Author

Luci Latina Fernandes is an Applied Anthropologist, whose goal is to assist the people in the Amazon region by supporting the Kallari Handcraft Cooperative and by helping create new community development programs for the Kichwa that aim at improving their quality of life.

The European project SUSY is presenting examples of Good Practices in Social and Solidarity Economy around the world. Find out more on their website.

Danny Spitzberg is a user researcher for a co-operative economy. He is currently developing a model for worker-led research with Turning Basin Labs, a staffing and training co-op.

Rebecca Nathanson is a freelance journalist in New York.

Chelsea Rustrum is the co-author of It's a Shareable Life, a practical guide to the sharing economy, as well as a consultant, speaker, connector, and practitioner. She both lives and works in the sharing economy, with specific interests in how the sharing economy can evolve into being a part of every day life through housing and peer-to-peer platforms. She's a digital native, a self-proclaimed digi-hippie, and an entrepreneur. She also founded several local event series, including the Sharers of SF and Hippie Hour as well as Startup Abroad, a live/work program for international entrepreneurs.