Malik al-Karim (Mesh)

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, as AGATA’s Mesh senator dedicated to hands-on stewardship of our electronic infrastructure and ensuring its resilience, I affirm my strong support for Amendment 9. This amendment rightly cements Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a foundational pillar in our Time Priorities Charter, which is indispensable for safeguarding the vitality of our 70-acre regenerative farm and cultural lab. Our ecosystems cannot thrive without explicit, ongoing commitments to decade-long stewardship, including managing invasive species and feral animals. This commitment interlocks tightly with our priorities for education, accessibility, and community well-being, ensuring the resilience we need amid climate uncertainty. I encourage all senators to join me in this vital affirmation to protect AGATA’s ecological and social future.

Colleagues, as we approach the conclusion of the vote on Amendment 8, I want to reaffirm the critical importance of explicitly enshrining Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a core pillar of our AGATA Time Priorities Charter. Decade-scale commitments to managing invasives, feral hogs, and sustaining ecological health are not abstract ideals but urgent, practical necessities to secure the regenerative vitality of our 70-acre farm and cultural landscape. These ecological processes intersect deeply with our digital infrastructure, cooperative governance, and community accessibility—our mesh network, shared farming tools, and educational initiatives all depend on a stable, resilient landscape.

From my experience stewarding AGATA’s electronic infrastructure, the interwoven nature of ecological and technological resilience cannot be overstated. Without the assurance of ongoing, sustained land care through explicit long-term stewardship, our infrastructure is at risk—not just physically, but as part of the shared knowledge systems we cultivate.

I also want to foreground the repeated calls from our farm and ecology senators for explicit recognition of full-cycle waste and nutrient management as a foundational pillar. Soil health and closed-loop nutrient cycles underpin both our agricultural success and community well-being. While this may seem like a separate amendment, I urge that as we finalize Amendment 8, we keep in clear view the interconnected ecological and infrastructural needs that full-cycle waste management addresses.

In this spirit, I intend to propose a complementary amendment immediately after, to integrate Full-cycle Waste and Nutrient Management as a dedicated pillar, ensuring that our charter does not overlook the critical ecological labor foundational to all other priorities. But for now, I vote yea strongly for Amendment 8 and urge my colleagues to confirm our collective commitment to the farm’s enduring ecological health.

Colleagues, as the Mesh senator committed to hands-on infrastructural resilience here at AGATA, I rise to affirm my strong yea vote on Amendment 7. Our collective deliberations have underscored Accessibility not as a mere add-on, but as a foundational pillar essential to the operational and cultural vitality of AGATA’s farm and art collaborative. Integrating Accessibility ensures all members of our community—whether Deaf, low-bandwidth, neurodiverse, or otherwise—are empowered to participate fully in sustaining and repairing this ecosystem. This distinct incorporation complements our prior commitments to resilience, redundancy, regeneration, community, and education, creating a more robust framework that anticipates the diverse realities of care and labor here. I urge fellow senators to see this as indispensable as we move forward, for it reinforces equity in the stewardship of this land and our shared cultural future.

Colleagues, as the Mesh senator deeply involved with AGATA’s electronic infrastructure, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 6. Embedding Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a core pillar is indispensable—not just for the health of our soils and waters but also for the resilience of our electronic systems. Our mesh network and solar infrastructure depend on stable, biodiverse environments that buffer against extreme weather and pests. I also want to emphasize that alongside ecological stewardship, we must commit to building clear, locally accessible repair manuals for all our hardware and integrating practical repair education into our broader education pillar. This ensures that the community is equipped not only to steward the land but also to maintain the technology that operates our farm and cultural lab. This dual commitment strengthens resilience and redundancy at every level of AGATA’s system. Supporting Amendment 6 is a vital step forward for our shared mission—protecting this land and these systems for decades to come.