If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most ... in our communities, our schools, our workplaces and local economies, our military, our government, our media, our constitution ... you will find something inspiring in Minneapolis, Minnesota this August 2-6, 2017. Join us at the third Democracy Convention.
The Institute for Advanced Trouble-making is a week-long anarchist theory and action summer camp. Camp will take place from August 11th – 18th, 2017 in Worcester, MA.
The VI International Gathering of “The Workers’ Economy” will take place in Argentina between August 30 and September 2, 2017. An opening event will be held at the worker-recuperated Hotel BAUEN in the City of Buenos Aires, and the rest of the gathering will continue at the facilities of the Textil Pigüé Cooperative, a worker-recuperated factory in the interior of the province of Buenos Aires. We invite the participation of all workers from recuperated and self-managed enterprises, cooperatives and social and popular economy organizations, as well as trade unions and academics interested in and committed to self-management practices and the project of a new workers' economy.
The 4th World Forum of Local Economic Development (LED) will be held at Praia, Cabo Verde, from October 17 to 20, 2017. After previous meetings in Seville, Spain (2011), in Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil) in 2013 and in 2015 in Turin, Italy. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Local Economic Development as a comprehensive framework to localize the Sustainable Development Goals: addressing rising inequalities“.
At the International Co-operative Alliance's 2017 Global Conference, our most interactive gathering to date, co-operators are invited to choose from our unique and diverse programme offerings. Create a conference experience that aligns with your professional goals. Leave with knowledge, practical tools, skills, new contacts, business leads, and inspiration.
The 2018 People's State of the Union will take place from January 25-February 4, 2018.
Love the People is a three-part webinar series that will bring together storytellers who will share their experiences with community-focused responses to interpersonal and systemic violence. We will cover interpersonal violence intervention in our homes and neighborhoods, defending our demonstrations and movement spaces, and community defense in our workplaces, in sanctuary and across our communities. We will explore how to expand the concept of sanctuary and new ways to imagine community defense.
Do you have expertise, evidence, or insight into how the housing economy has changed and how it can change for the better? Send us your ideas for a reported feature, deeply researched think piece, or insightful essay to housing@yesmagazine.org.
This is a new network call for member-owners who have converted to the worker-co-op model.
