Ishmael Project Blog
Ideas come from:
- Cacophony Society is “a randomly gathered network of free spirits united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society.”
- Kibbutz
- Burning Man
* There are no rules about how one must behave or express oneself
* It is up to each individual to decide how they will contribute and what they will give to the community
* There is not trace of waste
* There are themes each year to encourage a common bond to help tie each individual's contribution together in a meaningful way
* Individuals are encouraged to find a way to help make the theme come alive.
-it can be through art, costumes, theme camps
* Gifts are given to one another
* This is a community that needs you and relies on you
Ideas:
- General Assembly: formulates policy, elects officers, and approves new ideas. It is also a forum where people share views and opinions.
- Affairs are handled by elected committees; housing, gifting, production planning, health, and culture.
- Executives: Chairpersons of committees and secretary
- Secretary, Treasurer, Work coordinator work full time while others work part time. (this can be there gift to the community)
- Children grow up knowing the value and importannce of work and gifting and that everyone must do their share.
As young children it its emphasized to the them the importance of cooperation in daily life.
Later, they are assigned duties and take decisions with regard to their peer group.
- Different ages perform age appropriate tasks.
- Communal society assumes responsibility for its member's needs throughout their lives.
- We strive to allow individuals to develop their fullest potential, while demanding responsibility and commitment from each person to contribute to the welfare of the community.
- Ecovillages- 50-150 people per eco village (theme camp?) Goal: to have a sustainable habitat providing for most of its needs on site. Human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world, in a way that is supportive of healthy human development, and can be successfully continued into the indefinite future. Renewable energy. Autonomous building or clustered housing, to minimize ecological footprint. Cohousing or other forms of supportive community.
Principles:
Radical Inclusion
Anyone can be part of this society. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Gifting
Devoted to the acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
Decommodification
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by the transactions or advertising. We are ready to protect our culture from this exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
Radical Self-reliance
Encourages the individual to discover, exercise, and rely on his or her resources.
Radical Self-expression
Arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respected the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Communal Effort
We value creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of arts, and methods of communication that support each interaction.
Civic Responsibility
We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with our principles.
Leaving No Trace
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state then when we found them.
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in the society can occur through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner-selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human power. No idea can substitute this experience.
- Cacophony Society is “a randomly gathered network of free spirits united in the pursuit of experiences beyond the pale of mainstream society.”
- Kibbutz
- Burning Man
* There are no rules about how one must behave or express oneself
* It is up to each individual to decide how they will contribute and what they will give to the community
* There is not trace of waste
* There are themes each year to encourage a common bond to help tie each individual's contribution together in a meaningful way
* Individuals are encouraged to find a way to help make the theme come alive.
-it can be through art, costumes, theme camps
* Gifts are given to one another
* This is a community that needs you and relies on you
Ideas:
- General Assembly: formulates policy, elects officers, and approves new ideas. It is also a forum where people share views and opinions.
- Affairs are handled by elected committees; housing, gifting, production planning, health, and culture.
- Executives: Chairpersons of committees and secretary
- Secretary, Treasurer, Work coordinator work full time while others work part time. (this can be there gift to the community)
- Children grow up knowing the value and importannce of work and gifting and that everyone must do their share.
As young children it its emphasized to the them the importance of cooperation in daily life.
Later, they are assigned duties and take decisions with regard to their peer group.
- Different ages perform age appropriate tasks.
- Communal society assumes responsibility for its member's needs throughout their lives.
- We strive to allow individuals to develop their fullest potential, while demanding responsibility and commitment from each person to contribute to the welfare of the community.
- Ecovillages- 50-150 people per eco village (theme camp?) Goal: to have a sustainable habitat providing for most of its needs on site. Human activities are harmlessly integrated into the natural world, in a way that is supportive of healthy human development, and can be successfully continued into the indefinite future. Renewable energy. Autonomous building or clustered housing, to minimize ecological footprint. Cohousing or other forms of supportive community.
Principles:
Radical Inclusion
Anyone can be part of this society. We welcome and respect the stranger. No prerequisites exist for participation in our community.
Gifting
Devoted to the acts of gift giving. The value of a gift is unconditional. Gifting does not contemplate a return or an exchange for something of equal value.
Decommodification
In order to preserve the spirit of gifting, our community seeks to create social environments that are unmediated by the transactions or advertising. We are ready to protect our culture from this exploitation. We resist the substitution of consumption for participatory experience.
Radical Self-reliance
Encourages the individual to discover, exercise, and rely on his or her resources.
Radical Self-expression
Arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respected the rights and liberties of the recipient.
Communal Effort
We value creative cooperation and collaboration. We strive to produce, promote and protect social networks, public spaces, works of arts, and methods of communication that support each interaction.
Civic Responsibility
We value civil society. Community members who organize events should assume responsibility for public welfare and endeavor to communicate civic responsibilities to participants. They must also assume responsibility for conducting events in accordance with our principles.
Leaving No Trace
Our community respects the environment. We are committed to leaving no physical trace of our activities. We clean up after ourselves and endeavor, whenever possible, to leave such places in a better state then when we found them.
Participation
Our community is committed to a radically participatory ethic. We believe that transformative change, whether in the individual or in the society can occur through the medium of deeply personal participation. We achieve being through doing. Everyone is invited to work. Everyone is invited to play. We make the world real through actions that open the heart.
Immediacy
Immediate experience is, in many ways the most important touchstone of value in our culture. We seek to overcome barriers that stand between us and a recognition of our inner-selves, the reality of those around us, participation in society, and contact with a natural world exceeding human power. No idea can substitute this experience.
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