Campfire

The Campfire Convention community is an ad-free, algorithm-free, member-led conscious social network working for social change that puts people and the planet at its heart. 

We have a vision to join the dots and find the common denominator through creating an ecosystem made up of existing communities, who are working for the conscious transformation that we all know is starting to happen. 

We convene in a field in the UK at least once a year: Campout

We’re online and offline.

It's time to reclaim social networking from the corporate tech-giants. Campfire is a move from ‘what can I get out of this?’ to ‘How can I be in service to the wellbeing of the planet? Can I play a part in this? What can we build together?  How can we facilitate change?

Campfire Convention was inspired by the community bonding pioneered by The Big Chill's vibrant and thriving online community when the internet was in its infancy. 

After our first event in August 2016, Brian Eno accepted an invitation to become Campfire's first patron. He said "This is the start of something big. It will involve engagement: not just tweets and likes and swipes, but thoughtful and creative social and political action too. It will involve realising that some things we’ve taken for granted - some semblance of truth in reporting, for example - can no longer be expected for free. If we want good reporting and good analysis, we’ll have to pay for it. That means MONEY: direct financial support for the publications and websites struggling to tell the non-corporate, non-establishment side of the story."

Campout Principles and Themes 2023

Here is a short history of Campfire's Campout events since 2016.

Now we seek to help foster thriving communities, build vibrant non-establishment online forums and exciting events. Think of Campfire as a fertile garden or orchard for ideas which can grow into inspiration, blossom into debate – and lead to action, co-creativity and a new narrative.

Campfire’s trailblazing philosophy looks towards a radical, community-based, co-operative model where all members can connect, feel empowered, reimagine the world and build something of value together. 

Now is the time to truly explore our potential to change the face of community-based social networking.

Campfire Convention is a growing, unity-conscious community of enthusiastic, open hearted people, who believe that we can work together to shape a more loving, expansive world motivated by truth, compassion, freedom, service, peace and goodwill.  

We’re creating a vibrant online social network alongside real life, in-person gatherings to bring members together, building connections, enabling our members to share their gifts, ideas and initiatives, and to facilitate a platform that is well equipped to promote a transformational environment and a new way of being in synergistic partnership with our living, breathing planet. 

We are creating a truly unique and innovative co-operative that is totally independent of political affiliations and commercial imperatives.

Campfire Convention’s path will be co-created as we seed a new consciousness; planting seeds through word-of-mouth, signs and synchronicities. We will honour our relationship to the living wisdom and cycles of nature, catalysing the ignition of hopes and intentions with inspired action. 

It's time to shape our own destiny together in community...

You are warmly invited to join us around the Campfire