In this week’s roundup, we’re talking about healthcare platform co-ops, the impact of community owned land, and more.Plus, we are hosting a Reddit AMA (ask me anything) about tech democracy tomorrow, Friday September 1st at 1:00 pm EST as part of #NowWeOwn. Join us and ask experts and activists anything how communities can take back their internet from monopolies like Comcast and Verizon. Read more about it below.
This week, we launched #NowWeOwn, a campaign to make visible how our communities are owning up right now and taking control of everything from their jobs and their neighborhoods, to the internet and the banks.
In this week’s roundup: DIY democracy, lessons from Germany’s Energiewiend, and the Pennsylvania town that put a right to clean air and water on the books! Plus: Check out the latest articles from our New Economy Reporting Project Fellows!
In this week’s roundup we’re exploring models of sustainability: from growing kelp to a farm that combines land-trusts, CSA’s, and community currency in one place. Plus: a toolkit for building equitable cities.
In this week’s roundup: a new board game for activists and organizers, Japan’s debt absolution, and a tech-startup fighting back Amazon’s stronghold.
In this week’s roundup: Freedom schools, the value of local currencies, ending food apartheid, and a #MoveYourMoney guide!
In this week’s roundup: a California bill that would decriminalize homemade food sales raises concerns about the “Uberization” of yet another industry
In this week’s roundup: Global Divestment Week, the power of cooperatively-owned energy- systems, and fighting big tech companies with platform co-ops!
In last week’s roundup, we talked about some of the exciting events NEC is a part of this coming week. We are highlighting systemic solutions to the environmental crisis at The People’s Climate Movement (PCM) as well as participating in The Majority’s “Beyond the Moment” campaign with the Movement for Black Lives for May Day mass mobilizations – find an event near you with this map. Read more below and let us know how you’re getting involved on Twitter – tag us @NewEconomics!
April is shaping up to be a big month for resistance and solidarity-building. Between the upcoming Tax March, March for Science, People’s Climate Mobilization, and Beyond the Moment (the latter two are campaigns NEC is proud to partner on), there are countless opportunities to organize and stand up for your community. Read on to learn more about what’s happening and how to get involved!
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