In our first New Economy Roundup of 2020, we’re talking about why the resurgence of a U.S. anti-war movement is crucial to building a liberatory new economy, indigenous fire management techniques in Australia, and major policy wins for public banking, worker ownership, and community land trusts in 2019.
This week we’re talking about building the next generation of cooperatives in 2020, the Black Youth Project’s “She Safe, We Safe” campaign, and a forum to reflect on New Belgium Brewing and the promise and the limitations of employee ownership.
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Indigenous people are — and have always been — at the frontlines of resisting colonization. In the spirit of Truthsgiving, we want to use this space to lift up Native-led stories and resources that demonstrate that another way of life is possible. For more general resources decolonizing the myth of Thanksgiving, see this guide from the Center for Racial Justice.
This week we’re talking about a report on how nonprofit’s can better live into their values, California’s mayors calling for PG&E to become a consumer cooperative, and how Barbados is exploring cooperatives to achieve it’s fossil fuel free goals!
'This week we’re talking about movements for public-owned utilities, global uprisings against neoliberalism, and a just transition in Appalachia!Stories From the FieldLet’s Own Our Energy Utilities: As PG&E continues to shut down power in Northern...
This week we’re talking about new Community Land Trust funding, an international cooperative conference, and a global hub for participatory budgeting. PLUS the first podcast section of the Roundup!
This week we’re talking about yesterday’s public banking victory in California, a co-op of Native artists in South Dakota, and a new worldwide fund for direct action!
This week we’re talking about tomorrow’s Global Climate Strike, building plans of community resilience and negotiating new ways of relating to each other.
This week we’re talking about new advancements in legal and financial support for cooperatives, how corporate talk is still cheap and the wealth that our members are sharing with the world!
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