PSALM 85
© 2003 by John August Swanson
Serigraph, 24” by 28¾”
used with permission
Together, we can build a whole new anatomy of care, a resource oasis designed to sustain a physical and spiritual neighborhood where no one has to feel alone, where we ensure we all have what we need, and where we don't have to be perfect.
We invite you to show up in your full, fallible humanity within a collective that is actively building the muscle memory for reconciliation and repair. Here, everyone has the freedom to move, connect, grow, and dream. The best way to be a neighbor is to be present. This practice is about communion and active participation.
Who This Practice Is For
We are no longer asking for donations to fund a service provider. Instead, we invite financial partnership to sustain the shared infrastructure of our neighborhood.
We invite you to support this kinship practice if:
This is your physical or spiritual neighborhood. If these words feel like the ground you want to walk on, help us maintain the soil.
You want to protect and amplify the voice. If you believe the systems-analysis, the poetry, and the deep work of this collective need to reach other seekers, help fund the transmission.
You believe in the alternative. If you want to see a world where the categories of "volunteer" and "donor" dissolve so that we can finally just be neighbors, help us keep the door unlocked.
The Practice of Abundance
Financial gifts here are an act of mutual aid, ensuring the collective has the baseline stability to remain entirely receptive, visible, and open to anyone ready to take the initiative.