The Manual

Hi, it’s Jason Lewis. I live and work in the greater Seattle area. I am a Father, Public Servant, Communicator, and Founder of .

The Manual exists for one reason, to elevate BIPOC voices and connect people to meaningful action. Primarily because we live in a culture that seems to glorify and celebrate positive thoughts, empathetic feelings, and loud talk, alone. However, when it comes to action, to the grueling work of social change, the pain of self sacrificial deeds, and the American duty of communal care and advocacy, there is an ever-stretching and eerie silence. We are a platform created in defiance of this new soft altruism, mediocre engagement, and cultural laziness. We do not abide that a person is what they think, feel, or say, but rather what they do. No, we are steeped in the tradition of F***y Lou Hamer, Angela Davis, MLK, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass.

We are a collective of abolitionists, activists, artists, and human beings oriented to the full liberation, integration, and flourishing of BIPOC people. We, along with the ever growing community of activists in broader culture are going to end racial inequity, systemic racism, and dismantle the structures that uphold these broken trends and forces. If this is your aim as well, I welcome you, but also a word of caution. This is about work. It’s about doing. Its about showing the f**k up. Its going to be hard and you’ll need to be gritty. No one can hold you accountable except yourself. Should you be compelled to aid in the flourishing of BIPOC peoples and communities, willing to do the work, and the heart to stay in the fight, welcome to .

Lastly, I would be remiss to not mention my gang of titanic talents that help bring this to life. I love you all, couldn’t do it without you. #