Queen City Sovereignty Salon
A community place for real conversation in uncertain times.
The Salon brings people together to examine how small cities can stay strong, adaptable, and connected.
Our focus is practical sovereignty, the everyday capacities that help communities weather disruption and support one another.
Next Gathering
Thursday February 12, 2026· Staunton Public Library · 5:30–8:30 PM
Lively discussion, short briefings, and hands-on planning for community projects.
Everyone is welcome.
Current Focus
The Sovereignty Salon is an ongoing, participatory process. Notes from each meeting including photos of working boards, transcribed ideas, and action items are captured and updated as capacity allows.
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Have thoughts to share?
Questions, ideas, or follow-ups related to the Sovereignty Salon can be emailed to: s i g n a l @ k a m r e s e a r c h . g l o b a l
Messages may inform future discussion or action items.
How to Join / What to Expect
Attendance is open. No membership, no fees.
Each gathering typically includes:
- Thoughtful, facilitated conversation
- A brief educational segment
- Collaborative work toward practical initiatives, such as repair networks, time banking, or local economic literacy
Come as you are. Curiosity and goodwill are the only requirements.
Why Sovereignty?
Modern life depends on systems that are powerful but fragile.
When a single authority or server controls a basic need, the whole community feels the impact when that system falters.
Recent examples make this plain:
- When centralized agencies handle food assistance, a shutdown can interrupt support for thousands of families.
- When our internet depends on large corporate servers, an AWS outage can disrupt businesses, schools, and emergency communication.
- Network shutdowns, whether accidental or intentional, can isolate entire regions at once
These moments reveal a simple truth: centralization concentrates both capability and vulnerability.
A Practical Alternative
Sovereignty is not isolation; it is independence supported by community.
An individual can’t thrive alone and doesn’t need to. What matters is cultivating a community that:
- Trades locally
- Repairs rather than replaces
- Shares skills and resources
- Maintains multiple channels for communication
- Can function even when larger systems stumble
A community with its own capacity is a community that endures.
Sovereignty is the practice of building that capacity together: steadily, cooperatively, and with confidence in our shared resilience.
Stay Connected
Email: s i g n a l @ k a m r e s e a r c h . g l o b a l