This month's new developments include:
- We showcase our new animated video on the Cleveland Model and our entries to Naomi Klein’s new website Beautiful Solutions.
- The Democracy Collaborative has joined the Mayor’s Office in New Orleans and the New Orleans Business Alliance (NOLABA) in a major new initiative to build community wealth.
- Mayor Alvin Brown of Jacksonville, Florida announced a new Community Wealth Building Initiative in Northwest Jacksonville to help connect neighborhood businesses to local anchor institutions.
- Democracy Collaborative Senior Fellow and Co-Chair of the Next System Project Gus Speth has a new memoir entitled Angels by the River.
- Democracy Collaborative Co-Founder Gar Alperovitz, writes on community ownership in the featured article in Shelterforce Magazine’s latest issue on work in America.
- Research Director Steve Dubb has been named a BALLE Local Economy Fellow.
- Steve Dubb and Research Associate Sarah McKinley participated on a panel about our Learning/Action Lab for community wealth building at the CFED Asset’s Learning Conference.
- Burlington, Vermont Supports Local Ownership
- Revitalizing Public Housing in New Orleans Offers Lessons for other Cities
- Leaders Identify Pathways to a Sustainable and Inclusive Economy
- Rental Market Speculation Disrupts Communities
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Commission to Build a Healthier
- Toolbox for Education and Social Action