Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Participatory Budgeting

Democratic control of public budget processes.

July 22, 2024

How to Start Participatory Budgeting in Your City

Has your city been making cuts to schools, libraries, firefighters, and social services that you are not happy with? Think you could do a better job managing the budget? There is a way in which  you can have that opportunity through a process called “participatory budgeting (PB).”

Participatory Budgeting Democratic Dialog & Deliberation
September 14, 2016

6 Steps to Economic Revolution

United States cooperative commonwealth solidarity economy Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Peace Building ESOPs Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Participatory Budgeting Worker Cooperatives Public Policy & Governance
February 1, 2016

Reclaiming Public Revenues

United States Latin America participatory economics Democratic Dialog & Deliberation Strategies for Change Participatory Budgeting
May 15, 2015

Towards a New Policy Paradigm: Synergizing Participatory Budgeting and Worker Cooperatives (includes survey)

December 1, 2014

DC Solidarity Economy Summit

United States beyond capitalism cooperative economy local living economies participatory economics solidarity economy Conferences, Events & Gatherings Economic Justice Racial Justice Workplace Democracy Consumer Cooperatives Credit Unions Housing Cooperatives Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Participatory Budgeting Worker Cooperatives Organizational Support & Development Public Policy & Governance
November 21, 2014

Video: SELC's Vision of a Cooperative Future

The SELC's vision of a cooperative future.

United States beyond capitalism cooperative economy diverse economies place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Workplace Democracy Commons Community Currencies & Barter Networks Community Land Trusts Consumer Cooperatives Cooperative Financial Institutions Housing Cooperatives Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Participatory Budgeting Producer Cooperatives Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives Legal Services Organizational Support & Development
June 7, 2014

Baltimore Economic Democracy Conference Round-up

United States beyond capitalism Conferences, Events & Gatherings Strategies for Change Economic Justice Workplace Democracy Farmer's Markets Housing Cooperatives Participatory Budgeting Producer Cooperatives Support Organizations Unions & Worker Organizations Worker Cooperatives
April 1, 2012

Participatory Budgeting Comes to New York City

January 18, 2012

Grassroots Democracy in Venezuela

Latin America Bolivarian socialism Solidarity Economy Organizing Participatory Budgeting Public Policy & Governance
September 15, 2011

Solidarity Economy in the Big Apple

United States solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Participatory Budgeting