Egalitarian community
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An egalitarian community is specifically "a kind of intentional community in which members have equal access to resources and decision-making"[1] and more broadly as "a fair society where all individuals possess equal rights and opportunities, supported by affirmative action, highlighting the pursuit of social equity and inclusiveness within a community framework."[2] Egalitarian communities are groups of people who have chosen to live together, with egalitarianism as one of their core values. A broad definition of egalitarianism is "equal access to resources and to decision-making power." If the group shares assets (income, vehicles, etc.), they are distributed equitably throughout the group, and each member has access to more-or-less the same resources as any other member. Egalitarian communities are a type of commune (some communal groups are not egalitarian in nature). An "egalitarian decision" is a decision made by a group as opposed to a single individual. The decision may be made by committee or elected members but still is an egalitarian decision.
The Federation of Egalitarian Communities is a network of communal groups in North America with values including egalitarianism, non-violence, income-sharing and cooperation.
See also
[edit]- Acorn Community
- Drop City
- East Wind Community
- Equality Colony
- Kommune Niederkaufungen
- L'Arche
- Twin Oaks Community
- Walden Two
References
[edit]- ^ "Federation of Egalitarian Communities". egalitariancommunities.org. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
- ^ "Egalitarian Community: Significance and symbolism". Wisdom Library. 2024-11-23. Retrieved 2025-07-07.
Further reading
[edit]- Atkins, Robert A. (1991). Egalitarian Community: Ethnography and Exegesis. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-0513-0. OCLC 551378991 – via Internet Archive.
- Brown, Susan Love (2002). Intentional Community: An Anthropological Perspective. Albany: State University of New York Press. ISBN 978-0-7914-5221-9. OCLC 46791092.
- Kozeny, Geoph (1995). "Intentional Communities: Lifestyles Based on Ideal" (PDF). Communities Directory: A Guide to Cooperative Living. Fellowship for Intentional Community. pp. 18–24. OCLC 1368140673.
External links
[edit]- Dacha Project
- Federation of Egalitarian Communities
- Intentional Communities Website
- Directory of Communes Archived 2011-09-08 at the Wayback Machine in the Communities Directory Archived 2011-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Communities magazine Archived 2005-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Intentional Communities Wiki
- Twin Oaks Communities Conference Conference focused on education about living in Community.