Making
'creating' to defeat Waste & exploitation of People & planet
In the fifth year of association, and beyond, communitarians embrace the principles & practice of MAKING durable apparel & other hand-crafted items from sustainably-sourced inputs to defeat waste and exploitation of people & planet
Aligning with the principle and practice of ‘conservation’ communitarians are required to make practical efforts towards contributing to the upkeep, preservation, protection, stewardship and maintenance of the planet as a whole to ensure the continuance of people, animals, land, seas and atmosphere.
In their fifth year of association, communitarian associates are called upon to modify their lifestyle to ensure they are not contributing to ‘wasting the world’ – including curtailing habits that waste people’s energies, life or steal their share of entitled resources that support life, liberty and paths to happiness.
Aligning with the tenet of ‘One Cloak’, communitarians are called to account for their personal consumption of clothing, including footwear, furniture and all other consumables, such as skin and hair care products.
Demonstrating practical socio-economic & ecological reform through revolutionary acts of 'toil'
Throughout the fifth year of association and beyond, communitarians adopt the practice of ‘toiling’ to cloth themselves. Under this principle, those progressing toward a collaborative lifestyle and love-style, devote the bulk of their days to acquiring skills to create quality, durable and practical clothing and footwear, as well as, learning furniture-making skills, along with creating basic natural skin and hair care products.
On the basis of ‘toiling’ consumption lessens. The fifth communitarian principle and practice of ONE CLOAK, is specifically designed to bring practical awareness of the harm caused to both people and planet through accepting and supporting sweat shop labour. Likewise, communitarians do not support the waste created via ‘demand’ for cheap, throw-away, poor-quality artificial materials and polluting dyes, nor the use and dumping of processing chemicals on land and waterways.
‘MAKING’ is very much part of the communitarian identity. Throughout the course of association, every communitarian assimilates into the lifestyle and skill-level of ‘Maker’. It is for this very reason that the MAKE HUBS are the lively social and productive hearts of local and regional communal unions.
By adopting the ONE CLOAK Tenet of ‘Making,’ communitarians aim to demonstrate the means of relegating ‘sweatshops’ to the realm of history. Rather than outsourcing production to exploitative labor systems that thrive on issuing workers’ wages that fall below the level of a living wage, coupled to destructive resource extraction, the global network of communitarian unions reclaim the ethical imperative to toil to produce for ourselves and each other.
In doing so, we cut off demand for goods manufactured under coercion and exploitation, while showing that human creativity combined with cooperative effort can meet our needs in ways that honor the right to life and liberty of workers, while ensuring the preservation of our glorious life-sustaining planet – Earth our only home.
Sharing equipment, tools, talent, and materials is an act of solidarity with workers of the world, affirming that no person should be forced into dehumanizing conditions for the sake of manufacturing the essentials of food, clothing, the components of shelter, energy generation, or vehicle production. Through the creation and continuous development of MAKE HUB production facilities, the communitarian unions cultivate an economy based on the principles and practices of ‘common’ wealth collaborative provisioning where craftsmanship – create, recycle, repair and repurpose, thus replacing wasteful consumerism with innovative eco-social Right Livelihood production of life-sustaining provisions.
When we MAKE, we ensure that labor is purposeful, that resources are used wisely, and the dignity of work is restored.
This shift is not simply about producing goods – it is about reshaping relationships. By MAKING together, communitarians foster deep bonds of cooperation, transferring skills across generations, while also strengthening the foundations of true economic security born of the evolved tenets of “Rich By Association Shared Prosperity”. In this way, those living the lifestyle and love-style of communal union, not only reject exploitation, they also actively participate in creating an alternative – one in which wealth is measured not by accumulation, but rather by the combined capacity to provide for one another through practical support and integrity.
Aligning with the One Cloak Tenet of Toiling
Communitarian associates are whole-heartedly committed to the practice of toiling that deems the daily contribution of both mental and physical labor as an act of love-in-action, born of the ethical creed of responsibility toward one another and the planet. From the foundation of Liberated Love, toiling to collaboratively produce the goods and services that contribute to sustaining life, liberty and material security, is not treated as a burden to be shrugged off, avoided or carried begrudgingly. On the contrary, the ability and opportunity to toil – to create, to activate the law of return that contributes to our personal wellbeing as well as the health & wealth of our fellow associates and the wider-world, is a privilege – a daily joy that provides mental and physical stimulation and challenge.
Through toiling with our hands driven by focused minds, communitarians uphold values that counter exploitation, waste, and dependence on destructive economic systems.
The process of ‘Making’ – whether crafting durable clothing and footwear, constructing mobile accommodation, or repairing and repurposing materials, is a tangible expression of the associative unions’ commitment to eco-social sustainable living underpinned by the principle and practice of self-determination supplied by adherence to evolved ethical values, missions and vision.
Solidarity with Workers Across the World
One of the foremost ethical values guiding our commitment to ‘toiling’ is solidarity with workers of the world. By MAKING what we need within our collaborative associations, we refuse to support industries that thrive on exploitative wages, unsafe working conditions, and environmental destruction. Collectively, communitarians practically demonstrate our rejection of the throwaway culture that forces millions into sweatshops, mines, and scavenging from rubbish dumps to eke out a living that is barely enough to survive upon, from day to day.
Communitarian unions come together to cultivate skills that empower the collectives to produce high-quality, long-lasting goods without relying on supply chains built on human suffering. Each stitch in a handmade garment, each repurposed piece of furniture, and each item of salvaged building material represents a refusal to participate in a system that devalues life in pursuit of profit.
Sustainability and stewardship of resources such as water, minerals & metals, wood and earth are equally fundamental to our approach. Every material has inherent worth, and nothing is discarded carelessly. The MAKE HUBS operate on the principle that repair is always preferable to replacement, and that materials should be given second, third, or even fourth lives before being recycled.
Whether transforming discarded fabrics into durable clothing, re-forging broken tools, or using reclaimed wood to construct mobile accommodations, communitarian associates ensure what we produce is not only functional but also a testament to resourcefulness. This ethic stands in direct opposition to the waste-driven consumer economy, where planned obsolescence ensures perpetual dependency on corporate production.
Through MAKING, communitarian associations uphold the principle of ‘common’ wealth shared prosperity shaped by the practice of common purse pooling and sharing of resources, thus rendering personal accumulation, defunct. The skills, tools, and materials within our MAKE HUBS are not hoarded by individuals but shared freely. No one is left without access to the means of production, and no single person profits disproportionately from collective effort.
Instead of measuring wealth in terms of ownership, the communitarian associations define economic security through the availability of durable goods that serve all Associates. In this way, MAKING becomes an act of Right Livelihood provisioning, ensuring that all have what they need without resorting to exploitative trade or servitude.
Crafting Liberation from Exploitive Production Systems
Another critical value embedded in MAKING is autonomy and self-reliance through shared effort. Instead of depending on corporations or governments to provide, we cultivate the capacity to meet our own needs. By building mobile accommodations, we ensure that housing is always available to those who need it, unconstrained by rent or mortgage debt.
By crafting and repairing tools, the global network of associative unions maintains the ability to produce without reliance on external suppliers. This level of self-sufficiency does not isolate us from the wider world; on the contrary it strengthens the communal union’s ability to engage with it on ethical terms that are free from coercion, exploitation, or imposed dependency.
Crafting a Just Future through Love-In-Action Eco-social Creative Production
Finally, the One Cloak Tenet of MAKING is an expression of dignity in labor. Communitarians reject the notion that work is something to be avoided or minimized. Instead, those committed to eco-social collaborative living see it as an essential aspect of our identity as communitarians. Toiling with our hands connects us to the materials we use, the people we serve, and the legacy we build for future generations.
Whether shaping plant-based leather for durable footwear, constructing weather-resistant shelters, or welding broken equipment back into service, every act of labor is a declaration of care. The time and effort communitarian associates invest in MAKING are not considered costs to be minimized. Instead, committed diligent toil is a central expression of our deepest values that include practice ‘love in action’, provision without exploitation, and a commitment to a world where resources and skills are shared for the common good.
Laying the Foundations of Deep Union through Productive Collaborative Making
Through this ethical approach, MAKING is not just a method of production – it is a way of life that brings Deep Union founded on the principle and practice of collaborative provisioning, to tangible fruition. Through the act of toiling, communitarians do more than simply produce. Instead, the unions’ combined efforts, create a new way of being—one where the collective contribution of physical and mental toil and resource sharing combine to contribute to true ‘common’ wealth that supports the common good of all.
