Local Peace Economy

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Local Peace Economy

Local Peace Economy 101

By April M. Short, Jodie Evans, Judy Wicks, Medea Benjamin

CODEPINK

Guide to Local Peace Economy

How People Are Fighting the World’s Reliance on the War Economy

By April M. Short

Local Peace Economy Project

Understanding the Solidarity Economy and Just Transition

By April M. Short

Local Peace Economy Project

Guide to Local Peace Economy

Our World Is in a Multifront Crisis—It’s Time to Cultivate a Local Peace Economy

By April M. Short

Local Peace Economy Project

Jackie Speier volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank in Daly City - 2020.jpeg

Lessons From Mutual Aid in Social Justice and Survival

By April M. Short

Local Peace Economy Project

2023

Guide to Local Peace Economy

Alternatives to Policing

By April M. Short

Local Peace Economy Project

2022

Community Care Systems in Boston Inspired by bell hooks

By April M. Short

Local Peace Economy Project

Mapping the Solidarity Economy

By Damon Orion

Meet the Collective Offering an Alternative to the ‘Mental Health Industrial Complex’ for Underserved Communities

By Damon Orion

The Compost Co-op Gives Ex-Inmates a Living Wage Through Meaningful Work

By Damon Orion

Home Improvement Through Community Land Trusts

By Damon Orion

Local Peace Economy Project

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Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EA platform of California Climate and Agriculture Network would move billions of dollars into the hands of farmers and ranchers willing to adopt regenerative food and farming systems.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/How_California%E2%80%99s_Farmers_and_Ranchers_Could_Lead_the_Way_to_Climate_Resilience\" title=\"How California\u2019s Farmers and Ranchers Could Lead the Way to Climate Resilience\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"NRCSCA00062 - California (619)(NRCS Photo Gallery).jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/NRCSCA00062_-_California_%28619%29%28NRCS_Photo_Gallery%29.jpg/320px-NRCSCA00062_-_California_%28619%29%28NRCS_Photo_Gallery%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/NRCSCA00062_-_California_%28619%29%28NRCS_Photo_Gallery%29.jpg/480px-NRCSCA00062_-_California_%28619%29%28NRCS_Photo_Gallery%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/NRCSCA00062_-_California_%28619%29%28NRCS_Photo_Gallery%29.jpg/640px-NRCSCA00062_-_California_%28619%29%28NRCS_Photo_Gallery%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2100\" data-file-height=\"1396\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-9--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESacramento, California\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"How California\u2019s Farmers and Ranchers Could Lead the Way to Climate Resilience","link":"","lat":38.581061111111,"lon":-121.49389444444,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/How_Making_Space_for_Grief_Can_Promote_Community_Healing\" title=\"How Making Space for Grief Can Promote Community Healing\"\u003EHow Making Space for Grief Can Promote Community Healing\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EGrief spaces and community listening circles in Ashland, Oregon, model ways for communities to navigate these trying times\u2014from fires to COVID-19 to racist police killings.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/How_Making_Space_for_Grief_Can_Promote_Community_Healing\" title=\"How Making Space for Grief Can Promote Community Healing\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Grief circle.jpg\" src=\"/w/thumb.php?f=Grief_circle.jpg\u0026amp;width=320\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"/w/thumb.php?f=Grief_circle.jpg\u0026amp;width=480 1.5x, /w/thumb.php?f=Grief_circle.jpg\u0026amp;width=640 2x\" data-file-width=\"799\" data-file-height=\"533\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-10--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAshland, Oregon\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"How Making Space for Grief Can Promote Community Healing","link":"","lat":42.19725,"lon":-122.7154,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Little_Free_Library%E2%80%99s_Not-So-Little_Commitment_to_Getting_the_Word_Out\" title=\"Little Free Library\u2019s Not-So-Little Commitment to Getting the Word Out\"\u003ELittle Free Library\u2019s Not-So-Little Commitment to Getting the Word Out\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/Damon_Orion\" title=\"Damon Orion\"\u003EDamon Orion\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EThese book-sharing boxes promote literacy and strengthen communities.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Little_Free_Library%E2%80%99s_Not-So-Little_Commitment_to_Getting_the_Word_Out\" title=\"Little Free Library\u2019s Not-So-Little Commitment to Getting the Word Out\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Little Free Library, Easthampton MA.jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Little_Free_Library%2C_Easthampton_MA.jpg/320px-Little_Free_Library%2C_Easthampton_MA.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Little_Free_Library%2C_Easthampton_MA.jpg/480px-Little_Free_Library%2C_Easthampton_MA.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Little_Free_Library%2C_Easthampton_MA.jpg/640px-Little_Free_Library%2C_Easthampton_MA.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"3072\" data-file-height=\"2304\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-11--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESt. Paul, Minnesota\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Little Free Library\u2019s Not-So-Little Commitment to Getting the Word Out","link":"","lat":44.94975,"lon":-93.093102777778,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Local_Alternatives_to_Fossil_Fuels\" title=\"Local Alternatives to Fossil Fuels\"\u003ELocal Alternatives to Fossil Fuels and Big Polluters\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EA people-powered effort to move to fossil fuels to alternatives at the local level is building across the U.S. and the globe.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Local_Alternatives_to_Fossil_Fuels_and_Big_Polluters\" title=\"Local Alternatives to Fossil Fuels and Big Polluters\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"NNHS solar panels lift prep.agr.jpg\" src=\"/w/thumb.php?f=NNHS_solar_panels_lift_prep.agr.jpg\u0026amp;width=320\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"/w/thumb.php?f=NNHS_solar_panels_lift_prep.agr.jpg\u0026amp;width=480 1.5x, /w/images/b/b2/NNHS_solar_panels_lift_prep.agr.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"384\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-12--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ESanta Fe, New Mexico\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Local Alternatives to Fossil Fuels","link":"","lat":35.687608333333,"lon":-105.93845555556,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Philadelphia_Homeless_Residents%E2%80%99_Unprecedented_Grassroots_Housing_Victory\" title=\"Philadelphia Homeless Residents\u2019 Unprecedented Grassroots Housing Victory\"\u003EPhiladelphia Homeless Residents\u2019 Unprecedented Grassroots Housing Victory\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EIn a breakthrough grassroots victory, months of protests in 2020 by homeless residents over the lack of affordable housing in Philadelphia led the city and the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) to agree to cede 50 vacant homes to a public land trust.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Philadelphia_Homeless_Residents%E2%80%99_Unprecedented_Grassroots_Housing_Victory\" title=\"Philadelphia Homeless Residents\u2019 Unprecedented Grassroots Housing Victory\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"A homeless camp December 2020. (50693543996).jpg\" src=\"/w/thumb.php?f=A_homeless_camp_December_2020._%2850693543996%29.jpg\u0026amp;width=320\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"173\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"/w/thumb.php?f=A_homeless_camp_December_2020._%2850693543996%29.jpg\u0026amp;width=480 1.5x, /w/images/b/b2/A_homeless_camp_December_2020._%2850693543996%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"276\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-13--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EPhiladelphia\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Philadelphia Homeless Residents\u2019 Unprecedented Grassroots Housing Victory","link":"","lat":39.952725,"lon":-75.163525,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Red_Earth_Farms_Is_Proof_That_Intentional_Communities_Can_Succeed\" title=\"Red Earth Farms Is Proof That Intentional Communities Can Succeed\"\u003ERed Earth Farms Is Proof That Intentional Communities Can Succeed\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/Damon_Orion\" title=\"Damon Orion\"\u003EDamon Orion\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003ENinety percent of all communes dissolve early on. How has this Missouri collective been making it work since 2005?\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Red_Earth_Farms_Is_Proof_That_Intentional_Communities_Can_Succeed\" title=\"Red Earth Farms Is Proof That Intentional Communities Can Succeed\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Missouri farm.jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Missouri_farm.jpg/320px-Missouri_farm.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Missouri_farm.jpg/480px-Missouri_farm.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Missouri_farm.jpg/640px-Missouri_farm.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"4320\" data-file-height=\"3240\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-14--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERutledge, Missouri\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Red Earth Farms Is Proof That Intentional Communities Can Succeed","link":"","lat":40.31365,"lon":-92.088233333333,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Telling_The_%E2%80%98Untold%E2%80%99_Stories_Of_Palestinian_Lives,_Dreams,_And_Hopes%E2%80%94In_Gaza_And_Beyond_%E2%80%93_OpEd\" title=\"Telling The \u2018Untold\u2019 Stories Of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, And Hopes\u2014In Gaza And Beyond \u2013 OpEd\"\u003ETelling The \u2018Untold\u2019 Stories Of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, And Hopes\u2014In Gaza And Beyond\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EThe media collective Untold Palestine gathers the stories mainstream media doesn\u2019t tell about Palestinians\u2014videos, photographs, and written accounts from Palestinian people about their culture and daily life.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Telling_The_%E2%80%98Untold%E2%80%99_Stories_Of_Palestinian_Lives,_Dreams,_And_Hopes%E2%80%94In_Gaza_And_Beyond\" title=\"Telling The \u2018Untold\u2019 Stories Of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, And Hopes\u2014In Gaza And Beyond\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Freedom For Palestine.jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Freedom_For_Palestine.jpg/320px-Freedom_For_Palestine.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"207\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Freedom_For_Palestine.jpg/480px-Freedom_For_Palestine.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Freedom_For_Palestine.jpg/640px-Freedom_For_Palestine.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"4000\" data-file-height=\"2588\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-15--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EGaza, Palestine\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Telling The \u2018Untold\u2019 Stories Of Palestinian Lives, Dreams, And Hopes\u2014In Gaza And Beyond \u2013 OpEd","link":"","lat":31.469886111111,"lon":34.397891666667,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/How_Decades_of_Local_Activism_Led_to_the_Biggest_Dam_Removal_Deal_In_U.S._History\" title=\"How Decades of Local Activism Led to the Biggest Dam Removal Deal In U.S. History\"\u003EThe Activist Success Story Behind the Biggest Dam Removal Deal In U.S. History\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EDue to decades of activism by a coalition of Indigenous groups, commercial fishers, concerned citizens and environmentalists, Oregon and California state governments committed to removing four dams along the Klamath River.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Activist_Success_Story_Behind_the_Biggest_Dam_Removal_Deal_In_U.S._History\" title=\"The Activist Success Story Behind the Biggest Dam Removal Deal In U.S. History\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"512px-Klamath tribes dam removal demo.jpeg\" src=\"/w/thumb.php?f=512px-Klamath_tribes_dam_removal_demo.jpeg\u0026amp;width=320\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"/w/thumb.php?f=512px-Klamath_tribes_dam_removal_demo.jpeg\u0026amp;width=480 1.5x, /w/images/e/ee/512px-Klamath_tribes_dam_removal_demo.jpeg 2x\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"384\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-16--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E41.94624692005172, -121.56537899238437\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"How Decades of Local Activism Led to the Biggest Dam Removal Deal In U.S. History","link":"","lat":41.946247222222,"lon":-121.56537777778,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Double_Edge_Theater%E2%80%99s_Project_to_%E2%80%98Rematriate_Land%E2%80%99\" title=\"The Double Edge Theater\u2019s Project to \u2018Rematriate Land\u2019\"\u003EThe Double Edge Theater\u2019s Project to \u2018Rematriate Land\u2019\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EMeet a theater group that left the city to reimagine a local economy.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Double_Edge_Theater%E2%80%99s_Project_to_%E2%80%98Rematriate_Land%E2%80%99\" title=\"The Double Edge Theater\u2019s Project to \u2018Rematriate Land\u2019\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Masks-theater-solid.svg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Masks-theater-solid.svg/320px-Masks-theater-solid.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"256\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Masks-theater-solid.svg/480px-Masks-theater-solid.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Masks-theater-solid.svg/640px-Masks-theater-solid.svg.png 2x\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"410\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-17--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAshfield, Massachusetts\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The Double Edge Theater\u2019s Project to \u2018Rematriate Land\u2019","link":"","lat":42.526038888889,"lon":-72.790913888889,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Growing_Movement_to_Bring_Back_Community_Grief_and_Ritual\" title=\"The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual\"\u003EThe Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EA free and open community grief-tending event in Berkeley, California, set an example for coming to terms with loss\u2014of people we love and of nature.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Growing_Movement_to_Bring_Back_Community_Grief_and_Ritual\" title=\"The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Candle lights (565924507).jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Candle_lights_%28565924507%29.jpg/320px-Candle_lights_%28565924507%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Candle_lights_%28565924507%29.jpg/480px-Candle_lights_%28565924507%29.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Candle_lights_%28565924507%29.jpg/640px-Candle_lights_%28565924507%29.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"1024\" data-file-height=\"683\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-18--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003EAllston Way, Berkeley, California\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The Growing Movement to Bring Back Community Grief and Ritual","link":"","lat":37.864830555556,"lon":-122.29901666667,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Inspiring_Movement_to_Build_for_Climate_Resiliency\" title=\"The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency\"\u003EThe Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EArchitects and everyday people are teaching each other to build spaces for community and climate resilience using local, natural materials.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Inspiring_Movement_to_Build_for_Climate_Resiliency\" title=\"The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cob wall mud construction.jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg/320px-Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"417\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg/480px-Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg/640px-Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"690\" data-file-height=\"900\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-19--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E24.8219167916466, 67.05166423848429\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency","link":"","lat":24.821916666667,"lon":67.051663888889,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Inspiring_Movement_to_Build_for_Climate_Resiliency\" title=\"The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency\"\u003EThe Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EArchitects and everyday people are teaching each other to build spaces for community and climate resilience using local, natural materials.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/The_Inspiring_Movement_to_Build_for_Climate_Resiliency\" title=\"The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Cob wall mud construction.jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg/320px-Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"417\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg/480px-Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg/640px-Cob_wall_mud_construction.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"690\" data-file-height=\"900\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-20--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E37.734166932034434, -8.619568231751803\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"The Inspiring Movement to Build for Climate Resiliency","link":"","lat":37.734166666667,"lon":-8.6195694444444,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/%E2%80%98POOR_Magazine%E2%80%99_Started_With_a_Mother_and_Daughter_Experiencing_Homelessness_and_Grew_Into_a_Movement\" title=\"\u2018POOR Magazine\u2019 Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement\"\u003E\u2018POOR Magazine\u2019 Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/April_M._Short\" title=\"April M. Short\"\u003EApril M. Short\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003EA mother and daughter in and out of homelessness founded a grassroots magazine in 1996, by and for people experiencing poverty. It grew into a media, education, and art advocacy project for people in poverty around the world.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/%E2%80%98POOR_Magazine%E2%80%99_Started_With_a_Mother_and_Daughter_Experiencing_Homelessness_and_Grew_Into_a_Movement\" title=\"\u2018POOR Magazine\u2019 Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"4 Best Homefulness Pic, Courtesy of Tiny (Lisa) Gray-Garcia and POOR Magazine.jpeg\" src=\"/w/thumb.php?f=4_Best_Homefulness_Pic%2C_Courtesy_of_Tiny_%28Lisa%29_Gray-Garcia_and_POOR_Magazine.jpeg\u0026amp;width=320\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"195\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"/w/thumb.php?f=4_Best_Homefulness_Pic%2C_Courtesy_of_Tiny_%28Lisa%29_Gray-Garcia_and_POOR_Magazine.jpeg\u0026amp;width=480 1.5x, /w/thumb.php?f=4_Best_Homefulness_Pic%2C_Courtesy_of_Tiny_%28Lisa%29_Gray-Garcia_and_POOR_Magazine.jpeg\u0026amp;width=640 2x\" data-file-width=\"1830\" data-file-height=\"1116\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-21--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003E37.86891961968053, -122.2686981643895\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"\u2018POOR Magazine\u2019 Started With a Mother and Daughter Experiencing Homelessness and Grew Into a Movement","link":"","lat":37.868919444444,"lon":-122.26869722222,"icon":""},{"text":"\u003Cdiv class=\"h6\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/Community_Rights_and_Public_Trust\" title=\"Community Rights and Public Trust\"\u003E\u2018Public Trust\u2019\u2014A Key Legal Tool for People to Protect the Planet\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/b\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBy \u003Ca href=\"/Aric_Sleeper\" title=\"Aric Sleeper\"\u003EAric Sleeper\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ESource: \u003Ca href=\"/Local_Peace_Economy_Project\" title=\"Local Peace Economy Project\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy Project\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EArea: \u003Ca class=\"mw-selflink selflink\"\u003ELocal Peace Economy\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"my-2\"\u003ELaw professor Mary Wood breaks down how people can protect their right to clean air, water, and land as well as fortify their climate change resiliency.\u003C/div\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\"/%E2%80%98Public_Trust%E2%80%99%E2%80%94A_Key_Legal_Tool_for_People_to_Protect_the_Planet\" title=\"\u2018Public Trust\u2019\u2014A Key Legal Tool for People to Protect the Planet\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg\" src=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg/320px-Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" class=\"img-fluid\" srcset=\"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg/480px-Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg/640px-Clearcutting-Oregon.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2000\" data-file-height=\"1333\" /\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C!--MW-PAGEIMAGES-CANDIDATE-22--\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ci\u003ERockaway Beach, Oregon\u003C/i\u003E\n\u003C/p\u003E","title":"Community Rights and Public Trust","link":"","lat":45.613597222222,"lon":-123.94314722222,"icon":""}],"imageLayers":[]}

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Guide to Climate and Environmental Action

In a democratic society, the power to address the climate crisis lies with the people. And it begins at home, our backyards, our neighborhoods and local communities.

When we think about effective climate action, there are many different factors and options to consider, from working within your local community to advance climate resiliency projects and urging the media to meet its climate commitments, to supporting the growth and popularity of climate fiction. Climate action can also be aided by reframing the climate crisis. Instead of seeing it only through a scientific lens but rather as a form of oppression by the wealthy elite or a matter of children’s rights, the climate crisis can be addressed on a systemic, sociopolitical level.

This guide explores various ways to approach climate action and activism, including concrete examples you can use in your own backyard and local community, plus success stories that can be emulated and reproduced wherever you are.

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Guide to Local Peace Economy

This guide explores the concept, models, and examples of the peace economy: the giving, sharing, thriving, caring economy without which none of us would be alive. A peace economy is the sharing of resources, a culture of care, and the remembrance that there is enough abundance for all of us on this planet. It is the return to a culture that understands true value and wealth come from nurturing life, love, and joy. We call it a "local" peace economy because it operates at the local level, beginning in the commons. This guide also offers ways to divest from the war economy that is destroying life and well-being on this planet.

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Guide to the Regenerative, Moneyless Economy

This guide will take you through examples of the regenerative, moneyless economy that is sometimes called “collaborative consumption.” The moneyless, sharing-based economy creates the opportunity to opt out of the mentality of disposability and the idea that “more is better,” both of which many of us are bombarded with from birth. The regenerative, moneyless economy provides an avenue for anyone to move away from the hoarding nightmare that has led to over-full garages and seldom-visited storage sheds, continent-sized trash islands, and enormous heaps of human waste. It does this by way of peer-to-peer systems set up for people to rent or borrow goods rather than buy and own them individually. It involves collaborative systems that supply people with the things they need, when they need them.

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More About the Observatory

Aric Sleeper

Aric Sleeper is an independent journalist whose work covers topics including labor, housing, food, and more.

April M. Short

April M. Short is a co-founder of the Observatory, where she is the Local Peace Economy editor. She is also a writing fellow at the Independent Media Institute.

Damon Orion

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.