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New Economy ROUNDUP
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Solidarity Economy Shorts #6: Building Local Solidarity Economies
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.
Resource List: Solidarity Economies 101
A compilation of some of our favorite resources to learn about the vision, values, and practices of the solidarity economy movement.
Test Resource List: Participatory Democracy
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.
Solidarity Economy Shorts #5: Artists as organizers with CREATIVE WILDFIRE
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.
Weavings: Worker-Owned Union Co-ops
Find resources below to learn more about unionized worker-owned cooperatives as a strategy for building worker power.
Solidarity Economy Shorts #4: Resourcing Black Solidarity Economies
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.
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What’s new with NEC?
Solidarity Economies 101 workshop with NEC!
What do we mean by “economy” & what are solidarity economies? How can you connect and build upon the economic practices of cooperation and solidarity that already exist? Register for SE 101 today to explore some of these questions!
NEC Program Update: Annual Member Meeting, Black Radical Democracy Convening, Worker Co-op Conference
It was a busy summer at NEC! We’ve been on the move — convening online and in person (with COVID precautions of course) to strengthen our relationships and build new connections across the solidarity economy movement. As we shift into new rhythms for Fall, we wanted to share back some of the energy and inspiration from our summer gatherings and share a preview of what we’ve got cooking for the rest of the year.
Funding Solidarity Newsletter: Solidarity against Fascism, New Funding Opportunities, & More
FUNDING SOLIDARITY NEWS SPECIAL FEATURE: A "United Offensive" Against Fascist Threats In the wake of heightened legal repression against identity-based funds, the ascendancy of a VP nominee who openly supports liquidating progressive foundations, and the threat of...
NEC launches new Funding Library and holds Movement Funding Webinar
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.
We’re Hiring a Membership Director
We’re looking for someone to lead our high-level membership strategy and programming. Apply by March 15, 2024.
SOLIDARITY ECONOMIES: BUILDING COMMUNITY POWER
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.
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