let's say that democratic communities are 100-150 people and that that they could possibly federate together through a 'spokes' system of 50-100.
what's the best way to start the process?
i think one good approach is to split up into areas of about 15,000 (borough wards are about this size) and find a group of people who are interested in starting out, then over time try to find people in each of the 100 or so communities and gradually build the capacity of what will eventually make these the sovereign communities. This approach gives a context for activists and residents that may live close by, but not live in the same street or block to make a start, they will be able to engage people from the whole community and then help to build core communities when numbers start to grow.
maybe we should aim to start by identifying and supporting a small group of ward size areas with a good concentration of interested people / campaigns / resources?
obviously this is all for discussion at the first meeting, but these are just a few thoughts
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