Anne Germanacos is a writer, visual artist, activist and educator living in San Francisco. She contributes time and other resources to a wide variety of individuals and organizations through Firehouse Fund: Cultivating Sparks. She invites individuals to form creative communities through the Firehouse—a real place in San Francisco as well as a concept, a method and a form of social practice. For more information on Anne’s books, teaching and philanthropy, see: www.mergemerge.com.