What does it take to reimagine our financial structures so that social movements can thrive in abundant ecosystems rather than being starved for resources?
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Upstream Podcast: Will the Revolution Be Funded?
In this conversation we explain why it is so hard to find funding to do anti-capitalist movement work and how we can find aligned funding both within and outside of mainstream philanthropy.
This is Hell Radio: Will the Revolution Be Funded?
Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry discuss their article at The Forge, “Will the Revolution Be Funded?,” which is against big philanthropy and argues for community ‘self-funding.’
Will the Revolution Be Funded?
Organizers and researchers Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry examine how movements can build power by working within, without, and against philanthropy.
Building the Solidarity Economy by Boosting Black-Owned Co-ops
In Oakland, CA, Black community activists are combining Pan-African liberatory visions with business and legal skills to build a network of Black co-ops.
Building the Spokes in the Wheel of a Solidarity Economy: A DC Story
In Washington, DC, a network of cooperatives is emerging. The organizing extends beyond supporting worker co-ops to building a network of mutual aid and support.
Building Economic Resilience in the Rust Belt: Buffalo’s Growing Co-op Network
Buffalo residents have long had to do for themselves. Increasingly, “doing for themselves” means building cooperatives.
How the City of Angels Can Become a City of Worker-Owners
Corporate-dominated Los Angeles might seem an unlikely site for the emergence of a bottom-up solidarity economy. But bit by bit, the seemingly impossible is happening.
Building an Arts Solidarity Economy
How do you build a solidarity economy from the ground up? Four organizers in New Orleans share their experiences—and offer some early-stage lessons learned.
Seeding Solidarity Economies: What’s Behind the Emerging Ecosystems
Across the country, community-based solidarity economies are emerging. While many are still nascent, they portend the possibility of larger-order transformation.
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