"Residents Associations take on a specific role inside the community, unlike Not-in-My-Back-Yard (NIMBY) or single-issue campaigns, residents associations aim to represent the interests of a neighbourhood, or group of people in an area, to improve their own conditions. This is positive as it reflects some of the basic principals of libertarian socialism that we wish to promote. However, the quality of residents associations varies greatly. There are many examples of associations going along with council decisions that have subsequently been met with uproar by the community in which they are supposed to be based.

In light of this we argue for our members to be involved with their local residents associations, should they be sufficiently independent, and to take an active part in building them, facilitating their growth. In areas where associations do not exist, or associations are co-opted or dominated by undemocratic factions, new and independent associations should be set up to replace them..."

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