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More than a year ago, a donkey cart wound its way through heaps of rubble in Gaza. Three young men brushed ash from burned book covers and stacked salvaged volumes onto the cart, racing to save them from Israeli airstrikes and neighbors trying to burn them for fuel, unable to access cooking fuel due to the […] The post Preserving Palestinian culture during genocide: the Phoenix Library of Gaza…
Remembering the Future is tapping into ancestral wisdom to inform the co-creation of a world that prioritizes the wellbeing of human and non-human life for the next seven generations and beyond. Artists are the culture—they invite us to question, reimagine, and shape our present and future economy. The influence and wealth they infuse into society […] The post Remember the Future Podcast: Why We…
Maputo, Mozambique Isaura Matola (pictured above), a widow and mother of four, wakes up every day at 5 a.m., before sunrise, to begin collecting recyclable waste at the Hulene landfill on the outskirts of Maputo, Mozambique’s capital. After losing her job as a domestic worker in 2023, Matola faced unsuccessful attempts to secure other employment. […] The post ‘Collaboration and mutual care’: How…
Mutual aid is not a new concept, but over the past decade, as communities across the globe face increasing threats to their wellbeing and safety—and as surveillance and oppression on communities rise—the importance of mutual aid organizations is growing. This comes as no surprise, as history shows that mutual aid organizations serve as critical community […] The post As state and corporate…
Minnesota’s Somali community has organized mutual aid and neighborhood patrols amid Trump’s campaign to crush them. This article was originally published by Truthout. Winter in Minnesota is notoriously harsh, lasting until mid-spring and marked by below-freezing temperatures, heavy snowfall, and intense winds. It is a common misconception that survival requires either hibernation or migration, but…
A lot of groups and projects break apart because of internal conflict. Here are some pointers on how to engage in productive conversations to keep movements together. This article is adapted from a Mutual Aid 101 session Shareable hosted on November 20, 2025, titled “Navigating conflict when building power with Dean Spade.” Access to the […] The post Navigating conflict in movement spaces appeared…
This story was originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly on November 4, 2025: https://nonprofitquarterly.org/peoples-budgets-insist-on-care-first-for-and-by-everyone/ State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. In the shadow of federal layoffs, President Donald Trump’s administration has inadvertently…
The 10 Principles of Next Economy Enterprises serve as critical guideposts for designing organizations from a socially just and environmentally regenerative perspective. They are emergent and malleable, derived from work with hundreds of social enterprises. Here is an outline of the 10 principles: 10 Principles of Next Economy Enterprises 1. Meet Basic Needs This principle […] The post 10…
By Sam Walby, April Doner, Jack Becher, Tchiyiwe Chihana, Sam Gregory, and Peter Pula This story was originally published in Nonprofit Quarterly on September 22, 2025: nonprofitquarterly.org/what-is-a-just-transition-and-how-can-we-pursue-it/ State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. In our movements, we…
Editor’s Note: In February 2025, Shareable launched Mutual Aid 101, a free learning series to introduce new organizers to mutual aid. Over 3,000 people from across the US participated in the series over six weeks. During an Offers & Needs Market for participants, a Shareable staff member shared a need for participants to tell their […] The post Mutual aid in motion: One participant’s story…
