Values/Exercise 4
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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 Template:Ref, pages 49-50.
Must Haves
- Permaculture
- earth-centered
- sustainable actions
- egalitarian
- consensus
- organic
- commitment to group process and growth as community
- radical transparency
- open door policy (elaborate?)
- Template:Ref
- sawdust toilets, humanure
- fearless, yet careful
- opportunities for all to support self and others in paths of NVC, compassion, and loving kindness
- respect for others
- responsibility and accountability
- healing centre
- physical and emotional health systems
- efforts for complete (conflict) resolution
- religious neutrality (no official or encouraged religion)
- support for children and families
- fair governance
- south coast of British Columbia
- recycling, composting, salvaging, and scavenging
- fairness to animals
- welcoming guests and family
- goats and chickens
- mindfulness
- shared meals
Must Not Haves
- tobacco habitual use (medicinal, religious use okay)
- violence
- illegal drugs (some debate, support for private use)
- long term debt
- high horse
- ego/arrogance
- control/resistance
- urban setting
- blame/shame
- defense oriented
- survivalist
- weapons
- detached, non-clustered housing
- strongly hierarchical
- separation between clique or individuals
- over capacity use of living and non-living resources
- cows
- horses
