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Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Eastern Europe

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March 2, 2023

Slovenia’s IMZ celebrates 10 years of citizens’ assemblies

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I spoke with representatives from The Initiative for Citywide Assembly (Iniciativa mestni zbor – IMZ) about the non-partisan, self-organized municipal assemblies in Maribor, Slovenia that has now been active for 10 years. IMZ shares its rich experiences, offering insights into organizing and facilitation, organizational structure and culture, community, diversity, intersectional activism, and more. 

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March 28, 2022

Pool Yourself Together

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Degrowth, as a form of resource reloca(aliza)tion through social action, should also be considered as not only an answer to climate change but a form of intrinsic social practice that is present in humankind.

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September 21, 2020

Doing What State and Market Cannot: The Visible Hand

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How a mutual aid network in Poland has provided for tens of thousands of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and what others might learn from their experiment.