Diagram showing nested circles representing different levels of a governance structure, from smallest to largest: Local Inclusion Circles, Bioregional Assembly, Inter-Bioregional Council, and Planetary Republic.

1. PROBS Starts Small (Movement-Building Phase)

  • Legal Container: In the U.S., a 501(c)(3) (education/charitable) or a 501(c)(4) (advocacy/political) could be a smart first step. This gives us legitimacy, a bank account, and the ability to accept donations and apply for grants.

  • Why not a new “government” yet? Because trying to declare sovereignty too early makes us vulnerable to being dismissed as fringe or even treated as subversive. We can start as a movement and a commons project.

  • Activities:

    • Education: workshops, reading groups, online explainer content.

    • Local pilots: start building Inclusion Circles in our towns or bioregions.

    • Commons projects: community gardens, watershed monitoring, soil restoration — real, tangible contributions.

    • Record everything: build the PROBS Field Manual as we go.

2. Federation Phase (Networks of Circles)

  • Once multiple communities adopt Inclusion Circles: we federate.

  • Inter-bioregional councils form with representatives carrying mandates.

  • This creates the first planetary scaffolding.

  • Tech backbone emerges (open ledgers, shared platforms, mapping tools).

  • Funding can scale from donations → grants → cooperative finance models.

3. Parallel Governance Phase

  • At this point, PROBS is no longer “just” a nonprofit. It becomes a parallel institution:

    • Still within the law (like how the Haudenosaunee Confederacy exists alongside the U.S. and Canada).

    • Still collaborative with existing states — but visibly offering governance functions states can’t:

      • Protecting commons,

      • Ensuring transparency,

      • Coordinating across borders,

      • Representing displaced peoples or bioregions.

  • Nations may start signing treaties with PROBS (just as they do with NGOs or tribal nations now). That’s a major milestone.

4. Horizon Phase: Beyond Nation-State Primacy

  • We don’t “dissolve” nation-states outright. They fade in centrality as PROBS builds legitimacy.

  • Think EU vs. national parliaments — the EU didn’t abolish France or Germany; it created a higher layer that gradually took over some roles.

  • Eventually, as crises intensify (climate migration, pandemics, planetary defense needs), states will lean on PROBS. That’s when the balance of legitimacy shifts.

  • Long term dissolution achieves our goals without the need for violent revolution.

5. What Can a Community Do Right Now?

Here’s a concrete playbook:

  1. Form a Circle: Host an open assembly — invite neighbors, faith groups, schools, activists. Frame it as: “Let’s imagine how our town could connect to planetary survival.”

  2. Find the Name of your Bioregion: Map your watershed, soils, ecosystems. Anchor your identity in place, not State-recognized boundaries.

  3. Pilot a Commons Project: e.g. a community solar co-op, a watershed clean-up, or a community land trust. Make it practical, not just visionary.

  4. Create Transparency Tools: Publish a simple open ledger of funds/donations. Practice accountability.

  5. Link Outward: Connect with other towns or communities experimenting with similar ideas (even globally). This creates the first PROBS network-of-networks.

  6. Tell the Story: Document what you’re doing — online, in print, with art. PROBS grows when stories spread. #PlanetaryRepublic

  7. Attend Assemblies: Attend our assemblies and keep us posted on what you’re up to.