How?

1. Have a Vision

2. Welcome Lesbians Promote The Commune

3. Define Our Decision Making Processes

4. Develop Conflict Resolution Processes

5. Create Open Space Gatherings

6. Define Skillsets

7. Frequency and Time Required For Meetings

8. Assign Duties

9. Topics of Discussion Setting Priorities

10. Create The Structures as Required

Volunteers will play a part

Land and environment

Environmentally sensitive

Self sufficiency and resilience

Growing, harvesting and preserving food

Harvesting solar power, generating as much fuel for ourselves as possible whilst minimising usage

Explore income streams

Community accessibility future proofing

Wheelchair accessible paths and doorways, fully equipped wet room and hoist, hospital bed(s)

Internet

Language lessons

Ethos radical feminism

Non hierarchical cooperative working and decision making

Development-land and buildings

In keeping with the traditional methods using the existing natural materials

Development-personal skills

Practical workshops for eco-building, food preservation, technology and maintenance

Personal development, conflict resolution, mediation, story telling, Goddess centred (?)

Resources

To be explored and inventorised

Why?

To work together to meet our basic needs that are more socially satisfying, financially affordable, and ecologically sustainable.

To live and work collectively in lesbian space

To mitigate social isolation in later years

To learn, teach and grow

Together we are safer