ASK Collective manifested unintentionally over numerous decades, then grew into it's own voice and guided me forward.

Ascertain System Knowledge (ASK) reminds us, as citizens in a democracy, we are entitled to ask questions and demand transparency from our leaders. We get to those answers through understanding how our systems flow. If we aren’t receiving transparent answers; we no longer function as a healthy democracy. 

While the powerful speak loudly, most of us continue to carry societal responsibilities for all... quietly! We wake up everyday thinking of those we love, and those we care for, including the community we belong to. Frontline workers, tradespeople, parents, carers, paid, and the unpaid - the everyday people who show up, vote, and keep communities and democracy alive. Dreaming of families, dignity, and a life that generations before benefited from.

Here, you wear your enquiry with courage. Your belief in fairness. Your resistance to injustice. Your stand for societal systems that serve everyone, not just the few!

Here you wear your part in restoring a society where it remembers the value of your voice and contribution.

Here, wear your hope as courage: to engage, to talk, to share a meal with those who see the world differently than you.

Here, we move forward as one - united by our shared stake in society.