<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Janelle Orsi, Executive Director, SELC</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:janelle@theselc.org">janelle@theselc.org</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 4:51 AM<br>Subject: When things fall apart, we come together.<br>To: Michel Bauwens <<a href="mailto:michel@p2pfoundation.net">michel@p2pfoundation.net</a>><br><br><br><u></u>
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<br><br>Michel --
<p>If you’re like most people, you’ve had a mix of emotions since
Election Day. Some combination of “Nooooo,” “Aaaaaaaaugh,” and “Ok,
let’s get to work” seems to sum up a lot of what I’ve been
hearing.</p>
<p>It may seem like we face problems of unfathomable dimensions in a
sharply divided political climate, <strong>but here’s an important
reminder: Most solutions are local in dimension and practical in
nature</strong>. Across the political spectrum, communities want to
look around and see thriving local farms, vibrant small businesses,
good workplaces, and stable housing. It hardly feels political,
because it’s just practical!</p>
<p>The election results prompted a good deal of reflection at
Sustainable Economies Law Center, and <strong>now we are more driven
than ever to make our vision of more just and resilient local
economies a reality across the country</strong>. If we search for the
root of extremism, racism, and other -isms exaggerated in our recent
election, I believe we would find feelings of powerlessness and fear.
The Law Center’s work gets to that root by building power at the
community level and creating stable local economies that provide for
people in the long-term.<strong> </strong>We are:</p>
<p><strong>1. Localizing livelihoods</strong>: We work to give
everyone control over their own livelihoods. In 2017, our Law Center
will work to legalize homemade meal businesses and small compost
enterprises. We are also helping protect small businesses across the
U.S. by supporting their conversion to worker cooperatives as aging
owners retire.</p>
<p><strong>2. Creating permanent housing, farmland, and
energy</strong>: In our quest for stable futures, many people are
drawn to the concept of “permanence.” While nothing is truly
permanent, the Law Center is using innovative legal structures to
protect important community assets – housing, farmland, and renewable
energy – to ensure that everyone has access in the long-term.</p>
<p><strong>3. Bringing our money home</strong>: The Law Center is
helping channel that money out of extractive Wall Street investments
and into local enterprises, farms, and housing. We are advocating for
policies and supporting new community-based financial organizations to
make this possible.</p>
<p><strong>4. Building power for everyone</strong>: We want every
person to have power to shape their own workplaces, neighborhoods, and
communities. The Law Center is spreading models and resources for
workplace democracy and we are training everyday people to shape
public policy. True democracy means that everyone is a
policymaker!</p>
This is a pivotal moment in history. <strong>When things seem to fall
apart, people are also motivated to come together.</strong> You have
supported our vision in the past. <a href="http://www.theselc.org/give?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eoy_2017&n=2" target="_blank">Will
you help us deepen our work across the country by making another
contribution today?</a><strong> Our work is only possible with your
support</strong>!
<p><strong style="font-size:12px">We need to raise $20,000 this
December to close a budget shortfall and continue our work in
2017. </strong>If every one of our supporters gave $3.60 right now,
we'd reach our goal! <br><br></p>
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<p><br>We have so much gratitude for your past and future support!</p>
<br>Janelle Orsi, Executive Director, SELC, Co-founder and Executive
Director<strong> </strong><br><a href="http://www.theselc.org/?e=5af0fb96cc323505133b237ae4b8287128238f30&utm_source=theselc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=eoy_2017&n=4" target="_blank">http://www.theselc.org/</a><br>
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