Arthur Garrett Fairbanks

The ideas in #BuildingARevolution are abundant among us. What would you add to tomorrow's connections?

They are getting desperate to make people buy into another pandemic and they are running out of time because people aren't falling for it. They need to reach their population targets by 2030 and they can't get anything to stick. Get ready for something big.. it's coming.

Everyone needs to understand that the capitalist class would rather destroy all life on Earth, including themselves, than give up their money or power. This is not hypothetical; fossil fuel companies have already shown how far they are willing to go to protect their interests.

“What radicalized you?” Man, I have two eyes, two ears, and a fully developed prefrontal cortex.

Call for volunteers: Recovery Foundation raffle ticket sales on June 2nd. Need people to sell 50/50 raffle tickets in the stands at the Madison Mallards baseball game. Starting at 5pm, Tuesday June 2nd is “Madison Recovery Night”, and my organization Recovery Foundation is the nonprofit spotlight of the game. In exchange you will receive free admission to the game, free food & drink, and the faith knowing you are helping others. The Recovery Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing financial assistance to persons for mental health and substance use disorders. Please message here on the provided link if you can help: facebook.com/share/17TG2zZS…

I can't wear others' shoes. I can try them on, but I can't wear what isn't mine.

Amazing music.

And will be considered insane by most…

Keep making mistakes; it is the only way to achieve wisdom. 🔄❤️‍🩹🔄 #LearnFromMistakes #GrowthMindset #EmbraceFailure #WisdomThroughExperience

You are Valuable, Lovable and Important.

If you see someone shoplifting, no you didn't.

This past week marked the start of summer gigs and a season of learning and relearning in organizing. A few different farms gave us great perspective(s). As a group—and under different subcorps—we looked for others to work with. Only 3 out of 16, including myself, were considered legal. This was all around Madison and a lot of the surrounding cities in Wisconsin (none of your business on who and where out of respect) as we worked planting by hand and I respect confidentiality. The idea that there are fewer jobs is a farce, upheld by politics that protect the information needed for an alternative system. Despite low pay and great safety conditions, we enjoyed the sun and each other’s company. We all had many things in common, one of the most prevalent was being a shared understanding of a system that keeps pay exactly as it is. What do you think the Iran war is about? Does it intentionally affect gas prices for farmers? Locally, if we bridged resources, we could rely on each other without federal involvement. The more I get out and see what is—and isn’t—through direct experience, the more I realize the “top” is largely an illusion. Maybe I’m caught between delusion and reality, but where do each of us fit if we can’t move forward without chasing just a higher paycheck? Can we have better discussions outside of the left-right paradigm? My goals are finally being met more so with less resistance, and my fears around cooperating with others (and with myself) really did hold me back. That was my fault, of course—no blame outside my own self-realizations. I do intend to apply my Human Resources degree alongside my community organizing experiences with other certifications. There will be changes implemented more openly interdependently. But for now, I must keep continuing on, perhaps misunderstood by the neurotypicals who have dismissed my “imaginations.” This is a reason to be clean and grateful for possibilities.

Housing First' policies often fail to deliver lasting results for individuals struggling with severe addiction and untreated mental health conditions. #needsparadigm

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