos happening nationally, and remain focused on what is possible locally.
Yes I agree. That is why I want people to realize that every person cannot be involved at everything, all at once! We need to find our own unique ways to show up, and do them.
As a relative newcomer to Substack, I am noticing that it is subject to the same tendency to flood and overwhelm as other media sources. I notice that publications and writers who publish more frequent, short posts are able to generate much more attention and traction than folks who write more thoughtful, longer and less frequent posts. This concerns me, as I think we are entering a time when we really need leadership that is rooted in a deeper exploration of ideas, visions, alternatives (such as the ones you are providing).
I found some of this piece very lovely and hopeful and some of it mired in the same colonialisms that brought us here. I appreciate the generous offer of starting this dialog/work by the author and I would like to suggest to her the book “No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchism in Defense of the Sacred” by Klee Benally (Diné). I think his insights and antagonisms are so crucially important for discussions such as this and are very often overlooked. I think what he has to share on this topic would be critically beneficial to any efforts made to decentralize the state and recenter the land. I hope the author sees this and considers reading his work.
I absolutely love these ideas but I am troubled about the ableism inherent in this perspective. I admit I am very new to the idea and my knowledge is limited to what I am reading on Substack. I am hoping someone can point me to resources that help me understand how we can create bioregions that can support people who need critical care/long term intensive care/access to gender affirming hormones/life sustaining technology?
I am a rather ambitious Canadian. Maybe i can redraw North America’s regional borders based on those very bio-regions! And transition towards a circular economy.
So vital, urgent and powerful. Thanks for sharing and for this inspiring call for new (or very old) stories - we need them and we need this story + this call! over and over!
Thank you for publishing this. I am excited to explore all the resources Powers shares here, and will be forwarding this to my local organizing community.
It occurs to me that some of us absolutely must not be pulled into the chaos happening nationally, and remain focused on what is possible locally.
We need a parallel track. Defend at the national level. Build at the local and bioregional level. Create models. Set a new agenda.
Yes I agree. That is why I want people to realize that every person cannot be involved at everything, all at once! We need to find our own unique ways to show up, and do them.
As a relative newcomer to Substack, I am noticing that it is subject to the same tendency to flood and overwhelm as other media sources. I notice that publications and writers who publish more frequent, short posts are able to generate much more attention and traction than folks who write more thoughtful, longer and less frequent posts. This concerns me, as I think we are entering a time when we really need leadership that is rooted in a deeper exploration of ideas, visions, alternatives (such as the ones you are providing).
Thank you for your kind words. I try.
I found some of this piece very lovely and hopeful and some of it mired in the same colonialisms that brought us here. I appreciate the generous offer of starting this dialog/work by the author and I would like to suggest to her the book “No Spiritual Surrender: Indigenous Anarchism in Defense of the Sacred” by Klee Benally (Diné). I think his insights and antagonisms are so crucially important for discussions such as this and are very often overlooked. I think what he has to share on this topic would be critically beneficial to any efforts made to decentralize the state and recenter the land. I hope the author sees this and considers reading his work.
Oh love the title alone! Gonna dive into this.
I agree we need a vision to carry into the future but we cannot bypass the violence unfolding.
I absolutely love these ideas but I am troubled about the ableism inherent in this perspective. I admit I am very new to the idea and my knowledge is limited to what I am reading on Substack. I am hoping someone can point me to resources that help me understand how we can create bioregions that can support people who need critical care/long term intensive care/access to gender affirming hormones/life sustaining technology?
I encourage you to examine this 'chapter 3' sections on Transformation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDkapSTyjo&list=PLUWHlbMj0sOH8NJqTMuNiRkvhaEahHJVH&index=14