Damon Orion is a writer, journalist, musician, artist, and teacher in Santa Cruz, California. His work has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Spirituality + Health, Classic Rock, and other publications. Read more of his work at DamonOrion.com.
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Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
This consortium of community-based organizations is working toward decolonization and economic democracy.
This Petersburgh, New York, organization fights racial injustice in the food system.
Houston’s Pet Care Co-op empowers humans and helps animals survive.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
Making the best use of a building to support a thriving community network.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s AORTA helps organizations restructure for greater equity.
Latino community members in Southern California use the tanda system for mutual financial support.
Wiki sites are at the forefront of a shift toward decentralized information sharing.
Truly independent cinema is alive and well in North America. Here’s why it matters.
Promotoras Activas SF provides crucial social services for households in need.
Time banking is easing financial strain and promoting societal health.
The Community Enterprise and Solidarity Clinic is part of a growing mutual aid movement in Chicago, Illinois.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English | February 3, 2025
The #LetUsBreathe Collective offers a hub for art, activism, and healing to those impacted by mass incarceration.
“We have power. They’re afraid of us,” says politician-turned-talk-radio-personality “Arnie” Arnesen.
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
This “relational facilitator” training team explores the intersection of spirituality and justice work.
How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design.
By Damon Orion in Technology | English
This Greenfield, Massachusetts collective fights housing insecurity and promotes racial, environmental, and economic justice.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
Ninety percent of all communes dissolve early on. How has this Missouri collective been making it work since 2005?
As governmental authoritarianism intensifies, citizens “double down on democracy” through the participatory model.
How the custom steel fabrication and design company Crucible built a “gravel road” for other Montana worker co-ops to follow.
The Fireweed Collective offers online and in-person healing.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
The worker-owned collective ChiCommons helps Chicago residents find local mutual aid-based organizations.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
These book-sharing boxes promote literacy and strengthen communities.
Sankofa Village Arkansas is building an “intentional community centering Black healing, liberation, and regeneration.”
For growing numbers of media companies, employee ownership offers journalistic freedom and job stability.
Local radio stations and digital networks of independents are keeping “human-driven, anti-algorithm expression” alive.
Public affairs podcasts are an antidote to short-form news consumption and soundbite-oriented cable news broadcasts.
These scholars are fighting the rampant exploitation and high article processing charges in traditional academic publishing.
The North Missoula Community Development Corporation brings permanent affordable housing to Montana.
Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
Institutions like New York City’s Museum of Food and Drink are making food literacy fun.
Nature schools are taking education outside the box.
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling.
When COVID-19 hit, U.S. bookshops were an endangered species. Olympia, Washington’s largest independent bookstore survived by embracing the co-op model.
By Damon Orion in Local Peace Economy | English
This all-ages education center reminds us that “we are a part of this earth, not apart from it.”
These online resources hold crucial information on history, social issues, and activism.
These interactive books and events encourage fresh perspectives on long-standing social systems.
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Damon Orion is a writer, journalist, editor, musician, artist, and teacher in Santa Cruz, California. His work has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Spirituality + Health, Classic Rock, and other publications. Read more of his work at DamonOrion.com.
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