Grassroots Economic Organizing

Fair Trade Organizations & Networks

Organizations & businesses dedicated to building equitable trade & commerce relationships between producers, retailers and consumers.

October 9, 2025

Introducing Coops4Coops

This month's Co-op Conversation featured Olivia Champagne and her talk, "Introducing Coops4Coops: Scaling Inter-Cooperation Across Canada". Coops4Coops is a growing, embeddable digital directory that connects co-operatives offering services to other co-operatives across Canada.

Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Cross-Sector Alliances cooperative economy Canada
May 16, 2024

Liberation Economist - Part 2

GEO interviewed Mance in early 2024 hoping to better understand his work and thoughts on solidarity economy, particularly with regards to the Solidarius.net platform. The interview was conducted in Spanish, and has been edited for clarity.

Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Linking Opposition & Alternatives Strategies for Change Solidarity Economy Organizing sliding-scale pricing Economic Justice local living economies beyond capitalism cooperative commonwealth Latin America
September 19, 2019

Coming Home to Casa di Alice

Western Europe solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Immigrant Justice Workplace Democracy Community-Run Centers Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Community Development Land Tenure & Stewardship Manufacturing Mutual Aid Social Services
January 12, 2018

Moral Money and Finance - Part 1

beyond capitalism cooperative commonwealth place-based (local) economics Financing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Strategies for Change Economic Justice Fair Trade Organizations & Networks
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
August 7, 2017

The Strength of Cooperation

cooperative economy solidarity economy Ethical Purchasing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development Financing & Financial Services Information Technology Mutual Aid Organizational Support & Development
August 4, 2017

Countering the Confederate Assault and the Struggle for Economic Democracy

United States beyond capitalism cooperative economy place-based (local) economics Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Environmental Justice Peace Building Racial Justice Workplace Democracy Community Land Trusts Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Housing Cooperatives Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives Community Development Housing Land Tenure & Stewardship Organizational Support & Development
June 19, 2017

Involve Everyone in Production

cooperative commonwealth cooperative economy diverse economies socialism solidarity economy the commons Democratic Dialog & Deliberation Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Feminism & Gender Justice Community-Run Centers Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Producer Cooperatives Community Development Food Mutual Aid Public Policy & Governance Trade & Exchange
May 12, 2017

Solidarity Economics as Transformative Politics

United States cooperative economy place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Workplace Democracy Commons Consumer Cooperatives Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Housing Cooperatives Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Producer Cooperatives Worker Cooperatives Public Policy & Governance
December 23, 2016

Solidarity Between North and South

Latin America Africa Western Europe cooperative economy high-road economic development place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Cross-Sector Alliances Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Environmental Justice Workplace Democracy Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Family Farms Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives Community Development Ecological Processes Organizational Support & Development