Aiuto
An assembly is a group of members of an organization who meet periodically to make decisions about a specific area or scope of the organization.
Assemblies hold meetings, some are private and some are open. If they are open, it is possible to participate in them (for example: attending if the capacity allows it, adding points to the agenda, or commenting on the proposals and decisions taken by this organ).
Examples: A general assembly (which meets once a year to define the organisation's main lines of action as well as its executive bodies by vote), an equality advisory council (which meets every two months to make proposals on how to improve gender relations in the organisation), an evaluation commission (which meets every month to monitor a process) or a guarantee body (which collects incidents, abuses or proposals to improve decision-making procedures) are all examples of assemblies.
🌾 The Bootcampers Circle
Bootcamps Challenge Teams and Contributors
Su questa assemblea
🌾 The SOILTRIBES Bootcampers Circle is the core working structure of our Community of Practice—a space where selected CoP members and invited actors gather around real-world soil-related challenges to learn, co-create, and activate systemic responses.
Each circle is built around a challenge selected through an open call, and forms a temporary, purpose-driven assembly that brings together diverse perspectives from across Europe.
Rather than a traditional workshop or expert group, the Bootcamp Circle is a living ecosystem of roles, designed to reflect ecological thinking, collaborative knowledge, and political imagination.
🌍 Why this Circle? The Power of Translocal Diversity
🌾 The Bootcampers Circle is rooted in five helix pillars, each bringing specific motivations:
Academia: to apply research, connect across disciplines, and explore policy impact
Business & Cooperatives: to innovate sustainably, adapt to regulations and climate risk
Society & Culture: to reimagine narratives, mobilize through arts, and promote soil culture
Environment & Activism: to protect ecosystems, reclaim agency, and connect struggles
Institutions & Policy: to design inclusive governance and test new forms of participation
Scopo dell'azione
By connecting science, policy and lived experience, the Bootcamps aim to grow soil literacy as a collective capacity—enabling diverse actors to make informed decisions, shape better policies, and reclaim agency over how soil is managed and protected in their territories.
Ultimately, the Bootcamps support the emergence of new alliances and prototypes that contribute directly to the Soil Mission’s goals, from boosting soil carbon to restoring degraded land or improving the social governance of soils.
Composizione
🧩 Who is in the Circle?
Each Bootcamp Circle is composed of:
🌱 Root Weavers (Challenge Owners)
They anchor the circle in lived experience. They present a pressing, context-specific challenge related to soil health, stewardship or justice—guiding the process from within.
Ideal profiles: farmers, NGOs, planners, citizen groups, public servants
🐛 Soil Companions (Contributors)
These are CoP members selected to cross-pollinate ideas, test solutions, and document learnings.
Ideal profiles: students, creatives, startups, educators, local organizers
🧠 Composters
They help decompose complexity and enrich the process with tools, knowledge and facilitation.
Profiles: researchers, advisors, educators
🌍 Voices of the Mycelium (optional)
Guest participants from across the globe who bring justice-oriented testimonies and comparative insights.
🌀 Wormhole Walkers (optional / process role)
Observers and facilitators who hold the process space, reflect dynamics and help unblock tensions.
All roles are inspired by the SOILTRIBES cosmology of bootcamp actors, ensuring that both structure and symbolism nourish collaboration.
Riferimento: soiltribes-ASSE-2025-05-5