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-All primates, including humans, evolved to live in social groups.
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-Front porches are popular in the US - they allow people to chat with passers-by.
+_Front porches are popular in the US - they allow people to chat with passers-by._
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-Streetbank - a charity enabling people to share things in their communities.
+_Streetbank - a charity enabling people to share things in their communities._
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-How to kill community: Cradley Heath High Street (West Mids) in the 1990s and now.
+_How to kill community: Cradley Heath High Street (West Mids) in the 1990s and now._
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-Banner of the [Fivehead Friendly Society](https://www.curryrivel.org.uk/news/latest-news/fivehead-friendly-society-speaks-to-us-from-past.html) (Somerset), 1865-1939
+_Banner of the [Fivehead Friendly Society](https://www.curryrivel.org.uk/news/latest-news/fivehead-friendly-society-speaks-to-us-from-past.html) (Somerset), 1865-1939_
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-Market traders bring character to, and help keep wealth in, the local economy.
+_Market traders bring character to, and help keep wealth in, the local economy._
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-'_Flatpack democracy' in Frome, where independents have taken over the council and rejected the usual divisive party politics. Inspiring stuff._
+_'_Flatpack democracy' in Frome, where independents have taken over the council and rejected the usual divisive party politics. Inspiring stuff.__
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-In Preston, Lancashire, the local authority has angled procurement towards local businesses, and food provision from Lancashire farms. Other councils are following suit.
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-You can host a [restart party](https://therestartproject.org/parties/) in your town – specialists will come along and help the public fix their broken electrical goods.
+_You can host a [restart party](https://therestartproject.org/parties/) in your town – specialists will come along and help the public fix their broken electrical goods._
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 ## Further resources
+- [Association of Financial Mutuals](https://financialmutuals.org/) - promoting & supporting the mutual sector
+- [CLES](https://cles.org.uk/) - UK association for local economies
+- [Common Ground](https://www.commonground.org.uk/) - promoting local distinctiveness
+- [Friendly Societies](https://friendlysocieties.org/en/) - worldwide alliance of small communities committed to providing mutual support in emergencies
+- [Municipal Enquiry](https://www.municipal-enquiry.org/) - supporting grassroots power
+- [Preston Model](https://www.preston.gov.uk/article/1339/What-is-Preston-Model-) - community wealth building
+- [Psychology Today](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/emotional-nourishment/201612/why-we-need-each-other) - why we need each other
+- [Reconomy Centre](https://reconomycentre.org/) - supporting local businesses
+- [Restart](https://therestartproject.org/parties/) - community repair events
+- [Shareable](https://www.shareable.net/) - what if our society was rooted in a sharing culture?
+## Related topics
+- [Commoning](comg:commoning)
+- [Commons economy](coec:commons_economy)
+- [Community land trusts](clts:community_land_trusts)
+- [Small is beautiful](smal:small)
+- [Housing commons](hoco:housing_commons)
+- [Transition initiatives](tran:transition)
+- [Local currencies](lcur:local_currencies)
+- [ROSCAs - rotating savings & credit associations](rosc:roscas)
+- [Credit unions](crun:credit_unions)
+- [Farmers' markets / direct farm sales](farm:farmers_markets)
+- [Cohousing](coho:cohousing)
+- [Mutual credit](mucr:mutual_credit)
+- [Community energy](coen:community_energy)
+- [Self-employment](self:self-employment)
+- [Community-supported agriculture](csas:community-supported_agriculture)
-## Specialist(s)
+## Specialist curators of this topic