FRONTIDA CARE UNITS

Each workshop is divided in three parts. The first one revolves around the discussion and imagination of possible “care units” of Frontida – their function and scope, their organisational framework, forms or mechanisms of governance, and the type of space.

+ What functions should a care unit have? 

+ What different types of care units would we need? 

+ How can people participate? How many people integrate each unit? 

+ How can the care which is provided be organised throughout the day? 

+ Which type of organisational structure/framework would be the most suitable? - Roles/positions needed? 

+ Basic norms? 

+ What resources (human, material, technical) would be needed? 

+ How could this be financed? 

+ How would the space of the unit look like?

>> Rotated positions of responsibility to avoid power sitting stagnant

>> Not one physical space solely, but a network of relationships that enable access to multiple spaces, including common virtual spaces

>> Emphasis on activities where pleasure is intrinsic to the activity rather than instrumental

>> Group therapies

>> Proactive preventive support / Recognise people do not like to ask for support

>> Move from a conception of “help” to one of “share experience”

>> Elimination of bureaucracy associated with care, no forms, no assessments, just action

>> Remove barriers / Create thresholds

>> Mediation workshops / Collective resolution of conflicts

>> Mind language(s) /Inclusive, respectful, mind pronouns

>> Housing with communal spaces & facilities like kitchens, laundry rooms, living rooms, workshops, gardens, playrooms, studio rooms

>> Community orchards & gardens

>> Production of ecological soap out of used oil

>> Communal/shared means of transport

>> Communities of 40-50 people each

>> Committee of “networks with other communities”