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Visions, Concepts & Practices
Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria
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Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria
Rethinking Economy
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Reimaginando la economía
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“The world is not made of atoms,
it is made of stories.”
“El mundo no está hecho de átomos,
está hecho de cuentas”
- Muriel Rukheyser
Help!
I'm trapped inside
Capitalism!
¡Ayúdame!
¡Estoy atrapado en el
capitalismo!
“The Economy”
“La Economía”
$
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
$
$
$
ECONOMÍA DEL
MERCADO
CAPITALISTA
$
“The Economy”
“La Economía”
$
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CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
THE
STATE
ECONOMÍA DEL
MERCADO
CAPITALISTA
EL
ESTADO
“The Economy”
“La Economía”
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Capitalism
COMMUNISM
(Market)
(State)
Capitalismo
COMUNISMO
(mercado)
(estado)
“The Economy”
“La Economía”
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CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
ECONOMÍA DEL
MERCADO
CAPITALISTA
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THE
STATE
EL
ESTADO
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“Alternatives”
“Alternativos”
“The Economy” is a name for all of the diverse ways
that human communities create livelihoods through our
relationships with each other, with other living beings,
and with the earth itself.
“La economia” es un nombre para todas las maneras
diversas en que los comunidades humanos se ganan la
vida a través de nuestr@s relaciones con cada un@,
con otros seres, y con la tierra.
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
ECONOMĺA
DEL MERCADO
CAPITALISA
THE
STATE
?
EL
ESTADO
“The Economy”
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
- Enslavement
- Bonded Labor
- Forced Labor
- Child Labor
- Human Trafficking
- Rent Entrapment
THE
STATE
“The crime of robbing a bank
is preceeded by the crime of
creating one.”
- Bertold Brecht
“The Economy”
THEFT
(or “Appropriation”)
- “Enron” Theft
- Petty Theft
- Organized Crime
- “Robin Hood” Theft
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THE
STATE
“The Economy”
HUNTING &
GATHERING
ECONOMY
(or, “Scavenging”)
- Dumpster Diving
- Free Stores & Free Boxes
- Hunting & Fishing
- Wildcrafting
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THEFT
THE
STATE
“The Economy”
ECONOMY OF CARE
- Care for elders
- Parenting
- Friendship
- Co-counseling
- Hospitality &
Neighborliness
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THEFT
HUNTING &
GATHERING
THE
STATE
“The Economy”
HOUSEHOLD
ECONOMY
- Cooking
- Cleaning
- Household
Maintenance
- Gardening
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THEFT
THE
COMMONS
HUNTING &
GATHERING
THE
STATE
ECONOMY
OF CARE
“The Economy”
THE COMMONS
- Language
- Culture
- Air, Water, Earth
- “Open Source”
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
THE
STATE
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THEFT
ECONOMY
OF CARE
HUNTING &
GATHERING
If it were a country, the U.S. Nonprofit sector would be
the 7th largest economy in the world.
In 2006, its total assets were over $2 Trillion.
“The Economy”
NON-PROFIT
(SOCIAL)
ECONOMY
HOUSEHOLD
ECONOMY
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
- Not-for-profit
service organizations
- Activist & advocacy
groups
- Social businesses
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THEFT
THE
COMMONS
HUNTING &
GATHERING
THE
STATE
COOPERATIVE
ECONOMY
ECONOMY
OF CARE
“The Economy”
COOPERATIVE
ECONOMY
HOUSEHOLD
ECONOMY
CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
- Housing Co-ops
- Worker Co-ops
- Consumer Co-ops
- Producer Co-ops
- Support Orgs.
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
THEFT
THE
COMMONS
HUNTING &
GATHERING
THE
STATE
ECONOMY
OF CARE
“The Economy”
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CAPITALIST
MARKET
ECONOMY
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THE
STATE
“The Diverse Economy / La economía diversa”
HOUSEHOLD
ECONOMY
economía
doméstica
NON-PROFIT
(SOCIAL)
ECONOMY
economía social
STATE
estado
THE
COMMONS
comunes
CAPITALISM
capitalismo
COOPERATIVE
ECONOMY
economía
cooperativa
THEFT
robo
ECONOMY OF
CARE
economía de
cuidar
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
esclavitud y
feudalismo
SCAVENGING
economía de
escarbar
Capitalism as Colonizer / Capitalismo como conquistador
NON-PROFIT (SOCIAL)
ECONOMY
economía
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY
social
economía doméstica
STATE
estado
CAPITALISM
capitalismo
COMMONS
comunes
COOPERATIVE
COOPERATIVE
ECONOMY
economía
cooperativa
ECONOMY
ECONOMY OF CARE
economía de cuidar
FEUDALISM/
SLAVERY
esclavitud y
feudalismo
SCAVENGING
economía de escarbar
ORGANIZE!
iORGANIZESE!
Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria
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From a Solitary Economy to a “Solidarity Economy”
De la economía solitaria a la economía solidaria
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The Work of Many Names
El trabajo de muchos nombres
LOCAL ECONOMY
economía local
SOCIAL ECONOMY
economía social
DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
economía democratica
ECONOMY OF LABOR
economía del trabajo
COMMUNITY ECONOMY
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
economía comuniaria
justicia económica
SOLIDARITY ECONOMY
economía solidaria
LIVING ECONOMY
economía de la vida
GREEN ECONOMY
economía verde
PEOPLE'S ECONOMY
economía popular
COOPERATIVE ECONOMY
economía cooperativa
ECONOMIC
SOLIDARITY
ECOLOGICAL
SOLIDARITY
SOCIAL
SOLIDARITY
Solidarity Economy's Shared Values /
Valores Compartidos de la economía solidaria
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Social & economic transformation
Transformación social y economica
Cooperation and shared power
Cooperacion y poder colectivo
Justice in all dimensions (race, ethnicity, class, gender, ability, sexuality)
Justícia en todas las formas (raza, etnicidad, clase, genero, abilidad, sexualidad)
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Democratic participation (economic, social & political self-determination)
Partcicipación democratica (autogestión economica, social y politica)
Ecological responsibility
Responsibilidad ecológica
Pluralism & diversity (in organizing and in forms of organization)
Pluralismo y diversidad (en organizar y en las formas de organización)
“The Diverse Economy / La economía diversa”
HOUSEHOLD
ECONOMY
economía
doméstica
NON-PROFIT
(SOCIAL)
ECONOMY
economía social
STATE
estado
THE
COMMONS
comunes
CAPITALISM
capitalismo
COOPERATIVE
ECONOMY
economía
cooperativa
THEFT
robo
ECONOMY OF
CARE
economía de
cuidar
SLAVERY &
FEUDALISM
esclavitud y
feudalismo
SCAVENGING
economía de
escarbar
NON-PROFIT (SOCIAL)
ECONOMY
economía
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY
social
economía doméstica
STATE
estado
CAPITALISM
capitalismo
COMMONS
comunes
COOPERATIVE
COOPERATIVE
ECONOMY
economía
cooperativa
ECONOMY
ECONOMY OF CARE
economía de cuidar
FEUDALISM/
SLAVERY
esclavitud y
feudaismo
SCAVENGING
economía de escarbar
A Grassroots Approach / Una vía del base
Solidarity Economy involves:
La economía solidaria pertenece a:
- Diverse groups / Grupos diversos
- Diverse models of organization / Modelos diversos de organización
- Shared values / Valores compartidos
- Shared commitment to a process of transformation / Una compromisa
compartida al proceso de transformación
The Solidarity Economy approach believes that the
best solutions come from our collective knowledge & experience.
La via de la economía solidaria cree que los soluciones mejores llegan de
nuestro/a conocimiento y experiencia colectiva.
“We build the road by walking”
“Construimos el camino andando”
Solidarity Economy: A Global Movement
The U.S. Solidarity Economy Network /
Red de Economía Solidaria del E.E.U.U.
(US-SEN)
The mission of the US-SEN is to connect a diverse array of individuals,
organizations, businesses and projects in the shared work of building
and strengthening regional, national and international movements
for a solidarity economy.
La misión de US-SEN es conectar un grupo diverso de individuales,
organizaciónes, negocios y proyectos en el trabajo colectivo de
construir y fortalecer movimientos regionales, nacionales y
internacionales para una economía solidaria.
www.ussen.org
Some of Solidarity Economy's Core Debates
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The role (and nature) of markets
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The role (and nature) of the state
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Reforming or replacing capitalism?
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The role of models and visions
Who's in? Who's out? Where to draw lines of collaboration or
conflict?
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Solidarity Economy
Solidarity Economy (SE) is a TOOL for organizing toward a
just, sustainable and democratic economy.
SE is an emerging language for building a movement to
transform the economy.
SE is a way of thinking about the economy that opens up
spaces of hope and possibility.
SE is a framework for strategizing about how to create this
other economy, building on our strengths and connecting our practices from the
ground-up.
SE is a space in which to imagine, debate and create
visions for another economy based on shared values.
Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria
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Economic Cycles / Ciclos económicos
CREATION /
CREACIÓN
The “original production,” the source of all
materials, resource and ideas.
- Ecological Creation
-Cultural Creation
SURPLUS
ALLOCATION /
ASIGNACIÓN
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What we do with what's left over
EXEDENTE
USE/CONSUMPTION /
CONSUMO
How we use goods and services and
how we organize that use
PRODUCTION
PRODUCCIÓN
How goods and services are
produced, by whom, and in
what institutions
TRANSFER/EXCHANGE /
INTERCAMBIO/TROCA
How goods and services are
moved from those who produce
them to those
who use them
Culture & Economy
of
Cultura y Economía
de
Solidarity
Solidaridad
Community-Building /
Construyendo comunidad
Ecology / Ecología
Racial Justice / Justicia Racial
Immigrant Justice / Justicia para Imigrantes
Prison Abolition /
Abolición de cárceles
Economic Justice / Justicia Eco
Anti-Militarism / Anti-Militarismo
Environmental Justice /
Justicia Medioambiental
Religious & Spiritual Movements /
Movimientos religiosos y espirituales
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Trans, &
Queer Justice / Justicia Sexual
Indigenous Sovereignty /
Soberanía Indígena
Feminism & Gender Justice /
Feminismo y Justicia de genero
Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria
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Imagining New Solutions / Imaginando soluciones nuevas
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Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria
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Making History / Haciendo la historia
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