KITHS

Join a Local Group to Drive Systemic Change

The word ‘kith’ comes from the Old English cyðð, which means your friends, neighbours and acquaintances. “All his kith and kin” type of social group.

At Common Earth we know that whole systems change is what is required in response to our current predicament and the only way we know how to do this is by starting to actually find ways to be that new society. The kith is a group of local people who come together to deepen their understanding and to look for ways to instantiate and model the post-carbon, caring society. They are small communities of people who are supporting one another through celebration, care, and deepening our understanding of the meta-crisis and how to best respond.

Simple Rules

Like any Complex Adaptive System (CAS), local kiths adhere to some simple rules that allow them to operate as independent groups while at the same time maintaining the integrity of the intent of those groups.

These simple rules are:

A kith regularly spends time together – it is hard to develop caring relationships without doing so.
A kith helps its members to learn and teach to develop greater understanding.
A kith looks for examples of where the new society is emerging and embraces that.
A kith is kything – which means it is demonstrating the new society by doing something to help move us in that direction.
A kith, like all organisms, wants to grow and self-replicate – invite your friends!
A kith will divide in two once it has reached a threshold that will allow it to do so.
A kith will stay connected to other kiths from around the world – embodying the think globally, act locally ethos.

Why join a Kith?

If you are interested in joining or starting a local group, please contact us for resources and support. We would love to connect with you and have you help grow the community!

Join a group of local people in your community where you can challenge one another to learn and grow.

Discover the power of community to leverage your agency and feel empowered to act.

Locally expand your network.

Be part of a supportive group navigating the climate crisis and finding solutions that are relevant to your community.

Expand the post-carbon caring society demonstrating that a different way of being is not only possible but desirable.

To maintain the feeling of a caring community, kith sizes should be around 20 people.

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When the groups expand beyond around 20 members, it's ideal that the group is divided into two separate ones.

The number of kiths around the globe is growing rapidly. We currently have 3 up and running, and the next one could be close to you.

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