The document discusses the history and migration of the Gorenflo family from France to Germany to the United States, driven by religious persecution and political instability. It then discusses how William Gorenflo defected from the Confederate Army during the American Civil War and joined the Union Army instead. Finally, it argues that equity, democracy, and diversity are not just moral issues but critical for societal resilience, and calls for distributing power and wealth through common resources at all scales.

1. Neal Gorenflo, Publisher, Shareable.net; D4R Cohost resilience & the commons

3. one king, one nation, & one church King Louis XIV revoked the Treaty of Nantes and made Catholicism the religion of France in 1629. The protestant Gorenflos left for Germany sometime after that. Louis XIV believed in one king, one nation, one church.

4. one Germany Gorenflos probably left Germany during the 1830s after a horrible drought amidst the political turbulence related to German unification and the inability of rulers to help ordinary people.

5. one nation indivisible William Gorenflo defected from the Confederate Army during the Siege of Vicksburg when he realized the war was lost. He walked to New Orleans and joined the Union Army. A brother tried to kill him with an ax for changing sides when they were reunited near Biloxi, Mississippi.

6. same as the old boss I'll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a bow for the new revolution Smile and grin at the change all around me Pick up my guitar and play Just like yesterday Then I'll get on my knees and pray We don't get fooled again -The Who

7. equity democracy diversity Are not only moral imperatives, they’re survival imperatives , part of a resilience design language .

8. nowhere left to run

9. exodus to the commons

10. qualities Commons embody ancient wisdom.

11. design principles Commons: People & nature in harmony.

12. open is the brightest green Call to action: Distribute power & wealth. Commons at every scale.