Learning About Community Wealth Building with The Democracy Collaborative

“I was inspired, I made new connections, and I learned so much. It was especially incredible to see you all’s intentionality in uplifting businesses that have engaged with community wealth…

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Event Recap: Piloting Community Innovation and Building New Economic Models

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Stephanie Ung leads the 2022 NEW Fellows and audience through a series of hand gestures from traditional Khmer dance.

On May 22, 2023, People’s Economy Lab invited community partners, funders, government leaders and staff, and other folks in the PEL network to a showcase event. We packed the classroom…

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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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People’s Economy Project Launch

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The Local Economy Leaders Lab invites you to join fellow local economy advocates, advisors, civic leaders, and candidates for a briefing and conversation about how we can transform Seattle’s current economy—with its growing and destructive inequities—to one that is more equitable, democratic, diverse, and resilient. For the last nine months, we’ve been drafting a values-based framework and researching compelling economic development initiatives that could improve the lives of thousands.

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