The Democracy Collaborative

Our President, Joe Guinan , will take part in the webinar 'Democracy and the Economy: Rethinking Civic Participation' hosted by the National Civic League.

Joe will be in conversation with Dr Leonard Brock (Senior Vice President for Systems Change and Policy at CFLeads ) and Celina Su (Professor at the City University of New York), exploring the relationship between economic policy and democratic participation.

📅 Thursday, June 18
🕓 1pm ET | 12 pm CT | 11am MT | 10am PT

You can register for the event here ➡ https://www.democracycollaborative.org/events/democracy-and-the-economy-rethinking-civic-participation

📰 HOT OFF THE PRESS

Following NYC Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani's announcement of plans to create a city-owned grocery in East Harlem, Manhattan, our Distinguished Senior Fellow Marjorie Kelly and Distinguished Fellow Prof. Anthony Cook have written for The Progressive Magazine on the importance of enterprises - and particularly food suppliers - that challenge traditional ownership models.

"Municipally owned groceries are emerging as an innovative way to create greater food justice." - Marjorie Kelly & Anthony Cook

Read the full piece 👉

The Time Has Come for City-Owned Groceries New York City aims to build community wealth with municipal grocery stores.