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October 26, 2023

The Ghana Susu: Reimagining Financial Development

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In Ghana, a centuries-old financial system called Susu provides an example of effective bottom-up development that contributes meaningfully to reducing poverty and economic inequality.

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December 5, 2022

The making of La BOM: Montreuil’s new Library of Things and Sharing Hub

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Inspired by Shareable’s coverage of the sharing economy, Bibliothèque D’Objets De Montreuil, also known as La BOM, opened its doors as a “Library of Things” in April 2022 in the Parisian suburb of Montreuil. 

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October 13, 2022

Sri Lanka’s Untold Story of Resilience

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Since its inception, Sarvodaya has grown to include more than 15,000 villages and has energized these communities to build more than 5,000 preschools, community health centers, libraries, and cottage industries. It has also established thousands of village banks and more than 100,000 small businesses — all without any government support.

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August 22, 2022

How the Ghana Susu System Helps the African Diaspora

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Canadian members of the African diaspora make use of traditional forms of group savings, known as susu, to overcome financial and cultural exclusion in the mainstream system. 

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December 27, 2021

Understory: Worker-Led Restaurant

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Ebony Gustave interviews Florencio Esquivel of Understory restaurant

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November 4, 2021

Horizontalidad: Love and Care as Affective Revolutionary Practice

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Marina Sitrin discusses the concept and practice of "horizontalism" in Argentina.

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October 25, 2021

Organizing for Food Justice in a Texas Food Desert

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How food several Dallas food justice organizations joined together to bring healthy food to the city's several food deserts.

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September 23, 2021

Credit Unions are Co-ops, Too!

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We discuss the origins and development of the credit union movement, the unique role of Community Development Credit Unions, and how these member-owned financial co-ops grow community wealth, support economic development, and build resilient local economies.

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August 2, 2021

Mutual Aid in the Aftermath of the Texas Freeze

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Chad Rittenberry gives his perspective on what worked and what didn’t in Mutual Aid response to the winter storm of February 2021, as well as how some local organizers plan to be even more prepared for when the next disaster strikes.

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January 14, 2021

A New Landscape for Skill-Sharing

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A new landscape for skill-sharing emerges from pandemic aftermath.