{"id":956,"date":"2017-03-14T12:09:13","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T15:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/verdeamarelo.org\/bwg\/?p=956"},"modified":"2019-04-27T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T15:35:55","slug":"solidarity-rising-in-massachusetts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.verdeamarelo.org\/bwg\/pt\/2017\/03\/14\/solidarity-rising-in-massachusetts\/","title":{"rendered":"Solidarity Rising in Massachusetts"},"content":{"rendered":"

This entry was posted on March 14, 2017\u00a0by\u00a0pennloh<\/a><\/span><\/span>, in\u00a0Reports<\/a>\u00a0and tagged\u00a0solidarity economy<\/a>, Solidarity Economy Initiative<\/a>. Bookmark the\u00a0permalink<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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New report documents emerging solidarity economy movement in lower income communities of color<\/h1>\n
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A\u00a0solidarity economy movement<\/em>\u00a0is emerging from lower-income communities of color in Massachusetts. This movement aspires to transform capitalism\u2014as we know it\u2014into a world rooted in values of democracy, justice, and sustainability. These dreams arise from those making Black Lives Matter, from immigrant workers making poverty wages, from ex-prisoners locked out of the mainstream economy, from tenants barely able to make rent, and from communities being displaced to make way for the 1%.<\/div>\n
A new report released by the\u00a0Solidarity Economy Initiative<\/a>\u00a0examines eight cases across lower-income communities of color in Massachusetts. Authors Penn Loh and Sarah Jimenez find that aspirations for transformation are spreading from Springfield and Worcester to Lynn and Boston. Communities are organizing to resist and reform the current system, while building alternatives that go beyond capitalism. They are incubating worker-owned coops, community land trusts, and community-controlled capital. They are modeling an economy and democratic governance based on collective care and putting people and planet over profit. Communities are dreaming big, of building regional ecosystems that can scale up transformative impacts.<\/div>\n
Cases profiled include:<\/div>\n