Make the thing.
Do not wait for a gatekeeper to approve the book, show, zine, workshop, performance, or ridiculous idea.
Give people a room.
Culture happens when people have a safe, welcoming place to gather, try, fail, learn, and return.
DIY does not mean alone.
The best handmade work is collaborative, generous, practical, scrappy, and shared.
Stay weird on purpose.
Whimsy is not decoration. It is a way of reminding people that another kind of world is possible.