Running my first marathon March 8th (LA Marathon - all 26.2 miles 😅). After 6 months of training, I'm ready but terrified. Need cheering squad especially at miles 20-26!
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Solidarity Research Center (SRC) is pleased to announce that the Municipalism Learning Series (MLS) will be transitioning to the Institute for Social Ecology (ISE), effective February 1, 2026.
Read more at solidarityresearch.org/2026/01/muni...
10 years of solidarity research 🎉
2025: Municipalism Learning Series, Orange County economic analysis w/ Cooperacion Santa Ana, Care Economy Circle launch
2026: 2nd Municipalism Fellowship cohort
Help us hit $10k by year-end to keep building power from below 💪
solidarityresearch.org/2025campaign
"The municipalist revolution isn’t won at the ballot box alone. It’s built in the neighborhoods, block by block, assembly by assembly, until popular power becomes the lived reality of urban life." Great reflections!
Will Mamdani’s Victory Advance a Solidarity Economy in New York City? nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani... @yvonnegraphy.bsky.social #Mamdani #NewYorkCity
Will New Yorkers will settle for a progressive mayor or build the assemblies, cooperatives, and networks needed to support lasting transformation?
A radical municipalist take on Mamdani’s victory by @yvonnegraphy
Read at nonprofitquarterly.org/will-mamdani...
Rutgers professor Mark Bray, author of the Antifascist Handbook, has been doxxed and targeted with death threats by right-wing supporters of Charlie Kirk. Support him and his family in their effort to leave the country by donating at www.freefunder.com/campaign/hel...
We are excited to announce a new podcast series, Kilombo, hosted by Thandisizwe Chimurenga.
And, join today’s panel on Direct Democracy and Popular Assemblies with @morphin_time92 @blknshassembly @richmond.peoples.assembly
RSVP at municipalism.org
Join us September 9th (4pm pacific / 7pm eastern) for a special online panel discussion where we will discuss the role, importance (and challenges) of organizing popular assemblies as a vehicle for community empowerment and direct democracy. RSVP at municipalism.org
Join us on September 9th for a discussion led by grassroots community organizers working to build a new democracy within the shell of the old, starting at the local level.
RSVP at municipalism.org/direct-democ...
Tomorrow, we will honor the fallen martyr for housing justice and human rights, Benito Flores of Reclaiming Our Homes. Join us from 6-9 PM at Eastside Cafe in El Sereno, Los Angeles; bring candles and flowers for the altar. Please donate towards Benito's burial expenses at bit.ly/benitoflores
With deep love, respect, and admiration, we mourn the heartbreaking loss of our beloved Reclaimer, Benito Flores. Please donate towards Benito’s burial expenses, housing costs for Reclaimers, and ongoing Reclaiming Our Homes campaigns at bit.ly/benitoflores
Tomorrow we’re launching our 2025 Municipalism Learning Series with a conversation on topic of community defense.
Speakers include Che Johnson-Long, Vision Change Win, Kieran Knutson, Black Cat Workers Collective, & Darakshan Raja, Muslims for Just Futures.
RSVP municipalism.org/community-de...
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow?
RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow?
RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow?
RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities to be liberated and safe?
When: Wednesday, January 8th at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern
Where: Zoom
How: RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow?
Register here: municipalism.org/community-de...
As Trump returns to the White House, what can we do to prepare our communities for the threats and uncertainties ahead? How do we protect our people today, while building collective power and resilience towards a liberated tomorrow?
RSVP at municipalism.org/community-de...
What a wonderful week at the @ayni.institute Movement Ecology Summit. I saw old friends, made new ones, learned about Kojin Karatani’s modes of exchange framework, and had breakthroughs about myself, @solidarityresearch, and our movement. Thank you to Carlos and the rest of the team. ❤️💛💚💙💜
And, if you’re in Los Angeles, you can hangout with me @yvonnegraphy and David Bacon @dbacon1959 at a house party on Sunday, 12/15/24 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the storied magazine. Get your tickets at donorbox.org/events/684118
I made this mixtape as a tribute to my friend and my comrade, Muntu Matsimela (1950–2017), who is interred at Hart Island in the Bronx.
You can read the article in the November/December 2024 issue of Dollars and Sense magazine or at yvonnegraphy.com/portfolio/in...
TOMORROW!
Join us for an introduction to who we are, what we work on, and what we stand for.
Date: Friday, December 6th 2024
Time: 1:00 PM PST/3:00 PM CST/4:00 PM EST
RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/intr...
Join us for an introduction to who we are, what we work on, and what we stand for.
Date: Friday, December 6th 2024
Time: 1:00 PM PST/3:00 PM CST/4:00 PM EST
RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/intr...
You are invited to join us on Friday, December 6th 2024 for an introduction to who we are and what we work on.
Date: Friday, December 6th 2024
Time: 1:00 PM PST/3:00 PM CST/4:00 PM EST
RSVP at solidarityresearch.org/project/intr...
We have a Bluesky starter pack for @solidarityresearch @municipalists @angelenosforall and friends. Find us at sabcat.org/srcstarterpack
We invite you again to assemble in a circle, to grieve and heal, to strategize and plan post-election. The circle is co-sponsored by Eastside Café, Los Angeles for All, Mutual Aid Social Therapy, Aetna Street Solidarity, and Disconnect Foundation.
RSVP at losangelesforall.org/event/post-e...
These are perilous times for principled political education and solidarity research.
We ask for your help in supporting our work as we face the 10th anniversary of our existence.
Give at solidarityresearch.org/2024campaign
READ: Gaza is not just facing bombs; it’s facing an engineered apocalypse. Mass destruction, ecological devastation, and mass starvation—all to clear the land for colonial profiteers. This is eco-apartheid in action.
mondoweiss.net/2024/11/pale...
The Case for Resistance: What We’re Up Against—and What It Could Look Like to Fight
crimethinc.com/resist2025
We have prepared a full analysis of what to expect from Donald Trump’s second term and how we can prepare to confront it.
If you're wondering how to resist, please review these proposals.