Project Murmuration is about collective action without centralized control. Like a flock of starlings in flight, we move together, each member responding to their neighbors, creating a beautiful and complex pattern that no single bird could achieve alone.

There’s no leader in a murmuration. There’s no hierarchy. Every member is equally important, and we all respond to one another in real-time. If one part of the group moves, the others adapt seamlessly. It’s an organic, living system that’s both strong and flexible.

In Project Murmuration, we apply this principle to human communities. We create spaces where every voice matters, where decisions are made together, and where we look out for one another without needing an authority figure to tell us what to do.

This isn’t a utopian dream or a cultish ideology. It’s a way of organizing ourselves that emphasizes empathy, equality, and cooperation. It’s a system that’s responsive to the needs and desires of its members, without becoming rigid or authoritarian.

The beauty of a murmuration is that it’s self-correcting. If a bird moves out of alignment, the others naturally compensate, bringing the whole back into harmony. Similarly, if someone in our community steps out of line or tries to exert undue influence, the rest of us adjust to keep things balanced.

That’s Project Murmuration. It’s not a rejection of leadership, but a reimagining of it. It’s about us, working together, each playing our part, all contributing to something larger than ourselves. It’s a vision for a world where power is shared, not hoarded, and where we all have a stake in the success of the whole. It’s about trust, not control; collaboration, not competition; community, not hierarchy. And it’s something we can all be part of.

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    1 year ago

    Yes I’m an activist irl in my local queer-leftist scene and I’m active in my neighborhood’s collective. What do you do except write these posts?

    Just because I’m questioning your motives for re-packaging anarchism in a weird way doesn’t mean I’m a bad-faith actor LMFAO

    I question your methods and aims. Because all of your writings have a WEEEEIIIIRD vibe to them. And you don’t engage with criticism, you just say ‘read the text, it’s in there.’ And it never is.

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      1 year ago

      Why are you so adversarial? It’s great that you’re an activist, but you’re also a hater. This project and I have done nothing to earn your ire except exist without your permission. Do you have any allyship to spare a nonbinary hospice nurse and death doula who envisions a path to a better future? If you’re not a bad faith actor then why are you here escalating in every one of your posts? You know, if you have any specific questions I would be glad to answer them or direct you to where I already have. I don’t see any questions though. I just see naysaying and toxic dick measuring.