The years that I was involved with the club also informed other things that I’ve done in my life. I’ve been involved in housing co-ops, working co-ops, and there’s nothing that I like doing better than doing something with other people. If it involves food and these guys, so much the better. Chris (Peasant Collective) I suppose it’s not a Sunday meeting that we hold, but I listen to everyone who’s in my kitchen. I was always brought up to listen to everyone, and that that comes from the 1 in 12. It was listen to everyone. There might be a reason behind whatever’s happening or whatever. And you know, that was something that I take from there. Sean Barrett It impacted my entire life. It made me feel more confident in the things that I believed could work, you know, and then seeing them either working at the club, or through things the club has done, or the people who I know now from the club, and have seen things they’ve done with their life or whatever. Tommy It’s like a microcosm, and I think quite consciously, it’s a microcosm of the society that everybody would like to see. Tony Shephard So the club for me is an experiment in direct democracy … I think it’s massively important that there is some model. There’s an alternative that’s demonstrated somewhere that shows it doesn’t have to be like that, that shows that ultimately you make life better by doing it yourself. You don’t look to be rescued … And so my experience with 1 in 12 Club is that worked … So somebody has to be there to say, “No, you can make life better by coming together. We’re stronger together. If you unleash creativity, lots of good things, you can get fun back in your life, you can get a sense of meaning back in your life.” And for me, the club does that. Matt Hannan
PART ONE: A PLACE OF RESISTANCE
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