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Resources from our Network
Resource List: Just Recovery vs Disaster Capitalism
Niki Franco is back to break down what we mean by the term “disaster capitalism” and how communities all over the world — from PR to New Orleans to Hawai’i — have resisted it and built just recovery efforts that return resources and power to the grassroots.
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.
Resource List: Pride, Abolition & Solidarity Economies
On the the anniversary of Stonewall, we’re learning all about the radical roots of Pride Month (hint: Stonewall was an uprising against police brutality) and the importance of building abolition into our movements for queer & trans liberation.
Resource List: Juneteenth
A mini teach-in with Niki Franco about the legacy of Juneteenth and Black cooperative economics.
Resource List: Feminist & Popular Economies
We honor the legacy of those who fought, and all the women today resisting capitalism, colonialism & cisheteropatriarchy by building feminist and popular economies from below. Learn about how women are building their own economies to provide dignified work, visibilize networks of communal care, build solidarity and collective wealth, and protect against gender-based and state violence.
Resource List: Black Co-op History
From mutual aid societies to freedom farms and credit unions — Black communities have been using cooperative economics as a tool for collective liberation, self-determination, and to resist the violence of racial capitalism for centuries. Learn about radical Black co-ops throughout history and today.
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What’s new with NEC?
Launching our 2023 Member Dues Drive
Giving dues reflects all the benefits of being a member, and materially shows that members collectively own this network! Building out recurring dues is also the most effective way to ensure that our movement is both well-resourced and in alignment with our values of a people’s economy, rather than working at the whims of philanthropy.
African Liberation Day: A Statement from The Black Solidarity Economy Fund
Around the world, Black people are experiencing violence at the hands of colonialism, capitalism, and white supremacy. Today, May 25, marks three years since George Floyd was murdered by the state. This murder was felt by Black people around the world, as we have a...
Welcome the 2023 NEC New Member Cohort!
We are thrilled to welcome the following 32 organizations as members of the NEC network! This incredible cohort of new members are bringing important sectors, regions, and strategies that were underrepresented in the network. The NEC Team thanks you all for the...
Artists & Culture Workers: Apply for the next Creative Wildfire cohort!
Creative Wildfire is launching a national open call for artists to apply to the 2023-24 cohort! Artists, storytellers, and cultural workers will receive $2000-7800 (depending on scope of the project they develop during the program) to create powerful, strategic work with frontline climate & economic justice organizations.
We’re hiring an Interim IT Manager
We’re looking for someone to provide temporary IT Coverage, support our remove staff, and help build out digital infrastructure for our network.
UPDATE DEC 2022: $300,000 REDISTRIBUTED TO 51 BLACK-LED SOLIDARITY ECONOMY PROJECTS
As of December 2022, the Black Solidarity Economy Fund working group has redistributed $300,000 to 51 Black-led solidarity economy projects!
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