Plaedo is a performance artist, community organizer, and workshop facilitator, a story telling hippie hop philosopher of play whose uniquely fun, funky yet intelligent and inspiring blend of rapping, poetry, comedy, live looping and story telling have proven to edutain (entertain + educate) crowds. With a career built off performing at varied places such as: universities, coffee shops, protests, bars, rave's, poetry slams, and even street corners, his wide ranging lyricism poignantly, intelligently, and humorously covers eco warrior anthems, personal tales from the school of hard knocks, meditations on Buddhist Philosophy, celebrations of nature and gardening, and those stories we tell to humble and heal ourselves.
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As you may know, I have been on a mission for years spreading empowering inspiring art, organizing community gardening projects through the Avant Gardeners, mentoring at risk street youth, as well as facilitating workshops and community events. What you probably didn’t know is that much of the work I do, I do for free or am underpaid for. Even though it’s financially challenging sometimes, I just do it because I realize it’s the right thing to do, it’s much needed, and I have the capacity to do it.
Please consider becoming a Patreon to help make the work I do more sustainable for my family and future.
Asking for money is one of the hardest things in the world for me, so I’m only asking because it’s necessary at this point. Otherwise, I’m afraid the work I’m doing in the Eugene community might fall to the waist side.
Since I love giving when I receive, I’m offering a bunch of benefits to people who donate including.
access to new and/or exclusive speeches/music/writings;
opportunities to collaborate or call upon my services for help with your projects;
Plus updates so you can see the impact you’re helping me make in our community.
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An activist since college, Plaedo co-founded the U of I social justice club and participated in the first U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta. Upon return, Plaedo began to organize activist events. This eventually led to Plaedo becomming an very active and engaged participant in the Occupy movement. Since then Plaedo has co-founded the Eugene Avant Gardeners, an organization focused on using artistic and innovative approaches towards creating a resilient local food network, that uses permaculture techniques to encourage and inspire people to grow food together. Operating without formal leadership and on a gift economics (donation based) budget, in three just years of operations, the Avant Gardeners have given away over 10,000 plant starts, hosted over a dozen workshops and over a hundred work parties, given away hundreds of pounds of food, assisted numerous other organizations and have published a series of popular zines. When not engaging in community organizing or making music about gardening and living harmoniously with the earth; Plaedo tends to his private garden and homestead.
