Please Donate to groups working at the front lines of Sandy recovery: Caaav: Organizing Asian Communities, http://www.goles.org/, Occupy Sandy Relief NYC, Rockaway Relief
Boston Ujima Project is revolutionizing the way we consider community investment and creating a community controlled economy in Boston! - #democracybeyondelections #solidarityeconomies
"2021 is a big year for the organization. In 2018, Boston Ujima Project launched the Ujima Fund with a goal to raise $5 million by the end of the year. Evans said Ujima is well on its way to reaching that goal, having raised more than $3.7 million with 313 investors to date. The fund pools money from community members, supporters, and foundations, and will be invested in local businesses in communities of color, all vetted and voted on by Ujima members who get one vote each — no matter how much they invested."
https://www.boston.com/news/business/2021/02/17/boston-ujima-project-fostering-change-in-boston
Seattle’s $30 million #ParticipatoryBudgeting process includes $12 MILLION DIRECTLY DIVESTED from the police budget to be DIRECTLY INVESTED by community.
This is what we mean by real decision-making power. Our Director of Partnerships and Strategy, Kristania De Leon, spoke to The Appeal - alongside our amazing partners in Seattle - about #participatorybudgeting, real decision-making power, and divesting from harm to invest in real systems change.
As Kristania shares, “... the goal is not to create one-time projects and hope that sustained equity will come out of that; this is just one step that’s part of a larger vision of justice. ‘We’re looking at this as a system’s change. And it needs to be a long term, deep commitment.’”
Check out the article, share, and join the conversation- this is one step and our collective #visionsforjustice!
https://theappeal.org/politicalreport/seattle-participatory-budgeting-defund-police/
🎉Join the PBP team THIS Wednesday, December 16th at 7 pm ET (4 pm PT) for a year-end virtual celebration!🎉
We're coming together this Wednesday to reflect on what we've accomplished in 2020, and dream, strategize, and plan together for what's to come in 2021 - and beyond!
🎫Tickets are FREE with a $10 suggested donation.
📍RSVP Today! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/131509090229
