Fools Mission

04/15/2020

What a great idea to provide hope to those who've lost their jobs, while creating employment at the same time! Please let us know how it works for you!

Check back here for more updates! Read more on our response to COVID-19 here.

02/04/2020

If you like to read articles that challenge everyday assumptions and find humor and art essential to social justice, Fool's Tales is for you. If you like living in the Matrix and prefer the blue pill — ok, never mind.

09/26/2019

Fools Mission went out to tell neighbors about our organization at the Redwood City Salsa Festival. Thanks to all who stopped by our booth to chat and pick up information.
Fools Mission salió a contarles a los vecinos sobre nuestra organización en el Festival de Salsa de Redwood City. Gracias a todos los que pasaron por nuestro stand para chatear y recoger información.

07/17/2019

Each July 4th, Redwood City hosts "Chalk Full of Fun" downtown. This year Fools Mission was there to create this chalk art and share it with the community. It was a fun way to spend time with friends and get the word out about Fools Mission.
Cada 4 de julio, Redwood City alberga "Chalk Full of Fun" en la plaza del pueblo. Este año, Fools Mission estuvo allí para crear este arte de tiza y compartirlo con la comunidad. Fue una forma divertida de pasar tiempo con amigos y contarle a la gente sobre Fools Mission.

07/14/2019

Fools Mission is proud to have co-sponsored the Redwood City Lights for Liberty vigil this past Friday evening. My highly unscientific crowd count estimates that we had between 300 and 400 attendees, and a nonstop stream of supporting honks from passing cars (even a fire truck!) Charles Moehle of Pro Bono Photo documented this event:
https://www.probonophoto.org/2019/Jul12LightsForLibertyBayArea/RedwoodCity/

Thank you to everyone who turned out to show solidarity with our wonderful, diverse community.

One of the 12 July 2019 protests against the Trump Immigrant Internment Camps. These photos may be used freely for non-commercial purposes, including journalism, provided that the photographer is credited whenever they are used (Charlie Moehle, Pro Bono Photo) For more about the Pro Bono Photo photo...

07/08/2019

Last week, Fools Mission and the world lost a treasured friend with the passing of Eitan Fenson. We extend our deepest sympathy to Eitan's family as we grieve with them. Fellow Fool David V wrote the following message:

"I knew Eitan Fenson as a founder of Fools Mission. He used to say that his reason for participation was because it was a way he could meet, interact with and learn from people who were different from him. He said that in his daily life he would not come into contact with many of them. I’m sure that this was true. But I also think that he used it to be modest and mask a deep passion for helping people who were not as fortunate as he was.

The world is poorer for his passing. The world lost a strong voice for freedom and fair play. We all lost in the process. However those of us who were lucky enough to know him also know that we have a job to do. We can’t fill the void. But we can honor him by working for justice."

04/28/2019

In the past, I’ve described Fools Mission as a “radical” social experiment; yet I’ve recently come to think differently about that language. The original sense of the word radical comes from French and Latin: “of or pertaining to the root, having roots.” One possible image is a

04/28/2019

My latest blog for Fools Mission is an essay-length offering for my fellow activists. I’ve been ruminating on it for a year, and with a little help from my friends, it erupted onto the page this week. Quoting one of the opening paragraphs:

“My purpose in writing this is to show that that the liberal activism we’re familiar with today doesn’t understand rhizomatic insights; that is to say, policy and legislative demands uninformed by direct human relationships with the “underprivileged” don’t reflect the deeply entangled reality of our situation. Without a fool’s sense of the primacy of relationship, our attempts to “fix” social problems through coercion and control will be met with continuing cycles of frustration, burnout, and failure.”

In the past, I’ve described Fools Mission as a “radical” social experiment; yet I’ve recently come to think differently about that language. The original sense of the word radical comes from French and Latin: “of or pertaining to the root, having roots.” One possible image is a