Garrett Bucks is a writer and community organizer based in Milwaukee. In 2016, he launched the Barnraisers Project, which he calls a movement of neighbors, everywhere. It includes trainings described as "an outstretched hand and a rolled-up sleeve." Co-hosts Jen Rubin and Jessica Becker learned about Bucks’ newsletter, The White Pages, and invited him into a conversation about why we should all be hosting more potlucks. Listen to learn more about how gathering imperfectly with neighbors can change the world, how to participate in a cross-country potluck relay, and why Bucks believes letting others take care of us, and returning the favor, builds healthy communities.

Additional Links to check out:

→ Learn more about Garrett Bucks, a writer and organizer based in Milwaukee, here. 

→ The Declaration of Interdependence Relay is a year-long continent-spanning experiment in Community based on the simple idea of potlucks. Learn more here.

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