1) Welcome, Goals, Agenda review
2) What is the Solidarity Economy - towards a common framework - Emily Kawano, US Solidarity Economy Network & Wellspring Cooperative
The solidarity economy is pretty fuzzy and can seem like everything nice. While SE is very much a reflection of local realities and there’s lots of room for variations, it’s critical that we have a common understanding of the core definition, so that we don’t end up just reforming capitalism.
3) Triangulating Transformation: Resist and Build - Sarah Jimenez, Community Labor United & Elena Letona, Neighbor to Neighbor
SE primarily focuses on building practices that align with its value, but it’s critical for it to be strongly connected with social & grassroots movements that primarily focus on resistance. There are many social movements that the solidarity economy is (in some cases should be) connected to including labor, just transition, Movement for Black Lives, Fearless Cities, and so forth. This is a look at one MA example - Community Labor United’s 10-Year Agenda.
Mapping the Room and the MA SE - Hendrix Berry, Ujima & Elvis Mendez, Neighbor to Neighbor
Who’s in the room and getting to know each other. Looking at the SE in this state. How does the landscape differ between our regions?
In preparation for the World Cafe in the afternoon, we’ll introduce the process, give the working groups a chance to huddle and then introduce their issue.
Working Group topics:
Report backs and next steps