Kommuja
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Kommuja-the Network:
Kommuja is the name of the german network of political communities. At present, (Jan. 2008), there are 37 german projects in the network, plus two groups outside Germany. This means membership of the movement is an estimated 600 people. The groups have a wide variety of structures and sizes, ranging from small rural communes to larger urban and sub-urban groups, and from an eco-village neighbourhood to a housing project in Berlin.
Kommuja-the periodical:
The network has a regular internal periodical, "Kommuja", which rotates from community to community. It is a medium for co-ordination and information exchange. It is published about every six weeks to two months. Usually it contains news and articles from the publishing community, plus material which has been submitted by members in other network communities. Format and style vary widely from issue to issue.
The Commune Fund:
The network has a commune fund, which all member communities contribute to. The fund is to help new projects or existing projects which need extra cash for new developments. Each member community contributes a sum of money based on the number of members that it has.
The Commune Meeting:
There is an annual meeting of the network, which all individual members can attend. The meeting is in a different community every year, usually the larger ones that have the facilities to host such an event, and is a possibility for communards to meet, exchange information and improve their contacts with one another.
The Info-Tour:
Every year there is an "info-tour", where about six to eight members of some of the Kommuja communities travel round together for about ten days, visiting various towns and cities in a region and holding meetings about communal life. They present the "commune idea" and describe life and work in their own communities as well.
Kommuja-the Website:
Started in late 2007, the Kommuja network has its own german language Wiki website. Kommuja
