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This documentation provides a central hub of up-to-date resources on Logos Circles, what they are, why they matter, how to start one, ways to help it grow, and how to ensure it creates a meaningful impact in the community.
Work through the documentation for everything you need to become a Logos Circle steward and start a Logos Circle in your city, joining the growing number of places joining the peaceful resistance movement.
About Logos Circles
In this section, you will learn the basics of Logos, the purpose of Circles, and access key onboarding resources.
What is Logos?
We are a movement for builders, explorers, and dreamers who refuse to accept the world as it is, and we are taking power back into our own hands. Our mission is to restore agency, trust, and civic power by giving people tools to explore, innovate, and improve their lives using decentralised technology.
Logos exists at the intersection of human exploration and technological revolution. We're part of a generation fed up with corruption, surveillance, and stagnation often associated with incumbent institutions.
As Bitcoin did for money, Logos enables permissionless, censorship-resistant governance institutions that solve real problems. However, unlike most public blockchains, Logos protects privacy across the network, ensuring it remains sovereign and secure.
We believe everyone should have access to governance that reflects their values and improves their lives. All people should be free to exit hostile, corrupt, and inefficient systems. For the first time in history, we can achieve this.
Logos Circles
Logos Circles are self-organised groups that take action to address issues that matter in their communities. Rather than trying to reform broken or rigged institutions, they focus on building practical alternatives that can operate independently and be sustained through the network.
Logos Circles are the heart of the movement. Through civil organising, skill-sharing, and relationship-building, these local chapters lay the foundation for distributed, parallel governance.
Circles respond to local needs, build trust through solving real problems, and experiment with real-world applications of Logos tools, infrastructure, and values.
Find the list of active Circles here.
The Logos technology stack
The Logos Technology Stack is a unified ecosystem of distinct modules. The entire stack is modular, so developers can assemble their own Logos-based platform with a different selection of modules.
The system’s technical foundation is a hybrid microkernel-microservices architecture that initially combines three existing core protocols:
- Blockchain: Decentralised computing and consensus.
- Messaging: Private, censorship-resistant communication between parties.
- Storage: Decentralised file storage and retrieval, using content-addressed (CID-based) data
- Logos App: A complete distribution that bundles the kernel, a microkernel responsible for the essential primitives every decentralised application needs, along with default modules and UI packages into a fully usable product. It provides the primary user interface, hosting simple apps that let users interact with different modules.
An Open Source Movement
Logos is an open-source, values-driven community built through collective effort. We experiment, build, and grow together, not just as individual contributors, but as a civic body.
Being open-source at Logos means more than publishing code. It’s about shared responsibility, transparent governance, and a commitment to solving real problems through voluntary collaboration. We organise around a common purpose: protecting individual freedom and enabling collective prosperity to renew civil society.
We welcome anyone inspired by the Logos mission to help build and steward what comes next.
How to join a Logos Circle
Each Circle is a local group that meets in person at least once a month.
Meetings are usually structured around a winnable issue — a specific, local problem that the group identifies and works on together in a practical way.
Circles are designed to move from discussion to action, building trust and momentum through small, achievable outcomes.
Find a local chapter close to you : Active Circles
How to start a Circle
Circles bring together people in different roles, with different motivations and levels of experience. You don’t need to fit a specific mold, what matters is that you care about building something real with others.
One of the following roles may resonate with you:
Activist / Participant
You care about a local or societal issue and want to contribute. You’re looking for community, purpose, and practical ways to make an impact—without needing to lead.
Action: Join one of the Active Circles or join the community.
Circle Steward (Organiser / Leader)
You are someone who takes initiative. You like bringing people together, organising activities, and turning ideas into action. You’re motivated to build and sustain a local community over time.
Action: Propose a new Circle
Activist / Builder
You like creating things—tools, systems, research, media, or infrastructure. You’re motivated by solving real problems and contributing your skills to something meaningful.
Action: Build for impact
Want to start or join a Logos Circle in your city? Come talk to us.
Logos onboarding resources
Explore Logos through videos, blog posts, podcasts, and in-depth reads to get oriented and dive deeper.
Logos
Network States
Grassroots organising
Logos Blockchain (previously Nomos)
Logos Messaging (previously part of Waku)
- Waku -Introduction video
- Waku : Uncompromising web3 communication at scale
- Intro to Waku documentation
Logos Storage (previously Codex)
Links
Website:
Logos X:
Github:
Logos Forum:
Operator Ordinals:
https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/logos-operators
Staking Dashboard:
Technical documentation
Essential reading
- The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations:,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21314.The_Starfish_and_the_Spider
- Decentralization by Vitalik Buterin:,
https://medium.com/@VitalikButerin/the-meaning-of-decentralization-a0c92b76a274
- The Cluetrain Manifesto,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/81195.The_Cluetrain_Manifesto
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar (PDF),
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134825.The_Cathedral_the_Bazaar
- Radical Markets: Uprooting Capitalism and Democracy for a Just Society,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36515770-radical-markets
- The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14721.The_Wealth_of_Networks
- The Myth of Leadership: Creating Leaderless Organizations,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2406955.The_Myth_of_Leadership
- Organization after Social Media,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41546391-organization-after-social-media
- Swarmwise,
https://falkvinge.net/files/2013/04/Swarmwise-2013-by-Rick-Falkvinge-v1.1-2013Sep01.pdf
Recommended reading:
- Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2286633.The_Pirate_s_Dilemma
- Cyberchiefs: Autonomy and Authority in Online Tribes,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6449779-cyberchiefs
- Capitalism 3.0: A Guide to Reclaiming the Commons,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/640034.Capitalism_3_0
- Protocol: How Control Exists after Decentralization,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/274500.Protocol
- Pirate Organization: Lessons from the Fringes of Capitalism,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13586923-the-pirate-organization
IFT
Additional reads for a deeper understanding of the human mechanisms behind Circles.
Why we need Logos Circles
We are living through a period of structural decline. Across the West, institutions are losing legitimacy, economic systems are under strain, and communities are increasingly fragmented. Many people feel unable to rely on existing systems to provide stability, opportunity, or a sense of belonging.
1. Institutional Collapse & the Trust Crisis
- Only 4 in 10 people globally trust their national government (OECD 2024).
- In advanced democracies, 64% of citizens are dissatisfied with how democracy is working (Pew Research 2025).
- Traditional political institutions feel unresponsive, corrupt, or broken—especially among the young, marginalised, and digitally fluent.
→ Circles respond by giving people a tangible alternative: a space to organise, meet like-minded people, solve real problems, and take back agency.
2. Authoritarianism & Networked Suppression
- Over 70% of the global population now lives under authoritarian or eroding democratic regimes (Democracy Index 2024).
- Free expression is increasingly criminalised. Centralised digital platforms are weaponised by governments and corporations alike.
→ Circles uses Logos’ cutting-edge technology stack to create a resistant civic space designed to protect basic civil liberties from oppression and corruption.
3. The Meaning Crisis & Collapse of Community
- Philosopher John Vervaeke describes a global meaning crisis, where individuals are cut off from coherent sources of purpose, identity, and collective belonging.
- Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone famously documented the decline of social capital in the US—fewer clubs, churches, unions, neighbours, and civic spaces.
- Today, loneliness and disconnection have reached epidemic levels. In the UK and Japan, governments have even appointed Ministers for Loneliness.
→ Circles revive the social fabric by creating new communities based on shared values, rituals, mutual aid, and purpose-driven collective action.
Logos Circles solve this
They are spaces for:
- Building relationships rooted in values.
- Creating rituals of mutual connection.
- Acting together to help each other as a purpose.
- Rebuilding civic life from the ground up.
These challenges are not temporary. They are the result of deeper structural issues that cannot easily be resolved through reform alone. As trust declines and institutions become less effective, individuals and communities are left to navigate these conditions with fewer shared resources and weaker support systems.
Each Circle identifies gaps in its local environment - whether in mutual aid, education, coordination, or access to resources - and works to develop small, functional systems to address them. Over time, these efforts contribute to a wider network of support, capability, and shared infrastructure.
Through this approach, Circles aim to:
- Rebuild local capacity and self-reliance
- Strengthen community ties and shared responsibility
- Create practical alternatives where existing systems fall short
- Contribute to a broader network of aligned communities
→ Circles are not just discussion groups. They are a starting point for rebuilding civic life from the ground up, through coordinated action, shared values, and long-term commitment.
How the Logos Stack Enables the Work of Circles
- Blockchain: a decentralised consensus layer enabling local governance and rulesets.
- Messaging: censorship-resistant messaging for secure communication.
- Storage: private storage for documents, identity, and shared knowledge.
→ Circles use these tools to prototype real-world, resilient institutions: mutual aid systems, peer-to-peer marketplaces, community-owned infrastructure, and more.
Winnable Issues from Circles
An overview of winnable issues being worked on, or completed by Logos Circles around the world. Each Circle below shows the opening paragraph of its own page. Follow the link for its full record: completed issues, work in progress and forum reports.
Abeokuta (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Abeokuta meets in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Its earliest report covers a meeting at Buckingham Mall in December 2025. After early meetups on student entrepreneurs and digital literacy, the Circle turned to health in mid-2026 with a free medical outreach and help with patients' hospital bills. It has also put up a crypto donations page on FundBrave and is raising money for 20 women entrepreneurs to take online courses.
Abuja (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Abuja meets in Abuja, Nigeria. Its reports run from its second meeting in February 2026. It has built a WhatsApp Navigation Assistant to help newcomers get around Abuja and has planned a reading and mentorship programme for school students.
Accra (Ghana)
Logos Circle / Accra is the Logos Circle in Accra, Ghana. Its earliest forum report covers an April 2026 session posted as the Ghana Circle. The Circle ran a digital-skills and digital-literacy series from April to June 2026, moved to financial literacy in July, and took a financial literacy and scam-awareness outreach into the community in August 2026.
Awka (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Awka meets in Awka, Nigeria, at The Root Restaurant & Cafe. It works on jobs for tech talent in Anambra, starting with a CV and job application training for more than 70 people. By August 2026 five members had found jobs against a target of 20, and in October the Circle chose career awareness for secondary school students as its next issue.
Benin (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Benin City meets in Benin City, Nigeria, often on the University of Benin main campus. Its reports run from February 2026. It has set up a peer study group for students, raised money for members facing illness, and helped patients at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital pay their bills. It is also building FundBrave, a social-DeFi fundraising platform for local causes.
Delhi (India)
Logos Circle / Delhi first met on 9 May 2026 in Delhi-NCR, India. The Circle chose education support for children who fall through the gaps of formal schooling. It works with a volunteer-run, open-air tuition group that teaches children under a tree.
Ede (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Ede first met on 6 July 2026 in Ede, Nigeria. Its first meeting was itself an outreach to a public primary school, and it ran a second school outreach in August 2026, with learning materials for pupils and welfare packages for teachers. It is now setting up a monthly Circle fund and local sponsorships so that future school outreaches have funding and transport in place.
Enugu (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Enugu first met on 24 January 2026 at Roots Café in Enugu, Nigeria. It chose mental health as its winnable issue and made a short awareness documentary, which it released on YouTube in August 2026.
Nairobi (Kenya)
Logos Circle / Nairobi is the Logos Circle in Nairobi, Kenya. Its earliest forum report covers its third meeting, on 5 February 2026. The Circle's chosen issue is civil tech education for children, through a comic and game about privacy, AI, decentralisation and digital sovereignty, called the Sovereign Kids comic.
Ilorin (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Ilorin meets in Ilorin, Nigeria. Its reports run from May 2026. It is building Send Help (first called Wahala), a platform of emergency contact numbers, and in August 2026 it raised money to pay school fees for 20 high school students.
Kampala (Uganda)
Logos Circle / Kampala first met on 24 April 2026 at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. The Circle started with transparent school and hospital fees and moved on to transparent funds management for SACCOs (savings and credit co-operatives), using smart contracts on the Logos testnet.
Liberland (Apatin Border Region)
Logos Circle / Liberland was a pop-up Logos Circle at Liberland's 11th Anniversary Celebration in April 2026. It ran a one-day clean-up of the road and Danube riverbank between Apatin, Serbia, and Liberland, a stretch not regularly served by municipal rubbish collection, and removed more than 35 bags of waste.
Lisbon (Portugal)
Logos Circle / Lisbon meets in Lisbon, Portugal. Its reports cover community work in the Quinta do Mocho neighbourhood, including a planned community garden, and a micro-rewilding project in Graça funded by a €600 Plural Events Bounty. It has also secured a community centre for young adults in Quinta do Mocho, shown a trailer of its film on the neighbourhood at the Rare Effect Festival, and run a winter collection for Mocho's children, and is finishing the short film.
London (United Kingdom)
Logos Circle / London held its twelfth meeting on 27 July 2026, a year after it started. Its meetings have included a data-backed debate on public spending and state performance, and in July 2026 it launched gapmap.uk, a map of gaps in British civil society. In October 2026 it paused its meetups until early next year, with members carrying on the gap work online or in groups of up to three. It is also developing public education on UK government debt, policy trade-offs and digital governance.
Los Angeles (USA)
Logos Circle / Los Angeles is building a private whistleblowing app for entertainment workers in Los Angeles, who risk retaliation, blacklisting, NDAs and lawsuits when they report abuse, unsafe conditions or wage theft. Its core features and technical architecture are drafted and prototype planning is under way.
Ruse (Bulgaria)
Logos Circle / Ruse met on 24 January 2026 at Dunav Plaza in Ruse, Bulgaria. The Circle is building two tools for the city: Transparent Ruse, an anonymous platform for locals to report problems, and Interactive Ruse, a map of the city for visitors. It tracks its work in public on its website and GitHub.
Port Harcourt (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Port Harcourt first met on 30 May 2026 in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. It began with community safety and designed a Buddy Platform for trusted safety networks, then turned to supporting orphanages and misplaced children.
Uyo (Nigeria)
Logos Circle / Uyo first met on 28 May 2026 in Uyo, Nigeria. Its early meetups discussed waste and youth unemployment. Since July 2026 it has run community clean-ups.
Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Logos Circle / Zanzibar is the Logos Circle in Zanzibar, Tanzania. It meets as the Impact Circle x Logos Circle, mostly in Chukwani, and brings together artists, students and coordinators. Its winnable issue is cutting single-use plastic through awareness built with music, poetry, dance, theatre and film. With the Straight Training Center, a community-run school for underprivileged and at-risk children, it raised US$2,000 for 10 Raspberry Pi computers and is raising US$1,500 for the school's rent for another year.
Roadmap for Logos Circles
This roadmap outlines how Circles can grow over the next five years, from small local initiatives to regional networks, economic development, and a fully self-sustaining global structure.
In it, each phase builds on the last, creating a virtuous cycle of trust, impact, and influence that positions Logos as a credible parallel institution capable of supporting political, technological, and economic initiatives worldwide.
Establish Ideological Foundations
- Publish educational content: mission, vision, symbols, and shared culture.
- Create manuals, guides, and playbooks for leadership training and grassroots organising.
- Run pilot initiatives with partners to generate success stories and proof of concept.
Recruit & Train
- Use success stories and case studies to drive recruitment campaigns.
- Train organiser-volunteers with documentation, mentorship, and 1-on-1 guidance.
- Launch local meetups to onboard members and grow networks.
- Develop leaders who train leaders, creating exponential growth.
Deepen Community Engagement
- Amplify communications, case studies, and organic content from the community.
- Celebrate success stories across Circles to inspire others.
- Use local wins (e.g., fixing a park, successful app, tech workshops) to prove value.
- Shift meetups from just social to community-building activities.
Build Organisational Structures
- Launch a public database of volunteers (Movement alias, contact, location).
- Build and lanuch an internal CRM for volunteers to organise.
- Adopt the Snowflake model for Circles: small autonomous groups with distributed leadership.
- Build a graphical map of the network showing active Circles, roles, and open spots.
- As Circles multiply, develop regional, national, and specialised nodes.
Build Social Capital
- Establish Circles as trusted local institutions with real influence.
- Position Logos as a parallel governance system outperforming failing states.
- Leverage legitimacy for political, cultural, and economic initiatives.
Economic Development & Microfinance
- Launch grant programs to incentivise and reward action.
- Build funding pipelines: donations, grants, coalition partners.
- Develop blockchain-based microloans for trusted Circle members.
- Treat the network as a developing country investing in its citizens.
Adaptability & Innovation
- Mobilise Circles for campaigns, lobbying, fundraising, or tech deployments.
- Experiment with new technologies and governance tools.
- Continue evolving with feedback, keeping Circles resilient and relevant.
Circles Charter
The Circles Charter defines the purpose, principles, and operating model of Logos Circles. It establishes a shared framework for how local Circles are formed and organised.
1. Purpose of Circles
Circles exist to rebuild civil society by enabling local groups to:
- Build real community (tribe)
- Develop agency (ability to solve problems locally)
- Execute winnable civic actions in the real world
2. Core Principle: Winnable Issue Defined Before First Circle
Every Circle is built around an initial, pre-defined winnable issue.
This issue is:
- Identified and designed during Steward training
- Prepared in parallel with Circle recruitment and promotion
- Executed in the first month of Circle activity
Following the execution of the first issue, the Circle decides as a group what issue to tackle next.
3. Definition of a Winnable Issue
A winnable issue must:
- Be complete in ≤ 3 months total lifecycle
- Have visible, local impact
- Be executable by volunteers (low dependency on institutions)
- Produce a measurable outcome
Examples (link to Issue buckets):
- Park or street clean-up
- Community safety or lighting improvement
- Local mapping or coordination system
- Small digital tool or workflow for civic coordination
- Physical improvement in partnership with local actors
4. Operating Model
Circles follow a four-stage execution lifecycle:
Stage 1 — Steward Training (Pre-Circle)
The Steward:
- Completes training
- Identifies one winnable issue
- Defines:
- clear problem statement
- success criteria
- execution steps
- required volunteers/resources
- Begins recruitment in parallel
Output:
A fully defined, ready-to-execute winnable issue + initial participant pipeline
Stage 2 — Recruitment & Setup (Parallel Phase)
While the Circle is being formed:
- Steward recruits participants
- Communicates clear mission (“we are doing X”)
- Pre-aligns expectations around execution
Key rule:
Participants join an action, not a discussion.
Stage 3 — Circle 1 Execution (Month 1)
Circle 1 is an execution container.
It includes:
- Alignment on issue plan
- Final coordination
- Volunteer mobilisation
- Execution of the winnable issue
Primary goal:
Complete or materially deliver the winnable issue within 30 days of Circle launch
Stage 4 — Review & Iteration (Post Month 1)
After execution:
- Document outcomes (report + media)
- Share publicly on Logos forum
- Evaluate success
- Decide next issue cycle
5. Circle Session Types
Circles operate through two session types:
1. Action Sessions (Core)
- Volunteer days
- Cleanups
- Field execution
- Direct civic work
2. Execution Planning Sessions (meet-up style)
- Logistics and coordination
- Resource alignment
- Task breakdown
- Relationship building
- Reflection
- Recruitment
6. Funding Model
Circle Stipend
Each active Circle receives a monthly stipend from Logos.
The stipend is intended to support the Circle's mission and gives Stewards the flexibility to decide how it is best used to create local impact.
The stipend may be used for things such as:
- Venue hire
- Food and refreshments
- Travel for Stewards
- Materials or equipment
- Printing (where appropriate)
- Costs associated with delivering the Circle's winnable issue
- Donations, supplies, or other direct support for organisations or community partners where this contributes to the Circle's winnable issue
Rather than allocating separate budgets for venue, food, printing, or other categories, Stewards are trusted to determine the best use of the stipend based on their local context and priorities.
Funding Timeline
- Logos provides a monthly stipend during a Circle's initial three-month launch period.
- After the launch period, active Circles continue to receive one stipend per quarter, provided they continue meeting the criteria outlined in this charter.
- Stewards are encouraged to make the stipend go as far as possible by seeking community partners, donations, sponsorships, or low-cost meeting formats where appropriate.
Funding Conditions
Continued eligibility for the stipend requires:
- Submission of a public report after each Circle, including photos or other evidence of activity (faces may be hidden to respect privacy).
- Completion of the first winnable issue within 30 days of Circle launch.
- Completion of a new winnable issue at least once every three months.
- Regular Circle activity and participation.
Hard Rules
If a Circle does not complete a winnable issue within its three-month lifecycle, stipend payments will be paused until the Circle returns to good standing.
If a Circle does not meet for three consecutive months, the Steward will be offboarded and the Circle removed from the active programme if there is no other active Circle member willing to step up to Steward.
7. Reporting Requirements
After every Circle:
Must publish a report on Logos forum including:
- Issue being addressed
- Actions taken
- Outcome (or current status)
- Evidence (photos, documentation, outputs)
- Next steps
No report = no continued funding eligibility.
8. Steward Responsibilities
Stewards are responsible for:
- Designing the initial winnable issue during training
- Facilitating the discussion to define future winnable issues with Circle attendees
- Ensuring execution happens within timeline
- Coordinating logistics and sessions
- Publishing Circle reports
9. Support Model Shift
To make Circles successful under this model, support shifts from “meetup funding” to “execution enablement”.
Support systems:
1. Issue Design Templates
Pre-built winnable issue formats (the “issue buckets” including:
- cleanup day
- mapping exercise
- infrastructure micro-fixes
- civic coordination tools
2. Steward Training System
Focus on:
- defining executable issues
- building simple action plans
- ongoing training through courses on the e-learning platform
3. Steward coaching layer
- weekly office hours
- troubleshooting execution issues
- helping refine issue scope
4. Recognition + visibility loop
- highlight successful Circles publicly
- create visibility for Stewards across the global network
- reinforce success culture through storytelling
5. Fundraising Support
Support for Circles to raise additional funding and increase the visibility of local initiatives, including:
- creating a fundraising page
- promotion through Logos X channels
- feature posts on the Logos blog
- dedicated X posts
- opportunities to present campaigns in Logos X Spaces
- local PR and media outreach support where appropriate
10. Success Metrics
- ≥1 winnable issue completed per Circle in Month 1
- New winnable issues executed every three months
- High-quality public reporting after each Circle (forum and X)
- Repeatable Steward onboarding → execution pipeline established
Future Direction (Charter V2)
The charter above defines the operating model for the next 4–6 months as we validate the Circles movement and establish repeatable patterns for successful local organising.
Following this initial phase, the programme will evolve to include additional layers of economic coordination, governance and network participation.
The following features are planned for Version 2.
1. Savings & Mutual Aid
Every Circle will operate a local savings and mutual aid fund.
This fund forms the economic foundation of the Circle by encouraging financial discipline, building trust between members and creating local capacity for community investment.
Funds accumulated through the savings circle may be used to:
- support local community initiatives
- provide mutual aid to members where appropriate
- act as collateral for future access to on-chain lending markets
Savings circles will become a core part of every Circle's long-term operating model.
2. Expanded Stewardship Structure
As Circles mature, leadership responsibilities will be distributed across a number of formal officer roles.
Every Circle will be expected to appoint, at minimum, the following officers.
| Officer | Function |
|---|---|
| Steward | Runs the Circle, facilitates meetings, coordinates activities and serves as the primary point of contact with regional support. |
| Treasurer | Manages the Circle's savings fund and finances, records contributions and provides financial updates. Withdrawals require dual authorisation with the Steward. |
| Secretary | Records meeting minutes, maintains membership records, tracks attendance, submits reports and manages Circle communications. |
| Warden | Maintains standards and safeguarding, ensures the code of conduct is followed, manages disputes where appropriate and escalates serious issues when necessary. |
Distributing responsibilities across multiple officers increases resilience, accountability and continuity as Circles grow.
3. Every Circle Runs a Logos Node
In Version 2, each Circle will be encouraged to operate its own Logos node.
Running a node serves three purposes.
Practical
Each node strengthens the decentralisation, resilience and sovereignty of the Logos network.
Every Circle becomes an active part of the network's infrastructure.
Symbolic
The node becomes the Circle's shared centre of coordination.
Rather than organising around an individual leader, the Circle organises around its contribution to the network itself.
Economic
Node operators receive staking rewards which can provide a sustainable source of funding for Circle activities over time.
Accessibility
Nodes are designed to run on inexpensive, low-power hardware and should require minimal technical expertise to operate with the appropriate tooling and documentation.
4. Long-Term Vision
Over time, Circles will evolve beyond meetup groups into self-sustaining local institutions.
Each Circle will combine:
- strong local community
- regular civic action
- shared economic coordination
- distributed leadership
- ownership of network infrastructure
Together, these create a durable foundation for rebuilding civil society through locally organised, globally connected communities.
Resources for Activists
Purpose: Give your Circle the privacy and autonomy tools it needs for the parts of Circle life Logos does not currently cover.
This page lists only tools external to Logos. For Logos tools and reading see Logos onboarding resources. For staying in touch between meetups see Staying connected.
There is no single right stack for everyone or every need. What your Circle needs depends on who it is protecting itself from, so ask yourself that first. Everything in this list is free and open source unless the entry says otherwise. This is a non-exhaustive list of tools chosen for their relevance to Circles. Logos is not paid or otherwise incentivized to promote any of them.
Talk and meet
- Element: encrypted chat and calls on Matrix
- Jitsi Meet: video calls in a browser, no account to join
- Tuta: encrypted email, subject lines included, free tier
- Proton Mail: encrypted email from Switzerland, free tier
- SimpleLogin: throwaway addresses that forward to your inbox
Work together
- CryptPad: documents and sheets the host cannot read
- LibreOffice: full office suite, offline, desktop only
- Fileverse.io: privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted document and sheets editor
- OnionShare: send a file from your own computer over Tor
- VeraCrypt: lock a disk, a USB stick, or a file
- Cryptomator: lock files before they reach a cloud drive
Fundraising
- Open Collective: ongoing collective treasury + fiscal hosting
- FundBrave: A Regenerative Social-DeFi Fundraising Platform (Benin Circle initiative)
- Giveth: low-friction direct fundraising, crypto native
- Goteo: project-based crowdfunding
AI
- Jan: chat with AI models on your own computer, offline
- Venice AI: private AI chat in a browser, free tier, not open source
Browse and connect
- Tor Browser: hides who and where you are, no iPhone
- Mullvad Browser: hard to fingerprint, pair it with a VPN
- uBlock Origin: blocks ads and trackers, pages load faster
- DuckDuckGo: search with no profile on you, engine not open
- Mullvad VPN: EUR 5 a month, no name, cash accepted
- WireGuard: fast tunnel, needs a server you trust
- Snowflake: makes a blocked Tor connection look like a call
- Orbot: puts your phone's apps through Tor
Passwords and accounts
Start here if you are not sure where to start.
- Bitwarden: password manager, syncs across your devices
- KeePassXC: password manager, file stays on your machine
- Aegis: two-step codes with backups you control, Android
🔑 Shared accounts are the easiest thing for a Circle to lose. Never share a password over chat, put two-step login on every account, and agree who holds recovery access before you need it.
Blockchain 101
- CryptoZombies Origins: a quick, interactive game introducing you to blockchain
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Explained: a structured introduction to the basics
- Kernel: go deeper into the ideas behind crypto and a decentralized web
Go deeper
- Gapmap: free software as alternative to centralized options (London Circle initiative)
- Privacy Explorer: tools, protocols, and projects protecting digital freedom
- Personal FOSS Stack Explorer: what privacy researchers actually run
- Privacy Guides: the deep reference, with criteria and reviews
- Security in a Box: physical threats, arrest, a seized device
- EFF Surveillance Self-Defense: scenario guides, including protests
If you use something that you want to have shown here, propose it on the Logos Forum, saying which category it fits and why.
Last updated: 27 August 2026.
For Circle Stewards
Understand how Circles are essential for achieving Logos’ core mission, creating positive impact for individuals and the local community in the short term.
Section 1: Organising Circles around local action
This section introduces how Circles organise around meaningful local action (winnable issues). It outlines how to identify relevant issues in your community, work with others to shape them into focused, achievable goals, and build momentum through small, practical wins. The emphasis is on grounding the Circle in real-world needs, fostering ownership within the community, and turning shared intent into visible impact.
What is a winnable issue?
In community organising, there is a concept known as an “issue-cutting” or “issue-based campaign” strategy. It involves selecting a clear, concrete, winnable issue that allows organisers to mobilise the community effectively, build solidarity among participants, and gain momentum to achieve broader social change goals.
The idea is to:
- Identify an issue that resonates broadly with community members.
- Choose a specific and achievable target for action to ensure early victories.
- Use these victories to build collective confidence, foster greater solidarity, and sustain long-term participation and growth within the movement.
This method is particularly emphasised in the highly successful organising methods developed by Saul Alinsky, often summarised as:
“Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it.” (Saul Alinsky, Rules for Radicals)
Such campaigns are foundational in community organising, leveraging clear and attainable goals to foster greater unity, build organisational strength, and enhance strategic positioning for future, more ambitious initiatives.
This concept is highly related to fostering Interaction Ritual Chains.
Remember, people participate because they care, not because the technology is interesting.
What Makes an Issue Winnable?
- Aligned with Logos values: decentralisation, privacy, open infrastructure, autonomy.
- Has emotional weight: people feel strongly about it.
- Tangible and achievable: something your Circle can take action on and see progress.
- Already has roots: there are local individuals, groups, or organisations already working on it.
Winnable Issue checklist
Clarity & Focus
- [ ] Is the issue clearly defined and specific (not vague or overly broad)?
- [ ] Can the problem be explained in one or two sentences?
Emotional Resonance
- [ ] Does it provoke strong emotions (anger, hope, solidarity, urgency)?
- [ ] Does it affect people in your community directly or personally?
- [ ] Would people feel motivated to act or show up because of it?
Actionable & Measurable
- [ ] Are there concrete steps the Circle could take toward a solution?
- [ ] Does the group have the resources, time and effort required to achieve this?
- [ ] Are there clear indicators of success or progress?
- [ ] Is there a clear start and finish?
Aligned with Logos Values
- [ ] Does it align with decentralisation, transparency, privacy, or mutual aid?
If you can check at least 80% of this list, you're likely working with a real winnable issue. If not, refine the problem or go deeper into community listening. Winnable issues emerge through conversation, care, and iteration.
Winnable issues: Pipeline Workflow
How to scope, propose, and deliver a winnable issue
Step 1. Community Listening
Ask the Circle:
- What issues do you see around you?
- Who needs help? What can be improved?
- What behaviour must change?
- What is missing today?
Step 2. Cut the Issue
Choose a narrow, winnable target that targets part of the larger problem
Example transformations:
| High Level Issue | Winnable Version |
|---|---|
| Isolation amongst domestic violence survivors | Set up a safe communication channel for the survivor community |
| Dirty streets | Organise a trash cleanup day |
| Youth unemployment | Fundraise for a school’s IT department to improve the students' employability |
| Food insecurity | Set up a food bank |
| Digital exclusion of older population | Run in-person digital literacy sessions |
Step 3. Circle x local community Co-Design
Winnable issues must be owned by the community.
Required elements:
- Local partners - who is already working on this and how can we support or learn from them?
- Frontline validation - have the people directly affected validated that this is actually useful?
- Small pilot group - bring together a small group of benefactors
- Emotional resonance - do the Circle members really care about this issue and are continuing to volunteer, or is motivation fizzling out?
Step 4. Prototype Using Circle Capabilities
Circles should act as enablers, not top-down builders.
Core Principle:
Build With, Not For
Traditional development builds solutions for users.
Circle-based prototyping builds tools with participants, where:
- The community shapes functionality
- The problem definition can evolve
- Feedback directly influences iteration
- Ownership remains local
The Circle’s role is to ideate, facilitate, coordinate, and provide infrastructure - not to centralise control.
In this step, you should create a shareable artefact:
In line with showcase-driven development, a prototype should produce something visible:
- A working tool
- A measurable improvement
- A documented process
- A public demonstration of impact\
This artefact becomes:
- Proof of concept
- Recruitment material
- Strategic leverage for future campaigns
Step 5. Impact Signal (Critical Success Metric)
Do not build complex dashboards.
Pick two to three metrics only.
Suggested signals:
- Active participants
- Successful help requests routed
- Community actions executed
- Behaviour change indicators
- Local adoption growth\
If your winnable issue requires a technical solution, please refer to theLogos technical project management guide for support
Circles Civil Society Issue Buckets (Pilot)
Building a Parallel Society
To build a resilient parallel society, Circles need to think about how they can develop these foundational pillars: Economy, Security, Healthcare, Housing, Welfare, Infrastructure, and Institutions.
Start small by solving small local problems, document wins to recruit more activists, and gradually connect with other Circles to tackle bigger issues. Over time, we build a network of inter-connected local communities - the Parallel Society.
Action-First Organising
To kick-start a local Circle, a steward should begin with one visible win on an issue they care deeply about (the First Action). This draws people in and creates early momentum. The first Circle then forms and collectively chooses additional winnable issues to work on.
When picking a First Action, think about:
- What is a problem that people recognise in my community?
- What is a small micro-collective action that we can achieve in the next week, to make an impact towards the problem?
- Who can work with me to take this action?
Growth Mode
As you grow your local Circle community and work on solving more issues together, fundraising and group decision-making become more important.
Fundraising
As your Circle approaches solving bigger problems, the ability to fundraise or pool money becomes more important. This is a key skill your Circle should develop as you grow - starting with small fundraisers and advancing to savings pools and other forms of funding.
Governance
As your Circle grows and chooses more winnable issues to tackle, how you make decisions together becomes more important. How you make decisions is up to you, but make sure you have a process.
Issue Buckets
ECO — Economy & Cost of Living
Long-term vision: Make essentials community-owned via co-ops, credit unions/SACCOs, food co-ops/CSAs, CLTs, energy co-ops, time banks, local currencies.
Beginner
- Bulk-buy co-ops for staples (20 families splitting wholesale).
- Repair cafés (bikes, clothes, electronics).
- Community pantry or free fridge.
- Buy-local days with window stickers and stamp trails.
- Pop-up retail or one-day storefront activations.
Advanced
- Scale into proper co-ops and businesses (food co-ops, tool libraries, skill-exchange platforms).
- Time banks and local currencies.
- Blended finance and revenue-generating community enterprises.
Success looks like: Lower cost of living for participants; members earning income from Circle activity; visible local economic tools.
HOU — Housing
Long-term vision: Permanently affordable homes outside speculative markets via ADUs/tiny homes, faith-land (YIGBY), CLTs, housing co-ops; land acquisition, blended finance, permanent-affordability mechanisms.
Beginner
- Know-your-rights tenant workshops.
- Land scans: map vacant lots and faith-owned land.
- Clean up and reclaim one derelict lot or building.
- Housing-conditions survey or zoning-barrier audit.
Advanced
- Support or form housing co-ops and CLTs.
- Land acquisition strategies and permanent affordability models.
Success looks like: More affordable housing options created or protected; documented wins that other Circles can replicate.
Real-World Example: The Lisbon Circle worked with a community in Quinto de Mocho to advocate that the local government establish a community center. They ended up successfully getting a community center where they now organize a community festival with local partners. People came together for food, games, and other cultural activities.
HLT — Healthcare
Long-term vision: Community-run primary care via community health workers, direct primary care, telemedicine as force-multiplier, healthcare co-ops; hybrid models with public systems.
Beginner
- Free screening days (blood pressure, glucose) with volunteer nurses.
- CPR / first-aid training afternoons.
- Ride rosters for elderly to medical appointments.
- Essentials drives tied to health (e.g., winter coats, hygiene kits).
Advanced
- Community health worker programs.
- Healthcare co-ops and mutual aid health funding pools.
- Telemedicine initiatives and hybrid care models.
Success looks like: Improved community health outcomes; reduced dependency on strained systems.
WEL — Welfare & Social Protection
Long-term vision: Member-run safety nets based on self-reliance via mutual aid, time banks, rotating savings (stokvels), faith-based welfare, worker co-op safety nets.
Beginner
- Door-to-door base building (names, concerns, skills).
- Essentials drives (food, coats, toys).
- Fundraisers for urgent need (medical emergency).
- Launch a mutual-aid board and make first matches.
- Small savings groups (regular contributions into shared fund).
Advanced
- Rotating savings & credit associations (stokvels).
- Comprehensive mutual aid systems and worker co-op safety nets.
- Time banks integrated with other buckets.
Success looks like: Stronger safety nets run by the community; members helping members without state dependency.
Real-World Example: The Benin City Circle organized a fundraiser to help pay for the urgent healthcare costs of a Circle member’s parent’s.
SEC — Security & Crime
Long-term vision: Community-led safety that reduces violence and supports reintegration via violence interruption (Cure Violence model), holistic reentry programs (Homeboy-style), community policing, citizen safety data, and long-term state partnership where needed.
Beginner
- Safety walks: map dangerous spots day/night and fix what the Circle can (lighting, sightlines, clearing corners).
- Stand up one safe corner/haven space.
- Welcome-home packs and first coffee for recently released individuals.
- Digital-security baseline for organizers (encrypted messaging, password managers, 2FA).
Advanced
- Violence interruption and conflict mediation programs.
- Holistic reentry support.
- Community policing alternatives and citizen safety data projects.
Success looks like: Measurable reduction in local crime or fear; safer public spaces; stronger community bonds.
INF — Infrastructure
Long-term vision: Community-owned physical and digital backbone via co-ops, community shares, concessions, sweat equity, adaptive tech (broadband, roads, ports, utilities).
Beginner
- Launch a tool library with first lending day.
- Free public wifi node on a shared building.
- Connectivity scan: map who has/doesn’t have internet.
- Infrastructure gap mapping (lighting, drainage, waste, water).
- Trash cleanup or recycling drive tied to local infrastructure.
Advanced
- Community-owned broadband or mesh networks.
- Larger infrastructure co-ops (energy, water, waste).
- Sweat equity projects for shared facilities.
Success looks like: Tangible improvements in local infrastructure owned or stewarded by the community.
Real-World Example: The Liberland Pop-Up Circle organized a trash cleanup where activists spent an afternoon collecting 30+ bags of garbage.
Real-World Example: The Benin City Circle organized to build a crypto fundraising platform FundBrave to help themselves and other local communities fund local initiatives. They’re now growing it as a startup.
INS — Rule of Law & Institutions
Long-term vision: Power held accountable and disputes resolved without capture via private arbitration/mediation, pro bono legal networks, investigative journalism/OSINT, court & election monitoring, civic tech, citizens’ assemblies, democracy data, defender-protection networks (includes anti-corruption).
Beginner
- Community mediation tables for small disputes.
- Legal-rights clinics with pro-bono lawyers.
- Short local investigations using public data (misspent funds, unsafe buildings).
- Municipal budget analysis and per-capita gap mapping.
- Map local power structures (who controls permits, zoning, spending).
Advanced
- Private arbitration and mediation systems.
- Ongoing investigative journalism / OSINT and monitoring networks.
- Civic tech tools and citizens’ assemblies.
Success looks like: Greater local accountability; disputes resolved peacefully outside broken systems; empowered communities.
EDU: Education & learning
Long-term vision: Community-run access to knowledge, skills, and technology through peer-learning, skills academies, apprenticeships, and alternative credential pathways.
Beginner
- Run a one-day intro workshop on tech basics (computing, blockchain, AI), with separate beginner and developer tracks.
- Organize peer-to-peer tutoring or homework clubs.
- Hold a back-to-school donation drive: collect textbooks, exercise books, stationery and second-hand backpacks for one under-resourced school and get them distributed.
- Map the gap: survey which schools or learners in the area lack materials, tech or access, written up in a day.
- Raise a small fixed target for one school's equipment (computers, tools) and hand it over
- Host career/CV/digital literacy workshops.
- Invite local professionals to mentor students.
Advanced
- Build recurring community academies or weekend schools.
- Apprenticeship and mentorship programs.
- Microschools and homeschooling co-ops.
- Community-issued certificates and learning pathways.
- Open-source educational tools via hackathons.
- Long-term fundraising for school infrastructure and technology labs.
Success looks like: More people gaining practical skills, local experts regularly teaching others, and communities creating their own trusted pathways for learning.
Section 2: Preparing for the first Circle
This section covers how to set up your first Circle gathering. It walks through the key steps to prepare effectively, from defining the purpose and format to choosing a venue, inviting the right people, and creating a welcoming environment. The focus is on reducing friction, setting clear expectations, and ensuring the first meeting builds energy, trust, and a strong foundation for future sessions.
Principles for leading effective circles
General Principles for Leading Circles Effectively
- Make space for new voices
Ensure every new participant has an opportunity to introduce themselves. Give everyone visibility and presence so they feel comfortable contributing to the discussion.
- The Power of Unstructured Time
Allow informal time before and after the main discussion. These unstructured moments allow for real relationships to form and group cohesion to strengthen.
- Know who is in the room
Pay attention to the skills, backgrounds, and passions present. Use this knowledge to help surface issues that reflect what truly matters to the group.
Safety principles
- Respect privacy.
Never share personal details, photos, or contact information from the meetup without permission. Ask before taking pictures or recording anything. - De-escalate, not confront.
If any issue arises (conflict, inappropriate behaviour, or discomfort), calmly remove the affected individual from the group space and speak privately. Escalate to Logos Core Contributor if needed.
Additional Guidance
- Preparing for the Circle meetup: The Circle Steward is responsible for monitoring and issue identification to give suggestions and be able to lead an informed discussion. Regularly monitor various trusted information sources to identify issues aligned with core community values such as digital rights, privacy, anti-censorship, and internet freedom. Tools and platforms include Social Media (Reddit, Lemmy, X, Mastodon, etc), RSS feeds, Google Alerts, monitoring services, and advocacy groups.
- Capturing moments and sharing photos can be powerful, but ensure the Circle knows they always need to get consent from their fellow Circle members before taking and posting photos. Respect anonymity - no names or faces without permission.
- If there are no new attendees, it’s not relevant to go through the full intros and deck every time. Instead, use this as an opportunity to identify participants with strong emotional energy and commitment. Begin to delegate small responsibilities, like presenting the intro deck or guiding the group discussion, to help them grow into leadership roles over time. The goal is to nurture local ownership, so the Circle becomes community-led, not Logos CC-dependent.
- Remember what we are trying to achieve from the meetups:
Opening Ritual: Logos Communion
Description: A welcoming ritual where Circle leaders serve guests beverages and offer snacks, and the community serves each other through sharing food and drink.
Purpose: Set the tone of humility, shared responsibility, and mutual care. Allows for free time for Circle participants to casually connect.
Duration: 30 - 45 minutes
- Lead through service. Leadership begins by serving others, whether through offering a drink or sharing food, modelling humility, care, and horizontal power structures.
- Symbolism matters. Small, intentional gestures like pouring tea or sharing snacks encode our values in action, signalling shared responsibility and mutual respect.
- Local first. Whenever possible, source from local producers that reflect the culture, values, or struggles of the community. This practice grounds our gatherings in place and principle.
- Connection precedes contribution. Before strategy or action, we prioritise emotional warmth and trust-building. Casual, human interactions form the foundation of a tight community.
- Everyone belongs. No one stands alone. Hosts and community members alike are responsible for welcoming newcomers, making introductions, and cultivating an atmosphere of inclusion.
- Reciprocity builds culture. Acts of welcome are not just logistical; they spark emotional energy loops that deepen over time, creating a culture of mutual care and collective participation.
Establishing Rituals
Symbolic Encoding – Ritualising Small Wins
Purpose: To embed the emotional energy of collective action into lasting symbols, shared rituals, and community culture that reinforce participation, identity, and belonging.
Below are some ideas for ritualising small wins, use what fits, or come up with your own that work best for your Circle.
- Recognition ritual to honour local leaders
Recognising and rewarding meaningful contributions is key to sustaining long-term engagement and leadership within a Circle. Take a moment at the end of the meetup to publicly praise members for their contributions.
Recognition rewards can include:- Public Acknowledgement during Circle gatherings or community calls
- Access to Leadership Training and mentoring to deepen their skills and impact
- Opportunities to Travel and represent the Logos network at aligned global events
- Increased Responsibility such as co-hosting events, taking on key roles, or helping seed new Circle
- Celebrate small wins with symbolic rewards.
Use Discord to give badges of recognition to participants. These could be themed around the specific action taken (e.g., “Digital Rights Savior”), or playful and campaign-specific, helping form a badge culture that builds pride and participation. - Recognise standout contributors by upsignaling their contributions, shouting them out on our public channels, or giving out Operator Ordinals. Note: This should not involve monetary rewards, rather social or reputation ego boosts.
- Observe and reinforce emerging rituals.
Watch for natural patterns of recognition, humour, or storytelling within the group, highlight and amplify these. Positive reinforcement of small actions (even memes or repeated catchphrases) helps encode group identity and sustain EE. - Contribute to the Logos Zine.
Collaborate with your Circle to produce content for the next quarterly zine:- Include reflections, photos, quotes from participants, artwork, or memes.
- Feature the chosen “winnable issue,” why it matters, and what the group did or plans to do.
How to make the hard ask
Hard asks are the way we get volunteers to commit in helping. They are concrete questions with a specific ask with a time and task, needed to continue the action and signal commitment.
- Build urgency by explaining why immediate action is crucial.
- The time for this shift is now, this is the reason why crypto exists in the first place, the tides are changing rapidly, Logos technology is on the horizon and we need to be ready so the community that will govern it is strong, with ties IRL.
- Use strong, direct language, be precise and persuasive, avoiding yes/no questions.
- Yes or no questions can easily be negated or will not elicit a strong emotional response . Example of a strong ask: “Can we count on you to be a Logos Admin and organise in your community?”
- Know your audience and tailor your request based on what you know about them.
- Figure out as much as possible what moves them in particular, and tailor asks and language for that. In this case, given they are Operators, link back to the Exit.
- Make a specific ask.
- As mentioned above, be precise and persuasive. e.g. “Can we count on you to be responsible for the next Logos Amsterdam Circle in November?
- Ask and then wait for a response, even up to 20 seconds.
- Be persistent with multiple follow-up asks if necessary: a. Initial ask: Repeat with a different formulation. b. Adjust timing: Can you do it after this date? When would it work best for you? c. Offer alternatives: Could we count on you if we supported with X? Can you do the first and then hand over the second? d. Find a suitable variation: In what conditions would you be able to take on the responsibility?
- Take notes and reflect on each ask to improve future efforts.
End the event with a few specific, easy-to-act-on opportunities, with clearly defined information and targets such as:
- Can we count on you to lead the upcoming meetup on the Xth?
- Will you join us in our campaign by volunteering with us on X?
- Can you design a flyer by X date to promote our trash cleanup day?
Finding the right venue
The space you choose sets the tone for the entire gathering. Ideally, it should feel intimate, welcoming, and grounded. Look for venues that allow for eye contact, natural conversation, and a sense of shared space, not loud, overly corporate, or sterile environments. It should be a quiet place where everyone can sit down and talk without distractions.
Prioritise free or very low-cost spaces where hosting our events creates mutual benefit for both us and the venue.
This is about activism, action and making a change. Commercial exchanges and money tend to take away from that energy and are not sustainable as we scale. The goal is for Circles to eventually self-finance their own space through running network nodes. In traditional political campaigns, gatherings like this might be hosted in a volunteer’s home. While that’s not expected here, it’s a useful reference point when choosing a welcoming, informal location.
Free, good, meeting spaces include:
- Public libraries
- Parks (when the weather allows)
Setting Up the Space
Arriving early gives you time to shape the environment. Rearrange furniture to encourage circular seating or tight clusters.
Set out a few objects that symbolise the Logos mission, such as the zines.
Across the network of Circles, we collaborate with a growing set of coalition partners and independent hubs that share aligned values around decentralisation, open collaboration, and community-led organising.
Coalition Partners (Aligned Spaces)
These spaces regularly host community activity, workshops, and gatherings:
- Commons Hub Brussels
- Akasha Hub Barcelona
- Well Read Bookshop
- Haven Hacker House
These locations act as anchors for experimentation, learning, and local organising within the broader ecosystem.
If you’re looking for a venue, we recommend checking the growing Hubs Network list to see if there is an aligned space near you.
How to create a Luma event
Before you start promoting your Circle, you should have the Luma event page ready to go.
Step 1: Go to the Logos Luma calendar https://luma.com/logosevents
Step 2: Click '+Submit event', then '+ Create New Event' from the dropdown
Step 3: Add your event name using the format Logos Circle: [city]. Input the correct time and date of your Circle, and the venue address where it will take place.
Step 4: Click add description to input the event description. Use the template copy below or create your own to populate the description
Step 5: Create an image using the Figma template here (dm amelia__cares on Discord if you have any access issues). Click the image icon on the event page to upload your image.
Step 6: Verify that you are submitting to the Logos calendar, and click 'Create event'.
Step 7: Add Logos (team@acid.info) as event co-host.
Below is a template that can be used for your Luma event page. Feel free to write your own copy, but make sure to include an agenda, it’s important that people come prepared to introduce themselves and share thoughts with the circle.
Also key: make the focus on the winnable issue clear. Circles aren’t just another crypto meetup, they’re about real action. That should be evident on the Luma page.
Tailor the template to your Circle by updating all relevant sections and removing any default placeholder content.
First Circle
Welcome to the First Gathering of Logos Circle, {{City}}
Logos Circles are local, self-organising groups that take action on real issues where their members live. As the old system fails, they build what people actually need: a community that supports them, the agency to solve their own problems, and sovereign technology to act with.
This gathering marks the launch of Logos Circle {{City}}. From housing and food insecurity to surveillance capitalism, we believe real change starts locally. It's a chance to meet like-minded people and lay the groundwork for projects that matter. Everyone is welcome, whether you're ready to get involved or just curious to learn more.
Our winnable issue
Every Logos Circle is built around action, not just discussion. The point of this first gathering is to pick one winnable issue we can realistically take on together.
We'll focus on:
{{Pick one or two issue buckets relevant to your city. For each, state the bucket, a one-line framing question, and 3-4 candidate first actions.}}
Often the simplest first action is to map the problem itself: a walking audit, an asset-mapping exercise, or a short local survey that builds shared understanding before we design solutions.
This first Circle will be successful if we leave with a winnable issue chosen, a first action performed, the volunteers to carry it, and a date to meet again.
Agenda
Welcome — light refreshments while meeting fellow community members and settling in.
Introductions — meet your local Circle Steward and other participants. Everyone briefly shares background, interests, and reasons for joining.
What is Logos? — an introduction to the movement, its values, and how local communities create real-world impact through collaboration and decentralised technology.
Focus on Local Issues — discuss local opportunities and challenges, share perspectives, and explore where collective action can create meaningful impact.
Selecting Our First Community Project — select our first winnable issue, agree a practical first action, and identify volunteers to move it forward before the next gathering.
Next Steps — how members stay involved, the roadmap for the Circle, and our next gathering.
About Logos
Logos brings together a technology stack and a social movement to form a parallel society.
The stack provides the infrastructure: decentralised, private-by-default tools for communication, storage, and coordination. The movement builds local institutions on it, through community action, problem solving, skill building, mutual aid, and a culture of civic duty.
In this way, Logos produces:
- Sovereign individuals, free to speak, transact, and exit without permission.
- Sound money, free from debasement and censorship.
- Private coordination, where revealing yourself is a choice.
- Communities with the agency to solve their own problems.
Logos Circles are the local expression of this. Real change starts locally. Join us as we begin building the Logos Circle {{City}} community together.
Read more about the technology: https://logos.co Read our manifesto to dive deeper into our ideals and technology: https://logos.co/manifesto
Future Circles
Welcome to the upcoming gathering of Logos Circle, {{City}}
Logos Circles are local, self-organising groups that take action on real issues where their members live. As the old system fails, they build what people actually need: a community that supports them, the agency to solve their own problems, and sovereign technology to act with.
From housing and food insecurity to surveillance capitalism, we believe real change starts locally. This is a chance to meet like-minded people and keep building the projects that matter. Everyone is welcome, whether you've been with us from the start or are joining for the first time.
Agenda
Arrival & Beverages — settle in with a selection of drinks and take some time to reconnect, meet new people, or ask questions. Introductions — we'll welcome new participants and reintroduce ourselves. You'll be invited to share a little about your background and what brings you here. Circle Discussion
- Quick recap of last session and updates on active winnable stories
- Group discussion on emerging issues and ideas for possible new initiatives
- Open floor for skills-sharing and collaboration Wrap-up — we'll share next steps, when we'll next meet, responsibilities, and any volunteering opportunities that arise.
About Logos
Logos brings together a technology stack and a social movement to form a parallel society.
The stack provides the infrastructure: decentralised, private-by-default tools for communication, storage, and coordination. The movement builds local institutions on it, through community action, problem solving, skill building, mutual aid, and a culture of civic duty.
In this way, Logos produces:
- Sovereign individuals, free to speak, transact, and exit without permission.
- Sound money, free from debasement and censorship.
- Private coordination, where revealing yourself is a choice.
- Communities with the agency to solve their own problems.
Logos Circles are the local expression of this. Real change starts locally.
Read more about the technology: https://logos.co Read our manifesto to dive deeper into our ideals and technology: https://logos.co/manifesto
Brand and design assets
⇗Logos Circle Design Templates (Figma)
Ready-made templates for Circle communications, including Luma event images, social media posts, and printed flyers. Please post in the circle-stewards Discord channel if you need access.
⇗Logos Brand Assets
Official Logos brand materials, including different logotypes and usage variations depending on your format and context.
⇗Logos zines
Zine print guide for Acrobat:
Go to File > Print. Under Page Sizing & Handling, choose Booklet
- Open the PDF in Acrobat (not Reader, you need Standard/Pro)
- Set Booklet Subset to Both Sides (if your printer does duplex) or Front Side Only (if you’ll manually flip)
- Set the correct Binding (usually Left for Western languages)
- Print.
Note: You don't need to print all of these zines, choose one or two that you think are most fitting to your audience
⇗Stickers
Please follow the size guidelines in the stickers file names for printing.
Finding Your People
Circles are built by bringing together different types of participants who each play a distinct role in the ecosystem. Understanding these personas helps you know who you are looking for, where to find them, and how to engage them effectively.
The goal is not mass outreach, but targeted alignment: finding people who already care about similar problems and giving them a clear entry point into action.
Core Target Personas
1. Activist / Circle Participant
The broad base of the movement. They care about a local, social, political, or cultural issue and want to contribute, but are not looking to lead.
They often come from civil society, mutual aid networks, intentional communities, civic tech spaces, or adjacent crypto-native ecosystems. Their motivations vary — from decentralisation and civil liberties to housing, food security, loneliness, or rebuilding local community life.
They are typically looking for practical ways to take action locally and meet others who share their concerns.
Motivations and mindset
- Wants belonging, purpose, and shared values
- Wants to contribute to real-world change, not just discussion
- Concerned about institutional decline and loss of local agency
- Interested in mutual aid, resilience, and community self-organisation
- Seeks friendship, skills, and meaningful participation
Typical behaviours
- Attends events, discussions, and workshops
- Observes before actively participating
- Volunteers for small tasks once trust is built
- Invites others from their network over time
Challenges
- Unclear entry point into action
- Uncertainty about skills or contribution
- Social hesitation or fear of not fitting in
- Loss of interest when groups lack structure or focus
What they need
- Clear onboarding and simple first steps
- Visible impact and early wins
- Friendly, welcoming community dynamics
- A clear sense of purpose and direction
2. Activist Builder
Core profile
A technically skilled contributor who builds tools, systems, or media that help communities coordinate and act.
They are motivated by solving real problems, not abstract technology adoption.
Motivations and mindset
- Wants to solve real-world coordination problems
- Interested in decentralised systems and civic infrastructure
- Prefers building over discussion
- Values autonomy, clarity, and execution speed
- Motivated by meaningful, visible impact
Typical behaviours
- Contributes code, design, research, or tooling
- Prefers clear tasks over open-ended discussion
- Works in focused bursts rather than continuous involvement
- Builds independently or in small teams
Challenges
- Frustration with vague direction or unclear ownership
- Resistance to unnecessary meetings or bureaucracy
- Concern about sustainability and the seriousness of projects
What they need
- Clear problem definitions and scoped tasks
- Autonomy and trust
- Lightweight coordination
- Visible, real-world outcomes
Outreach Principles (How to Find Your People)
Effective Circle growth is not mass outreach — it is targeted ecosystem activation.
Focus on channels where alignment already exists:
- Email past event attendees
- Local community and neighbourhood groups (Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram)
- Personal networks (LinkedIn, Instagram, direct messages)
- Student communities (universities, departments, societies)
- Co-working spaces, cafés, and community hubs
- Local NGOs and civil society organisations
- Event listing platforms and local media
- Radio stations and community newsletters
- Physical posters in high-traffic shared spaces (libraries, cafés, community centres)
Key principle:
Don’t try to reach everyone. Focus on people who already feel the problem.
Physical Touchpoints
Places where people already gather organically:
- Community centres
- Libraries
- Co-working spaces
- Town halls
- Cafés and cultural venues
- Local clubs and associations
- Bulletin boards and shared notice spaces
- University departments and student spaces
Find more tips on growing your Circle here.
Stipend Process
Please follow the guidance below for submitting your expenses.
Regional Stipend Allocation
The monthly / quarterly Circle stipend is adjusted based on regional operating costs.
The total stipend provided to active Circles is:
- Africa, Asia, and South America: USD $200 per month
- North America and Europe: USD $300 per month
Stewards have discretion over how the stipend is used to support their Circle's mission and deliver their winnable issues, in line with the funding guidelines outlined in the Charter.
Submitting an Invoice to receive the Circle's Stipend
Please follow the steps below to submit your invoice:
- Make a copy of the invoice template linked here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NkF4uMWo3l-iDCBUcOUuVQwf8sDh_f7bfHm4xyDU7wA/edit?gid=790763898#gid=790763898 - Complete the template with your details.
- Attach the completed invoice and include payment receipts for each item being invoiced.
- Email the invoice and receipts to:
5. Please include the name of your Circle's city and which meetup it is (e.g. 1st, 2nd, 5th).- amelia@status.im
- billing@status.im
- kirsten@status.im
Reimbursement Options
Reimbursements can be made via bank transfer or cryptocurrency.
If your primary bank account is not denominated in USD, GBP, or EUR, crypto reimbursement may be the simplest option. Please note we can only facilitate crypto payments on Ethereum mainnet.
- USDC
- ETH
- SNT
- USDS
Please indicate your preferred payment method and recipient details when submitting your invoice.
Invoice Submission Deadlines
Invoices must be submitted by the 15th of each month to be reimbursed by the end of that same month.
Invoices received after the 15th will be processed in the next payment cycle and reimbursed at the end of the following month.
Please ensure all required documentation (completed invoice and receipts) is included to avoid delays.
Checklist: Preparing for Your First Circle
- ☐ Read Sections 1–3 of the guidebook: familiarise yourself with Logos, Circles, and winnable issues.
- ☐ Book a venue and arrange snacks and drinks for attendees.
- ☐ Create a Luma page following the provided guidelines.
- ☐ Make a social post announcing your Circle.
- ☐ Share the Luma link with local contacts and relevant community groups.
- ☐ Print the Logos Zine and Circles brochure with the QR code to register their contact.
- ☐ Set the agenda and prepare talking points on local issues for the winnable issue discussion.
- ☐ Submit your invoice by the 15th of the month for reimbursement by the end of the month.
Section 3: Running the First Circle
This section focuses on how to facilitate your first Circle session. It outlines how to guide the conversation, introduce the purpose of the Circle, and create space for participants to connect and contribute. The emphasis is on building trust, encouraging participation, and moving from open discussion toward identifying shared priorities and potential areas for action.
The first circle - agenda
Agenda (2 Hours)
1. Welcome Drinks and Snacks – 20 min
Enjoy locally sourced snacks and drinks as we gather. This is a chance to meet other participants and settle in before the session begins.
2. Personal Introductions and Stories – 20 min
Participants share short introductions and stories to build trust and connection.
Discussion Guide:
- Circle Steward shares first to set the tone.
- Each participant shares their personal journey, motivation, and connection to the community or blockchain.
- Seek common themes and shared values to form a cohesive group identity.
3. Introduction to Logos – 15 min
A concise overview of Logos, its mission, and how the Circle contributes to the broader vision.
Key Points:
- Distribute the Logos brochure for reference.
- If you have a projector available, show a short presentation to accompany your explanation.
- Tell the Logos story: what Logos is, how it functions, and why it exists.
- Explain the campaign strategy: building technology that strengthens communities and supports decentralised governance.
- Introduce the Circle structure using the snowflake model.
- Q&A: brief open discussion for clarifying questions.
4. Focus on Local Issues – 45 min
Discussion on current and emerging challenges in the community and how the Circle can act.
Activities:
- Identify key community challenges and potential “winnable issues.”
- Explore how the Logos technology stack (Nomos, Codex, Waku) can support coordination and action.
5. Farewell and Next Steps – 20 min
- Summarise key takeaways and decisions.
- Share roadmap for involvement, upcoming meetings, and communication channels.
- Close with informal networking and encouragement to take the first steps.
- Try not to have the exit period feel rushed; allow everyone time for relationship building.
Total Duration: 2 hours
Ensure you've familiarised yourself with the principles of running effective Circles.
FAQs you may receive
Do Circles have to work on technical or “winnable” issues?
No. In fact, they are encouraged not to.
Circles work best when they focus on what is easiest to organise and most meaningful locally — not necessarily what is technical or complex.
Start with:
- Something people already care about
- Something achievable in a short time frame
- Something that builds momentum and trust
Winnable issues are a tool, not a requirement. The goal is to activate people power first, then scale complexity over time.
Why organise activism around Circles?
Circles are part of a broader global movement designed to help local groups become more effective and connected.
By organising through Circles, you gain access to:
- A global network of other organisers and communities
- Support from Logos core contributors
- Regular open office hours and guidance
- Light funding support for meetings and activations
- Shared templates, tools, and playbooks
- Opportunities to learn from other Circles worldwide
- Help with fundraising and ecosystem connections
Circles are designed to reduce isolation and increase coordination between local groups working on similar problems.
Can we work with similar groups already solving the same issue?
Yes, and you are strongly encouraged to.
Circles should not duplicate existing work. If there are local organisations, initiatives, or community groups already working on a similar issue, the goal is to connect, collaborate, and amplify.
In many cases, the most effective Circle action is to:
- Partner with organisations that already have domain expertise
- Support or extend work they are already doing
- Help them achieve specific goals that align with your Circle’s focus
- Fill gaps they cannot easily cover (coordination, tooling, outreach, funding, etc.)
If alignment exists, Circles can act as a coordination layer that strengthens existing efforts, rather than building parallel systems from scratch.
Is the Logos tech stack in production?
Parts of the stack are already live, while others are in active development.
- Logos Messaging is currently in production
- Blockchain and Storage messaging infrastructure are in testnet
- Mainnet launch is expected in Q2 2027
Is the Logos blockchain EVM compatible?
The Logos blockchain can support EVM-equivalent execution indirectly through its architecture.
EVM-compatible environments run within Sovereign Zones, which process transactions and then interact with the base layer. This allows Ethereum-style execution environments without requiring full EVM execution at the base layer.
Staying connected: Recommended Tools
Purpose: Keep momentum on your Circle’s winnable issue, strengthen relationships, and maintain community continuity between meetups by creating a community chat.
Each Circle decides how to stay connected, but we do have some recommendations.
The Circle can organise on apps like Signal, Telegram, or Status - the important thing is the group agrees on a platform that works best for them. Here you can share event planning and updates, along with progress on projects.
If a group decides to go for Telegram, we can help set up a channel in our dedicated Circles group.
On our Discord server, Circle members can meet core contributors, get updates, and start building with the community. Circle Stewards get elevated access to Discord.
Longer form winnable issue work and updates happen on the Logos Forum.
Circles are also listed on the Logos Luma account, making it easy to re-invite past participants and follow up with anyone who hasn’t yet joined the Discord or stayed in touch elsewhere.
Note: Status is the fully decentralised privacy-first alternative currently being built by the Logos team. You can try it out here and join the Logos community (bridged to Discord).
We recommend using Brave Browser for more privacy-preserving internet browsing.
Discover more privacy-preserving tools and projects using this explorer.
Checklist: The First Circle
- ☐ Greet attendees upon arrival.
- ☐ Share the brochure and zine.
- ☐ Offer attendees a drink, and offer to get it for them if you have the time
- ☐ Invite everyone to sit in a circle to start.
- ☐ Facilitate introductions (name, reason for attending, motivations).
- ☐ Introduce Logos and explain the purpose of Circles.
- ☐ Facilitate a discussion on local issues of interest.
- ☐ Identify a preferred communication platform to stay in touch (eg Signal, Telegram). Create the group and invite all participants to join.
- ☐ Encourage attendees to fill out the contact form (QR code on brochure).
- ☐ Check if participants authorise to have their photos shared online, faces can be blurred if preferred.
- ☐ Invite technically inclined participants to scan the QR code for the node operator program.
- ☐ Note highly motivated or skilled individuals for potential core steward roles. Approach promising individuals if the timing feels right, or follow up after.
Section 4: Post-Circle
This section explains what to do after your first Circle has taken place. It covers how to follow up with attendees, maintain engagement, and keep momentum going between sessions. It also includes guidance for stewards on reviewing outcomes, identifying next steps, and turning initial conversations into ongoing participation and coordinated action.
Post-event reporting
After your event, be sure to share an update on the Logos Forum so the rest of the community can stay informed. Use the template below to help structure your feedback. Once your update is posted on the Forum, share the link in the Discord #circle-discussions channel so others can easily read it.
Post-event reporting is a core part of how Circles learn, improve, and coordinate across the network. It ensures that activity in local Circles translates into shared knowledge and measurable progress around winnable issues.
Why this matters
Without consistent reporting, it becomes difficult to:
- Track progress on winnable issues
- Understand what is working across Circles
- Justify ongoing funding and resourcing decisions
Please note!
If a Circle does not share their post-event updates, we will not be able to approve further funding for subsequent Circle activities in that location. This is not intended as a punitive measure, but as a requirement for maintaining transparency, accountability, and effective resource allocation across the network.
Funding should directly correlate with the visibility of outcomes.
Privacy Guidelines:
- Any photos of participants should have faces blurred or replaced with emojis before sharing, unless you have their express consent to share the photo.
- Avoid including full names in public notes; use first names only or initials.
Reporting template:
Logos Circle [location, month]
Date:
Location:
Registered on Luma:
Attended: [number of participants AND return attendees]
Languages:
Participants
Pointers to include:
- Number of attendees and countries represented
- Backgrounds: developers, startup founders, crypto enthusiasts, privacy advocates.
- Areas of interest or focus
Topics Discussed
For each topic, include:
- Topic Name / Theme
- Key Points & Insights:
- Challenges or open questions
- Solutions, ideas, or proposals
- Technologies or tools mentioned
- Action Items or Next Steps
Winnable issues update
Pointers to include:
- If a winnable issue has been defined, and what is it if so
- Any updates on the winnable issue that happened outside of the Circle meeting
- Any blockers faced
- Planned follow-up actions, including who is taking responsibility of what
What We Learned / To Improve / New Ideas
Pointers to include:
- Things that worked well
- Areas for improvement
- New ideas or experiments to try next time
Feedback form
Feel free to use these questions for the Luma feedback form, or write your own. It's also a good idea to ask core circle members privately for feedback, and to check in with the wider group in the Discord channel about how things went and what could be improved.
- Star rating on Luma
- What part of the meetup stood out most to you?
- Is there anything you wish had been different or improved?
- Are you interested in helping with future events or actions?
- If yes, what would you like to contribute to?
Checklist: Post Event
- ☐ Post an update on the Logos Forum about how your Circle went.
- ☐ Send a thank-you message in your group chat, including a link to your forum post for those who want to engage there.
- ☐ Reach out 1:1 to standout participants to discuss taking on a steward role in the Circle.
- ☐ Set up the Luma page for your next Circle as soon as possible, and share the link in your group chat so people know when and where the next meeting is.
- ☐ If a local topic had strong agreement, reach out to relevant people or organisations already working on that issue to explore collaboration, or invite them to the next Circle to discuss the topic in more depth.
- ☐ Join the Online Logos Circle X Space (Tuesdays, 7 PM UTC) to share updates with the broader Logos community and discuss what your Circle is working on.
Section 5. Stewarding a Circle
This section focuses on the ongoing responsibilities of Circle Stewards. It outlines how stewards help sustain and grow a Circle over time, including coordinating people, distributing responsibilities through volunteer roles, and maintaining healthy group dynamics. It also introduces the basics of running a Logos node as part of contributing to the wider network.
Growing local Circles
A guide for growing local Circles and attracting the right people
The goal of marketing Circles isn’t mass outreach; it’s attracting committed people. We’re looking for a unique group of individuals who align with our values, care about social action, and can be energised by the chance to create the Logos cyberstate.
Our aim isn’t to fill up a room, but rather to find future collaborators: volunteers who can help run the Circle, take ownership of projects, or start new Circles of their own.
See here for the key target audiences for Circles.
Growth Tactics
1. Reactivate Past Attendees & Build Continuity
Circle growth is primarily driven by continuity; each new event should begin with the people who have already engaged.
When creating a new Luma event:
- Re-invite all previous attendees from the Luma list
- Prioritise people who attended but are not yet actively contributing
- Treat past attendees as the highest-signal audience for each new Circle
After each Circle:
- Follow up 1:1 with attendees where there was meaningful engagement
- Use short, personal messages (chat or voice note) to continue the relationship
- Ask if they want to join the next session or take a small next step
Always close the loop:
- Clearly invite people back into the next Circle
- Reference previous participation to create continuity (“building on what we discussed last time…”)
This ensures that participation compounds over time, turning one-off attendees into returning contributors and eventually active community members.
2. Attend Local Meetups
Plug into existing ecosystem, including local activist circles, tech and Web3 spaces, community food projects, housing forums, art collectives, etc.
- Don’t just show up, engage. Ask questions, build rapport, and invite people to the Circle personally.
- Local meetups are critical to finding the right people for the Circle. Find detailed guidance below on how to make the most of meetup outreach.
3. Partner with Your Space or Venue
If you're hosting your event in a co-working space, community centre, or cultural venue, ask them to help promote it to their network.
They can:
- Include it in newsletters or Telegram channels
- Share it on their social media
- Post flyers or event posters around the space
4. Guerrilla Marketing
Use direct, DIY outreach to spread the word.
- Request flyers or stickers from the design team
- Hand them out at events, universities, or public gatherings
- Leave a few at cafés, bookshops, or cultural spaces your audience frequents
- Use chalk writing, zines, wheatpasting, or other low-cost, high-impact formats that match our medium
5. Online Communities
Tap into online spaces where people already care about the kinds of issues your Circle is looking to support, or are already working on.
Such as:
- Local mutual aid or community organising groups online
- Relevant Discord servers
- Relevant forums or subreddits
- Aligned local thought leaders on X / Farcaster / LinkedIn
6. Direct Personal Invites
One of the most effective ways to grow your Circle is by activating yours and your fellow core contributors’ networks. Reach out directly to people in your networks who align with the mission.
Encourage outreach to:
- People you’ve worked with and trust
- Locals already doing aligned work
- Thinkers or builders who’d resonate with Logos’ mission
You can also do direct outreach to other meetup groups that align with our target audiences.
7. Email Outreach
If you have access to a contact list specific to the area where your event is taking place (e.g. you’ve ran an event there before), sending out an email blast with details of your meetup.
Important:
Only send to location-specific lists. Avoid blasting general or global mailing lists — it risks spamming people who aren’t local and may dilute the signal.
Tips for effective outreach:
- Keep the subject line clear(e.g. “Join us in Lisbon: First Logos Circle Gathering”)
- Mention why the event matters locally — tie into specific issues or shared values
- Include key details (what, where, when, and why)
8. List your event on external event sites
Promote your Circle’s meetups through platforms where your target audience is already looking for events. This increases visibility and helps attract people outside your immediate network.
- LinkedIn Events: Great if you already have a presence on the platform.
- Eventbrite / Meetup.com: Used heavily in some cities; check whether it is relevant for you.
- Local community calendars: Check city or neighbourhood websites, co-working spaces, and cultural centres.
Running future circles
While the monthly Circle is a great entry point for newcomers, tackling deeper work often requires more flexibility. When your Circle regularly welcomes new participants, it can be challenging to focus on the detailed planning and action needed to define and deliver a winnable issue. If this is the case for you, follow the guidance below.
- Onboarding through monthly Circles: Treat your main meetup as a top-of-funnel event. Welcome new people, explain Logos and Circles, give high-level updates on winnable issues, and build trust. This session is about alignment and energy, not solving everything at once.
- Smaller working groups: Real progress on winnable issues happens between Circles. Stewards should convene smaller sessions—coworking days, site visits, workshops—where committed members can focus on concrete action with community partners.
- Facilitating inclusion: Whenever possible, bring the community or organisation you’re supporting into the Circle itself. This accelerates trust-building and makes the work more grounded and accountable. If that’s not possible, go to them—meeting people in their own spaces shows respect and strengthens relationships.
- Adapting formats: Use different formats for different needs—big Circles for inspiration and onboarding, small groups for action and follow-through. The balance will depend on your community’s size and maturity.
If the Circle is already working on a winnable issue:
- Lead by listening
Start with open questions. Invite participants to share problems or opportunities they care about. Let those already engaged in related work speak first. Facilitate with care, but avoid dominating the conversation.
- Use emotion to galvanise energy
The most effective narratives trigger collective emotional energy, e.g.. a sense of outrage, solidarity, hope, or determination. Emotional resonance is the fuel of sustained action.
- Make collective intelligence visible
Document contributions using a whiteboard, sticky notes, or collaborative tools. When people see their input acknowledged, they feel respected and more invested.
- Filter ideas with shared values
Together, assess potential issues using three key criteria: alignment with Logos values (like decentralisation, privacy, and open governance), emotional impact on the group, and clarity or achievability as a campaign.
- Refine and commit to a direction
Vote or build consensus around which story or issue to pursue. Broad ideas should be narrowed into actionable, concrete goals that people can rally around.
If the Circle is already working on a winnable issue:
- Celebrate momentum
Share updates and small victories to energise the group. Every win, no matter how minor, contributes to a sense of progress and purpose.
- Identify barriers and seek help
Naming blockers out loud opens the door to support and creative solutions. Struggles shared are more easily overcome.
- Reconnect through values
Reaffirm why the winnable issue matters. Keep the emotional thread alive by grounding updates in purpose, not just logistics.
- Engage and empower new members
Invite fresh input, questions, and skill offers from newcomers. Actively look for opportunities to fold them into ongoing efforts.
- Share responsibility to build resilience
Delegate small but important tasks such as outreach, note-taking, promotion, or coordination. These touchpoints create ownership, grow leadership, and embed the campaign in real lives.
The role of Circle stewards
The Role of Circle Stewards
The role of Circle Stewards is to organise each meeting, guide the conversation, distribute roles to volunteers, and manage operational logistics such as the online platform. Each Steward is responsible for creating a welcoming, respectful environment where people feel motivated to speak, connect, and contribute. Stewards don’t need to be experts in everything, but they should be willing to listen, learn, and lead by example.
Core responsibilities include:
- Setting the tone: Choose welcoming venues for your Circle, open the space with care, and lead through service.
- Help assign volunteer roles: Know the members in your Circle. Help assign volunteer roles based on people’s experience and interest.
- Facilitating meetings: Introduce Logos, guide discussions, and help the group stay focused on shared values and actionable outcomes.
- Help discover winnable issues: Facilitate Circle discussions to uncover a “winnable issue” - a concrete, solvable problem that matters to each community, aligns with Logos values, and feels achievable through collective action. It’s specific enough to act on, big enough to matter, and small enough to win.
- Spot, support, and promote leaders: Pay attention to who shows energy, initiative, or emotional clarity. Invite them to take on small responsibilities and grow into leadership.
- Make the Hard Ask: End every meetup with concrete, specific asks linked to real tasks. Use direct language, follow up, and adapt based on what moves people.
- Tracking momentum: Follow up on winnable issues, delegate small tasks, and help maintain continuity between gatherings.
- Staying informed: Keep up with Logos updates, tools, and narratives so you can confidently connect local issues to broader solutions. This is done in sync with Logos CCs.
- Maintaining communications: Create and update your local online meeting place or Forum thread, and keep your Circle engaged between events.
Volunteer roles
Volunteer Roles & Responsibilities
Volunteers power every Circle. Clear, shared roles build trust, momentum, and shared ownership.
1. Circle Steward
- Facilitate meetups, introduce Logos, and help guide the group toward action.
- Create space for others to contribute, grow, and take ownership over time.
- Project manage the delivery of winnable issues
2. Communications Steward
- Promote the monthly Circle meetups
- Post Logos Forum updates with meeting notes and progress updates for the winnable issue.
- Help develop key messaging to promote what your Circle is working on and inspire others to join you.
3. Community Steward
- Connect with aligned communities and local channels to help grow the Circle.
- Welcome new members and help them plug in.
- Moderate the Circle community channel.
4. Impact Steward
- Take on a piece of real-world action, whether that’s outreach, research, building tools, or hosting events.
- Volunteers on winnable issues may not be part of the local Circle; they may be able to contribute remotely.
5. Technical Steward
- Develop tools, contribute code and documentation
- Provide expertise in onboarding more technical contributors
- Provide the link with Logos CCs to support solutions on the Logos stack.
Parallel Society Playbook
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.
Submission Template
Copy the template below into your 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 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.
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.
Running a Logos node
Logos testnet is now live. You can now run a Logos node, and we encourage each Circle to run a node using this quickstart guide.
If you need support setting up your node, join the weekly EcoDevoffice hours on Fridays at 12:00 UTC.
Builders Hub
For additional resources, documentation, and ecosystem updates, visit the Builders Hub.
There you will find:
- Setup guides and technical documentation
- Updates on testnet and ecosystem progress
- Information for builders, contributors, and node operators
- Links to relevant tools and programs as they become available