- We start with a deep faith in human goodness, wisdom, intuition
and the sacredness and abundance of Life.
- We have no demands from the State or the Global Market as
we believe that these institutions have been built and sustained
on illegitimate forms of power.
- We are open to dialogue with any and every one who is searching
for a better world. We we continually try to transcend categories
of ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ and various labels
which dehumanize ‘the Other’. We engage with individuals
and communities using appreciative approaches rather than deficit
frameworks.
- We see each person as uniquely and completely qualified to
share their insights, experiences, strengths and dreams about
deep learning and honest living. We don’t believe in institutionalized
‘experts’ or ‘professionals’.
- We believe in the power of the informal, intimate and spontaneous.
No one needs any qualifications to be a co-creator of this movement.
There are no formalized procedures, bureaucracy or hierarchy
for connecting with or interacting with any of us.
- We are exploring new ways of collaboration, conviviality
and co-learning. We challenge competition, compulsion and ‘survival
of the fittest’ narratives.
- Unlike most professionals and institutions, we do not fragment
our work, our roles or our lives into separate compartments.
We see concepts and practices, thought and action, as inter-linked
and seek to transcend various institutional boundaries (of disciplines,
of degrees, of nations, etc.). We are actively in the struggle
to bring consistency among our means and our ends. We initiate
change with our own homes, families, communities.
- We believe in multiple paths, multiple ideas, multiple possibilities,
and resist monoculture in all its forms. We don’t have
a master plan to implement or a ‘grand utopian narrative’
to force into diverse peoples’ lives and realities. We
firmly believe in and encourage the right to make mistakes.
- In contrast to NGOs or didactic campaigns, we are not here
to teach, convince or provide ready-made answers or solutions,
but more to question, experiment and learn together. Our interactions
are based on mutually exploring and deepening one another’s
questions and life journeys.
- We find our resources from individuals, in the form of time,
commitment, energy, love, support, in-kind materials, money,
and their passion for co-creation. We do not take any core funding
from governments, multinational corporations, international
agencies or any other institutions. We are committed to finding
ways of doing meaningful things in our lives and in growing
this movement without dependence on money.
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