The Dream Share Project

A Dream Shared by Tim Danos

Hey Family Band-

Tons of awesome ideas being thrown around!

When I went down to New Orleans a few summers ago, I helped build homes for poor musicians. I really would like to try that idea too- helping homeless musicians be fed, get some gigs, and create/work through programs that can help get people in a better quality of life. Maybe I could set up a program that could teach free lessons to some homeless musicians and help them work on polishing their skills? Some of us are musicians (and music appreciators) and this may be a great way of helping our fellow brethren out.

I wonder if this model has been done before in other cities? Maybe so? If so, it would be cool to see how it works and what we could do to infuse it into our work as a commune. If not, we are building pathways to the future, my friends.

Have a great week and keep on keepin' on.

Love,
Tim

P.S. Supposing that we stick with the theme of homelessness, building alliances and coalitions with more established organizations would be very key. Just like in foreign policy (which I'm teaching to my kids right now), building alliances are so key to everything. So, I think it would be good to contact groups like homeless shelters, kitchens, organizations like Food Not Bombs, etc.