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Selective membership
Multigenerational; elders pass on knowledge
Native landscaping, abundant trees; open,
   unfenced, not gated
No need for high security; sleep on first
   floor with windows open
100 to 500 homes

Commitment to lifetime residency and service
Must qualify spiritually
Grass roots outreach; basic civic duty
Serves as link between government and households
Lawmakers, judges, officials visit community
   regularly to consult
Takes responsibility for community

Mind-body, self development instruction
Meditation; indigenous knowledge and techniques
Group practice; enliven collective consciousness
Promote interfaith cooperation, collaboration, common ground

Educate rather than punish; prevent rather than react to crime
Consider individual circumstances in enforcing law
Prosecutors, investigators, police check first with CCA
CCA character testimony weighted as evidence
CCA sentence recommendation
CCA recommended fine mitigation

Urban trail network; wildlife corridors
Continuous green connection from inner city to countryside
Walk everyday on nature trail close to residence
Ecotouring in downtown

No traffic roar is audible from residential areas
Quiet hour daily, quiet day monthly
Lobby for permanent solutions to noise

Dear Friend,

I would like to present a plan that may interest you as a responsible citizen and an individual concerned with the quality of life in your community. In the following pages there is a detailed proposal that offers a revolutionary approach to community government. If you look over the material, you'll see that it contains some truly novel ideas, particularly in the area of social justice. The plan addresses some of the most persistent, perennial problems that communities and municipalities face. It gets to the heart of fundamental issues that are on the minds of all intelligent and compassionate people.

You'll notice that this proposal has a strictly local focus. It's designed with a "bottom-up" perspective. This reflects the latest thinking in modern social science. The bottom-up philosophy represents a new paradigm in social and governmental structure. Yet it's not something radically different from what we've been used to. In fact, it's designed to integrate seamlessly with the existing system. The bottom-up approach expands the principles of democracy and self-government to the highest level, to get the maximum benefit from what we already have in place.

We've reached an age where people of sympathetic minds and responsible instincts need to come together cooperatively, to take charge of not only their own lives and their own future, but that of their families, their friends and neighbors, and their communities. That's what we're trying to identify with this scheme – groups of people who understand the importance of civic responsibility, and who grasp the true nature of community spirit in the best and highest sense. It's the cosmic fabric that connects us all.

I encourage you to look over this outline and to contact me if you have any questions or comments, or ideas of your own to share. If you would like to express support for this program, or recommend a community where it might be initiated, please write or send an email to:
info "at" CommunityConscienceAdvocate "dot" org

Sincerely,

Alexander Gabis

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Contents copyright 2005 by Alexander Gabis

For further Information contact:
   CCA Program
   P.O. Box 575
   Oxon Hill, MD  20750
   USA
   

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