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A Bloem Youth Movement

Imagine a world where the way we live, work, and connect reflects the values we cherish most—equality, sustainability, community, and joy. What if we didn’t have to wait for some distant future to experience this world? What if we could create it right now, in the choices we make every day? This is the heart of Five Six Tambo, a local movement rooted in the radical idea that the means are the ends. Prefiguration is about embodying the world we want to see, not just dreaming about it. It’s about living our values so deeply that they become the foundation of a new society, one small, intentional step at a time.

What Does Prefiguration Look Like?
Prefiguration is action, not just theory. It’s about creating systems and spaces that reflect the future we’re striving for. Here’s how it comes to life:
  • Social Profit that distributes the surplus from social enterprises toward community infrastructure, like vegetable gardens, shelter and health resources.
  • Worker Cooperatives where decisions are made democratically, proving that fair labour practices and shared ownership are possible.
  • Mutual Aid Networks that share knowledge and resources, demonstrating how we can support one another to meet basic needs, create safety and improve the quality of our lives.
  • Art and Culture that challenges oppressive norms and celebrates collective creativity, reminding us that joy and liberation go hand in hand.
Why Prefiguration Matters
In a world often defined by inequality, crisis, and disconnection, it’s easy to feel powerless. But prefiguration reminds us that we have the power to shape the future—not through distant promises, but through the way we live right now. Every act of solidarity, every experiment in equity, every moment of care is a brick in the foundation of a better world.

Join our Community
Visit Five Six Tambo to dream boldly, act intentionally, and live authentically. Whether you want to start a community project, reimagine your work activities, or simply live in alignment with your values, you’re part of this transformative shift. Together, we’re proving that another world isn’t just possible—it’s already here, in the choices we make every day.
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