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In February, we announced an open call for Sacred Stacks, an invitation to "Bring Decentralized Tools to Your Community." We were astonished by the response. Around fifty communities applied for only three available slots. Clearly, there is a widespread need and curiosity for support in exploring emerging technologies in the context of community.

Thanks to support from the , we were able to add to the initial grant from the and double the cohort to six communities. Additional help from meant that we could add one more. We are grateful for these partners. With their help, we are thrilled to be able to announce the Sacred Stacks cohort:

• (Barreirinha, Araribóia, Brazil)
• (Baghdad, Iraq)
• (Western MA, USA)
• (ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, CO, USA)
• (Chicago, IL, USA)
• (Nashville, TN, USA)
• (San Francisco, CA, USA)

From now until December, this cohort will be learning from each other, from our collaborators at and the , and from guests who join our meetings. At the end, we'll assemble resources based on our experience to inform other communities interested in greater self-governance in relationship to their technologies.