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"We are in moments of deep transformation, urgency, and opportunities," and "we need to combine strategies of resistance with strategies of building new alternatives."
That's the message from the European Network for Community-Led Initiatives on Climate Change and Sustainability, a network of 66 groups in 23 European countries that aims to harness the power of community-led initiatives to combat climate change and sustainable development, per a press release.
The group's mission: "to build an enabling environment, connecting, inspiring, and leveraging the potential for social innovation by community-led initiatives, ultimately catalysing eco-social change."
In its report on community-led initiatives, the network notes that they're often "focused on building alternatives to our capitalist socioeconomically based model" and "among them we can find Transition towns, communities, Ecovillages, Social and Solidarity Economy, and many other sister movements, collectively reaching out to over 1 million people who participate in community-led initiatives."
In its report, the group notes that community-led initiatives have the potential to "address challenges, implement solutions, and adapt to changing circumstances" and that they "contribute to policy discussions and decision-making processes at regional, national, and international levels, ensuring that the valuable insights and perspectives
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A customized collection of grant news from foundations and the federal government from around the Web.
People of color make up about 20% of Spokane County, Wash., but they own about 8% of the county's businesses, reports the Spokesman-Review. That's why the Spokane Workforce Council is...more
The New Brunswick Teachers Association is asking teachers and voters in the Canadian province to take a survey ahead of the next provincial election in September, the CBC reports. "We've seen a...more
The Oklahoma Arts Council has released its annual list of grant requests, and it's a doozy. This year's list includes a call for artists to "bring the arts to other statewide organizations," as...more
"I don't think many people know about our local ecosystems or recognize how important they are to keeping our beaches beautiful, keeping tourists here, and keeping our water as sparkling clean as it...more
A community college in Muskegon, Mich., is offering a full ride for any student willing to take a year of classes there, the Muskegon Chronicle reports. Muskegon Community College is offering a...more
When Collidescope.io co-founder and CEO Nick Lynch was looking for a new job last year, he came across an ad for a job that seemed like a no-brainer. "I am a software engineer," he wrote. "I...more
Foundation: Community Foundation of Sarasota County
There are nearly 750 nonprofit organizations in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties in Florida, providing everything from health and youth services to education and the arts, per a new...more
When it comes to giving back to their communities, employees of companies are doing more than just putting money in their paychecksthey're giving their time and energy. In fact, more than 27...more
Foundation: Daniels Fund, Colorado Trust, Denver Foundation
The new CEO of the Prosperity Denver Fund says she's "thrilled to join the team at Prosperity Denver Fund, in service to the vision of Denver's taxpayers and their investment in the future of our...more
When the Providence Performing Arts Center was looking for a new artistic director earlier this year, it was looking for someone who would be willing to take on the role of artistic director of its...more
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Social Enterprise Trains Migrants and Refugees with Fashion-Industry Skills
Sydney TAFE has teamed with a new clothing and retail social enterprise, The Social Outfit charity, to launch a dynamic collaboration that would enable students to gain real fashion industry skills and take on their own creativity and rich cultural heritage to produce garments for The Social Outfit’s store and adjoining workshop in Newtown.
