Values/Exercise 4
From EcoReality
This exercise is part of the process of creating our guidance documents (vision, mission, and purpose), and is not cast in stone as official policy.
Visioning Exercise #4, Non-negotiables
This is the result of Shannon Binns, James Cowan, Jan Steinman, and Carol Wagner working through Exercise #4, Non-negotiables, from Creating a Life Together, pages 49-50.
The following are in alphabetical order. The order does not reflect any priority or preference.
Must Haves
- commitment to group process and growth as community
- consensus
- earth-centered
- efforts for complete (conflict) resolution
- egalitarian
- fair governance
- fairness to animals
- fearless, yet careful
- goats and chickens
- healing centre
- mindfulness
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
- open door policy (elaborate?)
- opportunities for all to support self and others in paths of NVC, compassion, and loving kindness
- organic
- Permaculture
- physical and emotional health systems
- radical transparency
- recycling, composting, salvaging, and scavenging
- religious neutrality (no official or encouraged religion)
- respect for others
- responsibility and accountability
- sawdust toilets, humanure
- shared meals
- south coast of British Columbia
- support for children and families
- sustainable actions
- welcoming guests and family
Must Not Haves
- blame/shame
- control/resistance
- cows
- defense oriented
- detached, non-clustered housing
- ego/arrogance
- high horse
- horses
- illegal drugs (some debate, support for responsible, private use of recreational intoxicants)
- long term debt
- over capacity use of living and non-living resources
- separation between clique or individuals
- strongly hierarchical
- survivalist
- tobacco habitual use (medicinal, religious use okay)
- urban setting
- violence
- weapons
Categories: Ethics | Exercises | Social
