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New Economy ROUNDUP
New Economy Roundup: Health Equity, Solar Power in Puerto Rico, The Thingery
This week we’re talking about building healthy communities by building healthy homes, the power of black-owned credit unions, and a transition to solar power in Puerto Rico.
New Economy Roundup: Reparations, Guerilla Localism, and Chicago’s Anchor Institutions
This week we’re talking about an online map promoting person-to-person reparations, Preston, UK’s guerilla localism, and what makes a great sharing city.
New Economy Roundup: 50 Years of Counter-Power; Community Currency; Young, Rich, and Fighting the System
This week we’re talking about the organization creating jobs and opportunities in Appalachia’s shifting economy; the millennial one-percenters redistributing their wealth; and 50 years of people powered resistance.
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Resources from our Network
Learning to Think Outside the Boss: An Introductory Workshop on the Legal Nuts and Bolts of Starting a Worker Cooperative
This is a collection of resources to plan and teach a pop-ed workshop on starting a worker cooperative. The workshop provides an overview of the content contained in Sustainable Economies Law Center's Think Outside the Boss: How to Create a Worker-Owned Business manual.
Infographic: Compost Impacts More Than You Think
From healthy soils, to good local jobs, we bet you didn't know that compost can have such an impact! So think twice before you throw away your compostable food scraps… because one person's trash is another's black gold. Please help us spread the word!
Report: 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?
Report: Re-Member-ing the Electric Cooperative
Electric cooperatives have been the backbone of the nation's rural electrical system for more than 80 years. Their mission and business model now face more challenges than ever, from financial to contractual to basic member control. But the opportunity is equally great…
Solidarity Economy St. Louis Zine
"Our first solidarity economy zine! This was created by members of the Cowry Collective Time Bank to highlight stories of every day people building...
NYC Worker Cooperative Development Initiative Course Syllabus: Implementers
This document is the syllabus for the Center for Family Life's 6-session "Implementers" training on worker cooperative development for other community-based organizations. This syllabus generally follows the "Planners" training.
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