The national network for the solidarity economy in the US, with a mission to connect individuals, organizations, businesses, and projects building regional, national, and international solidarity economy movements. It grew out of the Solidarity Economy Caucus at the 2007 U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta and held the first national Forum on the Solidarity Economy at UMass Amherst in March 2009, after which its board and working groups were formed. It works through publications, a mailing list, gatherings, an online solidarity economy map and directory, a candidate questionnaire for local elections, and collaborations including RIPESS (the intercontinental solidarity economy network), the New Economy Coalition, Democracy Beyond Elections, the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, and the Resist & Build process, whose May 2025 summit in Atlanta drew more than 300 people.
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Checked Oct 21, 2026 for ways to get involved: found no public events, and found a community this site can't list yet.
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The events calendar shows no upcoming events, and its newest past event is from November 2019. The newest news post is from July 2025 (a recording of a July 16 session on solidarity economy and social ecology), although the Get Involved page was edited in September 2026, so the org is active but its public calendar isn't used. The Resist & Build process grew out of virtual convenings that began in 2020, and the Global Tapestry of Alternatives reports that circles formed from them still meet; none publish public dates. Worth re-checking for a 2026-27 Resist & Build gathering.