When neighbors come together, everyday people can have some serious power. Around the world, in places like India, Syria, and Mexico, there are massive movements taking what we are doing with neighboring at The Neighboring Movement, building those same kinds of abundant relationships we are, but then turning those relationships into a completely transformative way of governing their daily lives far more empowering for the average person than the divisive party politics we find ourselves in. Starting in India and expanding around the world, Neighborocracy is an alternative system of neighbor-based, inclusive, and fully participatory governance now functioning in hundreds of thousands of neighborhoods. Joseph Rathinam, a key organizer of Neighborocracy, joins us to help us learn about what the most radical horizons are for neighboring in part 1 of a 2 part interview.

Joseph is a wealth of knowledge, experience, and stories, so these will be longer episodes! But you will definitely want to stick around 'till the end of this one! You can find Joseph and key resources from the movement at https://ncnworld.org/.

Helpful articles:

Child-led governance builds a sustainable world:

https://www.theearthandi.org/post/child-led-governance-builds-a-sustainable-world

Children's Parliaments and Sociocracy: https://www.sociocracyforall.org/childrens-parliaments-sociocracy-case-study/

A great interview with Joseph on Neighborocracy: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-qkwv9-133d647