Race & Equity

Amaha Sellassie: Beloved Community is a Present Possibility (a conversation)

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  For this week's episode Joey Taylor speaks with Amaha Sellassie about the Gem City Market, West Dayton Strong and his article, Beloved Community is a Present Possibility. The...

Regenerative Housing Initiatives: From Private Equity to Community Ownership

As the importance of affordable, secure housing rises to the top of our minds and discussion, we have the opportunity to more carefully consider housing systems rooted in community control and centered on people. This fourth article in NPQ’s...

When Actors Give Back Stolen Land

In this podcast produced by Remember the Future, we learn the story of a group of actors in Maine who decided to repair historic wrongs in their own community through returning land while also working to be in meaningful,...

Getting to Know Your Unhoused Neighbors

In this visual essay, Theo Henderson, founder of the “We the Unhoused” podcast who has experienced homelessness himself, offers tips on how to get to know your unhoused neighbors from the point of view from someone who has experienced...

The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Politics and Policy

What does an economy that works for all people and the planet look like? And what are the policies that can support and protect such an economy? We are living through an historic moment where a number of crises– climate...

The Ghana Susu: Reimagining Financial Development

Focused on local economies, the centuries-old system liberates communities from foreign, ‘expert-led’ development and the trap of dependence.   In the wake of global anti-racism movements and a growing awareness of the problematic dynamics of colonial knowledge-making in international development, governments, academics...

Why Social Coops Offer Potential Transformation of Care & More

Last week, the Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center (RMEOC), Shareable, and a growing list of partners launched the first session of the Social Cooperative Academy. The Academy will consist of eight weekly sessions from May 1st to June 19 and...

Cities Facing Climate Emergencies Need All Hands on Deck

Most people, in thinking about the most dramatic impacts of climate change, imagine the damage that will be wrought on rural and coastal areas. In drought-stricken regions susceptible to crop failure, and in riverside communities prone to flooding, the...

Community Empowerment thru Self-Mastery

What is the relationship between community and self? What is the place of personal development in the work of addressing local issues and cultivating stronger local relationships? How can we hold space for conflict and for many generations in...

Tim Vogt: Placekeeping & Holding the Long Story

The Common Good podcast is a conversation about the significance of place, eliminating economic isolation and the structure of belonging.  For this week's episode we partner with April Doner and the Abundant Community to speak with Tim Vogt about an article...

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Ash Esposito: Weaving Neighbors Together in Baltimore, MD

Ash Esposito shares her story here as part of Aspen Institute's Weave: Social Fabric Project of a journey from...