Over 3,000 people participated in the sessions from which this new #MutualAid toolkit was created. An incredible number of participants chipped in to fund its creation. Much gratitude & appreciation for participants & Shareable staff for making this happen.
We’ve officially launched our Mutual Aid toolkit! We broke down the recordings from our Mutual Aid 101 learning series into clips with summaries, key takeaways, & resources. It is to build sustainable and robust mutual aid groups in your community. 🔗mutualaid101.org
For over 50 years, the Planet Drum Foundation has promoted bioregionalism through an amazing range of artworks and publications.
Much of their material is free to view and download: I highly recommend diving in!
planetdrum.org/
I enjoyed this conversation w/ Jeremy Lent of the Deep Transformation Network & my @Shareable colleagues Hajar Tazi & @ShareableTom. In fact, they were the highlights. I invite you to give them a listen.
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Political reform isn’t enough. Eastern Bloc dissidents knew that. They built independent civic life first—then change followed. What lessons can we learn today?
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Highly recommended #longread by @ntnsndr on how to scale mutualist economies in the US: nonprofitquarterly.org/how-t…
My big picture take on the #economy is that we must democratize it to protect our #democracy. We can design our economy to hold us together, united in diversity.
Are you a working or aspiring bioregional regenerator? If so, check out this event that two accomplished changemakers are hosting in Marin County, CA.
Will I see you there?
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Your voice matters - Sign the open letter to publishers, asking them to restore access to the 500,000 books they’ve removed from our library ✍️ change.org/LetReadersRead#LetReadersRead
📚 Attention Readers & Researchers 📚
More than 500,000 books have been removed from our lending library due to the publishers' lawsuit. Have you been affected? Share your story with us and help us fight to restore access. #LetReadersRead
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ALT Internet Archive logo in white on a black background.
We need #CalAccount now for fee-free banking in California. When people can avoid bank fees and interest charges, more money stays in the pockets of working families, helping cover essential needs like food and rent.
Check out the 1st installment of a conversation series I hosted w/ the authors of an inspiring new book, “Assets in Common,” about how shared & steward ownership cos. can move us faster to a #DemocraticEconomy by pooling their resources. shareable.net/assets-in-comm…
One of my favorite causes, the Institute for Local Self Reliance, is now 50 years old. I love their focus & they've created incredible impact. Check out the video, you'll be inspired: youtu.be/Wp_DNUXVDt8?si=Vcvw… h/t @gfriend
Highly recommended for a unique & enlivening There Are Many Alternatives (TAMA instead of Thatcher's TINA) take on our economy: @davidbollier's Frontiers of Commoning podcast. Start w/ his interview of @ntnsndr about his new book, "Governable Spaces." bollier.org/blog/nathan-schn…
The US could use more of this ambitious populists economic thinking right now, but I don't see it. Does anyone know of something similar being planned today?
A 1972 chart of how community-owned corporations can finance and grow "ghetto" economies.
From Black economist Frank G. Davis's 1972 book "The economics of Black community development; an analysis and program for autonomous growth and development"
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Hey friends, I had the good fortune to be invited in for a chat w/ the EdVenture crew abt workforce development. I chimed in w/ a commons perspective Not your typical edu take, that's for sure! Check it out: lnkd.in/g8S8MNBW