Democracy Collaborative
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A research and development lab for the democratic economy. #CommunityWealthBuilding #NextSystem Think | Do | Change
Washington, DC & Cleveland OH
Joined November 2010
We’re facing a systemic crisis. Climate danger. Inequality. Racial injustice. Collapsing faith in democracy. Systemic problems require systemic solutions. At @democracycollab we seek to build a democratic economy through bottom up system change. Join us: https://t.co/62LiL5LJEv
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Following us on Instagram yet? We are running an end of year giveaway over there! To join you must: 👥 follow our IG page 👍 like the original post https://t.co/5b3YwYQzlL 💬 comment by tagging at least one of your friends Wishing all good luck and happy holidays! T&Cs Apply
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📄 NOW ON THE BLOG St. Louis, MO, is going through the challenges of many rustbelt communities. In response, TDC and @wepower_stl are implementing #CommunityWealthBuilding locally. Abimael Chavez-Hernandez shares his initial reflections on the program. https://t.co/FtfthkI0Bx
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In-flight reading. So far this is very good and on-point, offering a strong reframing of the transition as the terrain of struggle, chiming with what @nmcinroy @DemocracyCollab found in Shetland with offshore wind. I’m scribbling all over it as I read. Hats off to @_nic_beuret_!
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Now on #TrackingtheCrisis ❗️Venezuela braces for invasion ❗️Trump Russia-friendly peace plan fails ❗️Immigration crackdowns in NOLA ❕NYC: Raid in Chinatown stopped ❕Twin Cities: Officials back Somali community ❕NOLA: Activists removed from City Hall https://t.co/UChUrQKSjI
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DOUBLE TAP: the latest Tracking the Crisis, a double issue covering the weeks of November 21-December 4, is now on the website and coming to email subscriber inboxes soon. Our round up of Trump Administration actions and movement responses. Sign up here: https://t.co/197JvyKPt9
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Weeks of November 21-December 4, 2025
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Do you already subscribe to our Community Wealth Building - Community of Practice newsletter? This is a monthly bulletin for everyone interested in or already practicing CWB locally. Join now 👉 https://t.co/bv06LsuekA
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Interested in #CommunityWealthBuilding and how it can be applied in your area? Our next 'Introduction to Community Wealth Building' will take place on Wednesday, 10 December 10am PT | 1pm ET | 6pm GMT Book your tickets now on our Eventbrite 👉
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Learn the basics about Community Wealth Building as an approach to local economic system change, starting in your community.
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We would like to wish all our U.S. followers a very restful holiday! Looking for reading to aid digestion? Here's a sweat treat from our blog (see what we did there?) ⤵️ https://t.co/te0h1RPlVR
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Governments, think tanks, and philanthropic foundations parade bold system-change agendas, yet the substance rarely matches the slogans when it comes to concrete material outcomes.
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Now on #TrackingtheCrisis ❗️Bill to release Epstein files signed ❗️Trump calls for Dems to be tried for sedition ❗️Surveillance state built via AI programs ❕Charlotte learns from Chicago ❕Faith leaders protest ICE ❕Defiance to AI data centers growing https://t.co/UChUrQLq9g
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Now on #TrackingtheCrisis ❗️Dems capitulate, longest shutdown ends ❗️Emails confirm Trump knew of Epstein crimes ❗️Pentagon warship arrives in the Caribbean ❕#VeteransDay Vets say ‘No’ to Trump ❕Rank-and-file demands Schumer exit ❕Trump booed at NFL https://t.co/UChUrQLq9g
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"Public banking is more than mere finance - it’s a tool for building community wealth and economic democracy... It’s how we can build an economy that serves people, not profit" @DavidKCobb, Special Advisor on Public Banking Wed, Nov 19 12pm PT | 3pm ET 🔗 https://t.co/koopLhNmmV
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America needs you! Join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement today.
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🚨 NOW ON THE BLOG In our latest blog, our Global Lead for CWB @nmcinroy considers the context and the ramifications of a statement put together in the Isle of Arran, on how to deepen #CommunityWealthBuilding in rural Scotland. Read in full here 👉 https://t.co/B56a2ciaM7
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Now on #TrackingtheCrisis ❗️Shutdown: FAA cancels flights ❗️Warnings of AI bubble crash ❗️Escalation in Venezuela, Mexico and Nigeria ❕Zohran wins NYC ❕Dems sweep elections seen as Trump referendum ❕Judge permanently blocks National Guard in Portland https://t.co/UChUrQKSjI
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Our Special Advisor on Public Banking @DavidKCobb will be moderating a debate on community owned public banks in a time of shrinking federal funding - a chat with movement leaders and @SenWarren. Wed, November 19 12pm PT | 3pm ET Register: https://t.co/koopLhMOxn
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Will be talking about economic democracy, Community Wealth Building, and political democracy at the opening session of the Cracks in the Pavement symposium in Flint, Michigan this morning. https://t.co/tAQKpcXtwO
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Today is New Yorkers' final chance to place an early vote in the mayoral election. In our latest blog, guest author @MalihaSaf appraises #ZohranMamdani key policies. Read in full → https://t.co/hGA26PnC06
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Now on #TrackingtheCrisis ❗️42 million Americans to lose SNAP ❗️National Guard to ready ‘quick reaction forces’ ❗️Fed cuts interest rates ❕Mutual aid mobilizes ❕Abughazaleh: federal charges for protesting ICE ❕Labor reviews unions' shifting ground https://t.co/UChUrQKSjI
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Our Sr Fellow for the Promotion of CWB in the UK Matthew Brown was also at #GSEF2025 "It was great to participate in two events discussing Community Wealth Building and the importance of a democratic economy in Bordeaux." - @MatthewBrownLab Learn more - https://t.co/62LiL5LbOX
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During his visit to Bordeaux our President met with the team of the vice-president of the Gironde region. “It was great to spend time with Gironde Département officials talking public procurement and Community Wealth Building" - @joecguinan Learn more: https://t.co/62LiL5LJEv
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.@KimStrassel: “I shiver to think about how close we came to full-on censorship under this last administration.”
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