How Three Community Assemblies Addressed Climate and Economic Justice

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Participants in MLK Labor's Community Assembly

It’s 5:30pm on a Thursday. A large classroom slowly fills with adults, most at the end of a long workday, ready to unwind. They’re greeted by smiling hosts, invited to…

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How a Public Utility can Support our Local Economy to Thrive

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Illustration by Natalie Dupille from the Shape Our Water Community Vision

This blog is about public utilities and progressive procurement. But we swear it isn’t boring! Because it’s also about how water shapes our lives, how community members are envisioning the…

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Revitalizing Traditional Reciprocal Economies Among Seattle’s Indigenous Communities

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Image from the Native Neighborhood Community Study

Wealth means different things depending on who you ask. To one person it might mean their investment portfolio. To another, maybe it means their home. To a third, it may…

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2024 Year in Review

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The People's Economy Lab team visiting yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective in Rainier Beach

  To all of our partners, our funders, and everyone who participated in our programming in 2024, thank you for a year full of relationship building, learning, sharing ideas, and…

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Community Assemblies & Community Wealth Building In The News

We're grateful to partner organizations New America and Democracy Collaborative, as well as Public News Service, for publishing features on our work. Thank you for spotlighting BIPOC community-led efforts to…

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Press Release: Community Assemblies Energize Washington’s Democracy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Anand Balasubrahmanyan, [email protected] Phone Number: 651-285-6203 Community Assemblies Energize Washington's Democracy Community members work closely with government to generate recommendations for policies or investments in their…

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