Buffalo residents have long had to do for themselves. Increasingly, “doing for themselves” means building cooperatives.

This is the fourth article in NPQ’s series Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power. Coproduced with the New Economy Coalition—a coalition of over 100 organizations building the solidarity economy in the United States—this series highlights case studies of solidarity economy ecosystems that are returning wealth and building grassroots power in cities across the country.

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.

This is the second article in NPQ’s series titled Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power. Coproduced with the New Economy Coalition—a coalition of over 100 organizations building the solidarity economy in the United States—this series highlights case studies of solidarity economy ecosystems that are returning wealth and building grassroots power in cities across the country

Across the country, community-based solidarity economies are emerging. While many are still nascent, they portend the possibility of larger-order transformation.

This is the first article in NPQ’s series titled Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power. Coproduced with the New Economy Coalition—a coalition of over 100 organizations building the solidarity economy in the United States—this series highlights case studies of solidarity economy ecosystems that are returning wealth and building grassroots power in cities across the country.