Topic: Democracy and Governance
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Published February 2018
Local Bites is a podcast that tracks ideas and initiatives that resist corporate power, renew place-based economies, and preserve human and ecological well-being. Our goal is to feature the voices of activists and visionaries from all around the world who are driving creative grassroots initiatives that demonstrate the power of 'going local'.
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Published April 2018
A documentary episode on Worker Cooperatives, focusing on the topics of economic democracy, racial and social justice, and collectivist vs capitalistic values.
Featuring: Richard Wolff, Gopal Dayaneni, Doria Robinson, Najari Smith, and more.
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Event Date: 03/08/2018 - 1:30pm
In this webinar, Cecile Green from Round Sky Solutions starts by examining common issues that teams face with their founders or founding, long-standing members. We’ll look at a workable definition of “founder’s syndrome” as it relates to this larger group/team, including some of its key symptoms.
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Published January 2017
In this episode of Upstream, we explore the Solidarity Economy through expert interviews, stories, and rich sound design.
Featuring:
— Michael Ventura
— Caroline Woolard
— Michael Lewis
— Pat Conaty
— Jessica Gordon Nembard
— Biba Schoenmaker (Breadfunds)
— Stuart Field (Breadfunds UK)
— Jos Veldhuizen (Broodfonds)
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Published September 2017
In this episode, we continue our exploration of the exciting and contentious idea of Universal Basic Income.
Featuring:
— Juliana Bidadanure (Stanford)
— Doug Henwood (Jacobin)
— Rutger Bregman
— Kathi Weeks
— Erik Olin Wright
— Richard Wolff
— Matt Bruenig
— Martin Kirk
— Manda Scott
— Sofa Gradin
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Event Date: 06/22/2018 (All day)
Over 700 people across the new economy movement will join in St. Louis, MO to connect with one another, share our resources, and demonstrate our power in creating systems that truly meet the needs of our communities.
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Published June 2017
A podcast interview between John Farrell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and Amicus Solar Cooperative President Stephen Irvin.
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Event Date: 03/08/2018 (All day)
Join more than 250 community leaders, government officials and staff, practitioners, researchers, funders, young leaders, and technologists to explore innovations that empower community members to make real decisions and directly participate in government.