By Michael Johnson, Grassroots Economic Organizing
Let’s begin by stopping our addiction to thinking in big structural terms. There is value in the scaling-up structural visions and strategies for growing our movements for co-operative/solidarity economics [2] and deep social change. However, structural strategies by themselves are like a one-armed swimmer moving upstream into a heady current.
By Christian Siefkes, Gunter Kramp, Commons Transition
There are also numerous commons-based projects focusing on the self-organised production and distribution of goods.
By Eric Dirnbach, Waging Nonviolence
As capitalism continues to undergo economic and environmental crises, more common projects between the new economy and labor movements may lead to a revival within mainstream labor of the old cooperative commonwealth concept.
By Iris Kunze, Degrowth.de
There are numerous grassroots movements and initiatives worldwide with the ambition to contribute to transformative change towards more sustainable, resilient and just societies.
By Jennifer Bryant, Grassroots Economic Organising
On a small scale, Mousai is laying the foundation for what Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard calls a Cooperative Solidarity Commonwealth.
By Josh Davis, Grassroots Economic Organising
There was a time in this country's history when knowledge of the fundamentals of the monetary system was wide spread among the common citizens, not just Wall Street financiers and academic economists.
By Josh Davis, Grassroots Economic Organizing
Solidarity means, simply, that we commit ourselves to sink or swim together.
By Tamara Pearson, New Internationalist Blog
‘People are starting to understand how food works. There is no way to move forward until communities become involved in food and production.
By David Bollier, Commons Transition
Last year SYRIZA, the left coalition party elected to lead the Greek government and face down its creditors and European overlords, lost its high-stakes confrontation with neoliberalism.
By Pat Conaty, Grassroots Economic Organizing
For many, a permanent state of social economic uncertainty is the new normal.
By Alexander Kolokotronis, Grassroots Economic Organizing
A key organization within the solidarity economy movement is Solidarity for All. Solidarity for All is an organization that offers technical support, capacity building, and network-scaling for the various grassroots initiatives around Greece.
By Nathalie Cobbaut, Future Perfect
Stephane Vlaminck is not out to conquer the world market. He supplies his microbrewery’s products locally – with a little help from an association to promote the solidarity economy.