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Running Anyway is a civic art project.
Most political participation assumes one of two things: you already have money or you can afford to pretend you don’t need it.
This project rejects both.
I’m not financially insulated. I’m a working parent. I’ve relied on public benefits, hourly work, and family support. That reality isn’t a liability — it’s the point. If democracy only works for people who can self-fund it, then it isn’t democracy.
This page exists so the work can continue without pretending otherwise.
If You’re Deciding Whether to Contribute
You don’t need to agree with everything here.
You don’t need to know how this ends.
If you believe:
politics should be more human
leadership shouldn’t require erasing your life
honesty is worth sustaining
and experimentation is necessary when systems are failing
Then supporting this work is one way to participate.
Other Ways to Support
Money isn’t the only form of contribution.
You can also:
Share the writing with people who need it
Talk about the ideas in your own communities
Join our community and engage thoughtfully — disagreement included
Help make this visible without spectacle
All of that matters.
Thank You
Whether you donate, share, or simply read closely; thank you.
Why give?
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This is real labor
This project exists to make visible what politics usually hides: who gets to participate, what it costs, and whose lives are treated as “unprofessional” or “inconvenient” to power.
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None of this happens for free.
Donations support the work of the project — the writing, research, public engagement, and time it takes to do this honestly while living inside the same constraints most people face.
Make a Donation
Your contribution helps fund:
Writing, research, and public-facing civic education
Time spent engaging directly with Oregonians — online and in person
Basic operating costs (hosting, tools, accessibility, production)
The ability to keep doing this work without hiding the realities of care, labor, and survival
This is not a polished political machine.
It’s an experiment in transparency.
