Because we see something other than the normative truths of this place…we see something that is not here… We see the future, cast over this devastating present moment. We see, And we believe. We know, And we bend the world to assert and embody that Black lives matter.

Humans are unique because we compete when it isn’t necessary.

Trust the People. (If you trust the people, they become trustworthy).

How do we turn our collective full-bodied intelligence towards collaboration, if that is the way we will survive?

We learned that in organizing and relationships, accountability is key for building a lasting base; when folks see change, they feel their own investment is worthwhile.

Biomimetics or biomimicry is the imitation of the models, systems, and elements of nature for the purpose of solving complex human problems.

the role of organizers in an ecosystem is to be earthworms, processing and aerating soil, making fertile ground out of the nutrients of sunlight, water, and everything that dies, to nurture the next cycle of life.

Ferns are a form of fractal. A fractal is an object or quantity that displays self similarity, which means it looks roughly the same at any scale. Small-scale solutions impact the whole system. Use similar principles to build at all scales.

That is nature’s greatest lesson to me—that change is inevitable, and time is unfathomable. It means I can keep going, when all seems to fail and fall around me. Nature is the source of my faith.” —Malkia Cyril