[g8-sheffield] Scottish convergence

[atw]

Call to host neighborhood’s at the Hori-Zone


This is a call out to every group, collective, network, organization
and club interested in building radical decentralized alternatives to
capital, power and ecological collapse. From the 1st to the 9th of
July a part of the Dissent! network is establishing a radical
convergence near Stirling, Scotland.

The “Hori-Zone” will operate around a “neighborhood” system, similar
to the “barrio” system used at many resistance camps before.
Neighborhoods will host camping, eating and meeting together and will
be the focal point of decision making on the site. The neighborhoods
will be information and discussion areas to aid communication across
the site and beyond.

Many groups are already hosting barrios but more are needed, this is a
genuine program of large scale decision making and autonomy.

You don’t need to be a huge group or have loads of equipment to host a
barrio. The neighborhoods should be self running, once people start
arriving. The aim is for each neighborhood to be as autonomous as
possible, with its own kitchen or food serving facilities, alt-tech
power source and meeting space. A neighborhood could also include
anything else you would like to bring, like a library, cinema, crèche
or spaceship.

What is asked of hosts is that they facilitate meetings, discussions,
and the distribution of food to 200ish people...

A group of 6 people with little equipment but a commitment to the
project could easily host a neighborhood.

The Dissent!  Rural convergence collective will link providers of
resources (such as marquees, water, food and electricity) to groups
who are interested in establishing neighborhoods. Neighborhood hosts
will be decided upon by a consensus decision of the existing
neighborhoods.

If you would like to do this or are already doing it, please contact
us on.

dissentconvergence at yahoo.co.uk

To help us match different collectives together. Please include as
much of the following information as possible:

Structures – how many you will need? How big do you want (were
flexible!) -         how many you can provide (and the size of them) -
whether you can bring any extras

Power sources – do you have or can you find/borrow any alt-tech power
sources (solar panels, wind generators)

Power needs  - do you plan to run any high energy equipment, if so how
may kilowatts will it use and why do you need to use it.

Lighting - are you able to bring any lighting for your neighborhood
communal spaces (inside/outside)

Kitchens - do you have a already have a kitchen linked to your
neighborhood -         do you need any kitchen equipment that can form
the basis of a kitchen -         do you have any extra kitchen
equipment which can be used by other neighborhoods Groups which have
no kitchen equipment are asked to bring as much food serving equipment
as they can so that they can distribute food from larger kitchens (IE
GET YOUR SELVES A FEW BIG POTS). You can host a neighborhood with out
any kitchen equipment.

Seating/Flooring - do you have access to any seating (chairs or the
making of benches) -         Do you need flooring (old carpets,
coconut matting etc?) -         can you bring any extra

Transport - will you need help in transporting things to the Sterling
area. -         do you have any extra room to transport things from
other sources We are organizing equipment pick ups from throughout the
UK

Is there anything else that would be useful for us to know?

We urge all neighborhood hosts to involve themselves with the set up
process. Set up starts on the 25th of June and the site will be taken
down by the 15th July.

Dissent! Convergence collective.

PLEASE CONTACT US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE


dissentconvergence at yahoo.co.uk






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