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The Next System: Indigenous Worldviews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znyv0YYxfcABuilding a "next system" to supplant the current systemic drivers of our economic and political crises should include the wisdom of Indigenous cultures rooted in non-capitalist social and economic forms that center life and nature. This panel discussion hosted by The Democracy Collaborative features Freida...

Decolonizing Economics 2024 – May 1-3

The US Solidarity Economy Network is thrilled to be one of the anchoring organizations of Decolonizing Economics: Earth Day to May Day.  This is an online summit May 1st, 2nd and 3rd which will include 15 sessions focused on collaborative ways for individuals and institutions to use policies...

The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Politics and Policy

https://youtu.be/vbxAi7i_4wY Event Recording - As published on Shareable.net: We are living through an historic moment where a number of crises– climate change, growing economic and cultural divide, virulent racism, and the slide toward fascism–are converging. This makes for scary times but also times that are ripe with...

The Solidarity Economy: A Way Forward for Our De-Futured World

The Solidarity Economy: A Way Forward for Our De-Futured World Julie Matthaei, Wellesley College Matthew Slaats, University of Virginia School of Architecture Abstract As society contends with the ongoing economic, environmental and political crises perpetuated by racist patriarchal ecologically-destructive capitalism, there is a need to look beyond forms of inequality to...
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DBE Peer Learning Session – Solidarity Economy

Event Recording Democracy Beyond Elections is a collaborative, national campaign dedicated to transformative democracy rooted in community led decision making. USSEN board members David Cobb and Yvonne Yen Liu led a Peer Learning Session on Solidarity Economy for DBE members and beyond. Check it out! https://vimeo.com/858628022

Resist and Build: Convening the US SE Movement

From 2020 to the present, USSEN has convened Resist and Build gatherings online, creating a space for translocal and national solidarity economy groups to engage in dialogue, collaborate, and build relationships. USSEN is hosting an in-person gathering of the Resist and Build network in October 2023...

Solidarity Economy 101 Slides

The Resist and Build Education Circle developed a Solidarity Economy 101 workshop, with significant contributions from Emily Kawano, Mike Strode, David Ferris, and April Taylor. Hundreds of people from across the United States and the world have participated in various versions of this workshop. We...

Event: Reimagining Our Economy for Collective Wellbeing 12/9

Last Chance to Register!  Advancing Collective Wellbeing Series Virtual Event | Thursday, December 9th, 10:30AM-1:00PM CT You may have seen the phrase, “Economic Wellbeing,” popping up in your newsfeed on issues from global poverty, to the governmental response to COVID-19, to the relationship between where someone is born...

Solidarity Economy Candidate Questionnaire

Overview Guidelines The Survey Reference Overview The U.S. has a strong history of local economic development that is grounded in cooperative, democratic, equitable and sustainable values. The solidarity economy is a framework and movement that brings together practices that align with these values in order to build an economy that...
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