A reader recently summed up what we hope the Roundup is to you.
"It’s my little space of good news I make for myself.”
A reader recently summed up what we hope the Roundup is to you.
"It’s my little space of good news I make for myself.”
Indigenous people are -- and have always been -- at the frontlines of resisting colonization. In the spirit of Truthsgiving, we want to use this space to lift up Native-led stories and resources that demonstrate that another way of life is possible. For more general resources decolonizing the myth of Thanksgiving, see this guide from the Center for Racial Justice.
This week we're talking about a report on how nonprofit's can better live into their values, California's mayors calling for PG&E to become a consumer cooperative, and how Barbados is exploring cooperatives to achieve it's fossil fuel free goals!
This December, please support the New Economy Coalition’s work to imagine and build a new economy where people and planet thrive. As thanks, we’ll send you an inspiring poster—no matter the amount you choose to give.
One year out from the next U.S. presidential election, the New Economy Coalition will invite more audiences to join a public conversation about the ideas that can transform society and build an economy where people and planet matter.
In June, NEC travelled out to Detroit to host a track at the Allied Media Conference, and then headed to Philly where we co-sponsored a People's Movement Assembly at the US Social Forum.
NEC is growing! Here's the low-down on our 10 new members, what they do and why we're so excited to have them.
Meet NEC's newest board members: Allison Basile and Ivy Brashear
Think food co-ops can only exist in wealthy neighborhoods? Think again, and then check out this exciting new resource from the Cooperative Development Institute (an NEC member) detailing different models of cooperative ownership that are bringing real food and good jobs to low-income communities around the US.
Working to build a new economy from the bottom up will require a lot of experimentation. Having a long-term vision can help make sure such new experiments open the door to even more transformative change in how the economy works.
This week, NEC is starting off the second half of 2015 on stronger grounding than ever with our Annual Meeting and first ever Grantee Gathering in Philadelphia.
While the residents in Northeast Greensboro just wanted to get grocery store, they are doing something much bigger and more important.
Signs of deep economic changes are slowly taking place across the United States, focusing on cooperative/solidarity economics.