Communalism and Especifismo: Communalism: What it is: Communalism is a philosophy and praxis in favor of the means and ends of developing community assemblies with specific kinds of qualifications: those qualifications being practices and processes of horizontality, direct democracy, free association, co-federation mutual aid, and direct action. Horizontality combined with direct democracy means direct collective decision making without ruling classes, ruling strata, or domination. Free association means the freedom of, from, and within associations. Co-federation refers to ways of organizing between organizations for mutual aid and joint actions where policy making power is retained in general assemblies of groups. Mutual aid refers to multi-directional assistance to meet people’s needs. Direct action refers to direct activity of collectives and persons more broadly– but specifically refers to oppositional politics done by people directly (ethical forms thereof being oppositional actions against some hierarchy/domination/exploitation/oppression). The above dimensions are needed for the self-management of each and all on every scale. Community assemblies in harmony with communalism have the above features as part of their living practices and processes and enshrine such features in bylaws, constitutions, programs, and structures. Such assemblies are communalist assemblies not in the sense that the assemblies and the members thereof all have the specific ideology of communalism, but in the sense that such assemblies have communalist processes and practices.
Communalism and Especifismo:
Communalism and Especifismo:
Communalism and Especifismo:
Communalism and Especifismo: Communalism: What it is: Communalism is a philosophy and praxis in favor of the means and ends of developing community assemblies with specific kinds of qualifications: those qualifications being practices and processes of horizontality, direct democracy, free association, co-federation mutual aid, and direct action. Horizontality combined with direct democracy means direct collective decision making without ruling classes, ruling strata, or domination. Free association means the freedom of, from, and within associations. Co-federation refers to ways of organizing between organizations for mutual aid and joint actions where policy making power is retained in general assemblies of groups. Mutual aid refers to multi-directional assistance to meet people’s needs. Direct action refers to direct activity of collectives and persons more broadly– but specifically refers to oppositional politics done by people directly (ethical forms thereof being oppositional actions against some hierarchy/domination/exploitation/oppression). The above dimensions are needed for the self-management of each and all on every scale. Community assemblies in harmony with communalism have the above features as part of their living practices and processes and enshrine such features in bylaws, constitutions, programs, and structures. Such assemblies are communalist assemblies not in the sense that the assemblies and the members thereof all have the specific ideology of communalism, but in the sense that such assemblies have communalist processes and practices.