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Projects / Build in public

The campaign should
leave something behind.

Campaigns ask people to believe they could govern. These projects are a way to demonstrate habits of building before anyone grants permission.

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Organizing institution

Independent Vermont

The campaign’s broader Vermont organizing platform—bringing Keep Vermont Independent into one durable structure for local chapters, public work, political independence, and long-term institution building.

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Organizing platformIndependent Vermont

A durable organizing platform for public work, local groups, research, and long-term independent political infrastructure in Vermont.

Public campaign and missionKeep Vermont Independent

The central public message and political mission within the broader Independent Vermont organizing platform.

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Operating experience

Real Estate & Property Services

The practical operating work behind Ryan’s experience: housing, rehabilitation, construction, property services, development, debt, maintenance, and the daily realities of making buildings and businesses function.

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Housing operationsHousing & Rehabilitation

Practical work with residential housing, property rehabilitation, maintenance, financing, and the recurring challenge of making difficult buildings function.

Practical operationsProperty Services

The daily maintenance, trash, repair, and service work required to keep properties and small businesses functioning.

Building and reinvestmentConstruction & Development

Experience with construction, development, financing, and small-scale neighborhood reinvestment as sources of practical public-policy judgment.

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Products and public systems

Software, Media & Public Platforms

Three major projects: Great Honk, Hello World Peace, and Common Scroll. Different products, one larger goal—build useful systems instead of waiting for existing institutions to improve themselves.

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Privacy-focused vehicle softwareGreat Honk

Great Honk is a free, privacy-focused vehicle utility designed to help people manage the practical realities of owning a car—from maintenance and expenses to documents, trips, parts, and vehicle history.

Independent media and communicationsHello World Peace

Independent media, original programming, and direct distribution.

Developing public platformCommon Scroll

A better public layer for discovering and following important information.

Beyond Vermont / Carefully

Ideas travel after they work.

This campaign is testing ideas that may eventually help independent candidates and local movements organize beyond Vermont. Those plans will be introduced carefully as they become real.

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