Community Assemblies

Community Assembly of the British Isles

Connectivity and information flow between assemblies

Our vision to establish a cooperative network of self-determining communities across the British Isles requires us to familiarise ourselves with the Community Assembly Structure (above) and understand how the different assemblies and roles work together in accordance with the Community Peace Service, Community Law Courts and Community Law.

The network and associated knowledge-flow of the Community Assembly of the British Isles (CABI) is set out as follows:

British Isles Assembly

This is the centralised assembly for all nations of the British Isles including England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Yorkshire (who have declared themselves a nation of the British Isles as they have a greater population than Scotland).

Regional, Metropolitan & Area Community Assemblies

These are defined by the traditional county structure of the British Isles for example Dorset in England, West Lothian in Scotland, Powys in Wales and Fermanagh in Ireland.

Local Community Assemblies

These are the grass-roots assemblies of local people covering each of the Regional Assembly areas where needs are assessed and decision-making takes place for the benefit and highest good of the community. Find out how to join a Community Assembly and how to set up a local Community Assembly.

Community Assembly Hubs

The Community Assembly Hubs will form a network of regional facilitation centres providing a wide range of facilities including administrative support for the Community Assemblies, Community Peace Service and Community Law Courts - all for the benefit of the local community.

Community Assembly Special Advisors

Community Special Advisors are pioneers working for different community assemblies and across the entire network who have a good understanding of Natural Law and often have experience living outside the system. Special Advisors contribute their knowledge, research models and specialist expertise to develop the Community Assembly Framework and pillar content for the CABI website. Special Advisors work hard to understand and implement the wishes of the people and provide support for those setting up Community Assemblies and Community Assembly Hubs across the British Isles.

Community Assembly Facilitators

Community Assembly Facilitators are those who have set up a Community Assembly in their area and who join CABI in order to 'plug into' the flow of knowledge between local, regional and overseas groups. Facilitators are actively working to:

1) Promote our shared vision, mission and values.

2) Collect information from community members and disseminate information as required.

3) Establish two-way communication channels between their community and the CABI network.

4) Gather and share knowledge and information that might be helpful to members of CABI.

5) Provide feedback so that we can continuously improve our standard framework and service delivery.

Community Peace Constables

Community Peace Constables support the Community Peace Keepers and work directly with the Community Law Courts to complete various forms, action summons issued by the Court and recommend court cases with trial by jury if required. 

Community Peace Keepers

Community Peace Keepers work directly with the public providing information, answering queries, resolving disputes and facilitating agreed remedies. Free training is available on the Peace Keepers website with uniforms issued on successful completion by CABI and/or their own Community Assembly.

Court Judicators

The Court Judicator is there to support the Court Jury with any requirements, take the oath of the Jurors, ensure that all court procedures are carried out correctly and liaise with the Community Sheriff to rectify any errors made if necessary.

Court Jury

The Court Jury is selected from members of the local community who will each receive an invitation to attend. The only provision is that jury members are not connected in any way to the defendant or any members of the court.

Community Assembly Facilitators

There are no elected representatives in the Community Assemblies but there are facilitators who work in the community to convert the wishes of the people into actions and to cooperate with other Community Assemblies across the network.

Community Assembly Facilitators are members of their local Community Assembly who wish to step up and contribute their knowledge, expertise and time to help realise the vision and mission of the CABI.

Any requirements of members in the local community that cannot be handled locally are passed on to the Regional, Metropolitan or Area Community Assembly for consideration. Those actions that cannot be handled within the Regional, Metropolitan or Area Assemblies will liaise with CABI who will act as a communication channel between all the various parties. This information will be shared openly with other Community Assemblies so that ideas and discoveries can be disseminated quickly and efficiently across the British Isles and beyond. 

Local Community Assemblies

Local Assemblies can be formed with three local facilitators who bring their time, wisdom and experience to help the community develop their own structure. Once set up, local Community Assemblies will provide education, information and support to those coming forward to take part.

During the changeover from the current system to the new system of self-determining communities, our Community Assembly Facilitators must be prepared to mentor and support individuals, keeping everyone informed of changes, listening to feedback and taking action to address concerns.

As we smooth out to a more permanent routine structure, local Community Assemblies must ensure that they act on behalf of humanity and not for themselves. This means taking on board local issues and reporting them to the relevant assemblies for wider communication across the network. Facilitators must be aware that they are first and foremost the servants of the people. 

Community Assembly Hubs

Community Assembly Hubs will provide services that the local Community Assemblies cannot effectively accommodate such as education, community security, law courts, natural healing services and so on. There may be a need for multiple Community Assembly Hubs in one region depending on the population of the area and geography.

Community Assembly Hubs will facilitate communication and cooperation between the Community Health Initiative, Community Peace Service, Community Law Courts and Community Light Brigade. This will include supporting and promoting initiatives to help people stop paying unlawful taxes such as Council Tax and TV Licences which are illegally enforced and need to be remedied.