I, Haley of California, declare that my life is built by relationships I did not choose and cannot see. I hold this to be plain: the food I eat arrives through farmers, pollinators, and soils I will never know; my safety depends on neighbors, volunteers, forests, rivers, and systems breathing beyond my sight. To them I commit stewardship — to protect the commons, to respect the web that holds us, and to ensure no one is left without enough.
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Haley Mellin
I, Amelia of The Bay Area watershed, declare that mutual respect and reciprocity hold my life together — in food systems, in partnerships, in the price of gas. I hold these connections plain: my watershed, my community, the forest where I live, the dump where my trash goes, the people in my home, the generations behind me, and the generation ahead whose lives my choices will shape. To them I commit local food, time with my niece, regular climbs up Mt Tamalpais, and a family dinner each month.
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Amelia Rose Barlow
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Name
I, Mara of Terrace Way, Shandon, Columbia, Carolinas, Congaree, Broad and Saluda rivers, the South, declare that my wellbeing is bound to others. I hold this to be plain: my husband, my brother, our garden, the stray cats, our neighbors, our apprentices, the students, the Saluda river, the robins, cardinals and Carolina wrens, the Five Points shopkeepers, and the Elders who guide us. To them I commit to co-create — to build a government that catalyzes our shared force, as Mary Parker Follett showed us is possible.
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Mara Zepeda
I, Amanda of Los Gatos, CA, declare that I live by mutual reciprocity — held up by people, land, and systems I did not build alone. I hold these ties plain: my family, my friends, my cats, my network, the monarch butterflies, the bike path I ride, the full moon as it rises, and Shrine Coffee in Santa Cruz. To each of them I commit time, care, and presence — to show up accountable to the web that keeps me alive.
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Amanda Arch
I, MCK of New York State, declare that I am connected to others — I influence them and they influence me. I hold this to be self-evident: my life depends on my #1 human, on Christine, on my collaborators, my parents, my friends, my neighborhood, and the trains and bikes that move me. It depends on the water, the air, the insects, the ancestors, and the generations to come. To them I commit this: to shift from individual rights to collective responsibility, and to work toward basic needs for all!
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MCK Keefrider
I, Carson of Occidental, CA, declare that I belong to the web of life and it belongs to me. I hold this plain and self-evident: my mom who raised me, my dog who waits at the door, even the car that carries me down the coast — none of them are background, and none of them are mine alone. To them, and to the wider living world they open onto, I commit a steadier love!
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Carson Linforth Bowley
I, Haley of California, declare that my life is built by relationships I did not choose and cannot see. I hold this to be plain: the food I eat arrives through farmers, pollinators, and soils I will never know; my safety depends on neighbors, volunteers, forests, rivers, and systems breathing beyond my sight. To them I commit stewardship — to protect the commons, to respect the web that holds us, and to ensure no one is left without enough.
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Haley Mellin
I, MCK of New York State, declare that I am connected to others — I influence them and they influence me. I hold this to be self-evident: my life depends on my #1 human, on Christine, on my collaborators, my parents, my friends, my neighborhood, and the trains and bikes that move me. It depends on the water, the air, the insects, the ancestors, and the generations to come. To them I commit this: to shift from individual rights to collective responsibility, and to work toward basic needs for all!
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MCK Keefrider
I, Amanda of Los Gatos, CA, declare that I live by mutual reciprocity — held up by people, land, and systems I did not build alone. I hold these ties plain: my family, my friends, my cats, my network, the monarch butterflies, the bike path I ride, the full moon as it rises, and Shrine Coffee in Santa Cruz. To each of them I commit time, care, and presence — to show up accountable to the web that keeps me alive.
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Amanda Arch
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Name
I, Mara of Terrace Way, Shandon, Columbia, Carolinas, Congaree, Broad and Saluda rivers, the South, declare that my wellbeing is bound to others. I hold this to be plain: my husband, my brother, our garden, the stray cats, our neighbors, our apprentices, the students, the Saluda river, the robins, cardinals and Carolina wrens, the Five Points shopkeepers, and the Elders who guide us. To them I commit to co-create — to build a government that catalyzes our shared force, as Mary Parker Follett showed us is possible.
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Mara Zepeda
I, Amelia of The Bay Area watershed, declare that mutual respect and reciprocity hold my life together — in food systems, in partnerships, in the price of gas. I hold these connections plain: my watershed, my community, the forest where I live, the dump where my trash goes, the people in my home, the generations behind me, and the generation ahead whose lives my choices will shape. To them I commit local food, time with my niece, regular climbs up Mt Tamalpais, and a family dinner each month.
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Amelia Rose Barlow
I, Carson of Occidental, CA, declare that I belong to the web of life and it belongs to me. I hold this plain and self-evident: my mom who raised me, my dog who waits at the door, even the car that carries me down the coast — none of them are background, and none of them are mine alone. To them, and to the wider living world they open onto, I commit a steadier love!
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Carson Linforth Bowley
I, Haley of California, declare that my life is built by relationships I did not choose and cannot see. I hold this to be plain: the food I eat arrives through farmers, pollinators, and soils I will never know; my safety depends on neighbors, volunteers, forests, rivers, and systems breathing beyond my sight. To them I commit stewardship — to protect the commons, to respect the web that holds us, and to ensure no one is left without enough.
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Haley Mellin
I, Mara of Terrace Way, Shandon, Columbia, Carolinas, Congaree, Broad and Saluda rivers, the South, declare that my wellbeing is bound to others. I hold this to be plain: my husband, my brother, our garden, the stray cats, our neighbors, our apprentices, the students, the Saluda river, the robins, cardinals and Carolina wrens, the Five Points shopkeepers, and the Elders who guide us. To them I commit to co-create — to build a government that catalyzes our shared force, as Mary Parker Follett showed us is possible.
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Mara Zepeda
I, MCK of New York State, declare that I am connected to others — I influence them and they influence me. I hold this to be self-evident: my life depends on my #1 human, on Christine, on my collaborators, my parents, my friends, my neighborhood, and the trains and bikes that move me. It depends on the water, the air, the insects, the ancestors, and the generations to come. To them I commit this: to shift from individual rights to collective responsibility, and to work toward basic needs for all!
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MCK Keefrider
I, Amelia of The Bay Area watershed, declare that mutual respect and reciprocity hold my life together — in food systems, in partnerships, in the price of gas. I hold these connections plain: my watershed, my community, the forest where I live, the dump where my trash goes, the people in my home, the generations behind me, and the generation ahead whose lives my choices will shape. To them I commit local food, time with my niece, regular climbs up Mt Tamalpais, and a family dinner each month.
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Amelia Rose Barlow
I, Amanda of Los Gatos, CA, declare that I live by mutual reciprocity — held up by people, land, and systems I did not build alone. I hold these ties plain: my family, my friends, my cats, my network, the monarch butterflies, the bike path I ride, the full moon as it rises, and Shrine Coffee in Santa Cruz. To each of them I commit time, care, and presence — to show up accountable to the web that keeps me alive.
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Amanda Arch
I, Carson of Occidental, CA, declare that I belong to the web of life and it belongs to me. I hold this plain and self-evident: my mom who raised me, my dog who waits at the door, even the car that carries me down the coast — none of them are background, and none of them are mine alone. To them, and to the wider living world they open onto, I commit a steadier love!