šļø Microsolidarity Network September Update
āBelonging on Purposeā card deck - now for sale!
Thereās something magical about watching a seed burst into life and eventually bear fruit. Earlier this year, in the Spanish spring, an idea set root to co-create a card deck that would put Microsolidarity into playable, actionable moves. An in-your-hand answer to āhow do you DO Microsolidarity?ā. This week, as the autumn winds arrive in Berlin, so have the first shipment of 168 freshly printed decks and handmade pouches. And they are, quite literally, a work of art (thank you SĆlvia Bastos). In this monthās newsletter weāre excited to announce that you can now order a deck into your very own hands! We canāt wait to hear what you think of them and how youāve put them to use. Read on for more info, as well as a sprinkling of other highlight events and podcasts from practitioners in the Network this month.
Community Highlights
š“ āBelonging on Purposeā - the Microsolidarity Card Deck
Last May, 18 Microsolidarity practitioners came together to put 7 years of Microsolidarity research and experience into a pocket-sized playable card deck.
And⦠as of TODAY itās for sale!
Purchase the āBelonging on Purposeā deck for yourself, a friend, your team or community!
The deck is perfect for introducing Microsolidarity to others and/or help you bring out the best of any group as a host, event participant or community co-resident.
Those whoāve already had a sneak peek have called it āa transdimensional object of joy. A psychoactive card deck.ā
āThe illustrations are gorgeous, the whole card design is beautiful. Perfect size, well printed, really well done.ā
Itās even had its first mention in the Twittersphere š„³
In the video below, Jocelyn explains a bit more about the deck and how to play it:
Upcoming Events
š¤ October Network Call: Navigating Conflict Collaboratively
Join Jocelyn this Thursday in an exploration of how conflict shows up in our Microsolidarity experiments. What does it mean to address conflict from a Microsolidarity perspective? Weāll be sharing stories and inspiring each other to find more effective and collaborative conflict approaches.
When? 2nd October, 19:30 - 21:00 CET / 10:30 - 12:00 PDT
Register on Open Collective for ā¬3/month and youāll receive a calendar invite with the Zoom link for these calls.
š± Growing Communities of Mutual Support - A Microsolidarity practice journey
Join Nicki and Jocelyn Endres for a 6-week in-person journey into the art of mutual support and community-building in Berlin!
In this Being Lab workshop series weāll explore how to create group spaces rooted in safety, trust and care, how to surface our needs and gifts and help each other grow.
š Tuesdays, 21 October ā 25 November, 7ā9pm at the Gemeindesaal in Schillerkiez, Berlin Neukƶlln
For more info and to register go here
⨠Notacoliving TWO! Community focused pop-up
Kathrin David from our network is organizing another NoCo experience and would love to have more of us join:
Following our first experiment in February, when we met some of you in Andalusia, we are organising another round of #notacoliving.
We learnt a lot and want to go even deeper with the topic of: How do we want to live?
We are renting a dedicated community space in the French Pyrenees (PyrenāEscape). Between cozy fireplaces vibes and fresh mountain air, we will explore the role of nature, space and the next steps to build our dream life āØ
We already have someone from the network joining us and we would love more of you to do the same.
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From 1st Nov to 15th Dec, in the French Pyrenees - find more info on our page.
Resources
š¹ A conversation about āTaking Risk and Building Trustā
In this episode, Jonas and Jesse take a moment during a recent outdoor adventure, to reflect on what theyāve been learning from going on high stakes outdoor adventures with friends.
You can reach out to them at hello@jonasgroener.com or jesse@jesseevers.com if you are curious about this topic or would be interested in participating in an event based on the intersection between outdoors experience and community building.
More learnings from EU Summer Camp 2025 šļø
On our last issue we shared a collection of inspiring reflections and insights from participants after summer camp. But the learning didnāt end there, since then, there have been juicy writings and conversations that continue to dive deep into the summer camp experience.
š„ The Blind Chef Returns: Creating a Stress-free Kitchen System
In this conversation, Sam explores with Pietro and Gui how the kitchen crew transformed meal preparation at summer camp through decentralised coordination - and which Microsolidarity principles made it all work.
šŖ¶ āChoosing my Own Adventureā by Ondrej Krizan
In this rich piece, Ondrej reflects on his experience co-hosting the Microsolidarity Summer Camp and what heās learned about bringing out the best in a group of wonderful, beautiful, and somewhat unhinged humans.
šļø āMicrosolidarity Summercamp 2025: Itās about connection, stupid!ā by Chillja
In this honest reflection, Ilja takes us through his journey from initial resistance to (re)discovering the beautiful emergence that happens when semi-strangers transform into temporary family.
Get involved!
š Stay Connected ā Join the Telegram group
Our Telegram channel is full of Microsolidarity connections: crew invitations, local meetups, peer support, and ongoing conversations that keep us linked.
Come say hello and see whatās happening š Join here and donāt forget to check the pinned Welcome Message to introduce yourself.
āļø Share what's alive for you
Got something Microsolidarity-related to share with the network? An invitation, reflection, update, or creative piece?
Submit here by October 28th, or reach out with questions at microsolidarity@gmail.com.
Thatās all for this issue! See you next time!
Jocelyn & Gui
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Just got the Belonging on Purpose MicroSolidarity card deck ā love it!
Resonates with my latest piece on attachment and this American moment: how belonging isnāt abstract, but something we practice daily through care, accountability, and repair.
https://open.substack.com/pub/yauguru/p/attachment-and-the-fragility-of-this?r=217mr3&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false