Local People
Quick note on involving local people in the residency. We’ve come across a number of possible candidates. However it’s pretty hard to translate the current call into something that is relevant to them, at least that is my experience. Like @antonioelettrico I support a richer definition of residency that fits in with the life of people that live here, and that can be extended to other types of unMonastery in the future.
I’d extend the category of unMonasterians to include people living in the community (Oblates), as well as people that come and stay in the community (staying as a guest of a local person, couch surfing or renting an apartment), but wish to come into the unMonastery on a daily basis to work. This model of nomadic monks, embedded in the community, has a strong history, adds greatly to the long term financially sustainable, and has a great deal of advantages. These ideas were discussed at LOTE3, and followed up with many discussions, but so far not an explicit part of the call for participation or unMonastery-in-a-box. Looking back at the history of unMo 1, a strategy like this would have avoided many problems, and helped embed the project better in the community. When looking forwards I think it should be a vital part of the call for participation over the coming months?