BUILD: Mutual Aid & Community

How cooperatives are building a better world and what is the role of the International Cooperative Alliance? Watch our latest video and find more informatio...

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An overview of the evidence surrounding worker democracy. In summary: it's good, but far from perfect. Hope you enjoy the video and the new animations.Chapte...

I am an academic economist from the UK who has long been critical of the economics profession and how economics is used in public policy. Mostly the channel will cover economics with a critical perspective but I aim to educate people about economics in the process, so I'll try to explain key concepts and ideas along the way. That way, even if you disagree with aspects of the videos you will hopefully learn something from them. I am interested in more than just economics and will likely do videos covering other topics such as statistics and politics.

Considering how frequently the media and public figures misuse the words Marxism, Socialism, and Communism, I thought it would be useful to correct the recor...

A list of books on mutual aid that will bolster your understanding on how communities can better serve one another in tough times.

What is mutual aid? It’s not charity — it’s how communities survive when the state fails. In this video, I break down its history, its politics, and how you ...

The library has been a long-standing institution in our society, but what if we applied its philosophy more broadly? Let's imagine what it would mean to real...

CUPE is calling out Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and businessman Kevin O'Leary for their efforts to sell out Canadian workers and sovereignty. Smith has been working hard to sabotage efforts to defend Canadian workers against Donald Trump's tariff threats. Meanwhile, Kevin O'Leary has been meeting at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate about making Canada effectively the 51st state through economic union with the U.S.

In part 1 of Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During this Crisis (And the Next), Dean Spade outlines what mutual aid is, isn't, and could be. He also outline...

The Centre for Social Innovation is the home for the Next Economy. We're a community launchpad for people and enterprises who are proving that solutions are possible. The CSI community is home to over 1,000 nonprofits, charities, and social ventures that employ over 3,000 people and generate combined annual revenues of around $250 million. CSI members are turning social, environmental, and economic challenges into opportunities to create the Next Economy.

Canada’s unions are deeply alarmed by the U.S. administration’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian products. This is a direct attack on workers from both sides of the border, threatening good, unionized jobs in key sectors like manufacturing, mining, energy, and agriculture—jobs that form the backbone of our economy. These tariffs would create a devastating ripple effect, impacting families and entire communities. The stakes are immense: escalating costs of living, stagnant wages, and now the Trump tariff threats, putting workers’ livelihoods at risk. This is not just a trade issue; it is an economic and social emergency that...

Project 2025, a sprawling right-wing plan to provide policy and staffing to a future Republican president, proposes an extreme anti-worker agenda that would severely curtail unions’ ability to collectively bargain on behalf of their members and reverse gains organized labor has made in recent years. It would also weaken overtime regulations, give corporations wider latitude in misclassifying workers as independent contractors, and dismantle safety regulations that prohibit young people from working dangerous jobs. The initiative’s policy book, Mandate for Leadership, is an attempt to roll back New Deal-era, working class victories by allowing state-level exemptions from the National Labor Relations Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act, and by creating nonunion “employee involvement organizations” to undermine unions’ negotiating power. It additionally calls for sharp reductions in the budgets of the National Labor Relations Board and the Department of Labor and a freeze on new hires. Project 2025 is organized by The Heritage Foundation and includes more than 100 conservative groups on its advisory board, which have collectively received more than $55 million from groups tied to conservative megadonors Leonard Leo and Charles Koch. Leo has been pushing the Supreme Court to further erode the power of organized labor, and the Koch family has waged a war on unions for more than 60 years.

Project 2025 is a 920-page document offering a wide range of policy recommendations, including several bad ideas about unions and rolling back workplace protections that you should know about. The policy recommendations, put forward by mostly high-ranking former Trump administration officials, offer a look at the administration’s early priorities if President Trump were to be…

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This video is a list of 5 essential steps for doing successful mutual aid!Second Thought's Video on Mutual Aid:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45i5X2L1DMc&fe...

Riseup provides online communication tools for people and groups working on liberatory social change. We are a project to create democratic alternatives and practice self-determination by controlling our own secure means of communications.

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Let's unravel the defining characteristics of third places, tap into their historical significance and evolution, and explore how we can build and nurture the enduring allure of these social sanctuaries in the modern world. Shoutout to @COLORMIND.mp4 for his co-producing and voicing on the skit! Introduction - 0:00 What Are Third Places? - 1:57 The Benefits of Third Places - 7:02 The Historical Power of the Third Place - 8:34 What Happened To Third Places? - 9:52 Le Third Place - 13:33 A Few Teensy Critiques - 16:08 Radical, Revived Third Places - 24:20 Title Card Music: Where We Go by Jelani Aryeh Thumbnail Art: Ernie Barnes Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/saintdrew = outro music: Cedar Womb by joe zempel YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCuMhK75-tYDMV_7nEExFmg Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vVDncwsr2d6svvsH8WVYO?si=XCvFfCf5RM--WiCRHTUjgw&dl_branch=1 = Sources & Resources: The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/04/third-places-meet-new-people-pandemic/629468/ https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features/third-place-community-spaces/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/third-places-as-community-builders/ https://medium.com/illumination/the-death-of-third-places-and-the-evolution-of-communities-5bbffc01c5e https://inthesetimes.com/article/big-idea-third-place-public-space-community-friendship-exclusion-organizing-covid

https://www.patreon.com/c/TheSoyPill https://bsky.app/profile/thesoypill.bsky.social https://x.com/thesoypill A short and freshly demonetized guide on how to navigate difficult conversations 00:00 - 00:55 Intro 00:56 - 03:26 Setting the Stage 03:27 - 08:17 Rule 1: Be Nice 08:18 - 10:58 Rule 2: Avoid Trigger Words 10:59 - 13:29 Rule 3: Know Their Arguments 13:30 - 17:14 Rule 4: It's ok to Concede Sometimes 17:15 - 19:02 Rules 5: Know when to Stop 19:02 - 19:48 Conclusion

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