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The Slack conversation below began as routine GA planning. But it quickly unfolded into a full-scale conflict about the legitimacy of the association’s structure, the emotional toll of governance, and the competing worldviews between centralized legalism and lived sociocratic practice.

At the heart of the issue: What is “the association”? Who holds power? What makes governance valid — bylaws, or participation?

In 2022, I raised concerns about permaculture certification processes being shaped by people without the relevant qualifications — specifically, the Diploma paths being discussed by non-diploma holders at Suomen Permakulttuuri Yhdistys.

The thread below is from the assosication's Slack workspace. I’m sharing it to document the origins of a conflict that eventually led to my resignation from the Finnish Permaculture Association.