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Kermit O

I am a 4th generation Philadelphia native, a writer, dreamer, and former teacher turned abolitionist, engaged in the coproduction of knowledge, space, and resources in order to build thriving communities. My most important job these days is raising a beautiful child and cultivating a resilient homestead for my family in the same spirit of autonomy and self-determination that infuses all of my work. I am an independent researcher and organizer, focusing on resilience at the city block scale: bringing food, water, energy, and housing into the commons and under community control. I work in solidarity with multiple Philly organizations at intersections of land, food, and environmental justice, balancing attempts to extract concessions from the state with a fierce commitment to abolishing all systems of domination: today, tomorrow, and forever.