Hey folks. I am putting this out on many different tribes post to invite as many people over as possible. The tribe is called Renaissance Farms and the idea behind it is to get people connected. We have let too many politicians and corporate types run things for too long. I wasn't a big Dean supporter but it shows what you can do with the internet and a little imagination.

I am going to use this tribe and a website that I am currently working on to try and connect a LARGE group of like minded people together. (From Left to FAR Left, Libertarian, Progressives, Dems and Open Minded Republicans (yes they do exist) although all views are welcome as long as they aren't hateful) That way we can help each other out. Examples would be that when someone works to get things done politically and socially then you will already have a base of people to start with that could be interested in the issue.(Yes we already have some sites like these but I have not found any that are anywhere comprehensive enough)

PLUS, I THINK THAT WE CAN TAKE A LOT OF THE ECONOMIC POWER BACK. The idea is to to keep the money within the group(or demographic or tribe or among people that vote similiarly or whatever you want to call it).. I am going to set up a website for the state of Ohio that will be a kind of directory of liberal links and businesses that are owned by people with a more left leaning attitude. THE LESS MONEY THAT WE GIVE TO THE RIGHT THE BETTER. There are an endless number of organizations and businesses in each state but they have never been put into one place. So I will get numbers and contact info from people like Stonewall and environmental groups, Unitarian churches, NPR affiliates and other organizations and every kind of business that I can think of. The GLBT community has the Lavender pages (some are the Pink pages). Same concept. So now I need to start compiling a list of these groups and places. If you know any please start a list and pass it on and I will make contact to get all of the necessary info. It will take some time to get a pretty comprehensive site going but I will keep the members of Renaissance Farms notified of progress as I go. I have posted to see if there are people in other Ohio cities that can help. Then once it is up and running it can be a place for people to find service providers and organizations. Make connections. And eventually it can be more. There are some pages similar to this but I want this to be more comprehensive and then connect to similar ones from different states under an umbrella site. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IS A REAL MARKETING BLITZ SO THAT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE SITE IS THERE AND WHAT IT WOULD DO FOR THEM. We can use conventional marketing to get the word out. Things like the Alternative Papers. Booths at festivals and Bumperstickers. If you have a website or business that you want to advertise, or a CD or a band to promote then you already would have a group of like minded people that might be interested in hearing about it. How many people do you know that are trying to run painting companies or freelance web design so that they can control their time and spend more with their families? How often would one sale make the difference between their staying in business or not. The stronger each individual is the stronger the whole. If a person has more time, money and less stress then there is a better chance that they will work to improve their community and world. I would prefer to give them my business than give it to someone that I have no connection with. This is a way to economic and political power. We have to take care of each other just as the Conservatives have. Ours can be a community with all ethnicities and creeds, orientations and leanings. All that matters is an open mind. And the stronger each individual is in the community the stronger the community.

If you know anyone else that might be interested then pass along the info. The bigger it gets the more power it will have to change things.

Peace

Andy