We live in a society where masses of people are marginalized, abused, and exploited for the benefit of a small few who show no regard for our humanity or the planet...
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Scroll down for notes from the WayOut experience. If we don't study ourselves, we get studied. Often, with a lot of misunderstanding and misrepresentation. We're side launching a community ethnographic endeavor-- out of the ivory tower and into the grassroots. The snapshots below are excerpts from written and audio field notes. Join the research. Not as subjects, but as intellectuals. Post your reactions, insights, analysis and similar experiences.
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Living Way Out - Post 1
Much like the Underground Railroad, our vision for The Aboveground Railroad is an informal, decentralized network of people working together to create practical pathways to collective autonomy in this society. We’re cultivating a...
"I’m worried about listing it on AirBnB."
As such, after talking with landowners, WayOut Railroad has a “Business is Personal" policy.
“This helped me with my PTSD”
...Everyone looked to him to explain himself and he shared with us that he was ex military and he enjoyed the quietness of the outdoors. It turns out in our little huddle three of the men were ex military...
“He’s not white, y’all. He’s Black!”
...An older, fair skinned gentleman with a greyish white beard, it was not easy to tell. And many assumed that he was white...
"Where ya going in those flip flops, girl?"
...The day before we spotted some chanterelle mushrooms from a distance so we wanted to head a little deeper into the brush to see if we could find enough to cook. As we are walking we hear a loud voice, “Where ya going in those flip flops, girl?”...
"Oh! The cops are here."
...“Oh! The cops are here.” From the table, the campers could see a cop car parked at the main road. The event organizer and a few others got up to see why it was there. Before walking over, someone said, “Bring your phone....
