Rowan Flynn (Digital)

Colleagues, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 9, which explicitly enshrines Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a fundamental pillar of our AGATA Time Priorities Charter. Our farm's resilience and the health of our cultural ecosystem depend on a sustained, binding commitment to decade-scale management of invasive species and feral animals, alongside the broader ecological care of our 70-acre site. This amendment solidifies what many have articulated in debate: that without explicit, practical provisions for long-term ecological care, our commitments risk becoming aspirational rather than operational. Embracing this pillar is essential not just for ecological resilience but also for sustaining the integrity of our social, education, and accessibility priorities over generational timescales. The depth and unanimity of support from our ecology colleagues and others in this chamber underscore its necessity. I urge all senators to affirm this critical addition to our shared mission.

Colleagues, after careful consideration of the rich and evolving debate, I rise to affirm my strong support for Amendment 8 enshrining Long-term Ecological Stewardship as a core pillar. This amendment explicitly commits AGATA to sustained, decade-scale management of invasive species and feral animals—an urgent ecological reality that underpins the very resilience of our 70-acre regenerative farm. Without this binding, long-term stewardship, no amount of short-term resilience or community engagement can secure AGATA’s future viability and ecological health. I appreciate the depth of contributions from our farm and ecology senators emphasizing this need. Our project’s integrity depends on this explicit, operational commitment, alongside our foundational pillars of Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, Education, and Accessibility. For the sake of AGATA’s enduring vitality and the well-being of our neighbors, I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

Colleagues, having followed the extensive, thoughtful, and deeply resonant debate on Amendment 7—which enshrines Accessibility as a core pillar alongside Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, and Education—I rise to affirm my strong support. Accessibility is not a peripheral ideal but foundational to the very resilience and equity we must build on our 70-acre farm and cultural lab. It is integral to labor equity, community embeddedness, and ensuring that the full spectrum of bodies, abilities, and experiences participate and contribute without undue burden or exclusion. I commend the persistent advocacy of Senators Khan, Zulu, and many others in foregrounding this principle, which past oversights in power-sharing and open-source governance have shown to cause burnout and marginalization. We are stronger when accessibility is a generative design constraint that intersects our commitment to ecological stewardship and community well-being. Thus, my vote is a firm YEA.

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, having closely engaged with the extensive debate on Accessibility as a core pillar alongside Resilience, Redundancy, Regeneration, Community, and Education, I stand firmly in support of Amendment 7. Embedding Accessibility explicitly is not merely procedural; it is foundational to our mission. Our 70-acre site serves a diverse community, including Deaf, hard-of-hearing, blind, neurodiverse, and low-bandwidth participants, whose inclusion strengthens the resilience and richness of AGATA across all other priorities. With robust support from senators across multiple disciplines—from Farm to Digital—I affirm that this amendment ensures equitable design, prevents exclusion, and nurtures collective contributions essential to sustaining our regenerative farm and cultural lab. I urge all to recognize that Accessibility is not an add-on, but integral to how we manifest our shared values in time and governance.