Aligning Toward Justice, Co-governance, and Well-being in Washington State

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A community panel speaking about their communities' experiences and vision for co-governance.

This blog post was co-authored by Laura Nash of the People’s Economy Lab and Lori Pfingst of DSHS. How can we achieve justice and well-being for all Washingtonians? Could sharing…

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2023 Community Wealth Building Pilots: A Small Business Incubator for Latinx Creatives

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José Manuel Vasquez

José Manuel Vasquez grew up in South Park, the son of entrepreneurs. His parents owned a video store and sandwich shop that served as a community hub for the neighborhood.…

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NextCycle Washington is Advancing a Just Transition to a Circular Economy

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Restaurant 2 Garden celebrates winning the Community Impact Award at the NextCycle Washington March 2023 pitch competition. Source: Bridgette Pollaski, Resource Recycling Systems

The Just Transition and Circular Economy movements have a lot in common, but they’re also both missing key pieces of the puzzle. That’s why Kamal Patel–a civic and service designer…

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Building Community Wealth to Close the Racial Wealth Gap in Seattle

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"The Wedge," courtesy of Democracy Collaborative, https://democracycollaborative.org/blog/how-is-community-wealth-building-practiced

According to Movement Generation’s Just Transition Framework, each economy has a purpose, an outcome we choose to manage toward. It may be the accumulation of money and the enclosure of…

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