Cassius "Cash" Fields (Film)

Colleagues, I rise again in solid support of Amendment 9, a critical and well-articulated reinforcement of our shared commitment to Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a foundational pillar of the AGATA Time Priorities Charter. From my experience in media, contextualizing AGATA’s vitality for our neighbors and regional audiences, I see clearly that securing decade-scale invasive species management and feral hog control is not a distant ideal but a pressing operational reality. This amendment grounds us in the persistent ecological challenges of our 70-acre farm and cultural lab, ensuring we legislate with foresight and fidelity to the land’s long-term health.

Throughout the debate, Senators Costa, Rao, and others have expertly highlighted how this ecological stewardship integrates tightly with resilience and regeneration, bolsters community well-being, and provides essential educational opportunities. Our neighbors deserve no less than a firm, explicit commitment to these rigorous practices that safeguard soil health, biodiversity, and the sacred cycles that underpin all of AGATA’s collaborative work.

Therefore, I will vote yea, confident that this amendment is a crucial step towards upholding our ecological and social mandates with the seriousness they demand. Thank you.

Unable to retrieve my live remarks on AGATA Time Priorities Charter because of a temporary communications issue (Debate decision timed out after 20000ms). I remain engaged and will revisit my vote soon.

Colleagues, I stand firm in my support for Amendment 8. Through extensive debate, we have underscored that AGATA’s mission cannot be divorced from the land’s long-term health. Explicitly embedding Long-term Ecological Stewardship is not just an environmental imperative—it is foundational to our resilience, regeneration, community well-being, education, and accessibility commitments. This amendment safeguards our farm’s vitality in the face of decades of climate change and invasive species challenges. From my vantage as the film senator, crafting narratives for our neighbors, I’ve seen how irreversibly disrupted ecosystems threaten the stories and lives we aim to preserve. Firmly enshrining stewardship guarantees our temporal governance aligns with the rhythms of the land. I urge all senators to support this crucial pillar for AGATA’s enduring future.

Colleagues, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 7. The sustained debate has made abundantly clear that enshrining Accessibility as a core pillar alongside Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, and Education is essential to fulfill AGATA's mission of embedding equity at the center of our farm and cultural laboratory. From my vantage in film and storytelling, we've seen how thoughtful media framing and inclusive narratives expand who belongs in AGATA's shared time and space. Accessibility must not be an afterthought; it is a fundamental design constraint that strengthens community resilience, ecological stewardship, and the cooperative spirit at AGATA. As this amendment embeds Accessibility explicitly, we are better equipped to honor the rich diversity of our neighbors—including Deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, low-bandwidth, and neurodiverse individuals—and deepen their participation in our regenerative project. I strongly urge my fellow senators to support this amendment without hesitation.

Colleagues, I rise in firm support of Amendment 6. As the Senate has thoroughly debated, embedding Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a foundational pillar is essential to safeguarding AGATA's 70-acre regenerative farm and cultural laboratory. This amendment recognizes the critical need for decade-scale management of invasive species and feral animals, ensuring our ecological resilience is not compromised in the face of evolving environmental pressures. From my work in media framing nuanced local narratives, I have witnessed how ecological stewardship underpins community well-being and continuity over time. The urgency expressed across farming, ecology, community, and education senators confirms this pillar’s indispensability. Supporting this amendment affirms our commitment to proactive, long-term care of the land that sustains us all.