
Microsolidarity
By Microsolidarity
Microsolidarity is an open research network developing patterns and practices for mutual aid communities. This is not a podcast exactly, more like an audio diary for people participating in the research.
If you prefer video to audio, you can find many of these recordings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOjcWjpjOqzbV9T3tSR6O7z_eic-Puqaa
More info at www.microsolidarity.cc
If you prefer video to audio, you can find many of these recordings on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOjcWjpjOqzbV9T3tSR6O7z_eic-Puqaa
More info at www.microsolidarity.cc

Nati and john talking about pods at Enspiral
Microsolidarity • By Microsolidarity • Dec 13, 2019
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Learnings from Hosting "Embodying Collective Transformation" with Karl Steyaert
Karl Steyaert is an IFS Practitioner, NVC Trainer, Therapist, Transformational Facilitator, and general change agent. Together with Jocelyn Ames, Catherin Tran, and Nadine Helm, he hosted three back-to-back month-long “Embodying Collective Transformation Residencies” at the Life Itself Hub in Bergerac France, in the fall of 2022.
In this conversation, we explore some of the lessons learned from running this massive community experiment. It feels like we only scratched the surface. Still, there are definitely some nuggets in there, including topics like framing an event like this, being explicit about the purpose of any gathering, the nuanced challenges around leadership that come with shifting roles during an event, how living together in a close container produces a lot of learning material for personal growth and how inner and interpersonal work relate to the “world work”.
To get informed when the ECT team puts up new offerings, you can sign up for the newsletter of the Cultural Catalyst Network: https://culturalcatalystnetwork.org/contact/
For a deep dive into this project's philosophical and ideological underpinning, you can check out this conversation with Karl and Theo on the Life Itself Podcast: https://lifeitself.org/podcast/embodying-collective-transformation-with-karl-steyaert
Jonas also wrote a series of articles on his own learnings from participating in the November residency. You can find them here: https://jonasgroener.com/learnings-from-the-embodying-collective-transformation-residency/
More about Microsolidarity: https://microsolidarity.cc
55:39
January 12, 2023

Debriefing after a climate activist gathering w/ Jonas Gröner
A conversation with Jonas Gröner reflecting on his recent gathering of climate justice activists from around Vienna, Austria.
You can catch up on our previous conversation here: https://anchor.fm/Microsolidarity/episodes/Weaving-Social-Fabric-With-Climate-Justice-Activists-e1jnoei
More about Jonas: https://jonasgroener.com/
More about microsolidarity: http://microsolidarity.cc
50:26
January 09, 2023

Morgan & Rich reflecting on the Denver 2022 gathering
video of our conversation is here: https://youtu.be/SGvr4r_hB28
find out more about Morgan's work at Morganic Movement - https://morganicmovement.my.canva.site/
50:16
January 09, 2023

BridgeSpace Commons PDX & Microsolidarity
Ioan, Josh & Rich talk about the joys & challenges of organising a new community centre in Portland OR
learn more about the Community Mastery Board here: https://drew.agilelearningcenters.org/alc-one-pagers/
and support Microsolidarity here: https://opencollective.com/microsolidarity
01:10:14
January 09, 2023

Reflecting on our Denver Microsolidarity Gathering in October 2022
Rich Bartlett, Lisa-Marie Pierre, and Jordan Lyon reflect on our experiences and harvest our learnings from an Autumn 4-day Microsolidarity gathering in Denver, CO from October 26th-29th.
Video here: https://youtu.be/p0y4qGz0pXQ
More about Microsolidarity: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:01:21
January 06, 2023

Neighborhood Organising in Pennsylvania - Seth Bush & Richard D. Bartlett
I spoke with Seth Bush, who is organising his local neigbhorhood in Pennsylvania. It sounds like they’re having an awesome time at the hyper-local scale, creating more connections between neighbours and exchanging mutual aid.
We talked about legal structures for collective finances, how to scale from one neighbourhood to many. We also talked about how microsolidarity is coming from a slightly different set of priorities compared to the main currents of the contemporary social justice movement.
At the end of the convo, Seth gave me some great advice about how to be a better coach.
Seth & I are mutual friends of Jonas Gröner, who I spoke with in a previous episode: https://anchor.fm/Microsolidarity/episodes/Weaving-Social-Fabric-With-Climate-Justice-Activists-e1jnoei
Join us in Discord: https://discord.gg/Kp2xVuSFAX
And find out more about microsolidarity here: https://www.microsolidarity.cc/
01:05:48
October 18, 2022

Introducing 7 communities from the Microsolidarity Network
Here's a recording from our monthly Microsolidarity Network Call, hosted by Jocelyn. Video is here.
Presentations by:
Drew & Caroline - Shared Ground, Denver - http://sharedground.co
Diana - Blivande, Stockholm - http://blivande.com
James - Intentional Society - https://intentionalsociety.org/
Nicole - Primal Gathering - https://primalgathering.co/
Lisa-Marie - Crewing in New York - http://limapea.com
Rick - Medley, Berlin - https://medley.berlin/
Jonas - The Node, Vienna - https://derknoten.wien/
If you want to join us for the next monthly network call, see here: https://www.microsolidarity.cc/participate/events
30:31
September 02, 2022

Primal Gathering: regenerative community building with Nicole Bosky
Primal Gathering is an environmentally, socially and psychologically regenerative gathering used to restore people, forests and ecosystems all over the world. This year, they’re planting 1000 trees in Lagos, Portugal, in between yoga classes & live concerts & permaculture workshops. Nov 17-20. Info & tickets: https://primalgathering.co/reforestation-vale-da-lama-2022
They've just published a handbook explaining their approach to community building: https://primalgathering1.gitbook.io/community-as-a-practice/
More about microsolidarity: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:00:25
August 24, 2022

Catalyzberlin Debrief with Ananta
Ananta is @meansinfinity on Twitter. She recently organised a gathering of Twitter people at Medley, a new creative space in Berlin: http://medley.berlin
Rich interviewed her to share any lessons learned.
More about microsolidarity at http://microsolidarity.cc
01:08:20
August 23, 2022

Kaicamp Debrief
Talking with @kaisoapbox about his experience organising a gathering for twitter friends, with his hosting team: @herrowna, @zrkrlc, @michhmatch, @aballrolling & @amirism_
Kai's thread of upcoming camps: https://twitter.com/kaisoapbox/status/1552288561638289408
Rival Voices' post-jesscamp thread: https://twitter.com/nosilverv/status/1501171643393191938
Notable mentions: @frideswyth @nosilverv @m_ashcroft @gptbrooke @tpotvibecamp @Aella_Girl @visakanv
Past interviews with organisers:
Silvia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu_jNf6Eqpk
Brooke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaQqVBGYPQA
More about microsolidarity: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:27:60
July 30, 2022

Twitter is for Making Friends - Catalyzbon Event Debrief - Silvia Bastos
This conversation is about using Twitter to make meaningful community. Rich is in conversation with Silvia, who recently organised a 30-person gathering in Lisbon. The fundraiser Silvia mentioned: https://www.gofundme.com/f/buddi-and-hap-relief-fund Join us in the Microsolidarity Discord: https://discord.gg/Kp2xVuSFAX More at: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:05:03
July 20, 2022

Weaving Social Fabric With Climate Justice Activists
A conversation with Jonas Gröner about his plans to create more community among the climate justice activists in Vienna, Austria. More about microsolidarity: http://microsolildarity.cc
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June 13, 2022

What We Learned From the 1st Gathering of Microsolidarity Practitioners
Learn more about Microsolidarity here: http://microsolidarity.cc
Learn more about Doomer Optimism here: https://anchor.fm/doomer-optimism
and here: https://doomeroptimism.substack.com/
01:42:29
June 09, 2022

Managing Participation Inequity in a Housing Coop
Polarity Management tweet is here: https://twitter.com/RichDecibels/status/1361705188285906945
Learn more about Microsolidarity here: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:22:59
June 09, 2022

Karl Steyaert interview before Microsolidarity Gathering
1st Microsolidarity Gathering is happening in Belgium May 2022 (now sold out).
If you want to join the 2nd gathering, in USA in November, see http://microsolidarity.cc for more info.
More about Karl: http://www.karlsteyaert.com/about/
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April 27, 2022

VibeCamp Debrief with Brooke
Vibecamp is https://vibecamp.xyz/
Brooke is @gptbrooke on twitter
Here's how you can donate to the organising team.
Video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/DaQqVBGYPQA
See http://microsolidarity.cc for more
50:41
March 09, 2022

Community & Uncertainty - repost from Reach Truth Podcast
Richard Bartlett speaks with Tasshin Fogleman about Enspiral, microsolidarity, collapse, cults, DAO's, and more.
Originally published on the Reach Truth Podcast:
https://tasshin.com/podcast/
01:37:15
November 22, 2021

Intentional Society
James Baker, founder of Intentional Society, speaking with Richard D. Bartlett about their community building experience, especially focussed on questions of how to decentralise leadership. Their website is here: https://intentionalsociety.org/
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November 22, 2021

Blivande - 1st team retreat - Oct 2021
A conversation with Diana Monsberger, community organiser at Blivande house in Stockholm. They're having their first team retreat soon, so Diana talked with Rich about how to design the gathering.
Some questions:
- how to work with 35 people
- how to include people who don't desire structured intimacy
- how to make it fun and not too serious
- how to include people who can't participate for the full duration of the retreat
- how to encourage people to speak with people they wouldn't otherwise connect with
- how to connect the newbies with people who have been around for longer
- what kinds of rituals can work in this community
Links:
- Blivande House: https://www.blivande.com/
- Troika Consulting: https://www.liberatingstructures.com/8-troika-consulting/
- Open Space: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology
- Authentic Relating: https://authenticrelating.co/what-is-ar/
- Jojojo question cards: https://www.jojojo.cards/
51:14
October 02, 2021

Enspiral Europe - 1st Gathering
Silvia Bastos is one of the co-hosts of the recent Pico Island gathering: https://anchor.fm/Microsolidarity/episodes/Pico-Island-Congregation---1st-Summer-Gathering---June-2021-e136g6k
She interviewed Richard Bartlett, one of the co-hosts of the recent Enspiral Europe gathering.
Video of this conversation is available here: https://youtu.be/W6T65zm2Jl4
Mentioned in this conversation:
https://visakanv.gumroad.com/l/friendlynerdbook
https://LifeItself.us
https://en.lacuisinedelabienveillance.org/les-messagers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Technology
https://www.liberatingstructures.com/8-troika-consulting/
https://epiccollaboration.com/approaches/mg-taylor-practiced-anz-paz
https://www.thehum.org/post/how-do-we-want-to-be-together
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1145867.Sitting_in_the_Fire
https://www.moodcafe.co.uk/media/50868/1.1%20Trigger%20Logs.pdf
http://microsolidarity.cc
59:51
September 02, 2021

Pico Island Congregation - 1st Summer Gathering - June 2021
Silvia Bastos, Michal Korzonek & Richard D. Bartlett have a "debrief" conversation after the first gathering of their microsolidarity community in Pico Island, off the coast of Portugal.
Lavishly documented here: https://pico.microsolidarity.cc/projects/summer-gathering-2021
Join the next Microsolidarity practice program: http://thehum.org/microsolidarity
More about the Microsolidarity project: http://microsolidarity.cc
Video of this conversation: https://youtu.be/4CmvciBqGTk
01:19:02
June 21, 2021

Joshua Vial & Richard D. Bartlett: the journey of a community founder
Joshua Vial is the founder of Enspiral: we talk about what it's like to be a community founder, how to decentralise power, creating adult-to-adult relationships, vision, experimentation, safety & harm, freedom & responsibility... and lots of other good stuff :)
If you're not familiar with Enspiral, here's some introductory links:
a 2 min video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY6eZIbgNrM
a 30 min presentation from Alanna Irving: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ABqCgKi4X0
an interview with Jim Rutt and me https://www.jimruttshow.com/rich-bartlett/
More links:
http://microsolidarity.cc/
https://joshuavial.com/
https://handbook.enspiral.com/
Video from this conversation available here: https://youtu.be/1_3OxvUkPPo
01:05:03
June 20, 2021

Cultural Catalyst Network - Presentation from Karl Staeyert & Leonie Smith
Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPwQeAbyWN4&list=PLOjcWjpjOqzbV9T3tSR6O7z_eic-Puqaa&index=8
Cultural Catalyst Network: http://culturalcatalystnetwork.org/
27:31
June 01, 2020

Microsolidarity in Maastricht, pt 2
Previous episode is here: https://anchor.fm/Microsolidarity/episodes/Microsolidarity-in-Maastricht-pt-1-ebnh65
Bea + Josh are starting a new microsolidarity community in Maastricht in the Netherlands. This is their second conversation with Rich & Nati where they present their plans and seek feedback. We talk about crews, how to develop a sense of shared ownership & participatory culture, and meeting online vs in person.
More info: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:02:08
April 29, 2020

Cultural Catalyst Network - conversation with Karl Steyaert & Richard D. Bartlett
Video of this conversation here: https://youtu.be/QL6ajLeaBA0
Karl shares his plans for a new community of practice he is about to launch; Rich gives feedback; then they get deeper into the personal questions of what it is like to be us doing this community weaving work at this time.
- digital connection with physical distance
- choosing which 1 thing to work on and which 9 things to put down (how to delegate)
- Internal Family Systems Therapy and how it applies to our roles
- going with the dao of life, moving from inspiration not obligation
- a 21st century ashram that is non dogmatic, a life giving structure that creates the routines and structures that bias towards healthy interior states
- practicing aikido, making music
Karl's recommended resources here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1muX7TuVo-XiJujrRevxJW1MGAE6FgBD1ymZS6Mh8ze0/edit#
Cultural Catalyst Network: http://culturalcatalystnetwork.org/
More on microsolidarity here: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:04:24
April 07, 2020

Courage & Cooperation: interview with Ari in the Air & Richard D. Bartlett
Reproducing Ari's podcast, originally posted here: https://soundcloud.com/ariintheair/courage-cooperation-rich-bartlett
More about microsolidarity here: http://microsolidarity.cc
01:12:17
April 02, 2020

2x7x2 Relational Practice with Ronan Harrington and Richard D. Bartlett
A little taste to show you what we mean by microsolidarity: Ronan speaks for 7 minutes, Rich reflects back for 2 minutes, then they switch roles. An extremely simple relational practice that can make a big difference in less than half an hour.
http://microsolidarity.cc
Ping me on Twitter
28:02
March 20, 2020

Markel Cormenzana and Richard D. Bartlett get to know each other
This is the first meeting between Markel Cormenzana and Rich. We get to know each other and talk about some of the design philosophy behind our work.
More info at microsolidarity.cc
01:05:04
March 18, 2020

Microsolidarity in Maastricht pt 1
Bea + Josh are starting a new microsolidarity community in Maastricht in the Netherlands. This is their first conversation with Rich where they present their plans and seek his feedback. We talk about leadership, facilitation, boundaries, and the tension between abstraction and practice.
More info: microsolidarity.cc
58:46
February 11, 2020

Nati and john talking about pods at Enspiral
More info at http://microsolidarity.cc/crewing and http://handbook.enspiral.com/guides/pods.html
32:07
December 13, 2019

Discussion about Crews at Enspiral Summer Retreat 2019
Here's a conversation recorded at the big annual gathering of Enspiral, talking about the very practical side of starting and running Crews. This recording is annotated with lots of links, over here:
https://www.microsolidarity.cc/discussing/enspiral-summer-retreat-feb-2019
01:11:44
February 27, 2019

Research questions
Links & background here: https://www.microsolidarity.cc/discussing/research-questions
46:24
February 15, 2019