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New Economy Roundup: South Side Co-ops, Regulating the Urban Commons, and a School for Democratic Management
This week, we’re talking about taxi cooperatives, rural internet co-ops in South Africa, a school for democratic management, and so much more. Scroll to the bottom for the job board and events list — there are some great ones.
New Economy Roundup: Asian Solidarity Economies, Community Currencies, Detroit Recovery
This week we’re talking about the Detroit neighbors investing in land together, Asian solidarity, and a Brazilian town’s local currency. Plus, register for NEC’s biennial conference, CommonBound, coming to St. Louis, MO on June 22 – 24th!
New Economy Roundup: Atlas of Utopias, Debt Buys, Native Land Trusts
This week we’re talking about the native women reclaiming land, the London bank buying (and forgiving) debt, and the atlas of utopias.
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Resources from our Network
Ammon’s Model: The Virtual End of Cable Monopolies
The city of Ammon, Idaho is building the Internet network of the future. Households & businesses can instantly change Internet service providers using a specially-designed innovative portal. This 20 min. video highlights how the network is saving money, creating competition for broadband services, & creating powerful new public safety applications.
CFL Cooperative Curriculum Overview
This Cooperative Curriculum Overview includes the description and objectives of fundamental trainings for worker cooperative founding members, based on the Center for Family Life's development approach.
Peoples Movement Assembly Handbook
The PMA methodology is not the property of any single organization, person, or group. This Organizing Handbook is designed for organizers, educators, activists, and community members who want to use the Peoples Movement Assembly methodology to build power in their community, on their frontline struggle, and in our social movements.
DIY Economics of Happiness Workshop Toolkit
This toolkit is a do-it-yourself tool for those who want to kick-start effective global-to-local action in their community or within an existing group. The toolkit uses the award-winning documentary film The Economics of Happiness as a springboard to discuss the broad impacts of the global economy and localization as a strategy for systemic change.
Bike Ready – Emergency Preparedness for Bicyclists
Bike Ready reuses footage from Superstorm Sandy and the actual community based relief on two wheels provided to deliver supplies, communicate, evacuate and generate electricity. In the spirit of mutual aid, let's get ready, bicyclers everywhere! 4 minute video
Beyond Sharing: How Communities Can Take Ownership of Renewable Power
The electric utility monopoly is breaking up, but will renewable energy become another form of wealth extraction or will community renewable energy enable communities to capture their renewable power?
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