#DuckDuckFedi: what would be a good, concise term for "grassroots initiatives to build alternative social structures founded on radical principles, focusing on the 'building up' and mutual social support part rather than the 'tearing down' part?"
I'm looking for something less specific than 'mutual aid', also encompassing the somewhat more abstract and semi-centralized movements, but not including institutional efforts.
@joepie91 perhaps "radical local groups"
@dorian So that's *almost* what I'm looking for, but the problem is that anything called 'radical' is a scary term to folks who would be on board with the *concept*, but have built up a kneejerk reaction against the term due to *waves in general direction of politics*.
I'm looking for a more 'gentle' term, something that drives people to go "huh, what's that?" rather than "aaa that sounds bad", to have a foot between the door and introduce them to the concepts.
@dorian (Aside, I'm aware that "finding a non-controversial term" is a bit of a cat and mouse game due to any radical term being *made* scary over time by established institutions, but making this sort of thing more politically approachable can still be a helpful device in the short term, IMO)
