in this episode we discuss how Beloved Community Incubator started as a hyperlocal initiative and evolved into regional solidarity economy organizing, challenges and effective tools in collective organizing and actionable steps for navigating times of uncertainty.
A compilation of some of our favorite resources to learn about the vision, values, and practices of the solidarity economy movement.
The US is obsessed with the word “democracy” – but what would real, grassroots democracy actually look like? Learn how initiatives like peoples budgets, movement assemblies and workplace democracy are putting real decision making power into community hands.
We speak with Lizzie Suarez and Lily Xie, two of the most recent Creative Wildfire grantees. We talk about their roles as artist and cultural organizers, challenges that arise when collaborating with organizations, what can symbiosis look like when artists and orgs co-create, the value artists bring beyond being producers, and the cultural shifts needed to have a just transition in the arts.
Find resources below to learn more about unionized worker-owned cooperatives as a strategy for building worker power.
Our new episode is about NEC’s Black Solidarity Economy Fund! Hear from former grantees and members of the working group, what is the future they envision for a robust Black solidarity economy, what are the current barriers, and some practical ways to activate this vision.
New Economy Coalition’s Movement Resourcing Working Group has just launched a Solidarity Economy Funding Library, which includes 350+ funders, non-extractive investors, and fiscal sponsors.
Listen to our third episode with NEC member Sol Underground, and learn about what is abolitionism, its connection to the solidarity economy & tips for adopting an abolitionist mindset.
A publication series coproduced with The Nonprofit Quarterly, that features five case studies highlighting the work & the strategies that NEC members are using to build solidarity economy ecosystems.
On December 6th, NEC members CEANYC and NYC NoWC co-hosted an event for NYC cooperators to explore the connections between the solidarity economy and the growing movement for a Free Palestine.
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