🔭 Universal Charter v1.1 — Decolonial & Trauma-Informed Revision (Planning)

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🛠 Universal Charter v1.1 — Decolonial & Trauma-Informed Revision

Status: Gathering community input
Target release: Q3 2025
Tags: #v1.1-planning #decolonial #indigenous-wisdom #trauma-informed

Why this thread?

v1.0.0 shipped so projects can act now, but early feedback flagged gaps:

1. Abstract universalism hides real histories of oppression
2. Unmarked authorship (“we/our”) centres unseen privilege
3. Missing trauma lens — no healing-justice language
4. Indigenous wisdom not credited despite precedent
5. Power dynamics obscured in passive voice

Proposed changes (high-level)

Area	Draft fix
Preamble	Add explicit acknowledgment of colonial & extractive systems
New section	“Historical Accountability & Reparative Justice”
Indigenous voices	Insert recognition clause + leadership pathway
Language	Replace passive abstractions with active accountability
Governance	Create community-led steward council for future versions

We need input on…

1. Are we missing critical critiques?
2. Better wording or frameworks to honour Indigenous & marginalized knowledges?
3. Legal side-effects for dependent projects (e.g. MIND-UCAL)?
4. Process design: how do we ensure marginalised voices lead not advise?

How to participate

• Comment here (public)
• Email sensitive feedback to contact@universalcharter.org
• Join a working group (drop your interest below)
• PR line-by-line suggestions once draft prose lands (August)

This Charter evolves by being challenged.
Help us turn critique into the next, sharper flame.