Halifax henna artist uses skills to build community
Sabrina Mithila invites people to her home to get their henna done. The CBC's Elizabeth Chiu joined her as she decorated hands for Eid celebrations.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7136831?cmp=rss

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RE: https://hachyderm.io/@davidculley/116257287399623941

@fabio ’s article and @davidculley ’s comment are so powerful. At its core this approach also builds #Community as well as technological resilience and empowerment. It is in fact a crucial step in creating a society that #resistfascism and the #farright. #communitybuilding #strengthinnumbers

The Governance Stress Test 001 🌿🏛️

I think it’d be a good fediverse start to talk about polycentric governance.

Today’s Stress Test:
Does your system support multiple, independent decision-making centers?

Elinor Ostrom noted that in a polycentric system, "many centers of decision-making that are formally independent also interact with each other in an orderly fashion."

Instead of a pyramid with a boss at the top making decisions, it's a network of autonomous groups collaborating. The Fediverse is a great example of this.

I’m curious about your offline or organizational experiences, though. When you've seen this attempted in co-ops, local governments, FOSS, or community groups, how does it usually play out?

👇 Vote below or reply with a story.

#GovStressTest #Decentralization #Polycentric #CivicTech #CommunityBuilding #FOSS #OpenSource

Works Beautifully
Works but it’s very messy
Usually defaults back to a “boss”
Just here for the results!
Poll ends at .

Some delighted participants with their take home blue oyster mushrooms grow buckets. Lots of smiles & great energy shared at the mushrooms growing workshop, this afternoon ✌️🙂

#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowMushrooms #Fungi #GrowFood #HappyFolks #Smiles #CommunityBuilding #CultivatingCommunities

Our mushrooms growing workshop sold out fast. There's going to be another mushrooms growing workshop, in the Fall. All the participants today, were delighted to make their own blue oysters grow bucket to take home.

Our next workshop at the community orchard is a fruit tree grafting workshop - which is sold out with a waiting list.

#WellandCommunityOrchard #nonprofit #CommunityOrchard #OrchardPark #Stewardship #FoodSecurity #FoodSystems #ViewRoyal #YYJ #Saanich #VictoriaBC #VancouverIsland #PhotoDocumentation #GrowMushrooms #Fungi #GrowFood #CommunityBuilding #CultivatingCommunities #DIY #workshop

You Can't Fight the System while Feeding it

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dreams, even if your path is “non‑traditional,” and always ask for help when you need it.

⭐️ Thank you to the BLS community for allowing me to give back to the school that changed the course of my life.

Sumus Primi. 💜

#mentors #genz #careers #business #health #Fitness #Realestate #Life #Firstresponders #giveback #mentalhealth #CommunityBuilding

We are the AASC, a #PalestinianLiberation org based in #Baltimore.

We organize in the form of #DirectAction, #Fundraising, and #CommunityBuilding events. Our motto? “Revolution through recreation”. We are firm believers that the most efficient way to instill revolution is through strengthening of personal mind, body and spirit as a first step, then to build community with those closest to you geographically to develop extensive networks of trust and solidarity. From there, anything is possible.