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Credit: Marcelo Miranda Editor’s note: This letter celebrates the pedagogical legacy of Kim Klein and Stephanie Roth. We recognize that GIFT’s closure was a difficult chapter for staff, and we hold that history alongside this tribute. Dear Kim and Stephanie, In March 2026, you sent your final newsletter.

Credit: Marcelo Miranda From the nation’s founding, communities in this country have fought for the power to govern themselves—and fought to extend that promise to everyone it excluded. The Declaration of Independence promised liberty and justice for all and delivered it to the very few. But people didn’t wait. They organized.

Credit: Marko Brečić on Unsplash+ Have you imagined what the world would look and feel like if we invested in life? Pause with that question for a moment. Notice what arises in your mind—and in your body. Perhaps you see thriving communities: children walking safely to school, elders receiving the care they deserve as they age, and everyone accessing nourishing food that supports their health.