Hi, I’m Catherine (Caterina) Bleish-Bonandin. Many people call me Cat.
I am a mother. A writer A speaker.
I am a systems builder focused on sovereignty, resilience, and intentional living. I like to think of myself as a grid builder.
I currently produce Anarchapulco, Liberpulco, and the Non Conformist Series, curating events and experiences centered on freedom, decentralization, and human flourishing.
Through Sovereign Living, I share my lived experience of breaking free from coercive systems, both personal and societal, and rebuilding a life rooted in autonomy, accountability, and aligned community.
The past 20 years have been full of wild adventure as I travel the globe seeking freedom in ever evolving ways. Here is a summary of some of the projects and events I’ve been a part of.
Activism
Ron Paul 2008 presidential campaign
– National Grassroots Organizer
– National Delegate to the Republican National Convention
– State Delegate to the Missouri Republican Convention
Continental Congress 2009
– National Delegate from Missouri
10th Amendment Resolution 2010
-lobbied Missouri Congressmen (it passed)
Real ID Legislation 2010
– lobbied Missouri Congressmen (so grateful to have a non Real ID driver’s license to this day!)
Street Action
– Arrested 2009, Missouri, all charges dropped, settlement won
– Arrest 2010, New Hampshire, Acquitted in court
– Constitutional Police Confrontations (Saint Louis, New Orleans), protected by US Constitution
– Toe to toe with Alex Jones when he sabotaged our rally against the Austin Police Department in 2010
Fusion Center Activism
– Visited many fusion centers across the US (2009-2010) as a part of Operation Defuse
– FOIA requests
– Attended National DHS Fusion Center Conference (2010)
– Attended Texas Emergency Management Conference (2010)
– Testified in 4 State Congressional Hearings in Missouri
– Lobbied Missouri Congress
– Testified in Austin City Council
Fluoride
– Testified in Austin City Council Speeches on Stages
– Helped get signatures to end fluoride in San Marcos (passed)
Bitcoin
– Traveled the US on bitcoin only (2014, 2015, 2016), visitng bitcoin meetups and early adopter businesses, we gave away bitcoin ether and dash
– Wrote for Bitcoin Magazine
– Wrote for Coin Telegraph
– Lived in the Bitcoin Bus for 7.5 years
Events Organized (Or Co-Organized)
1. End the Fed ,KC (2010)
2. Revolution March, Washington DC (2009)
3. Brave New Books events, Austin (2010-2015)
4. Peaceful Streets Project (2012)
4. Your Epic Rebirth, Austin (2019)
5. Anarchapulco, Acapulco & Puerto Vallarta (2019-now)
6. Liberpulco, Serbia (2024-now)
7 NonConformist Series (2023-now)
8. Greenbriar Events (2020-now)
Media Exposure
I have been featured in CNN, TruTV with Jesse Ventura, Yahoo Travel, Fox News, The Austin Chronicle, Kansas City Pitch, and local news across Missouri, New Hampshire, and Texas. I have also been featured in documentaries and media productions exploring liberty, cryptocurrency, and alternative culture, with my such work as Camp Fema cataloged on IMDb.
Speeches / Presentations of Note
End the Fed Kansas City (2009)
Porcupine Freedom Festival (2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2026)
Tea Party Kansas City (2009)
Tea Party Buffalo Missouri (2009)
10th Amendment Rally, Washington Missouri (2009)
Jekyll Island Project (2009)
Continental Congress (2009)
Liberty Forum (2010)
Freedom 21 Conference (2010)
Texas Libertarian Party Conference (2010)
Freedom Law School (2011)
End the Fed Houston (2011)
Nullify Now NH (2011)
Peaceful Streets Project (2012)
Voice and Exit (2013)
Liberty Fest NYC (2014)
Anarchapulco (2018-now)
Libertopia (2019)
Mariposa Freedom Festival (2023-2024)
Monerotopia (2024)
Liberpulco (2024-now)
Liberland 10th Anniversary (2025)
Today, my work is focused on building rather than fighting, creating parallel systems in education, community, and culture that reflect the values of sovereignty and self determination. I serve as a board member and educator at Greenbriar Community School, where I teach Good Citizenship and Game of Village, programs designed to cultivate critical thinking, civic awareness, and real world understanding in young people.
I am a mother of three and part of an intentional community in Central Texas. My writing blends personal narrative with practical frameworks, inviting others to step out of passive existence and into active authorship of their own lives.