Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Community Currencies & Barter Networks

Groups organized to facilitate exchange of goods and services without the use of national, government-issued currency.

May 26, 2020

Community Capital in the Time of COVID-19

In this Solidarity Chicago session, you will learn historical and contemporary examples of how our communities have employed rotating savings and credit associations, peer-to-peer lending, and other creative methods of harnessing capital.

Linking Opposition & Alternatives Community Currencies & Barter Networks Racial Justice Economic Justice
November 2, 2018

Are Personal Currencies a Good Idea?

beyond capitalism Linking Opposition & Alternatives Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Community Currencies & Barter Networks Mutual Aid
May 21, 2018

Community Currency and the Blockchain

Western Europe Community Currencies & Barter Networks Community Development
December 11, 2017

FairCoop: An Alternative System Outside of Capitalism

Western Europe beyond capitalism Ethical Purchasing Financing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development Financing & Financial Services Mutual Aid
December 4, 2017

Kenya’s Sarafu-Credit

Africa place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Financing Networking & Collaboration Economic Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Community Development Financing & Financial Services Mutual Aid Retail Trade
August 7, 2017

The Strength of Cooperation

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January 23, 2017

Permaculture, Commons and Community

Western Europe cooperative commonwealth cooperative economy green economy local living economies place-based (local) economics solidarity economy the commons Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Environmental Justice Collectives Commons Community Currencies & Barter Networks Housing Cooperatives Intentional Communities Community Development Ecological Processes Housing
Citations

Stephanie Rearick (2016).  DIY System Change:  Transitioning to a Just Economy with Timebanking.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/diy-system-change

July 27, 2016

DIY System Change

United States cooperative economy solidarity economy Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development Mutual Aid Organizational Support & Development
Citations

David McCarthy, Maria Reidelbach (2016).  Keep it Local!:  The Complementary Currency Alternative.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/keep-it-local

July 18, 2016

Keep it Local!

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Citations

Pamela Boyce Simms, Brett Barndt (2016).  The Great Transition Experiment:  New Economy Alternatives.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/great-transition-experiment

July 11, 2016

The Great Transition Experiment

United States cooperative economy solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Environmental Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Community Land Trusts Consumer Cooperatives Credit Unions Housing Cooperatives Intentional Communities Worker Cooperatives Community Development