When oversight is punished, and failure is protected
When a state agency's director asks the governor to investigate the citizen commission that oversees him, the public should pause...
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Through music, essays, and civic engagement, we respect lives through Seven Generations beyond our own — one conversation, one essay, and one song at a time.
Original songs written and recorded with our collaborators in Spokane. Tracks and music videos will arrive here as they are finished. We would rather release a few things well than many things quickly.
Join us for occasional updates on new music, essays, civic reflections, events, and ways to help shape a more thoughtful, compassionate, and livable future.
Op-eds and essays on intergenerational responsibility — published in regional papers and here.
Notes from policy, advocacy, and public-lands engagement across Washington — what's working, what isn't, who's accountable.
About the work
Seven Generations Innovation brings together the work of Ronald Reed — a writer, singer-songwriter, and civic advocate committed to wildlife, ecology, democracy, and the generations yet to come.
Through music, essays, public engagement, and community conversations, this is a place to reflect, connect, and help shape a more compassionate and livable future.
— with care, from Spokane
The Music
Listen to original music from Wild Mercy — studio recordings, live performances, music videos, and works in progress as they come to life.
Five tracks from the forthcoming record — written about specific places, specific watersheds, specific people. Released in public as the work comes together, not when the album is done.
An evening of new songs with a full band is being planned for Spokane this June. Subscribers hear about it first, with first refusal on a small number of invitation-only seats.
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A small civic nonprofit in Spokane, Washington, dedicated to advancing intergenerational responsibility through original writing, original music, and public-lands advocacy. We publish everything we make, free, on this site.
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The Music
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