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I would like to explain a bit better why I think this group should be a part of BeWelcome.

I see BeWelcome as a part of this other campaign. We, the members of BeWelcome and all our Volunteers are creating an alternative way of bringing people together. We offer hospitality, and soon other things like bikes or books to share, without expecting money for it.

Lots of Volunteers working voluntarily for our common dream. It would actually violate our statutes if any volunteer would receive money for his work. Voluntary work does not fit in the capitalist logic. In the pure capitalism you exhange your work force for other goods or money.
Our Organization, BeVolunteer, is a Non Profit Organization. An Organization in the capitalistic way has to make profit to be competable with other concurents.
We as BeWelcome don t see our role as a competitor to other networks. We are more likely another option for people who care about demoncratic way of organizing an organization. The members of BeVolunteer have all the power. There is no hirarchy which is not based on anual elections and everytime the members of BeVolunteer or lets the the General Assembly is the highest power.
One of our goals is the intercultural exhange with people from all over the world. Thanks to that our members are aware of the consequences of the neoliberalistic policy in the world. We meet face to face with people who are suffering in the current system. We ve got the oportunity to create a new way people from all over the world could respect each other and live together in a more harmonic way.

Another World is possible!