WHY THIS FUND?
✔️If you believe that this crisis is laying bare the injustices of our economy...
✔️If you believe that there is no going back, only forward…
✔️ If you believe we need to build a new system, based on principles of solidarity, mutual aid, and deep democracy...
✔️If you can afford to give away part or all of your $1200 stimulus check...
Then we are asking you to #ShareYourCheck with grassroots groups doing the work of building a new economy who are struggling to stay afloat in this public health and economic crisis.
100% of your Donation Will go towards:
- Meeting the immediate needs of grassroots groups facing financial instability as a result of COVID-19, through unrestricted, rapid relief grants. Crisis exacerbates inequity. Groups that already lacked access to resources are more likely to feel the impact of this moment.
- Positioning grassroots groups to meet this moment with bold action. Even in its devastating wake, this crisis is offering a moment of opportunity – things we’ve wanted to do as a movement, that haven't felt possible, may now be possible.
- Funding grassroots organizing that will move us closer to the vision of the solidarity economy. We are committed to a future we are only now catching a glimpse of -- one where mutual aid is the norm and cooperative systems and practices are in place when we need them most.
Past Movement Support Recipients
Since 2013, New Economy Coalition’s Movement Support Program has provided resources and support for over 90 projects led by youth and frontline organizations doing transformative work towards more just, democratic, and sustainable economies, including:
Solidarity Economy St. Louis
Solidarity Economy St. Louis strives to build a solidarity economy that embodies the values of justice, sustainability, self-determination, and cooperation. They were funded to develop a Youth Council in order to create space for young people under 25 to direct and lead their work.
Sol2Soul Freedom Project
The Sol2Soul Freedom Project is a community-based Arts & Agricultural Cooperative in Puerto Rico dedicated to liberation work. This project includes working with three local schools to develop a youth food sovereignty curriculum, developing an agricultural production site, and community land trust planning.
Pecan Milk Co-op
The Pecan Milk Co-Op is a worker cooperative of Black, Queer and Trans young people seeking to create dignified work for for oppressed communities in the South. They were funded to support the creation of dignified work through the manufacturing of dairy-free foods.