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A People’s Orientation to a Regenerative Economy
The intersecting crises of income and wealth inequality and climate change, driven by systemic white supremacy and gender inequality, has exposed the frailty of the U.S. economy and democracy. This document was prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic which exacerbated these existing crises and underlying conditions.
Community Control of Farms Resources #InDefenseOfBlackLife
What can we let go of if we had community control of all resources? Would we need police if all of our universal needs were met? Do we even need police now? The #BlackLivesMatter uprising has us questioning the role of police in the solidarity economy.
Exit to Community: Community Ownership in a Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis presents the greatest threat to community-based business in generations. But what if their employees and neighbors had the tools to get through this crisis in better shape, through an “exit to community”? This webinar presents strategies to help business transition to community and employee ownership, which could help ease the crisis upon us and aid in a just recovery.
State of the Dream 2020: Building a Fair Economy at the Intersections
State of the Dream 2020: Building a Fair Economy at the Intersections makes clear that entrenched racism and sexism is sustaining yawning economic inequities in the U.S. This well-rounded report features research, stories, interviews and a practical resource through a popular education workshop exercise that helps us fight for a fair economy and ensures all of us can thrive.
No Going Back: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists
If ever there was a moment for cultural strategy — it’s now. A global pandemic has magnified the flaws of our capitalist system, but, also, the power art and culture to uplift, disrupt and build community. The Center for Cultural Power offers #NoGoingBack: A COVID-19 Cultural Strategy Activation Guide for Artists and Activists to meet the moment.
Billionaire Bonanza 2020: Wealth windfalls, tumbling taxes, and pandemic profiteers
Billionaires dominate our politics, culture, and economy. Their wealth, as this report shows, has concentrated mightily over the last four decades — even as the number of U.S. households with zero or negative net worth is increasing and most of us are living paycheck to paycheck.
The current pandemic is exposing our central economic and social reality: Extreme wealth inequality has become America’s “pre-existing condition.”
In this report, we show how billionaire wealth has grown astoundingly over the last few decades — and, for some “pandemic profiteers,” even more dramatically since the COVID-19 crisis — even as billionaire tax obligations have plummeted.
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What’s new with NEC?
Summer Sabbatical: NEC Offices are Closed in August
After this past year of pandemic, global uprisings and economic crises, and major organizational shifts at NEC, our small team is in need of deep rest. We’ve collectively decided to slow down our work and close our office during the month of August. The majority of...
We’re Hiring a Director of Donor Organizing!
NEC seeks a Director of Donor Organizing to guide our efforts in building a cross-class, multi-racial network of people bringing resources into the Solidarity Economy movement. We strongly encourage people of color, working class, LGBTQ, and/or womxn candidates to apply.
Calling all Artists and Culture Workers! Read the Creative Wildfire Manifesto & RFP
The time for a Just Transition to regenerative solidarity economies is NOW, and artists and cultural workers have an enormous role to play.
We’re Hiring! Apply to be NEC’s Communications Organizer
**We are no longer accepting applications for this position** Location: Remote, USA Compensation: $68,000 plus a generous benefits & paid time off package Time Commitment: Full Time Salaried Position (32 hours per week) Start Date: The full-time start date is...
BSEF Update June 2021: Over $200,000 Raised for Black-led solidarity economy organizing
As of June 2021, We’ve more than doubled our initial goal of our goal of raising $100,000 to redistribute to Black-led SE organizing!
Request for Proposals – Interim Operations Support
Location: Remote, USA Length of contract: 6 months Time Commitment: Full-time temporary contract position (32 hours per week) Application deadline: ASAP, proposals submitted by Feb 17 are given priority Compensation: Because we are considering individual candidates as...
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