Remember the Future, a podcast by ART.COOP
Art.coop invites listeners to Remember the Future together by listening to the stories of artists and culture bearers who know that the practices of the Solidarity Economy are not some new technology, but actually are ways of being in relationship with people and planet that are as old as time. They are our ancestral practices. In this 7 episode narrative pilot, listeners learn: You don’t have to be a starving artist or a sell out. You can find work where you joyfully live your values and pay the bills. We meet QTBIPOC creatives who are firing their bosses, freeing the land, electing themselves, and building livelihoods based on care, cooperation, mutual aid, and solidarity. Every other episode grounds listeners in a practice-based offering to activate the solidarity economy in their body, in their community, and in their context today.
Remember the Future, a podcast by ART.COOP
07: What if Black folks were just left uninterrupted?
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Season 1
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Episode 7
What does cooperation look like on a city-wide scale? How can we make sure community members know their voices are not just heard - but acted upon?
Nia Evans and Cierra Peters explain the ways that the Boston Ujima Project gets results! We also hear about their roots, and the shoulders of activists they proudly stand upon.
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Links and resources mentioned in this episode:
Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life book by Theda Skocpol
Boston Ujima Project’s 2020 Investor Report
The Banker Ladies a film by The Diverse Solidarity Economies Collective
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