VicinismNeighbors United

Divide

We have been sorted into camps.
We still live
as neighbors.

Parties speak to blocs. Platforms reward outrage. But our lives still meet in schools, streets, work, water, and public rooms.

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Porchlight Block A warm neighborhood plan with porches, a street, a watershed, school, clinic, library, work, and one illuminated public room.
  1. 01Divide
  2. 02Meet
  3. 03Test
  4. 04Work
  5. 05Join

Meeting

Vicinism begins with a simple fact: we are neighbors.

Not because we agree. Because our choices touch. Because our futures cross. Because no party, corporation, agency, or personality can replace the work of belonging to a place and to one another.

Vicinism Four Porches Four independently addressable porch pieces assemble around the governing clauses
  1. Unity without uniformityCooperation without obedience. Dissent without dehumanization.
  2. Dignity without exceptionEqual rights are the floor beneath every local decision.
  3. Power from the neighborhood upDecisions begin near consequences and federate when scale demands it.

Definition

Vicinism is democratic, rights-protecting, locally rooted, federated, evidence-seeking, and institutionally accountable.

Not this

Not leader worship, local tyranny, party rebrand, fake consensus, or decorative outrage.

Test

Locate yourself before you join the cause.

The first question is the floor: dignity. Answer yes or no, then move one step at a time through proximity, non-domination, reciprocity, belonging, evidence, reversibility, and federation. This preview keeps answers in page memory only.

  1. 1. DignityDoes it protect equal rights and the dignity of every affected person?
  2. 2. ProximityIs authority placed at the closest level capable of succeeding?
  3. 3. Non-dominationDoes it reduce arbitrary power and prevent capture?
  4. 4. ReciprocityAre burdens, benefits, duties, and voice distributed fairly?
  5. 5. BelongingDoes it strengthen people's capacity to remain, contribute, and build a shared life?
  6. 6. EvidenceAre assumptions public, tradeoffs plain, and results measurable?
  7. 7. ReversibilityCan the decision be piloted, reviewed, corrected, or ended?
  8. 8. FederationDoes it respect local variation while accounting for effects beyond the locality?

Work

Take one credible next action.

Listen, assemble, deliver, steward the commons, and leave a public record. The point is one useful journey, not three separate previews.

  1. ListenMap relationships, assets, conflicts, and missing voices.
  2. AssembleChoose one achievable public problem with visible duties.
  3. DeliverPublish the result, budget, failure, and correction date.

Commons

Use the form that serves the people and the place.

Small business. Local risk and craft stay close to the people served.

None of these forms is sacred by itself. Each is judged by dignity, freedom, resilience, innovation, fairness, and local benefit.

Record

90-Day Project Builder

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Listen

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Project sheet preview

Date: 2026-08-07. Source: Vicinism browser-local 90-Day Project Builder. Consent boundary: no names, faces, quotes, private addresses, or private material without informed consent.

90-Day Project Sheet

Project: Repair the crosswalk by the library
Place: Library block and school arrival route
Public problem: Drivers do not reliably yield where children and library visitors cross.
Evidence and sources: Crash reports, school arrival photos, neighbor testimony, crossing observations.
Missing voices: Mobility-device users, school staff, nearby renters, night-shift workers.
Decision owner: Neighbor Circle facilitator
Budget and materials: Paint, temporary signs, meeting printouts, volunteer schedule, city permit question.
Duties: Listen, request city record, map crossing times, publish measures, report failures.
Success measures: Yield observations, near-miss notes, neighbor survey, city response date.
Risks and conflicts: Traffic diversion, accessibility barriers, organizer conflict disclosures.
Consent boundary: No names, faces, quotes, or private addresses without explicit consent.
Review date: Set a date before launch

Nothing was submitted. Keep this sheet in the chapter's public record only after consent and review.

Commitment

Membership begins with understanding.

Cross the threshold only after the test, the covenant, and the dues are visible together. Paid activation is disabled in this controlled preview.

Vicinism Four Porches Four Porches form an open membership threshold
  1. Orientation quiz
  2. Neighbor Covenant
  3. $12 first year
  4. $1 monthly renewal

Future pricing, if approved: $12 for the first twelve months, then $1 monthly until canceled. Payment and activation are not open while entity formation and counsel review are pending.

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