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NOVASEN is a network of course, but we can also be understood as an assembly in Decidim (the platform we are using here!), wherein an assembly is a group of members of an organization who meet periodically to make decisions about a specific area or scope of the organization. Assemblies hold meetings, some are private and some are open. If they are open, it is possible to participate in them (for example: attending if the capacity allows it, adding points to the agenda, or commenting on the proposals and decisions taken by this organ).

For some examples, we might form a general assembly which meets once a year to define the organisation's main lines of action as well as its various functional groups by vote, an equality advisory council which meets every two months to make proposals on how to improve gender relations in the organisation, an evaluation commission which meets every month to monitor a process, or a guarantee body which collects incidents, abuses or proposals to improve decision-making procedures.

IN SOLIDARITY

NOVASEN is your local chapter of the Virginia Solidarity Economy Network (VA SEN) founded in April 2025. In NOVASEN we're organizing to be more resilient and self-sustaining as we resist collapse, survive together, and build the next system. That means a lot... like starting worker-owned businesses and community-owned land trusts and housing. For example, a housing co-op in Fredericksburg, VA, partners with SECOSOL forming part of NOVA SEN. Click here to learn more. You can also find us on Mastodon.

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Reference: NOVA-ASSE-2025-09-13

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