Campbell Archive

Support the #CampbellArchive

Why Support the #CampbellArchive?

1. Preserving Historical Memory
   The Campbell Archive holds a wealth of historical documents, records, and artifacts that chronicle the political history and activism of the Campbell family. Your support helps preserve this history, ensuring that future generations can access the stories, struggles, and achievements of grassroots activists and organizers.
2. Educational Resource
   The archive serves as a vital educational resource for students, scholars, researchers, and activists interested in political history, social movements, and grassroots organizing. Your contributions enable wider access to these materials, fostering critical thinking, historical awareness, and social consciousness.
3. Community Empowerment
   By funding the archive, you help communities access their own history and heritage. Your support facilitates outreach and engagement activities that strengthen shared identities, pride, and solidarity.
4. Inspiring Future Generations
   The archive showcases the achievements and legacies of past movements, inspiring the next generation of activists and organizers. By preserving these stories, you help provide guidance and motivation for those working toward a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
5. Promoting Social Justice
   The Campbell Archive highlights the struggles and victories of marginalized communities and social movements. Your contributions support outreach and educational initiatives that raise awareness about inequality, discrimination, and oppression—empowering individuals and communities to advocate for change.

Governance and Decision-Making

• Passive Consensus: Decisions and funding allocations are based on the absence of objections rather than explicit agreement, fostering trust and collective ownership.
• Documented Work: All funding requests must be backed by documented work, ensuring transparency and accountability in resource allocation.
• Decision-Making Process:
  • Small, non-controversial decisions are announced without extensive discussion.
  • Projects or funding requests requiring input are discussed openly on the site, allowing for community engagement.
  • Controversial issues require clear consensus through a visible, recorded process before moving forward.
• #4opens Principles: The archive adheres to open data, open source, open standards, and open process principles, ensuring transparency, accessibility, and inclusivity.
• Role of the Focaliser: A #focaliser helps coordinate discussions and decision-making within the archive.
• Grassroots Consensus-Based Governance: The archive serves as a working example of grassroots, consensus-driven governance in action.

Funding and Payments

• All small, non-controversial funding requests must be announced.
• Larger projects or funding requests must be discussed openly, allowing time for engagement from those who may disagree.
• Controversial funding decisions require clear consensus following a documented, open process.
• No invoices or payments will be processed without following this #4opens governance model.