In short:

• Staying and/or working in the space does not require any financial contributions. We are applying for fundings and accept private donations.

Principles:

...

• We agree to

...

• use as little money as possible

  but

  and as much money as needed in order to work towards our

  vision and to fulfill our values.

  purposes and principles (see Constitution).

• We acknowledge, that by owning a house and being in a connected world at least for now we need to cover certain costs and we agree to do so.

• We prevent waste and promote sharing

  and buying

  . Buying something is not sharing.

• live after our values and not let them be influenced by

  We are honest with ourselves and others in our relation to money.

• We want to overcome coercion

  (Zwang)

  , the fear of not getting enough, dept and exchange (I only help you

  only

  , if you help me)

  which are all closely tied to money.enable recources

• We enable money to go where

  they are

  it is needed

Criteria

• Money is used for the core costs of the houses (money that is needed for making possible to use it)

• We want to only buy things that are:

• really needed → their lack leads to health threat, not having something would be a risk

1. not possible to be shared, saved, borrowed or donated and really needed

2. at best not increasing suffering

3. healthy for humans and the environment

• Individuals

...

• are self-determined

  and can not be forced to

  to/

  (not) do something

  are kindly

  . Each one is asked to act

  at

  to the best of their

  best

  knowledge and belief

  (Wissen und Gewissen)should

  and question themselves and others regularly and openly.

Taking

• Money is not allocated to individuals.

• The members get access to the bank accounts.

• Money can be used on a trust basis following our principles, values and this policy.

• Find Unanimous Acceptance (Const. §8b.) and if that’s not possible a Score Voting process (Const. §8c.) If:

1. more than 100€ are used

2. you are a Visitor or Volunteers and want to use money

Collect all kinds of receipts please and put them on the adress board in k22 office - they are needed for the associations.
We could put a cash money pot in the house? (To see what happens?)

Giving

• Noone is obligated to contribute financially to the space and its projects.

• Money is:

1. transferred to the Haus Kante Wurzen w.V. bank account in form of a donation or direct loan

2. aquired by funding

• Initiatives or support are welcome. Please contact a member.

Money talks:

During our annual vision talks (to be designed: at least once a year in February for two days) we will include money talks which include:

• personal reflection on our attitude towards money (current and vision)

• collective reflection on our attitude towards and how we handle money in the space together

• vision update: how we would like it to be and action plans for what should change including

• reality update: adapting the collective layer

Ideas: (not (yet) in action)

Experiment more with alternatives to money
Get more into shared economy, (cover health insurances, cover peoples needs)