Egalitarian communities
From ICWiki
Egalitarian Communities are those communities that explicitly adopt a list of agreements that promote the equality of their members.
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The FEC
One group of such communities that is very active in the US communities movement is the Federation of Egalitarian Communities (FEC)[1]. Each member community agrees to four principal values: egalitarianism, income sharing, cooperation, and non-violence. Each member has equal access to the decision-making process, and to the resources of the community. FEC communities range in size from family size groups to village size, with their decision-making and resource-allocation systems generally becoming more structured and complex as their size increases. Because of the large overlap of shared values, the FEC communities have been able to create and maintain a variety of inter-community connections and projects, including a work exchange program, joint businesses, and a major medical insurance fund.
The FEC Member communities are just a small fraction of the communities which indicate they have 100% income sharing (see Directory Search links, below). Income sharing alone, is not sufficient to qualify to join the FEC, as the FEC asks for agreement with a broader range of values.
Kommuja
A further group of egalitarian communities is the german Kommuja network. This network has over 25 member communities across Germany.
See Also
Federation of Egalitarian Communities
