The world feels broken. We are divided now more than ever. We feel powerless.
What if we could build a new reality based on models of decentralized power and participatory decision-making? Join us as we explore and develop the possibilities.
BANR is a non-partisan, evidenced-based social movement addressing the six facets of society’s needs.
Our first priority is to achieve True Representation in governance, the one facet that rules them all. True Representation is the bullseye of democratic governance.
You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. – Buckminster Fuller
By Ted Wachtel There are possibilities for a new reality. Unlike the chaotic exchange of tweets and press releases that leaves everyone feeling angry about public misdeeds, a restorative justice…
West Philadelphia High School was the worst. Suspensions and expulsions didn’t stop the frequent fights and fire setting. The good news is that “restorative practices” came to West Philadelphia. To…
Decades ago, Congressman Alvin O’Konski warned that most lawmakers “are bought, sold, signed, sealed and delivered.” It’s nothing new. To end corruption, we must build a new reality. To learn…
“A theory of everyone” asserts that we get better results if authorities, in every setting, engage stakeholders with more voice and choice, in exchange for taking more responsibility. To learn…
The Green Bay Packer football team will never leave town, because it’s the only professional team owned by its fans—a prototype for a new reality in major league sports. To…