Drivers Union – “When we fight, we win”
Building power and organizing to protect worker rights are at the heart of the work of Drivers Union, an association of rideshare drivers (for Uber, Lyft, etc.) that advances fairness, justice, and transparency in Seattle's personal transportation industry. The union...
Inaugural Frontline Community Fellows Imagine a New Economy, Build Community Learning Cohort
In 2021, what do a Native artist center, BIPOC food share program, Latinx community agriculture, driver’s union, and community owned real estate and social impact business, have in common? They are part of an inaugural cohort of changemakers who are exploring...
Taking on Big Tech: Amazon, Monopoly Power, Antitrust & Organizing for a People-Centered Economy
Concerns about Big Tech’s monopoly power are multiplying. Seattle-based corporate giant Amazon has accumulated enormous power over our economy and our lives. But what is a monopoly? What are the dangers of monopoly, and how are we impacted as residents, consumers,...
Part I of IV: Examining the Financial System to Build Community Wealth
Guess post from PEL's Community Capital Working Group Member Sandhya Nakhasi of Community Credit Lab. Full post can be viewed here. Summary A little over a year ago, Community Credit Lab launched with the goal of advancing economic equity for people that face...
Move the Money Learning Series Part I: Investing in Systems Change
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.
Mapping a Just Transition Towards a Community-Centered Economy
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 a Just Transition toward a community-centered new economy. As a result of...
New Economy Washington Frontline Community Fellowship
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 is building a new economic model that changes the underlying conditions of our...
South Seattle Community Capital Resiliency Project
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 Valley Community Development Fund, and Ventures...
Event Recap: Creating a Just and Democratic Economy with Aaron Tanaka
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, brought Aaron Tanaka, founder of the Boston Ujima Project...
New Economy Washington: A Path Forward
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 a few, while immigrants and people of color, households with lower incomes...