TRIBES
Tribes are where Roda lives day-to-day. Some are open, others ask members to be invited. All are governed by the people inside them.
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Membership style and fee are set by each tribe's stewards.
Candombe · Folk & popular music
Three drum lines and a chorus carrying Barrio Sur's roda forward, with elder-led rehearsals every Tuesday.
Approval-based · 124 members
USD 8 / month
Memory tables · Food & gathering
A rotating kitchen where each table reconstructs a family dish with archival notes and shared starters.
Open membership · Members 86
Free · Donations welcome
Andean weaving · Textile & craft
An intergenerational loom collective sharing pattern archives, dye lineages, and apprentice paths.
Approval-based · Members 64
USD 6 / month
Archival film · Cinema & memory
Neighbourhood screenings of regional documentaries, followed by moderated talking circles led by archivists.
Open membership · Members 152
Free
Cooperatives · Solidarity & mutual aid
Care rosters, tool libraries, and a small common fund moving between member households each month.
Approval-based · Members 41
USD 4 / month
Soundwalks · Music & landscape
Field-recording cohort mapping the rhythms of rivers, plazas, and routes — with a shared archive each season.
Open membership · Members 73
Free
Botanical arts · Nature & craft
A plant-centred collective exploring natural dyes, botanical illustration, and the living archive of seeds, leaves, and medicinal knowledge shared by neighbourhood growers.
Open membership · Members growing
Free · Contributions welcome
Any member can open a tribe. Choose a tradition, set a fee or keep it free, and Roda routes payments through Stripe straight to your account with a small platform share.