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Member communities of The Federation of Egalitarian Community attempt to end poverty through the following principles:
o holding land, labor, income, and other resources in common
o assuming responsibility for the needs of its members, receiving the products of their labor, and distributing these and all other goods equally, or according to need.
o practicing non-violence
o using a form of decision making in which members have an equal opportunity to participate, either through consensus, direct vote, or right of appeal or overrule.
o working to establish the equality of all people and does not permit discrimination on the basis of race, class, creed, ethnic origin, age, sex or sexual orientation.
o acting to conserve natural resources for present and future generations while striving to continually improve ecological awareness and practice.
o creating processes for group communication and participation and provides an environment which supports people's development.
(View the Federation of Egalitarian Community Web site at http://www.thefec.org.)