Founding Framework

Northern California is home to individuals, volunteers, advocates, community groups, organizations, professionals, and other participants who care deeply about Iran and the Iranian people.

Many already work independently.

Many have built organizations.

Many participate without belonging to any organization.

Many possess skills, resources, experience, relationships, or willingness to serve when circumstances require action.

What is often missing is not passion, people, or ability.

It is a shared structure through which independent organizations and independent people can communicate, coordinate, combine resources when appropriate, make regional decisions, and act together when circumstances call for a Northern California response.

Lion & Sun NorCal is proposed to provide that structure.

It is not intended to replace existing organizations.

It is not intended to absorb them.

It is not intended to control their local activities.

It is not intended to create another organization competing for leadership.

It is not intended to establish permanent ownership by a founder, president, organization, donor, administrator, or personality.

Lion & Sun NorCal has no seat at the table.

Lion & Sun NorCal is the table.

It is a shared framework through which independent organizations and Guard e Jaavidaan can meet as constituencies, consider proposals, make coalition-level decisions, coordinate resources, and build greater regional capacity.

No founder owns this table.

No permanent president controls it.

No individual organization controls it.

No administrator receives governing power merely by maintaining the system.

Its legitimacy comes from the organizations and people who voluntarily choose to participate through the framework and from the procedures they collectively adopt.

The following matters remain intentionally unresolved in Version 0.1 and must not be presented as final rules.

The mission of Lion & Sun NorCal is to provide a shared Northern California framework through which participating organizations and independent individuals can communicate, coordinate, share resources voluntarily, deliberate on regional proposals, and undertake collective actions concerning Iran and the Iranian people while preserving organizational and individual independence.

The fundamental principle of the coalition is:

Local Independence. Regional Unity. Collective Action.

Lion & Sun NorCal is:

a coalition framework;

a regional coordination table;

a communication network;

a mechanism for collective decision-making;

a structure for coordinating major regional actions;

a bridge among organizations, communities, regions, volunteers, and independent participants.

Lion & Sun NorCal is not:

the parent organization of its participants;

the owner of Member Organizations;

a replacement for existing organizations;

a permanent presidency;

a centralized command structure;

an authority over independent local organizational decisions;

an automatic owner of volunteers;

an automatic owner of member data;

an automatic owner of organizational finances or equipment;

an organization possessing its own Council vote.

Coalition participation should focus on the shared mission rather than competition over organizational ownership, credit, visibility, recognition, or control.

Unity does not require an organization to surrender its identity, leadership, strategy, finances, volunteers, local activities, or independence.

Coalition-wide resources should be concentrated where regional coordination can create meaningful additional impact.

The existence of an activity alone does not create an obligation for coalition-wide participation.

Important coalition decisions should be communicated clearly, considered through established procedures, and documented appropriately.

Council authority comes from representing a recognized constituency.

Personal popularity, seniority, founding involvement, visibility, financial contribution, or individual influence does not independently create governing authority.

Participants may disagree with proposals, strategies, locations, priorities, tactics, or other participants without being treated as enemies of the coalition.

Good-faith criticism is permitted.

Holding responsibility within the coalition does not create ownership of the coalition.

Administrative responsibility exists to serve the framework.

No founder, facilitator, organization, donor, representative, administrator, volunteer, or other individual may claim unilateral authority over Lion & Sun NorCal.

Lion & Sun NorCal is built around two primary forms of constituency participation:

Recognized Member Organizations

Guard e Jaavidaan

Recognized Member Organizations are independent organizations or established grassroots groups that satisfy the coalition's recognition requirements.

Each recognized independent organizational constituency receives representation through the Coalition Council according to this Framework.

Guard e Jaavidaan is the independent volunteer and action constituency within the Lion & Sun NorCal framework.

It provides individuals with a direct home in the coalition without requiring them to join an existing Member Organization.

Recognized Member Organizations and Guard e Jaavidaan send authorized representatives or delegates to the Lion & Sun NorCal Coalition Council.

The Council is the forum through which coalition-level proposals are discussed and coalition-level decisions are made.

Lion & Sun NorCal itself is not an additional constituency sitting alongside its members.

It therefore receives no independent Council vote.

The structural principle is:

Lion & Sun NorCal does not sit at the table. Lion & Sun NorCal is the table.

An organization does not need to be:

incorporated;

a nonprofit corporation;

tax-exempt;

a 501(c)(3);

a 501(c)(4);

formally licensed as a nonprofit;

or engaged in fundraising

in order to be considered for recognition.

Legitimate grassroots organizations may qualify.

A group seeking recognition should represent an actual collective rather than merely one individual operating under an organizational name.

The organization should operate under a recognizable identity.

Evidence may include:

a website;

social-media presence;

public or private community channel;

public events;

advocacy campaigns;

published material;

community activity;

other verifiable evidence of continuing organizational existence.

The organization should demonstrate meaningful activity relevant to its stated mission.

Activity may include:

advocacy;

demonstrations;

civic engagement;

campaigns;

education;

media;

community organizing;

humanitarian activity;

cultural or public programming;

other relevant work.

The organization must be able to identify who possesses authority to designate its Coalition Council representative.

A formal corporate board is not required.

Participation should be reasonably compatible with the purpose and foundational commitments of Lion & Sun NorCal.

A recognized Member Organization agrees to follow this Framework when:

representing itself within Lion & Sun NorCal;

participating in coalition decision-making;

using Lion & Sun NorCal identity;

representing an activity as an official coalition action.

A developing group that does not yet satisfy the requirements for full organizational recognition may participate as an Emerging Group.

An Emerging Group may:

collaborate with coalition participants;

attend appropriate meetings when invited or authorized;

contribute ideas and proposals;

participate in actions;

seek advice or support.

Emerging status does not automatically provide an independent Council vote.

An Emerging Group may later seek recognition as a Member Organization.

A website, social-media page, campaign, podcast, media project, technology platform, database, professional initiative, or other project is not automatically a separate Member Organization.

Such initiatives may contribute as projects or Coalition Partners without automatically receiving an independent Council vote.

Recognition by Lion & Sun NorCal establishes coalition participation only.

It does not certify an organization's:

legal status;

nonprofit status;

tax status;

fundraising authorization;

regulatory compliance;

financial standing.

Each organization remains responsible for its own obligations.

Each recognized independent Member Organization receives one organizational Council vote.

Organizational voting power is based on genuine constituency representation, not merely possession of a name, website, social-media account, project, or legal entity.

Multiple nominally separate entities may be treated as one voting constituency when objective evidence demonstrates that they are substantially under common organizational control or function as branches, projects, or alter egos of the same governing structure.

Relevant evidence may include:

substantially identical governing leadership;

common authority over major organizational decisions;

one entity appointing or removing the leadership of another;

common control of finances;

common control of organizational accounts;

operation as chapters or projects of one parent structure;

separate entities created or maintained primarily to obtain additional coalition voting power.

Organizations shall not be treated as one constituency merely because they:

cooperate frequently;

belong to another coalition or alliance;

organize events together;

share strategic or political views;

frequently vote the same way;

have personal friendships among leaders;

publicly endorse one another's activities.

Legitimate coalition-building is permitted and encouraged.

Member Organizations should disclose significant formal relationships relevant to coalition governance, including:

formal coalitions;

umbrella structures;

parent organizations;

chapter relationships;

significant overlapping governing leadership.

No participant may use:

proxy entities;

duplicate organizations;

nominee representatives;

artificial restructuring;

shell groups;

other arrangements

primarily intended to circumvent coalition voting limitations.

A determination that multiple entities constitute one voting constituency must rely on documented facts and established criteria.

Such a determination may not be based merely on disagreement with the entities, their strategy, or how they vote.

The voting threshold for such a determination is addressed in Article VIII.

Guard e Jaavidaan is the independent volunteer and action constituency within Lion & Sun NorCal.

It provides a direct path for individuals who wish to participate in coordinated Northern California advocacy without being required to belong to an existing Member Organization.

Guard e Jaavidaan may maintain its own:

membership;

internal communication channels;

meetings;

operational structure;

member discussions;

delegate-selection process;

volunteer teams.

Guard e Jaavidaan members determine their internal representatives through a transparent selection or election process established by their membership.

No outside Member Organization selects Guard e Jaavidaan's delegates.

Lion & Sun NorCal itself does not appoint them.

The exact long-term delegate-selection process remains subject to Founding Review as provided in Article XX.

Under the proposed initial model, Guard e Jaavidaan may send up to three delegates to Coalition Council meetings.

Those delegates collectively exercise one Council vote.

The presence of multiple delegates is intended to broaden representation, knowledge, and continuity.

It does not create additional votes.

Delegates should consult Guard e Jaavidaan membership on significant coalition proposals whenever reasonably possible.

Consultation may occur through:

member meetings;

authenticated digital polling;

emergency consultation;

other transparent internal procedures.

Delegates are expected to represent the constituency rather than merely their individual preference.

Individuals may:

volunteer with Member Organizations;

attend events organized by Member Organizations;

support multiple organizations;

participate in Guard e Jaavidaan.

Such involvement does not automatically disqualify a person from Guard e Jaavidaan.

However, no individual may simultaneously exercise or control multiple Council votes on the same matter.

A person serving as a voting representative of a Member Organization may not simultaneously cast or control the Guard e Jaavidaan vote on the same Council matter.

Relevant governing affiliations should be disclosed.

Guard e Jaavidaan may organize members by skills and availability.

Areas may include:

Field Operations;

Transportation;

Media;

Public Communication;

Creative;

Digital Action;

Civic Outreach;

Technology;

Professional Resources;

other capabilities identified by the membership.

Membership in Guard e Jaavidaan does not obligate a person to participate in every coalition action.

Participation in individual actions remains voluntary.

Guard e Jaavidaan coordinates participating individuals.

It does not create ownership over their labor, time, relationships, personal information, or participation.

The Coalition Council is the representative decision-making forum for coalition-level matters.

The Council consists of:

representatives of recognized Member Organizations;

Guard e Jaavidaan delegates exercising its collective constituency vote.

Each Member Organization may designate up to two representatives to attend Council meetings under the proposed initial model.

Regardless of the number of representatives attending, the organization possesses only one vote.

Each organization determines who represents it.

Lion & Sun NorCal, other organizations, founders, or administrators may not select another organization's representative.

A person claiming to represent an organization must be authorized by that organization according to its own internal procedures.

Lion & Sun NorCal possesses no separate Council vote.

Founding involvement does not provide:

an additional vote;

a veto;

a tie-breaking vote;

permanent Council membership;

superior governing authority.

Lion & Sun NorCal shall not have a permanent president, boss, supreme leader, or equivalent office possessing unilateral authority over the coalition.

Council meetings may be coordinated by a Council Facilitator.

The Facilitator may:

coordinate meeting scheduling;

help prepare agendas;

facilitate orderly discussion;

ensure representatives have reasonable opportunity to speak;

assist in documenting decisions;

communicate procedural information.

The Facilitator does not possess executive authority over Member Organizations or Guard e Jaavidaan.

The Facilitator receives no additional Council vote because of the administrative role.

The Facilitator position should rotate according to a procedure adopted through the founding process or later Council decision.

The exact term and selection procedure remain subject to Founding Review.

The Council may designate a Records Coordinator or Secretary.

Responsibilities may include maintaining:

meeting records;

decisions;

representative authorization;

membership status;

disclosed affiliations;

voting records where appropriate.

Administrative access does not create additional governing authority.

The Council should seek consensus before resorting to a formal vote when practical.

Disagreement should first encourage:

discussion;

clarification;

reasonable amendment;

efforts to address legitimate concerns.

When consensus cannot reasonably be achieved, the Council may decide a matter through voting.

Each recognized voting constituency receives one vote unless this Framework expressly provides otherwise.

Routine coalition decisions may be approved by a simple majority of votes cast, provided any adopted quorum requirement is satisfied.

Major structural matters should require a two-thirds vote.

These include:

amendments to the Founding Framework after ratification or under an adopted amendment process;

major structural governance changes;

significant coalition financial commitments;

suspension or removal of a Member Organization;

a formal determination under the Common-Control Rule that nominally separate entities constitute one voting constituency;

other matters formally designated as fundamental governance questions.

Formal activation of Guard e Jaavidaan for a major coalition-wide regional mobilization should require a heightened voting threshold.

Proposed initial threshold: two-thirds of votes cast.

This threshold remains subject to Founding Review.

A tied vote does not pass.

A tie does not activate:

a founder tie-break;

a Facilitator tie-break;

an administrative tie-break.

The proposal may be:

revised;

reconsidered;

returned for additional discussion;

pursued independently by willing organizations if it does not use coalition identity or resources.

The minimum quorum required for binding Council decisions has not yet been determined.

Quorum is an Open Founding Question under Article XX.

A Council vote determines coalition status of a proposal.

It does not erase individual or organizational disagreement.

Organizations that jointly originate, organize, control, or formally sponsor a proposed coalition action shall be identified as Sponsoring Organizations for that proposal.

Sponsoring Organizations may participate in discussion and do not automatically lose their Council votes merely because they submitted the proposal.

A proposal requesting:

formal coalition-wide endorsement;

significant coalition resources;

or regional Guard e Jaavidaan mobilization

must receive:

the normal voting threshold required for that type of action; and

support from a majority of participating non-sponsoring voting constituencies.

This rule prevents several organizations that jointly created their own project from converting that project into a coalition-wide obligation solely through their combined sponsor votes.

Organizations do not lose their normal independent Council status simply because they:

frequently collaborate;

participate in another alliance;

jointly organize events;

often submit proposals together.

The sponsor rule applies to the particular proposal being considered.

The Common-Control Rule in Article V addresses artificial organizational duplication.

A project may remain an independent joint action among its sponsors even when it does not receive coalition-wide approval.

Failure to receive coalition designation does not prohibit sponsors from acting independently.

A Local or Independent Action is organized independently by one or more Member Organizations or participants without being presented as an official Lion & Sun NorCal coalition action.

Member Organizations do not require Council permission to conduct their own local activities.

Other coalition participants may voluntarily support or attend a Local Action.

Such participation does not automatically convert the event into an official coalition action.

A Coalition-Supported Action is initiated by one or more participants and receives formal coalition support without necessarily becoming a fully coalition-originated action.

Support may include:

amplification;

coordination;

volunteer assistance;

selected logistics;

shared resources voluntarily contributed;

other specifically approved assistance.

A NorCal Coalition Action is formally approved through the Coalition Council as a coordinated Lion & Sun NorCal action.

Such an action represents collective coalition coordination rather than the unilateral activity of a single participant.

Lion & Sun NorCal does not require Member Organizations to seek permission for ordinary independent local activities.

Use of official coalition identity, significant coalition resources, or formal regional mobilization requires the coalition decision process applicable to that action.

Approval of a coalition action establishes that the action may proceed under the coalition framework.

It does not automatically compel every Member Organization or individual to participate.

A Member Organization may:

support an action;

oppose an action;

abstain;

decline participation;

provide only selected support.

Individual Guard e Jaavidaan members decide whether to participate in a particular action.

No Member Organization is required to provide:

volunteers;

money;

equipment;

mailing lists;

social-media access;

transportation;

facilities;

donor information;

organizational data;

other resources

unless it voluntarily agrees to do so.

Good-faith refusal to participate in a particular coalition action does not by itself constitute disloyalty or grounds for removal.

Council representatives should disclose significant organizational roles, affiliations, and direct conflicts relevant to matters before the Council.

No individual may cast or control more than one Council vote on the same matter.

A single individual may not exercise several organizational votes through proxy authority on the same matter.

Participation in multiple advocacy communities or events does not itself establish wrongdoing or disqualification.

The concern is control over multiple Council votes or undisclosed conflicts relevant to a decision.

The Council should establish procedures for handling significant:

personal;

financial;

organizational;

contractual;

or other direct conflicts.

Disclosure is the minimum requirement.

Where a direct conflict makes participation inappropriate, recusal may be required according to procedures adopted by the coalition.

Important conflict disclosures, recusals, decisions, and vote outcomes should be recorded where appropriate.

Participants may:

disagree;

criticize proposals;

vote against actions;

propose alternative strategies;

question procedures;

challenge governance rules;

decline participation;

leave the coalition.

Participants shall not:

knowingly misrepresent coalition decisions;

falsely claim to speak for another organization;

falsely claim coalition endorsement;

intentionally manipulate voting eligibility;

deliberately create artificial voting entities;

engage in harassment or threats against participants;

sabotage approved coalition operations;

misuse confidential volunteer or participant information;

maliciously release legitimately confidential internal information;

misuse coalition resources for unauthorized purposes.

Criticism of organizations, representatives, proposals, or coalition procedure is not itself misconduct.

Criticism is allowed.

Disagreement is allowed.

Different strategies are allowed.

Personal destruction is not.

Member Organizations retain control of their own membership, supporter, volunteer, and organizational information.

Participation in Lion & Sun NorCal does not require an organization to surrender its full volunteer or member list to the coalition.

Lion & Sun NorCal should collect only information reasonably necessary for:

coalition administration;

representation;

communication;

authorized mobilization;

governance;

other legitimate coalition functions.

Sensitive operational information should be accessible only to people who reasonably need it.

Information concerning Guard e Jaavidaan participants should be protected and used only for authorized purposes.

No participant may exploit access to coalition systems in order to harvest:

volunteer information;

organizational contacts;

donor information;

private communication data;

other protected information

for unrelated purposes.

The coalition may adopt additional security, access-control, retention, and privacy procedures as operational needs develop.

No Member Organization's funds automatically become Lion & Sun NorCal funds.

No organization or individual may financially obligate another Member Organization without that organization's consent.

If Lion & Sun NorCal later receives or controls funds, transparent financial procedures must be adopted before significant funds are collected or spent.

Future financial rules should address:

authorization;

custody of funds;

documentation;

reimbursements;

spending approval;

reporting;

donations;

conflicts of interest;

accountability.

Whether Lion & Sun NorCal should itself directly receive funds has not yet been determined.

This is an Open Founding Question under Article XX.

Until a financial structure is formally adopted, participants should not assume that Lion & Sun NorCal itself is authorized to solicit, hold, distribute, or represent itself as controlling coalition funds.

Each Member Organization remains independently responsible for its own:

legal obligations;

financial obligations;

tax obligations;

fundraising compliance;

regulatory requirements.

Recognition by Lion & Sun NorCal does not certify legal or financial compliance.

The Coalition Council should establish a practical recurring meeting schedule.

The exact regular schedule remains subject to adoption.

When rapidly developing circumstances require consideration of immediate action, an emergency Council meeting may be called according to procedures adopted by the Council.

Reasonable efforts should be made to notify all voting constituencies.

The exact minimum notice required for emergency Council action has not yet been determined.

It remains an Open Founding Question under Article XX.

Where circumstances make an in-person or live meeting impractical, the Council may adopt authenticated digital voting or decision procedures.

The same voting thresholds and integrity protections applicable to the underlying decision continue to apply.

Digital voting procedures should reasonably verify that the person casting a constituency vote is authorized to do so.

The Council may invite non-voting participants whose information, expertise, or perspective would assist deliberation.

Possible participants include:

subject-matter experts;

professionals;

community figures;

Emerging Groups;

project representatives;

speakers;

advisors;

other relevant contributors.

Attendance as an observer, expert, guest, or invited participant does not create voting rights.

Any Member Organization may voluntarily withdraw from Lion & Sun NorCal.

No organization should be compelled to remain.

Withdrawal does not automatically create a lifetime prohibition against returning.

A reasonable re-entry process may be established to prevent strategic withdrawal and immediate re-entry while preserving the possibility of reconciliation.

The exact waiting period and approval process remain subject to Founding Review.

Temporary suspension may be considered for serious alleged violations where continued full participation creates a significant governance, security, or operational concern.

Removal should be reserved for serious or repeated violations of the Framework.

Suspension or removal procedures should provide:

notice of the alleged violation;

reasonable opportunity to respond;

documented reasons;

an applicable heightened voting threshold.

Removal of a Member Organization is treated as a major governance decision under Article VIII and therefore requires the applicable two-thirds threshold unless later amended through the Framework.

Voting against the majority, opposing a coalition action, declining participation, or criticizing coalition policy does not by itself constitute grounds for suspension or removal.

The coalition should periodically review its own structure and procedures.

Review should consider whether representation remains fair as:

organizations join or leave;

Guard e Jaavidaan grows;

new constituencies emerge;

the coalition's geographic reach changes.

The coalition should examine whether:

voting rules function as intended;

vote-stacking protections remain effective;

any constituency has developed unintended structural control;

sponsor protections are working fairly.

Review should consider:

emergency procedures;

communication;

resource mobilization;

meeting effectiveness;

information security;

operational coordination.

If the coalition later controls finances, financial procedures should be periodically reviewed for transparency and accountability.

As Guard e Jaavidaan membership develops, the coalition should review whether one Council vote remains an appropriate representation model.

Any change should include safeguards against membership inflation or artificial vote creation.

Governance should be capable of changing through transparent procedures without becoming dependent on any single personality or founder.

This Framework is presented as:

Version 0.1 — Proposed for Founding Review — Not Yet Ratified.

It is not presented as an irreversible constitution.

Individuals participating in Founding Review may include:

authorized representatives of prospective Member Organizations;

experienced independent advocates;

prospective Guard e Jaavidaan participants;

community organizers;

volunteers;

professionals;

advisors with relevant expertise.

Founding Participants are invited to:

examine the proposed Framework;

identify weaknesses;

identify opportunities for abuse;

identify unintended consequences;

challenge assumptions;

propose amendments;

improve representation;

strengthen safeguards;

clarify ambiguous rules;

determine unresolved provisions.

Founding participation does not create:

a permanent Council seat;

a permanent vote;

a veto;

lifetime leadership;

ownership of Lion & Sun NorCal;

superior authority over future members.

Creating, proposing, designing, maintaining, or initially convening Lion & Sun NorCal does not create permanent governing authority.

After Founding Review and amendment, participating constituencies may determine whether to ratify the Framework and formally establish the coalition.

Following ratification, governance transfers to the structure established by the ratified Framework.

Changes made during Founding Review should be reflected transparently through versioning.

An expected progression may include:

Version 0.1 — Proposed for Founding Review;

later revised draft versions;

Version 1.0 — Ratified Framework, if and when ratification occurs.

What percentage or number of voting constituencies must participate before the Coalition Council may make a binding decision?

Should the proposed initial model of up to three delegates collectively exercising one Council vote be ratified as written?

How long should delegates serve?

What exact election, selection, recall, replacement, vacancy, and eligibility procedures should Guard e Jaavidaan adopt?

How should the Facilitator be selected?

How long should a Facilitator serve?

What procedures should govern replacement or removal?

What minimum notice and voting window should apply to emergency Council decisions?

Who may formally call an emergency Council meeting?

Should recognition require:

a minimum number of active participants;

a minimum period of demonstrated activity;

particular forms of public evidence;

provisional recognition before voting status?

If so, what thresholds should apply?

Should an organization that voluntarily withdraws wait for a defined period before seeking re-entry?

If so, what period and approval process should apply?

Should Lion & Sun NorCal ever directly:

receive donations;

hold funds;

maintain bank accounts;

reimburse expenses;

fund coalition actions?

If so, under what legal and financial structure?

Which Council records should be publicly accessible?

Which should remain internal because of:

privacy;

safety;

operational sensitivity;

legitimate confidentiality?

Should substantial future growth in Guard e Jaavidaan membership ever justify additional Council representation?

If yes:

what qualifies as an active member;

what membership thresholds should apply;

how should artificial membership inflation be prevented;

what maximum representation should exist?

How frequently should ordinary Coalition Council meetings occur?

What authentication, timing, notification, and recordkeeping standards should apply to digital Council votes?

Founding Participants may identify additional unresolved issues.

The presence of an issue in this Article means that Version 0.1 does not yet establish a final answer.

Ask the Framework, Explore, public materials, administrators, and representatives should not invent one.

We believe Northern California can cooperate without requiring uniformity.

Organizations do not need to disappear for a coalition to become strong.

Individuals should not need to join an existing organization simply to have a meaningful place to serve.

Disagreement does not have to produce division.

Cooperation does not require control.

Representation does not require ownership.

Lion & Sun NorCal is therefore proposed not as another organization competing for leadership, but as a shared framework through which organizations and people can meet as constituencies.

Lion & Sun NorCal does not have a seat at the table.

Lion & Sun NorCal is the table.

Organizations remain independent.

Guard e Jaavidaan gives independent people a home.

Representatives bring those constituencies together.

The Coalition Council provides the process through which regional decisions may be considered.

Participation remains voluntary.

Safeguards seek to protect the coalition from centralized control, artificial voting power, and ownership by any individual or organization.

And when Northern California voluntarily agrees to act together, the framework provides a way to turn agreement into coordinated action.

This Version 0.1 is not the finished answer.

It is the starting proposal.

It is presented so that organizations, volunteers, independent advocates, and other Founding Participants can question it, challenge it, identify weaknesses, improve it, and determine whether it deserves to become a shared framework.

Local Independence.

Regional Unity.

Collective Action.