# Table of Contents

### [**Reading Guide**](i.-reading-guide)

### [**Common Language**](ii.-common-language-index-of-terms)

### [**Background & Struggles**](iii.-background-and-struggles)

### [**A. Introduction**](a.-introduction)

### [**B. Vision**](b.-vision)

#### [B.1. Paradigm shift in post-colonial and neo-liberal contexts.](b.-vision/b.1-paradigm-shift-in-the-post-colonial-and-neo-liberal-context)

#### [B.2. Self-sustainability as our highest value for the Network.](b.-vision/b.2-self-sustainability-as-highest-value-for-the-ecosystem-ac)

#### [B.2.1 Sustainability understood in its multiplicity.](b.-vision/b.2-self-sustainability-as-highest-value-for-the-ecosystem-ac/b.2.1-sustainability-understood-in-its-multiplicity)

#### [B.2.2 Sustainability and the need for funding.](b.-vision/b.2-self-sustainability-as-highest-value-for-the-ecosystem-ac/b.2.2-sustainability-and-the-need-for-funding)

#### [B3. Collective Study, instead of demonstration and administration](b.-vision/b.3-collective-study-instead-of-bureaucracy-and-demonstration)

#### [B4. Exploring Radical Imagination.](b.-vision/b.4-exploring-radical-imagination)

### [**C. Ethical Principles**](c.-ethical-principles)

#### [C.1. Open ethics, not a manifesto.](c.-ethical-principles/c.1-open-ethics-not-a-manifesto)

#### [C.2. Arts Collaboratory’s Ethics.](c.-ethical-principles/c.2-arts-collaboratory-ethics)

### [**D. Commonwealths**](d.-commonwealths)

#### [D.1. Lifeline Plan](d.-commonwealths/d.1-lifeline-plan-sustainability-plan)

#### [D.2. Resource Map](d.-commonwealths/d.2.-resource-map)

#### [D.3. Budget](d.-commonwealths/d.3-budget)

#### [D.3.1 Philosophy](d.-commonwealths/d.3-budget/d.3.1-philosophy)

#### [D.3.2 Allocation of Budget](d.-commonwealths/d.3-budget/d.3.2-allocation-of-funds)

#### [D.4. Time strike](d.-commonwealths/d.4-time-strike)

#### [D.5. Advance Payment.](d.-commonwealths/d.5-advance-payment)

### [**E. AC Organization: Mechanisms for self-determination and shared governance**](e.-ac-organization)

#### [E.1 Philosophy: Self-ccountability and Study](e.-ac-organization/e.1-philosophy-self-accountability-and-study)

#### [E.2. Challenges faced](e.-ac-organization/e.2-challenges-faced)

#### [E.3 Cooperative entity through the working groups](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups)

#### [E.3.1 Permanent activities](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.1-permanent-activities)

#### [E.3.1.a Self-organized Assembly](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.1-permanent-activities/e.3.1.a-self-organised-assembly)

#### [E.3.1.b Triangles](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.1-permanent-activities/e.3.1.b-triangles)

#### [E.3.1.c Banga](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.1-permanent-activities/e.3.1.c-banga)

#### [E.3.1.d Mutual Learning (study)/ Tooling/ Resourcing](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.1-permanent-activities/e.3.1.d-mutual-learning-study-tooling-resourcing)

#### [E.3.2 Permanent Groups](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.2-permanent-groups)

#### [E.3.2.a Communications (Internal and External)](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.2-permanent-groups/e.3.2.a-communications)

#### [E.3.2.b Financial Administration (Attaya)](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.2-permanent-groups/e.3.2.b.-financial-administration-attaya)

#### [E.3.2.c Fund-raising](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.2-permanent-groups/e.3.2.c.-fund-raising)

#### [E.3.3 Temporary Groups](e.-ac-organization/e.3-cooperative-entity-through-the-working-groups/e.3.2-permanent-groups/e.3.3-temporary-groups)

#### [E.4 Membership, growth and openness of Arts Collaboratory](e.-ac-organization/e.4-membership-growth-and-openness-of-ac)

### [**F. Unresolved Questions**](f.-unresolved-questions-uq)

### [**Resources**](appendix/resources)

### [**Appendix I: Working Groups: List & Guidelines**](appendix)
