About the FEC (Federation of Egalitarian Communities)
What is the FEC?
The Federation of Egalitarian Communities is a network of communal groups spread across North America. We range in size and emphasis from small agricultural homesteads to village-like communities to urban group houses.
Principles
Each of the Federation
communities:
- Holds its land, labor, income
and other resources in common.
- Assumes responsibility for the needs of its members, receiving
the products of their labor and distributing these and all other
goods equally, or according to need.
- Practices non-violence.
- Uses a form of decision making in which members have an equal
opportunity to participate, either through consensus, direct vote,
or right of appeal or overrule.
- Actively works to establish the equality of all people and does not permit discrimination on the basis of race, class, creed, ethnic origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
- Acts to conserve natural resources for present and future
generations while striving to continually improve ecological
awareness and practice.
- Creates processes for group communication and participation
and provides an environment which supports people's development.
Why We Exist
Because we share so much, and because we are committed to a vision of
community which transcends our individual groups, we have joined together to
cooperate on publications, conferences, recruitment efforts, community support systems including health care, and a variety of other mutually supportive activities. Our aim is not only to help each other; we want to help more people discover the advantages of a communal alternative, and to promote the evolution of a more egalitarian world.
Connect With Us
We cannot promise utopia, but if you are seriously interested in our joyous struggle, we invite you to come and see for yourself. To arrange a visit, read here and then contact the individual community you want to go to. Other opportunities to connect with us include internships, conferences on community living, and classroom presentations.
If you are part of an existing community that is interested in potentially joining the FEC, see info on becoming an FEC community.
If you want to connect with us even though you don't want to live in one of our communities, we invite you to consider our Friends of Community program.
For other queries, please see the contact page.
