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Eleutherious: Link wording matches the Winnable Issues page

2026-10-27T04:49:25Z

Link wording matches the Winnable Issues page

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	Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.		Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.

	~~Every completed~~ winnable ~~issue, with links to the write-ups~~: [[Start a Circle/Winnable Issues from Circles\|Winnable Issues from Circles]]. Write-ups by issue bucket: [[:Category:Playbook]].		Examples of winnable issues from Circles: [[Start a Circle/Winnable Issues from Circles\|Winnable Issues from Circles]]. Write-ups by issue bucket: [[:Category:Playbook]].
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Eleutherious: Link to the list of completed winnable issues

2026-10-27T02:27:59Z

Link to the list of completed winnable issues

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	Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.		Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.

	~~Entries so far~~, by issue bucket: [[:Category:Playbook]].		Every completed winnable issue, with links to the write-ups: [[Start a Circle/Winnable Issues from Circles\|Winnable Issues from Circles]]. Write-ups by issue bucket: [[:Category:Playbook]].
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Eleutherious: Playbook entries are added from this chapter, the separate hub page merged in

2026-10-27T00:59:27Z

Playbook entries are added from this chapter, the separate hub page merged in

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	== Submission Template ==		== Submission Template ==

	''Add your entry on the wiki: ~~see~~ [[~~Parallel Society~~ Playbook~~#Add an~~ entry\|~~Add an~~ entry]]~~. Every entry has~~ the ~~sections below~~.''		''Add your entry on the wiki. Every entry is its own page with the sections below.''
			# Pick a title: <code>Playbook/</code>, your Circle's name, a colon, then a clear, specific title describing the issue and the outcome.
			# Type that title into the search box at the top of the wiki and choose to create the page.
			# Copy the [[Template:Playbook entry/preload\|blank entry]] into the new page, fill in each section, and save.

	'''Title:'''<br />A clear, specific title describing the issue and the outcome.		'''Title:'''<br />A clear, specific title describing the issue and the outcome.
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	Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.		Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.

			Entries so far, by issue bucket: [[:Category:Playbook]].
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	{{Start a Circle nav\|prev=Start a Circle/Volunteer roles\|prevlabel=Volunteer roles\|up=Start a Circle/Section 5. Stewarding a Circle\|uplabel=Section 5. Stewarding a Circle\|next=Start a Circle/Running a Logos node\|nextlabel=Running a Logos node}}		{{Start a Circle nav\|prev=Start a Circle/Volunteer roles\|prevlabel=Volunteer roles\|up=Start a Circle/Section 5. Stewarding a Circle\|uplabel=Section 5. Stewarding a Circle\|next=Start a Circle/Running a Logos node\|nextlabel=Running a Logos node}}
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Eleutherious: Entries go on the wiki, the forum step removed

2026-10-27T00:17:48Z

Entries go on the wiki, the forum step removed

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	== Submission Template ==		== Submission Template ==

	''~~Copy~~ the ~~template below into your''~~ [~~https://forum~~.~~logos.co/ ''Logos Forum''] ''post and fill in~~ the sections~~. Ensure you use the tag 'playbook' so your post is included~~.''		''Add your entry on the wiki: see [[Parallel Society Playbook#Add an entry\|Add an entry]]. Every entry has the sections below.''

	'''Title:'''<br />A clear, specific title describing the issue and the outcome.		'''Title:'''<br />A clear, specific title describing the issue and the outcome.

Eleutherious: Link to the Building the Parallel Society course

2026-10-27T00:02:11Z

Link to the Building the Parallel Society course

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	The stack provides the infrastructure: decentralised, private-by-default tools for communication, storage, and coordination. The movement builds local institutions on the stack and encourages community organisation and action, problem solving, skill building, mutual aid, and a culture of civic duty.		The stack provides the infrastructure: decentralised, private-by-default tools for communication, storage, and coordination. The movement builds local institutions on the stack and encourages community organisation and action, problem solving, skill building, mutual aid, and a culture of civic duty.

			The course [https://learning.logos.co/course/view.php?id=3 Building the Parallel Society] on Logos Learning covers why a parallel society is needed, what it looks like, and how Logos plans to help build it.

	=== What the playbook is ===		=== What the playbook is ===

Eleutherious: Start a Circle guide: moved from the Circles GitBook (circles.logos.co), text as published 20 October 2026

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Start a Circle guide: moved from the Circles GitBook (circles.logos.co), text as published 20 October 2026

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=== What the parallel society is ===

The creation of a parallel society is a form of non-violent civil resistance, where an organised group of people build parallel civil structures that work alongside harmful and unfair ones under which they live.

The concept comes from Czechoslovakian dissidents living under a totalitarian regime, where they were forced to create parallel institutions in law, education, media, infrastructure and culture to survive.

The parallel polis - as they called it - was not merely a cultural sphere or a political movement, but an alternative way of life. In this way it was not opposed to the official system so much as it existed beside it, in "parallel."

=== The Logos parallel society ===

Logos puts together a technology stack and a social movement to form our own version of a parallel society.

The stack provides the infrastructure: decentralised, private-by-default tools for communication, storage, and coordination. The movement builds local institutions on the stack and encourages community organisation and action, problem solving, skill building, mutual aid, and a culture of civic duty.

=== What the playbook is ===

The Parallel Society Playbook is a growing collection of practical knowledge from Circles documenting the first steps in the creation of the Logos parallel society.

Its purpose is simple: when a Circle figures out how to solve a concrete, winnable civil society issue, we want other Circles to be able to learn from that experience and adapt it locally'''.'''

Rather than every Circle having to start from scratch, we can turn local organising experience into shared knowledge.

Together, the issues we solve form the basis of a global parallel society.

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== Submission Template ==

''Copy the template below into your'' [https://forum.logos.co/ ''Logos Forum''] ''post and fill in the sections. Ensure you use the tag 'playbook' so your post is included.''

'''Title:''' A clear, specific title describing the issue and the outcome.

'''City:''' In which city is your Circle that solved the issue?

'''Issue bucket:''' Which civil society issue bucket does this belong to? Reference one of the issues [[Start a Circle/Circles Civil Society Issue Buckets (Pilot)|here]]

'''The issue:''' What specific problem were you trying to solve?

'''Why was it winnable?''' Why did you believe this was something your Circle could realistically make progress on?

'''Who was affected?''' Who experienced this problem, and who had a stake in solving it?

'''Our goal:''' What specific outcome were you trying to achieve?

'''What we did:''' Describe the actions your Circle took. Include important steps, tactics, meetings, partnerships, outreach, or other activities.

'''Who we worked with:''' Which people, organisations, community groups, or other stakeholders were involved?

'''What worked:''' What approaches were particularly effective?

'''What didn't work:''' What would you avoid or change if you were doing it again?

'''The outcome:''' What happened? What did you achieve, and how did you measure progress?

'''What we learned:''' What are the most important lessons another Circle should know?

'''What could another Circle replicate?''' Which parts of your approach could be adapted and used in another city or community?

'''Resources:''' Add any useful documents, guides, contacts, tools, or other resources that could help another Circle replicate the work.

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== What happens after you submit? ==

Your contribution can become part of the '''Parallel Society Playbook''', alongside experiences from other Circles.

The aim is to build a living, open-source resource rather than a static handbook.

Over time, the playbook should help Circles:

Find a winnable issue → learn from previous campaigns → adapt the approach locally → create a new win → share what was learned.

Every contribution makes the next issue easier for another Circle.
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