CONTRIBUTIVE COMMONWEALTH
RE-IMAGINING HOUSING AND WORK
The Contributive Commonwealth is an intentional community born out of a housing campaign workshop group which sought to reimagine living arrangements. It was based on the ideas of providing rent-free and ownership-free accommodation to members including:
- Rent-Free Living: In exchange for free accommodation, members actively participated in the running of the programme, this included Connecting Cultures and Creative Connectors
- Pooled Income: Instead of traditional salaries, pooled income from community activities supported the provision of stipends to resident members.
- Collective Governance: Our decision-making was based on a holacratic approach, ensuring that every member had a voice in shaping the community’s direction.
The building at Folklore Hoxton was not big enough to carry out a full demonstration of the Contributive Commonwealth. Therefore as part of the legacy we are planning on building a first floor extension that could house a temporary Contributive Commonwealth for young homeless people.