What is it like to live in an income-sharing commune with 60 adults ? Causerie en anglais sur une commune égalitaire qui partage

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I will give a talk on a commune of 60 adults that share their income and where everyone can spend money according to one’s needs. Work is organized in a more flexible way than in employment system. They started 30 years ago in Niederkaufungen, close to Kassel.

What has become out of this experiement - What are the challenges of questioning the capitalist system with one’s daily life - How their experience can inspire us ?

I am writing a reportage on this commune. I conducted interviews with several members this summer.

No fee for participation in the event but small donations are welcome!

And soon after, with a friend, we organize a Consious Consumer Guide Tour.

More about Kommune : http://www.kommune-niederkaufungen.de/english-informations/
« From the beginning, consensus decision-making and the full and equal participation
of all members was one of its guiding principles, as was the aim to develop collective,
co-operative and non-hierarchical structures and to reduce the patriarchal and
competitive ones. We try to apply the principle of; „From each according to ability,
to each according to need.“, with a completely socialized internal communal economy,
with its common purse, and common ownership of all buildings, facilities, motor-vehicles, and the means of production. In addition, although not explicitly set down in the commune’s aims and principles, an important aim is to be as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible. »