Building Community Wealth and Ownership Through the Solidarity Economy

2300 Washington Street,Boston MA 02119

15 September, 2022

Description

Join us on the first evening of Hispanic Heritage Month for an event that will explore the tools of the solidarity economy -- community ownership and control of land and cooperative businesses -- for building wealth and power in Latino, Black, Indigenous and Asian communities. We will gather at the Roxbury Innovation Center in Nubian Square for this in-person event followed by networking. Date: September 15th from 4-7pm Location: Roxbury Innovation Center, 2300 Washington St 2nd floor, Boston, MA 02119 Agenda: 4:00pm - Welcome remarks - Betty Francisco, CEO of BII4:15pm - Fireside chat about community ownership and control of land (Confirmed speakers: Mike Leyba, City Life / Vida Urbana; Tanya Hahnel, East Boston Neighborhood Trust)5:15pm - Panel discussion about worker-owned cooperative businesses (Confirmed speakers: Carolyn Edsell-Vetter, CFNE; Darnell Adams, Firebrand Cooperative)6:15pm - Networking and light refreshmentsWe will update the list of speakers as they are confirmed. This event is hosted by: Boston Impact Initiative ABOUT FIERCE URGENCY OF NOWThe Fierce Urgency of Now Festival brings together more than 1,000 diverse, young professionals of color and allies for 30+ transformative events. Organized by City Awake, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce’s young professional platform, this is the ultimate festival to build connections, advance careers, and ignite positive change. This festival is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s. speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where he described “the fierce urgency of now” — the pressing need for immediate action and lasting change in the face of racial injustice. Today and every day, we are answering this call to action to forge a more equitable, inclusive future for Greater Boston.