Licentia
Structure
Affiliate: Any individual who is a "member" of Licentia. Becoming one of these is relatively simple, but except in emergency situations with a huge influx of new members, there is a vetting process. Drug convictions are generally ignored, but those with convictions for murder, domestic violence, or hate crimes are almost always turned away.
Voters: Any affiliate who can vote. Note that this is a very literal "ability" as someone's right to vote cannot be taken away as a punishment. Voters and affiliates have the same rights and voters may be assigned to vote in a group of affiliates interest (for example, a parent voting on behalf of her younger children). The minimum voting age in Licentia is 16. New affiliates, or people moving to other neighborhoods, must reside in their new neighborhood for three months prior to becoming voters unless "at large" (living off-site), a rule in place to prevent moving in order to swing a vote.
Neighborhood: A group of affiliates that live in the general vicinity of some portion of a commune. Neighborhoods usually have less than 500 members, because they vote in a group. Neighborhoods technically hold the most governing power and can declare themselves alcohol-free, single gender, non-smoking, etc. Most communes have at least one "at large" neighborhood that is made up of people who are affiliated with a commune but do not live on site. Each neighborhood can put forward a directly elected delegate to represent them in a commune-wide governing system, if there is one, and these delegates can be recalled at any time.
Committee: An elected (or less commonly, appointed) group of specialists who work on a commune-level to handle specialized tasks, such as developing an education system, maintaining the electrical grid, handling finances, planning for sustainable growth, etc. As with delegates, committee members can be recalled. The line between some committees and some workers is blurred, but generally speaking, committees are generally used for planning for the future rather than day-to-day tasks, and usually have an advisory role instead of actual political power.
Commune: A collection of neighborhoods. Some of these have their own governing body made up of neighborhood delegates. Food and necessities are distributed on a commune scale.
Association: Sometimes closely located communes will work closely together. This is the case with Ap Anish and Taqfleck, as both are located in Southern California and many people who work in Ap Anish live in Taqfleck.
Public Agenda
Assets
Territories
Religion
Education
Standard Schooling
Licentia's Standard Schooling is roughly equivalent to the United States' K-12 education. It is mandatory for children up until the age of 16. The standards used are similar to those used in California public schools, and indeed, Licentia has worked out a deal with California so that those who finish its education program are considered to have a GED. Efforts are being made to include second and third level education in Standard Schooling, but as a significant number of people want this to be done in a way that one can acquire a degree that is recognized in the workforce outside of Licentia, it is still being organized.Community Enrichment
Community Enrichment courses do not need to be held against a standard towards attaining a GED that is recognized outside of Licentia. As such, they are much less regulated and much more formal. Those who wish to teach a CE course needs to provide a short "sample" to experts in the field, and upon completing this (designed to stop someone from spreading misinformation either maliciously or accidentally) will have the course promoted via newspapers and Licentient internal webpages/notice boards. CE classes could be one-off lectures, open-ended forums, yearlong courses, hands-on activities, or online videos. In practice these are usually one-off classes for a specific skill, such as cooking meat safely, and are often run by laborers aimed towards helping new members of Licentia figure out what sort of work they want to get involved in. There is an informal "guild" of educators who provide college-level courses in Licentia, some of which are involved in developing degrees that could become part of Standard Schooling, others more interested in getting a few people together every weekend to yammer on about Marxism for a few hours.Infrastructure
- Paper
- Fuel for military vehicles
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