Bridging toward Belonging
Brian StoutWhat would it look like to build a movement for the 100%? To create an "us" without a "them"? This is a monthly(ish) newsletter exploring these questions, in service of building a world where everyone — and everything — belongs.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Monthly |
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| Issues | 101 | Founded | 7 years ago | Last Issue | 3 months ago |
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Neurodivergence and belonging: understanding myself and the world
spotted at Mercer Middle School, Seattle
I was 9 years old—right between the ages of my two children right now—when I first understood in a deep way that I was different. The first Gulf War had just started: the first war I had any conscio...
Fighting violence with nonviolence: a moment of reckoning
Memorializing Alex Pretti’s last act: providing care to a fellow person in need (I’m not sure the artist; image found here)
My worldview cracked the first week in January, after the Trump regime kidnapped the sitting head of state in Venez...
2026 Intentions: Learning to play with darkness
Goat Lake and Cadet Peak, Washington, from an October backpacking trip (there is also beauty in the Shadow…)
2025 was a rough year for the world. Here on the west coast of the U.S. it began with fires ravaging Los Angeles and ended with ma...
Understanding the emotions driving fascism
weed or flower? beauty or danger?
As I discussed in a recent post, fascism is a movement driven by emotions. Understanding and addressing those emotions (and where they come from) is essential to our ability to respond effectively, and ult...
Quick thoughts: post-U.S. elections 2025
image from SHANNON STAPLETON/REUTERS, found here
It’s hard being a progressive (or as I prefer to call myself, a liberationist) in the United States: we’ve had our hopes crushed too often.
So it was a relief to wake up this morning to the...
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Global citizen, lover of all beings, parent, bridger. Committed to co-creating a world where everyone (& everything) belongs: where everyone is safe, seen, and celebrated.
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