Network

Network

The Care Revolution network is a nationwide association of over 80 groups and individuals who are active in various fields of social reproduction - domestic work, health, care, assistance, education, housing and sex work. What they have in common is the fight against gaps in public services that lead to excessive demands and a lack of time. In the long term, we are striving for new models of care relationships and a care economy that does not focus on profit maximisation but on people's needs, and that does not distribute care work and care resources according to racist, gendered or class-based structures.

Cooperation partners
On the basis of our resolution, we invite all groups and initiatives that are involved in the care sector - or would like to be - to become co-operation partners. Anyone who would like to become a co-operation partner can simply get in touch with us. This will then be announced internally in the network and existing co-operation partners can raise justified objections. If there is an objection, the coordination committee (see below) will propose a decision-making procedure. If there is no objection within two weeks, the new group is accepted, i.e. it appears on the homepage and is added to the e-mail distribution list.

Regional groups
The Care Revolution network functions as a grassroots democratic and consensus-orientated platform for all cooperation partners. Supporting the self-organised work of regional initiatives is a priority for political mobilisation. Co-operation partners therefore network in regional groups that work locally on content and develop activities. Each regional group sets its own priorities and agrees on its own way of working.

Network meetings
Twice a year, active members from the regional groups and cooperation partners come together for supra-regional network meetings. This is where the network's content-related and strategic debates are held, decisions are made and decisions are taken on the use of our donations. The supra-regional working groups (e.g. Public Relations, Education & Events, Perspectives & Campaigns) report on their work and contribute topics for discussion and proposals for decisions.

Coordination group
A coordination group meets monthly between the network meetings. All members of the network, its regional groups or cooperation partners can take part in the meetings. To ensure that the circle is able to work, a group of people is also sought at the network meetings who will take on permanent responsibility for the coordination circle. The circle coordinates and moderates coordination processes between the network meetings, discusses current developments and enquiries and, if necessary, makes suggestions to the network, for example to support an action or participate in a campaign. Minutes are taken at each co-circle meeting and made available to all members via the distribution list.

Decisions between network meetings

Several members or the coordination circle can propose decisions to the network via the distribution list. These are accepted if no objection is received within two weeks. In the event of an objection, applicants and critics try to find a joint solution. If this results in a new text, it is again sent to the distribution list as a proposal. Every member has the right to veto the proposal. In this case, the proposal fails. So far, we have had good experience with the responsible use of this veto right.

With the procedures described here, we want to achieve both the ability to act and transparency in a large and heterogeneous context.