About this guide
What's in this branch guide?
This guide focuses on how you can set up democratic structures and get Your Party activity going in your local area, addressing local issues and engaging with national, key debates in advance of the national founding conference. Additionally, we explore other likely scenarios and tactics to consider in setting up democracy in your local area.
In the rest of the toolkit, you'll find detailed activities and infrastructure guides with practical ideas and suggestions to help your Proto-Branch function well and build a collective consciousness with members.
What's known so far and best guesses
- 'Your Party' is currently in its early stages, primarily operating with an email sign-up list only.
- A founding conference for the party is anticipated in several months, with rumours suggesting this could be as soon as November 2025, but could be delayed. There might also be regional assemblies in October or November. It's all a bit fluid right now.
- Until the conference, no formal structures, processes, membership, or rules are in place.
Why organise a proto-branch?
Whatever happens next, we can use this opportunity to bring hopeful people together, build relationships, develop collective consciousness and people's perspective on party founding questions, and lay the groundwork for many successful years of collective action after the formal party is established.
Let's get going!