Malikia Johnson (2024). The Commons Economy Reloaded: A Timeless Response to Devastating Moments Like These. Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO). https://geo.coop/articles/commons-economy-reloaded
The Commons are a set of resources and places that are accessible to all members of society (parks, libraries, air). When we say 'the commons' we are referring to things and places that are held collectively, not owned privately.
The networks, organizations, and movements that we generate reflect the quality of our own consciousness in the moment. What does the global state of human consciousness tell us then about the movements that we're capable of building?
Josh Davis (2020). A Brief History of the Police: And an Argument for their Abolition. Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO). https://geo.coop/articles/brief-history-police
GEO Collective (2020). Co-ops Not Cops Webinar, Nov. 18th: A Conversation on the Impact of Co-ops in Abolition Work. Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO). https://geo.coop/articles/co-ops-not-cops-webinar-nov-18th
Shernee "Shay" Bellamy (2019). Black Women Teachers and Youth: How to Turn Self-Hate into Self-Reliance. Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO). https://geo.coop/story/black-women-teachers-and-youth