Join us for part one! Deborah Frieze will illuminate root causes of system failures that must be addressed, how we can approach finance differently, and how to divest from the old paradigm and reinvest in building the new - creating and sustaining healthy, resilient and inclusive communities.
Over the past year, People’s Economy Lab with our partners have held multiple listening sessions and community led conversations about a desire to create a shared vision and narrative toward…
We are excited to announce that applications are open for the New Economy Washington (NEW) Frontline Community Fellowship! If you or someone you know is an emerging leader of color who…
In late 2019, People’s Economy Lab responded to a Request For Proposal and were hired to support a business planning process with three Seattle-based community development financial institutions (CDFI)—HomeSight, Rainier…
Adapted and posted with permission from Communities of Opportunity On October 28th the People’s Economy Lab, with support from Communities of Opportunity, the New Economy Coalition, and other event partners,…
By Deric Gruen, Marcy Bowers, Misha Werschkul Despite important policy changes like a higher minimum wage and universal paid family leave , the economic rules continue to divide us, privileging…
Oct. 29, 2019Doors 5:00pm, Program 5:30pm-7pm,The Seattle Public Library, Central Library Auditorium FREE! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Register Our economy contains abundance: prosperity, innovation, resources, creative activity. It could and should be…
In pursuit of an economy that puts people and places first and the need to give communities more control over capital, People’s Economy Lab convened 21 local leaders to workshop…
Will von Geldern is Director of Advocacy and Communications at Ventures and is a People’s Economy Lab Leader Earlier this year, we wrote about our work to build an economy that is truly…
The first federal level bipartisan legislation that highlights worker cooperatives, the Main Street Employee Ownership Act was signed into law in August 2018.
