The Field aims:
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To provide a place for individuals and groups who share our vision and support our mission to meet
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To practice and support democratic forms of organising and community building which counter the hierarchies of capitalist society
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To have a specific but not exclusive aim to develop and support projects which use the theory and practice of the commons, mutual aid and mutual care
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To put in place processes which allow us to take care of our relationships with each other as members which can be put under strain when organising collectively
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To be an effective base for collective action against different forms of oppression, injustice and inequality, and to form alliances with other campaigns and collectives which work to these ends
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To address issues of power and privilege in all its manifestations; not just in traditional institutions but in access to resources and relationships between people
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To grow a membership which actively contributes to and engages with a holistic vision and strategy for The Field
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To develop and support projects which provide a radical service provision in New Cross, which does not rely on an ethic of charity but on solidarity and mutual aid
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To develop and embed a cooperative culture among our members and in our community and to be a working example of cooperative society in action, and an inspiration for other projects like ours
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To serve as a space for autonomous education To organise social events where projects connections between groups can happen and new relationships can form