SOLIDARITY ECONOMY STL

A network of groups and individuals building an economy based on justice, sustainability, self-determination, and cooperation

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“COLLECTIVE COURAGE: A history of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice”

By: Jessica Gordon Nembhard

PERENNIAL

STL non-profit dedicated to building a creative culture of reuse. Hosting classes, workshops + community outreach programs centered on sustainability.

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“TAKE BACK THE ECONOMY: An ethical guide for transforming our communities”

By: J.K. Gibson-Graham, Jenny Cameron, Stephen Healy

STL MUTUAL AID

A network of organizers, healers, artists, community leaders, and every day people coming together to deliver food and supplies, provide financial solidarity, offer emotional support, and connect people to their neighbors.

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Community Economy

An economy centered on ethical consideration. A space of decision making where we recognize and negotiate our interdependence with other humans, other species, and our environment.

Barter

The exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without using money.

Co-Op

Cooperatives are people-centered enterprises owned, controlled and run by and for their members to realize their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations.

Mutual Aid

A voluntary reciprocal exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit. Mutual aid is “cooperation for the sake of the common good.” It’s getting people to come together to meet each other’s needs, recognizing that as humans, our survival is dependent on one another.

Solidarity Economy

The concept of solidarity economy has diverse origins and varied meanings, all of which revolve around the effort to root economic activity in principles of solidarity, participation, cooperation, and reciprocity as opposed to the competitive individualism characteristic of mainstream capitalist paradigms.

Share

The joint use of a resource or space. It is also the process of dividing and distributing.

Clothing Swap

A clothing swap is a type of swapmeet where participants exchange their valued but no longer used clothing for clothing they will use with no money exchanged.

Community Land Trust

A community land trust is a form of collective land ownership that prioritizes community uses of the land, promoting affordable and cooperative housing, sustainable agriculture, and other uses not fully valued by the market.