---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yvonne Yen Liu <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 9:08 PM Subject: March 19th: INTRODUCING SOLIDARITY ECONOMY To: Parag Khandhar <[email protected]> *Please share far and wide!* *Asian American Solidarity Economies Project presents * *2018 Solidarity Economy Webinar Series* Date: *Monday, March 19th 2018* Time: *10:00-11:00 am PT/1:00-2:00 pm ET* RSVP: *http://tiny.cc/introducing* <http://tiny.cc/introducing> In our first of five webinars, our speakers will introduce the framework of solidarity economy, its history and contemporary practice, and examples in Asian American immigrant and refugee experience. *250 have already registered <http://tiny.cc/introducing>*. Get your password to watch our livestream on our website <http://solidarityresearch.org/introducing>, and join the conversation on Twitter with *#AsianSolidarity <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23asiansolidarity&src=typd>*. *Speakers:* *Emily Kawano, US Solidarity Economy Network*Emily is the co-director of the Wellspring Cooperative Corporation which seeks to create an engine for new, community-based job creation in Springfield, MA. She serves as Coordinator of the United States Solidarity Economy Network. An economist by training, Emily served as the Director of the Center for Popular Economics from 2004 to 2013. Prior to that, Emily taught at Smith College. *Julia Ho, Solidarity Economy St. Louis*Julia is the founder of Solidarity Economy St. Louis. During the Ferguson uprising in August 2016, she worked with Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE). For the past two and a half years, Julia has been building a network of businesses, organizations, and individuals fighting for a just and sustainable economy. *Facilitators:* *Yvonne Yen Liu, Solidarity Research Center*Yvonne is the co-founder and research director of Solidarity Research Center, a worker self-directed nonprofit that advances solidarity economies. She serves on the board of the US Solidarity Economy Network and was named the 2018 Activist-in-Residence Fellow at the UCLA Asian American Studies Center. *Parag Rajendra Khandhar, Asian American Solidarity Economies Project*Parag is a founding principal of Gilmore Khandhar, LLC, a law firm focused on legal, policy, and advocacy tools to advance economic justice, racial equity, and social transformation. He teaches at George Washington University Law School. Parag co-founded Baltimore Activating Solidarity Economies (BASE) and the Asian American Solidarity Economies Network (AASE). Asian American Solidarity Economies is a project of Solidarity Research Center <http://solidarityresearch.org/> in partnership with UCLA Asian American Studies Center <http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/> and National CAPACD <http://www.nationalcapacd.org/>. See our website <http://solidarityresearch.org/webinars/> for more information about our webinar series. ​ Yvonne Yen Liu Solidarity Research Center <http://www.solidarityresearch.org/> [email protected] 323 539 7654 818 570 5710 Solidarity Research Center is a worker self-directed nonprofit that builds solidarity economies through data, stories, and action. Follow @ResearchJustice <https://twitter.com/researchjustice> Like /ResearchJustice <https://www.facebook.com/researchjustice> -- Check out the Commons Transition Plan here at: http://commonstransition.org P2P Foundation: http://p2pfoundation.net - http://blog.p2pfoundation.net <http://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation>Updates: http://twitter.com/mbauwens; http://www.facebook.com/mbauwens #82 on the (En)Rich list: http://enrichlist.org/the-complete-list/