THE BUILDERS
Not commentary about problems. People building the answer.
I don't link things I haven't looked into. Everything on this page I checked myself—who runs it, where the money goes, what's verifiable and what isn't. Here's what I found.
THE GARDEN PROJECT
What it is: Believers meeting in person, one weekend a month, organized by region. Saturdays are fellowship built around the members' interests list when they sign up. Sundays are service—regional leadership finds a real need locally, and the group goes and meets it. The network grows when members start new regions, not when a headquarters decides to expand.
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What I checked: Registered 501(c)(3) in Montana. EIN is published on their own site and verifiable in the IRS database. Donations are tax-deductible.
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Why it's here: Self-reliance isn't only a personal discipline. It's a community one. These people are doing it face to face, which is rarer than it should be.
Montana 501(c)(3) · EIN 39-2233761
SLAVERY IS A CHOICE
What it is: A documentary written, produced, and directed by Vince Everett Ellison. Releasing August 2026.
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Read the title twice. It isn't an argument about whether the past was voluntary. Ellison's case is that roughly 200,000 people ran or fought for their freedom—which means a choice existed even then—and that freedom is something you accept and defend rather than something handed to you. Watch the trailer before you decide what you think.
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What I checked: Ellison wrote, directed, and produced it himself. Standard House Media is his own production company—a for-profit and not a charity. Your support funds a film; it is not a tax deduction. The budget is the ordinary production cost: travel, crew, editing, archival footage, and music licensing.
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Why it's here: I'd rather back a film that says something hard and pays its own way than one that got made because it was safe.
Documentary · Vince E. Ellison · Standard House Media
OFFICIAL TRAILER BELOW
I'm not affiliated with either of these and I receive nothing from them. I checked what could be checked and told you what couldn't. Verify me anyway. That's the point.