Damon Orion
Artist. Journalist. Musician. Teacher. Writer
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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Latino community members in Southern California use the tanda system for mutual financial support.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
Promotoras Activas SF provides crucial social services for households in need.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English | February 21, 2024
This “relational facilitator” training team explores the intersection of spirituality and justice work.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English | February 12, 2025
Houston’s Pet Care Co-op empowers humans and helps animals survive.
In Local Peace Economy | English
The Community Enterprise and Solidarity Clinic is part of a growing mutual aid movement in Chicago, Illinois.
In Local Peace Economy | English | February 3, 2025
Sankofa Village Arkansas is building an “intentional community centering Black healing, liberation, and regeneration.”
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
This Petersburgh, New York, organization fights racial injustice in the food system.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
Nature schools are taking education outside the box.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
When COVID-19 hit, U.S. bookshops were an endangered species. Olympia, Washington’s largest independent bookstore survived by embracing the co-op model.
In Local Peace Economy | English
Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene.
In Local Peace Economy | English
The #LetUsBreathe Collective offers a hub for art, activism, and healing to those impacted by mass incarceration.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
How the custom steel fabrication and design company Crucible built a “gravel road” for other Montana worker co-ops to follow.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
The worker-owned collective ChiCommons helps Chicago residents find local mutual aid-based organizations.
In Local Peace Economy | English
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s AORTA helps organizations restructure for greater equity.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
This Greenfield, Massachusetts collective fights housing insecurity and promotes racial, environmental, and economic justice.
In Local Peace Economy | English
Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice.
In Local Peace Economy | English
This all-ages education center reminds us that “we are a part of this earth, not apart from it.”
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English | July 22, 2024
The Fireweed Collective offers online and in-person healing.
In Local Peace Economy | English
The North Missoula Community Development Corporation brings permanent affordable housing to Montana.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
These book-sharing boxes promote literacy and strengthen communities.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
Bike co-ops uphold a tradition of self-empowerment through cycling.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English
Time banking is easing financial strain and promoting societal health.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English | July 10, 2024
Ninety percent of all communes dissolve early on. How has this Missouri collective been making it work since 2005?
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English | June 27, 2024
How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design.
In Technology | English
Making the best use of a building to support a thriving community network.
In Local Peace Economy | Local Peace Economy Project | English | June 18, 2024
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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