Economics for Emancipation
Conversations with the Center for Economic Democracy
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Each episode explores creative strategies for building economic and political power, highlights transformative projects in towns and cities across the U.S., and delves into how a different approaches to economics and governance might offer a path to our collective emancipation.
Reports and Articles
Produced and/or written by our staff, local programs or coalitions
Report
The Reinvest Report:
Divesting from Injustice and Investing in Community, in New England and Beyond
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By Celia Bottger, Rachel Eckles, Bianca Hutner, Sarah Jacqz & Emily Thai
Published by Solidarity Economy Initiative
July 2018
Report
Boston's Payment in Lieu Program:
A Fair Deal for Boston Residents?
By PILOT Action Group
Spring 2018
Report
Solidarity Rising in Massachusetts:
How Solidarity Economy Movement is Emerging in Lower-Income Communities of Color
By Penn Loh and Sarah Jimenez
Published by Solidarity Economy Initiative
February 2017
Statements
Recent statements from our staff
December 1, 2020 --
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An Open Letter to Our Allies in the Solidarity Philanthropy Community -- On Solidarity philanthropy during the Coronavirus pandemic
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Article
Reimagining the Economy:
The Social Justice Enterprise
By Aaron Tanaka
Nonprofit Quarterly
April 2019
Article
Solidarity Philanthropy:
Reparations, Democracy & Power
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By Aaron Tanaka
Justice Funder’s Liberate Philanthropy Blog Series
July 2018
Interviews
Podcast
Creating a Just, Regenerative and Democratic Economy
Aaron Tanaka interviewed by Ryan Honeyman LIFT Economy: Next Economy Now Podcast
March 2019
Video
Women in Conversation:
the Boston Ujima Project
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Nia Evans (Executive Director, Boston Ujima Project)
interviewed by Cheyenne Wyzzard-Jones
CityView 22
January 2019
Video
Cooperative Economics for a POC-led Future
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Aaron Tanaka interviewed by Laura Flanders
The Laura Flanders Show
January 2017
In the News
Next City Article March 2019
Boston City Councilors Eye Pension Fund Divestment, Reinvestment
Forbes Article January 2019
Kwanzaa Meets Capital: Meet Boston's New Democratic Investment Fund
Nia Evans (Ujima Director), Lucas Turner Owens (Ujima Fund Manager) & Aaron Tanaka
Interviewed by Morgan Simon
The Christian Science Monitor Article December 2018
Where local residents help birth the businesses that serve them
Next City Article October 2018
Taking Steps Toward a Community-Controlled Economy in Boston
From Our Fellows
Next City Webinar June 2019
How to Close the ‘Friends and Family’ Capital Gap for Entrepreneurs of Color
A webinar with Jessica Norwood
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Founder and director of The Runway Project Jessica Norwood on building resilience for disaster and her work providing early-stage funding options and holistic business support as a wealth-building strategy for African Americans.
Video April 2019
Focusing on More Than CO2 with Climate
An interview with Gopal Dayaneni
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Movement Generation board member Gopal Dayaneni on key points of intervention in the climate crisis and how to frame our conversations about the scale of the problem in order to counter false solutions.
Jacobin Article February 2019
“It’s Eco-Socialism or Death”
An interview with Kali Akuno
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Cooperation Jackson leader Kali Akuno on the Green New Deal, the need for mass civil disobedience, and the necessity of building an internationalist movement for eco-socialism.
Next Economy Podcast November 2017
The Road to Restorative Economics -- Community Ownership and Community Governance
An interview with Nwamaka Agbo
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Restorative economics practitioner Nwamaka Agbo on transformative models of finance and wealth redistribution that share power and center impacted communities and their self-determination for a Just Transition.