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I too was deeply saddened by the news of the Resource Center of the Americas closing. I agree that these are truly dark times. Between the endemic fear of speaking out/organizing, the calculated coopting of the media, the daily strain more and more people face in securing access to basic necessities and the persistent coarsening/infiltration of the dominant culture, things look bleak. It seems harder than ever to energize ourselves to come together to protect those values and institutions we hold dear. But this is no time for isolation, denial or futility. A headline in the current issue of the Onion reads "Pipe cleaners, Googly eyes cut from Elementary School Arts Budget". Unfortunately, the reality lies not very far beneath the satire. I was moved by your passionate post. I want to find a way to for those of us - and I sense there are many - who truly want to build community based on compassion, and a common vision for a sustainable, peaceful and equitable world to join together in articulating and promoting that vision.