Democratic Liberty = Economic Liberty = Social Justice
Economic Liberty = Solidarity Economy + Local Reliance
Solidarity Economy
10 Elements of Social Movement
Fundamental Elements:
1 A Vision and Frame
2 An Authentic Base is Key
3 A Commitment to the Long Haul
Implementation Tools:
4 An Underlying and Viable Economic Model
5 A Vision of Government and Governance
6 A Scaffold of Solid Research
7 A Pragmatic Policy Package
Scale:
8 A Recognition of the Need for Scale
9 A strategy for Scaling Up
10 A Willingness to Network with Other Movement
Social Movement – Narrative based on Shared Values, that maintain a link with real and broad base in the community, and build for a long-term Transformation in Systems of Power
Manuel Pastor - Movement Building for the Next America
Director of Equity Research Institute USC
Stacey Mitchell – Democracy vs. Big Tech: How We Can Win the Fight Against Monopoly Power
Co-Director of Institute for Local Reliance
“Anti-trust is essential to Democracy's basic notion... the notion that Economic Liberty is crucial to Political Liberty..."
"Across the country, urban and rural communities allies find themselves at the mercy of distant boardroom. Their local business disappearing... there is an incredible growing anti-monopoly movement across this country that is making real strides in resurrecting anti-trust laws... energizing people in both BLUE and RED states... “
Reimagining the Future of solidarity economy and Local Reliance through the lens of Community Convergence
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