Version 1.0. Collectively and individually, we strive for self-determination, self-governance and self-improvement Self-determination is expressed by defining our own goals, our own identity and our relationship to the world around us, without conforming to other people’s templates and labels. Self-governance is our ability to make and execute decisions, without recourse to external forces or authorities. … Read more
The following core objectives were adopted at the inaugural community meeting on 30 December, 2023. For ourselves: to cultivate freedom, solidarity, help and care for each other in a space safe from harmful interference. To each person according to their needs, from each according to their abilities. For our surroundings: helping others to face the … Read more
Before this website, we created a forum “Osada” (The Village in Polish). Below you can see its newest posts.
With great pleasure we announce that Artel is now ready to 3Dprint all kinds of agitprop items one may need to fight oppression in general, and state or capitalism (why not both?) in particular. If you are reasonably close to Poland (EU & vicinity), we can make it for you and send by post.If you … Read more
Stickers, postcards, art-prints, posters (up to A3+) flyers, zines and whatever else you need…. We’re just getting started, so see what we can do first: Want to know how much it would cost to print your project?
These guidelines were sent to us, for the road towards a better world, by an unnamed comrade from the front lines of the cognitive war on oppression.
We publish them as inspiration and discussion material as the Artel community grows.
We felt it was important to separate the urgent need to organize the management of assets, and relationships with allied groups, from the process of community building, which requires calm and a willingness to learn from mistakes.
We are building Artel to be able to live and earn a living in a community focused on the common good, equal satisfaction of needs, self-governance and solidarity with other sentient beings.
In short, it is a type of informal cooperative based on equality of participants and shared ownership. However, the definition and practice of artel has changed over the centuries. Hence, by engaging in this form of collaboration, we aim to enhance our own, thereby aligning with our intended assumptions. Artel is an organic creation that takes different forms depending on who is forming it and why.