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SOLIDARITY ECONOMY 101 Visions, Concepts & Practices Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria SEE / VER NAME / NOMBRAR CONNECT / CONECTAR CREATE / CREAR TRANSFORM / TRANSFORMAR Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria Rethinking Economy SEE / VER NAME / NOMBRAR Reimaginando la economía CONNECT / CONECTAR CREATE / CREAR TRANSFORM / TRANSFORMAR “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” $ CAPITALIST MARKET ECONOMY THE STATE ECONOMÍA DEL MERCADO CAPITALISTA EL ESTADO “The Economy” “La Economía” $ Capitalism COMMUNISM (Market) (State) Capitalismo COMUNISMO (mercado) (estado) “The Economy” “La Economía” $ CAPITALIST MARKET ECONOMY ECONOMÍA DEL MERCADO CAPITALISTA THE STATE EL ESTADO “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” $ CAPITALIST MARKET ECONOMY 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 SEE / VER NAME / NOMBRAR From a Solitary Economy to a “Solidarity Economy” De la economía solitaria a la economía solidaria CONNECT / CONECTAR CREATE / CREAR TRANSFORM / 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 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) 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 The role (and nature) of markets The role (and nature) of the state Reforming or replacing capitalism? The role of models and visions Who's in? Who's out? Where to draw lines of collaboration or conflict? 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 SEE / VER NAME / NOMBRAR CONNECT / Together we are stronger / Juntos somos más fuertes CONECTAR CREATE / CREAR TRANSFORM / Economic Cycles / Ciclos económicos CREATION / CREACIÓN The “original production,” the source of all materials, resource and ideas. - Ecological Creation -Cultural Creation SURPLUS ALLOCATION / ASIGNACIÓN DE 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 SEE / VER NAME / NOMBRAR CONNECT / CONECTAR CREATE / CREAR Imagining New Solutions / Imaginando soluciones nuevas TRANSFORM / TRANSFORMAR Building a Solidarity Economy / Construyendo una economía solidaria SEE / VER NAME / NOMBRAR CONNECT / CONECTAR CREATE / CREAR TRANSFORM(AR ) Making History / Haciendo la historia