Human Powered: In Conversation with Garrett Bucks

About this episode

Garrett Bucks discusses community organizing and the importance of hosting potlucks with co-hosts Jen Rubin and Jessica Becker.

Garrett Bucks is a writer and community organizer based in Milwaukee. In 2016, he launched the Barnraisers Project, which he calls a movement of neighbors, everywhere. It includes trainings described as "an outstretched hand and a rolled-up sleeve." Co-hosts Jen Rubin and Jessica Becker learned about Bucks’ newsletter, The White Pages, and invited him into a conversation about why we should all be hosting more potlucks. Listen to learn more about how gathering imperfectly with neighbors can c...

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen Rubin, Jessica Becker

Guest: Garrett Bucks

Topics covered

• community organizing
• neighborhood gatherings
• potlucks
• writing
• social movements

Keywords

• Garrett Bucks
• Barnraisers Project
• potlucks
• community
• The White Pages

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Barnraisers Project

Books & works: The White Pages

Places: Milwaukee

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