25Apr
22Apr
Announcing the New Economies Reporting Project
via Eli Feghali, New Economy Coalition I'm really excited to announce a new partnership between NEC, The Media Consortium (TMC), and The Laura Flanders Show. Together, we are coordinating the New Economies Reporting Project, an effort to support journalists who are interested in covering new economy stories...
19Apr
New Systems Series: Volume Six
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Next System Project released the sixth volume of their papers in the New Systems: Possibilities and Proposals series. The four papers include: [/vc_column_text][info_list font_size_icon="24"][info_list_item list_title="Cooperative Commonwealth and the Partner State by John Restakis" icon_type="custom" icon_img="id^834|url^https://ussen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/JohnRestakisCover.png|caption^null|alt^null|title^JohnRestakisCover|description^null" info_list_link_apply="title" info_list_link="url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thenextsystem.org%2Fcooperative-commonwealth-partner-state%2F||target:%20_blank|"][/info_list_item][info_list_item list_title="Diversifying Public Ownership: Constructing Institutions for Participation, http://shopantibioticsonline.com Social...
18Apr
There is no Food Sovereignty Without Feminism
Peasant women, unite! Ask governments to support the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants. Peasants and others working in rural areas represent the largest group of people in the world suffering from hunger and malnutrition. These people have faced political and economic discriminations for decades.
20Jan
Upstream podcast on solidarity economy
In this episode we explore a phenomenon that has existed throughout centuries both within and alongside Capitalism. Wherever relationships have been based on reciprocity, sustainability, and democratic governance you'll find the Solidarity Economy. We learn of it's origin and about how it is strengthened by...
12Dec
New Zine Highlights the Solidarity Economy in St. Louis
By Maira Sutton November 30, 2016 It's hard to convey what the sharing movement is about without describing how it looks in practice. No matter how well you lay out its basic principles, you need concrete examples and visual imagery to help people reach that aha moment. A new...
12Dec
Solidarity Economy Part 3: Expanding Citizenship in Brazilian Favelas
Work produced by Mulheres Guerreiras de Babilonia This is the third and final article in our three-part series on solidarity economy in Brazil. Solidarity economy enterprises move beyond the “any job is a good job” logic sometimes found in efforts to address labor market exclusion. Instead, these more...
14Nov
Solidarity Economy Part II: Female Protagonists
This is the second article of our three-part series on solidarity economy in Brazil. With a broader understanding of the solidarity economy in Brazil in mind, testimonials from participating entrepreneurs themselves show the real advantages of this kind of work, from circumventing market exclusion to creating new...
31Oct
Women in resistance, building alternatives for a better World
by World March of Women 28 October 2016 "At the WMW, we work to empower women and increase their economic ... We believe in the redistribution of wealth and the solidarity economy." Declaration of the World March of Women 10th International Meeting in Maputo, Mozambique from October...
07Sep