Creating Social Change Through Alternative Institutions
For activists committed to building a more democratic, open, and sustainable world, one question looms larger than all others: How do we create social change?
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#SolidarityCities: Philadelphia
#SolidarityCities is a project exploring how peer organizations facilitate cross-sectoral and regional organizing and grew from a desire to learn more about the challenges, victories, and movement-building of the solidarity economy movement.
The Local Economy Solution
So, cities and states should stop trying to lure huge corporations from one jurisdiction to another and should instead invest in the local businesses that are likely to stay, create jobs, and support the local economy.
Collaboration and Changing Beliefs are Two Keys for a Degrowth Economy
Today when we think about a degrowth economy, about fostering the transition towards it and supporting more resilient lifestyles, I imagine – departing from systems theory – that we need something deeper; some kind of economic acupuncture that can trigger specific points that reverberate throughout the whole economic system.
7 Paths to Development That Bring Neighborhoods Wealth, Not Gentrification
In cities across the nation, a few enjoy rising affluence while many struggle to get by.
After Decades in a Food Desert, These Neighbors Are Building a $2 Million Co-op—And They Own It
As their dream becomes a reality, organizers hope the RCC and the community of northeast Greensboro are set to become an example of what it looks like when the goal of a business is to serve its community.
Here’s what a Solidarity Economy Looks Like – From Quebec to Chicago to Mexico
Defining the term “solidarity economy” can be difficult: it has become a kind of catch-all to describe everything from worker-owned cooperatives to open source software to complementary currencies.
Imagining the (R)Urban Commons in 2040
Commoning is beyond the just “being together”. In fact, it may be the only way in which we can systemically confront the dysfunctions and corruptions of the market/state system that now govern us.
Patterns of Commoning: Overture
Commoning may be a hardy social phenomenon with an ancient pedigree, but in modern industrial societies, it enjoys only modest understanding and respect.
The Left should Embrace Degrowth
Degrowth is a frontal attack on the ideology of economic growth.
Will the ScotPound Succeed as a Parallel Currency?
How could we create money to serve the 99%?
How Platform Coops Can Beat Death Stars Like Uber to Create a Real Sharing Economy
We have an epic choice before us between platform coops and Death Star platforms, and the time to decide is now.
