Community Assemblies provide the means for people to come together in their communities to support each other and create a foundation for helping local people, providing local services and sharing knowledge in their own community and with other Community Assemblies across the British Isles.

What is a Community Assembly?

A Community Assembly starts with a group of people who can see that the time has come to do things for themselves and who reject the current trajectory of globalist ideals that continue to inflict harm on our everyday lives and future prospects. The number of people realising that we are being led ever closer towards a cliff edge is growing daily and our collective frequencies are rising which is wonderful news.

This is why the idea of Community Assemblies is steadily growing by the day. It is important to note that there are no prerequisites for creating and running a Community Assembly. We are all learning and doing the best we can. Telling people what to do or how to go about it is NOT the remit of the Community Assembly of the British Isles (CABI). Far from it, we are here to join people together, share information, provide essential services and build a strong network that will encourage others to start taking action.

What is the purpose of a Community Assembly?

The meaning and purpose behind each Community Assembly is defined by its own members based on priorities and circumstances unique to their own particular area. There are no preconceived templates or standard ways of doing things which is why sharing is so important. It means we can learn from each other, stop 'reinventing the wheel' and pass on information that might be helpful to others. 

What is involved in setting up a Community Assembly?

Every group is different and many start small. Generally with a few passionate people who have decided 'enough is enough' and want to start doing things for themselves. These are the pioneers, or Founding Facilitators and Special Advisors, who become members of CABI so that they can 'plug into' the knowledge-flow with a direct point of contact to discuss ideas and feed information back into the network. 

Each Community Assembly does things in their own way. This might involve meeting up to progress ideas, talking to people in the community about possibilities and building a communication network. Some of our Community Assembly members are well established with hundreds of members; some have started with one member joining CABI before going out to find fellow Founding Facilitators who will work with them to set up their own assembly.

Anyone can join CABI, and in all cases, our website has proved to be invaluable for people to find out what is involved and in encouraging others to join us. 

Who are Founding Facilitators and Special Advisors?

There are no special duties or requirements for Founding Facilitators or Special Advisors with regards to being a member of CABI - except for keeping their local Community Assembly members informed, feeding back helpful information and making use of the services we provide. We are keen for all our members to spread the word and encourage others to join us. This helps us to grow our network organically (without advertising) and steadily improve the services we provide.

It does take a special kind of person to make a commitment to serve their community. Especially at this early stage when people are reluctant to realise that 'the powers that be' are no longer looking after us. It is 'we the people' who have to rally together in our communities to build our own future according to shared values, and for the benefit of younger generations, our animal kingdom, wildlife and beautiful planet Earth.

Special Advisors are exceptional people who work in their own communities and take on the extra responsibilty of helping other Community Assemblies to form and grow. I think it would be fair to say that if we could all aspire to take on the role of facilitators and advisors - or offer our help to them - we would quickly see things take shape. If any of these roles appeal to you in any way, please do get in touch.

What are the benefits of joining CABI?

'To establish a cooperative network of services and flow of knowledge for self-sufficient Community Assemblies and Community Assembly Hubs across the British Isles in support of their local and wider communities.'

Richard 'Major' Rowe, Member of the Community Assembly of the British Isles

Our thanks to Richard for designing a simple flier to give out to people with a QR Code leading back to our website. This is a great way to spread the word and encourage people to find out more about us. If you would like a copy of the flier in PDF format to print out and distribute in your local area, please contact us.

1) Joining forces

There are many good reasons to join CABI with all our enlisted Community Assemblies operating independently, doing things in their own way. Founding Facilitators and Special Advisors join CABI to receive weekly updates and information from across the network, and to ask questions and share knowledge that might be helpful.

Joining CABI in this way serves to make our network stronger and provides a life-line for anyone living on their own or for those who are not connected to a Community Assembly in their local area.

2) Access to knowledge

The CABI website has been designed as a central resource for well-researched and member-approved knowledge around the different aspects of running a Community Assembly. We are always open to questions and suggestions for improvement and the various services we are in the process of building have been designed specifically to benefit our members and their local communities. 

The website also provides a central platform to promote the CABI directories for Community Assemblies, local traders, accredited Natural Healers (MCHI, LCHI) and recommended Health Suppliers. We are building on these resources every day, collecting donations for special projects, publishing helpful information on our blog and sending out updates to all our members.

3) Communicating with each other

There are 3 types of CABI membership - one for Community Assemblies in the British Isles (Founding Facilitators and Special Advisors), one for individual members who may or may not be part of a Community Assembly and one for National Groups whereby the group's leader becomes a member of CABI.

Individual members receive a 'boots on the ground' updates and information from Community Assembly Facilitator, Community Peace Constable and Community Health Initiative member (MCHI), John Gilbert, every two weeks and when required.

Founding Factilitators and Special Advisors receive an additional update from John every two weeks with key information regarding the wider picture of events here and overseas, specific information relating to forming and growing a Community Assembly and answers to specific queries. Being able to reach out to John at any time is invaluable for independent support and for help in addressing situations and issues as they arise.

4) Reaching out for help

A central purpose for CABI is to provide a point of contact for those in need of support which is particularly important for anyone without their own Community Assembly. It is wonderful to see more members stepping forward to work with John in terms of talking to people, addressing specific lawful issues and on the healing side of things. 

John and some of our dedicated Community Light Brigade members are able to clear the Pineal Gland in a powerful healing experience that removes any blockages and boosts frequencies to an enormous extent. Our thanks to everyone who is actively helping us on behalf of all our members.

The best way to get started

I hope this post has helped to clarify the meaning and purpose of CABI, especially in the sense that we are here only to connect Community Assemblies and community members as part of a growing network of like-minded people. This enables us to provide helpful information, knowledge and essential services on a member-led basis taking into account the available time and resources of our small voluntary team.

The best place to start is to become a member of CABI and take it from there! We welcome independent members, solo community pioneers, groups of Founding Facilitators or Special Advisors wanting to start your own assembly, and already-estabished Community Assembly facilitators who can see the benefit of being part of something they can depend on and which makes us stronger together.

The more consistent we are, the more credible we are and the stronger we become. We are here for the duration and beyond so the only thing left to say is: over to you!

Sue Cartwright AInstAM

Community Assembly of the British Isles

Editor