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Every dwelling is a sanctuary, each structure a testament to community care. We honor the right of each person to create and maintain their home. Our collective flow is strong because every member has shelter that honors the earth, nurtures their spirit, and grounds their purpose.

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The earth provides all nutritional needs of all life forms freely. Every community ensures all members have the knowledge and ability to receive their food while taking responsibility for providing the nutritional sustenance every member requires. Our connection to growing and sharing food nourishes both body and spirit.

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Regenerative agriculture networks

Community seed libraries and exchanges

Food forests and urban gardens

Traditional food preservation methods

Regional food distribution cooperatives

Intergenerational knowledge transfer systems

Sacred farming practices

Communal kitchen spaces

Wild food stewardship

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Indigenous Three Sisters planting (Americas)

Zapatista food sovereignty movement (Mexico)

Traditional Pacific Islander fishing practices

African market women networks

Cuban organopónicos

Andean terrace farming

Australian Aboriginal food systems

European community supported agriculture

Asian rice farming collectives

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Communities determine and control their food systems

Children learn growing practices from early ages

Seasonal eating patterns restored

Food medicine knowledge widespread

Land stewardship practices revived

Seed saving normalized

Wild food gathering skills common

Food preservation practiced widely

Communal meals regular occurrence

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Community land trusts

Natural building collectives

Multi-generational housing design

Renewable energy integration

Shared resource spaces

Traditional architecture revival

Healing environment principles

Water catchment systems

Sacred geometry in design

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Maroon communities (Caribbean, Americas)

Pueblo living spaces (Southwest US)

African compound housing

Vietnamese village structures

Nordic eco-villages

Mongolian ger communities

Kerala collective housing

Pacific Island traditional homes

Brazilian quilombos

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All housing integrates with nature

Building skills widely shared

Sacred spaces in every home

Communal areas thrive

Natural materials prioritized

Energy systems self-sustaining

Intergenerational living normalized

Traditional designs adapted

Living spaces honor culture

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Wellness flows through our connections. Each person’s vitality strengthens the whole, as we nurture emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing. Joy is our birthright. Through caring for each individual, we enhance our collective power.

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Healing circles

Plant medicine gardens

Movement practice spaces

Community rest areas & siestas

Sound healing centers

Energy work collectives

Nutrition wisdom sharing

Birth knowledge circles

Elder care networks

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Traditional Chinese medicine

African healing traditions

Indigenous midwifery

Ayurvedic practices

Native American medicine wheels

Caribbean bush medicine

Pacific Islander healing arts

Aboriginal dreamtime healing

Andean energy medicine

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Health knowledge widespread

Healing practices integrated

Movement practices daily

Community care normalized

Plant medicine abundant

Birth wisdom preserved

Elder wisdom honored

Energy practices common

Rest prioritized

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Our breath is wind, our blood, rivers, our bones are stones. We acknowledge animal species as nations with full rights to their habitats. In caring for Earth, we care for ourselves. As receivers we move within the bounty of gratitude. Through harmony with nature, we unlock infinite abundance.

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Forest stewardship councils

Water protection circles

Animal nation treaties

Ecosystem restoration teams

Natural cycle education

Climate harmony practices

Sacred site preservation

Waste regeneration systems

Biodiversity enhancement

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Amazonian forest management

Maasai grassland practices

Pacific Islander marine stewardship

Native American buffalo relations

Aboriginal fire management

Andean mountain cultivation

Traditional African conservation

Asian river guardian systems

Arctic ice protection methods

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Environmental rhythms guide life

Animal nations respected

Water sources protected

Sacred sites honored

Zero waste achieved

Natural building universal

Climate balance restored

Ecosystem health monitored

Biodiversity flourishing

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Development of every person leads to the innovations, solutions, and creations that make the world a wonder. A free community is committed to the full and most profound development of all its members so they may identify their gifts, strengths, and purpose. A free community sees the range of talents, skills, perspectives, and natures as assets for each individual's growth and learning. It elevates and expands the imagination and ingenuity of all members. Development processes will be driven by the individual needs of each person as a lifelong learner. By guiding individuals to their strengths we help them elevate themselves and uplift the communities of the world.

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Unschooling

Apprentice based learning

Travel based learning

Learning through living and participating in community

Collective processing

Problem based learning

Leadership/Role Model/Mentorship based learning exchanges

Community wide Political education events or sessions

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Quantum Thinking

Dual grade curriculum models

Waldorf Schools/ Education

Gardner Multiple Learning Theory

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Reading list for members, developed by members

Have a platform for member mutual enlightenment and discussion

Apprenticeships are normal

Learning/teaching skills/needs of members are collectively known and exchanged

Assemblies are underway with widespread education

Lifetime learning is expected

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Every person has a path in life and it is their right to forge it. The community is here to support their process of discovery, and celebrate the light they shine into the world.

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No one should tell another person who to be

Each person’s purpose should be determined by that person

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Community based Youth empowerment & women empowerment programs that are designed well and lead to increased agency

Yoga & breathing exercises for self reflection

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All communities members have a firm grasp on the definition of self determination

Gender is not assigned to anyone at birth

Purpose and passion are core ideals of individual and community development

Each person’s work is connected to their passions and feels purposeful

Individuals work in various areas over their lifespan as they grow and develop as people

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Every breath we take is an exchange in which we receive from and contribute to life. Our creativity, our smiles, our ability to listen, to build, our intellect and ingenuity... these are born with us as seeds to be watered by our community. We do not need intermediary, man-made currencies to manage exchanges between each other, among ourselves, or in relation to the resources provided by the planet. Simply the act of moving and interacting with the planet as well developed, healthy, free individuals earns our right to the things we need and desire.

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Steps to money free society:

Universal Basic Income

Time banking

Bartering

Indigenous practices

Earth centered practices

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Standing Rock

Venezuelan Communes

Cuba

Zapatista Commununes

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Community members expressly acknowledge and affirm various forms of contribution

Every person in the community is understood to be valuable

Bartering, Time banking models are in place

A UBI is established

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What we contribute is what defines us not what we obtain. Every time we make a contribution to others we demonstrate our value. Whereas hoarding is a form of theft in a Free Community, contributing to the health, happiness, and practical reality of others is how we represent our highest self. Hoarding is theft, giving is freedom.

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Shares (clothing, furniture, art, food, skills & more!)

Various forms of communal giving & contributing

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Gorilla gardening

Muraling

Home Repair for neighbors

Auto mechanic shares skill with the community

Community Kitchens

Communal Yoga

Art making and giving

Apprenticing

Communal Education

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Every individual establishes limits as to what they will keep

Resourcing others is considered as normal as resourcing oneself

A deeper understanding of contributing is established

Listening is a contribution

Breathing is a contribution

Offering different perspectives is a contribution

Exchanging of ideas is a contribution

Art making is a contribution

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There are multiple ways of being and existing. In a free community each of them is valued for the unique ways they contribute. Some individuals perceive and process the world differently. Some are born with qualities that make them unique and at times require accommodations. Each individual empowers us as a community to see and understand the world with greater depth and a broader perspective. There is no true norm, only the ability for a majority of people to generate the sense of a norm. This can be a source of connection. We will also remember that our distinctions are a gift and build a society in which every person is embraced and accounted for.

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Build so those most vulnerable today are centered and fully empowered

Make the concept of disability archaic because all is built for everyone

Everyone knows sign language

Trans and nonbinary centering

Centering of people who are currently considered disabled

Centering of seniors and children

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Multiple learning style theory

Alternatives to traditional mental health practices

Indigenous practices around the world

Gender justice practices

Accommodation requirements are rendered for free

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Everyone knows sign language

There is full accessibility for those who use mobility devices

Caption available as much as possible

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Safety and security of the community and its members is essential for our ability to survive and flourish. All members of our free community will learn war and defense practices for the purpose of prevention and not aggression. We will ensure that all members of our community understand that our ability to protect ourselves is meant to better ensure we won’t have to. Remembering and honoring the historic reality of marginalization (racialized, trans, poor, illegalized traveling family and undervalued or diminished workers), and protecting against that through deescalation, and transformative and restorative justice practices will also ensure all members of the community are safe within the community.

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Night watch - to observe threats approaching our community

All members are taught weapons and defense training

Universal training in de escalation, transformative justice and restorative justice practices

Rotating community boards that respond to internal harms and threats

Representatives to engage with outside systems

Political education sessions on violence, community control of safety, lessons learned from defense groups, etc.

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Black Panthers

African Liberation Army

Huey P Newton Gun Club

National African American Gun Association

Guardian Angels

American Indian Movement

Gun clubs/shooting ranges

Self-defense instruction

Martial arts training

Medic training

War strategy

Abolition Movement

Transformative Justice

Restorative Justice

Mediation Training

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Conflict resolution/ de escalation support system

Assemblies about past and present examples, and how it fits in it our organization

Gun use and safety training is universal

Martial Arts Training/Fighting Techniques regularly taught

Survival Training is regularly taught

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Our free community will focus on building sustainable, self-reliant and contributory environments. Since communities are made of individuals, each member’s ability to be self-reliant must be empowered. In a free community relationships and communal care are prioritized and emphasized. When every member of the community is able to take care of their needs we can use these skills to support each other, and harbor a culture of collective care and power. The community will continue to change and grow and the systems must consistently evolve to reflect this - while protecting and maintaining our values.

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Survival Skills as a basic knowledge for all members

Specific skill needs of individuals are as important as commonly needed skills

Skills needed if a person is blind, deaf, or has mobility concerns

Particular medical needs due to mental health

Specific trans specific health needs

Gender specific needs

Age specific needs

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Amish

Cub Scouts

Brown Berets

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There are consistent and intentional spaces for community members to convene

Each community members’ phase of life is respected and supported with what resources available

Every person in the community knows how to build a fire

Every person in the community can identify plants in the natural environment that are edible and that are poisonous

Every person in the community has the ability to survive without any particular survival oriented tools in the natural environment for a period of time (ex. 2 weeks) in all seasons

Community learning exchanges are happening regularly, including opportunities to deepen survival skills

All members have knowledge of basic home repair

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A freedom economy is based on nurturing each individual and all that is alive. The infrastructures of wealth management and sustenance must serve everyone and always demonstrate a respect and appreciation for other communities. Further, we must measure not only human well-being but also the general health of our planet when using and distributing resources.

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Barter

Sharing

Community funds

Anti-capitalist/communal models

Regenerative Economy

BlockChain Technology

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Many Indigenous Cultures

Cuba

The Bolivarian Revolution

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Community members communicate what they need to be free

Community members all know how to compost

Everyone understands the difference between regenerative and degenerative ag

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I am with it.

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For over a year, Black and Brown Indigenous organizers from around the so-called U.S. collaborated to develop Principles of Freedom, a representation of what we believe is a collective vision of freedom shared across the world. We offer these principles not as an invention, but as a reflection of what we know together. They are rallying ideals around which to gather and build freedom.

We call to solidarity the communities across the globe who have suffered genocide and enslavement at the hands of western colonial forces. The call is to shake free the shackles of division and come together to be free and build freedom.  Our freedom is bound, and we are freedom bound.

In the so-called U.S., we call on Black and Brown Indigenous peoples to ponder these principles and what it means to manifest the vision they represent. We ask that we use these as a point of connection - they exist because your relatives connected. We are overdue. Let today be the day. The lands of Turtle Island is where this illegal settler colonial empire operates. The lands of Africa is where it extracts its primary resources to power its operation. The people of these lands are the key to liberation. Let us take the lead that is our place to build freedom for all.

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Each of the 12 Principles found here has System Ideas, Past & Present Examples, and Examples of Progress. The principles are:

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Each of the 12 Principles found here has System Ideas, Past & Present Examples, and Examples of Progress. The principles are:

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Food is Freedom

Housing Is A Human Right

Every Individual's Health is the Community’s Wealth

We are the Environment & the Environment is Us

We are the Brain Trust

Self Determination is Freedom’s Manifestation

We Are Born With All the Currency We Need

Our Contribution Is Our Value

Our Differences Make Us Beautiful, Brilliant, and Powerful

A Safe Community is a Free Community

The Core of Community is the Connection of Individuals

Our Resource Ecosystem Is Based on Life, Health, and Environmental Sustainability