I set up this website to create avenues for vulnerable folks who are deeply impacted by this fascist regime. I began research to relocate my family in 2023 when it became clear the US was no longer a suitably safe place due to gun violence and climate change. My main priority was safety and peace. I thought I’d save up for a couple of years before relocating to our chosen area. But it wasn’t long before I got wind of Project 2025 and realized I had to move the timeline up.
With no time to lose I didn’t have the finances at the time to meet the visa requirements of the area I’d chosen. My family was targeted by this administration in several different ways. There was no way we would survive financially, practically, mentally, and so on. I just couldn’t fathom a way to keep my family in the States, so my research into affordable paths of international living began again.
As our lives in the US began to crumble, international politics also began to fall into the hands of fascist regimes, and Putin threatened the safety of all of Europe. I’ve never studied political science and have barely followed international politics throughout my life, but my neurodivergent mind finally benefited me by leading me to patterns in events. I’ve also led a very unusual life (I will try to share my stories as I go) and it all culminated in a very solid understanding of what is happening, what is likely about to happen, and what we need to do about it. I knew that in any given scenario I would be able to keep my family safe and together. But it wasn’t enough to just escape with my family unit. I knew had to help others too.
I began to send private messages to people I knew would be targeted, as well as people I knew were leaders in their LGBTQ2+ communities, offering help in leaving the country for safety. I started out helping people one by one, tailoring my research to fit their situations. Some of the guilt I had over leaving began to lessen, but I couldn’t get rid of the feeling I had to do more. That meant I had to find a way to help those who needed to leave the most, but could not manage it on their own, especially financially.
The most effected by this regime are those who are financially strapped, living paycheck to paycheck, underemployed, barely making it as is, unable to obtain the documents required to travel, may not having matching gender markers on their ids, cannot afford airfare, etc. Figuring out visa requirements, cultural challenges, and everything that goes into finding a safe country to move to is incredibly difficult for the average person, never mind those who are working full time, dealing with mental health struggles, and so on. I know it’s hard and I know it’s something I’m good at thanks to my weird brain. It felt like I was made for this moment. I had to scale up and help more people in need. I’m not well networked, definitely an introvert and not very good at social interactions. But I’m willing to overcome my discomfort and awkwardness to pull together a way to give others hope, a place where they can thrive…a way out.
My ultimate goal is to set up safe houses in locations where persecuted people can build a life in safety, in a family setting. I want them to feel as loved and cared for as my own children feel at home with me. With resources and support they will be able to live independently or contribute to the fabric holding the safe houses together. The first step towards this goal is to raise money for IDs, passports, airfare, food, and lodging in a safe country. I will work hard to network with various established groups around the world to strengthen our resources so hopefully soon we can establish our first safe home as soon as possible.
I was given similar opportunities throughout my life in the form of homes for survivors of domestic violence, and a wonderful program and group therapy that taught me how to thrive in life after surviving domestic violence. Over the years I’ve been the recipient and thus the student of being lifted up on the strength of those who went before me. I was lucky enough to process all of this in an Indigenous matriarchal community which centered, attuned, and fully decolonized my being. Using my own strength and that of others I managed to escape a life of oppression and now all I want to do is share that with those who are seeking to be a part of the same dynamic. I know we can do it together.
If you need a way out, please fill out an intake form on the Contact page.
If you can help provide a way out, please go to the Shop or Donate pages.
If you want to network, have any questions or suggestions, please email me: howdy@juniperwildflowers.com
Thank you for joining me on this journey. Let’s go forward together in joy and peace.
❤ Juniper
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