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Democracy School, a local, experimental project under the umbrella of Neighborhoodeconomics.org, in partnership with Warren Wilson College and the Asheville Poverty Initiative [https://www.ashevillepovertyinitiative.org/]
Democracy School, a local, experimental project under the umbrella of Neighborhood Economics [neighborhoodeconomics.org] in partnership with Warren Wilson College and the Asheville Poverty Initiative [https://www.ashevillepovertyinitiative.org/]




  Snapshot of Democracy School classes
  Snapshot of the 11 Democracy School classes
 
The list of Democracy School classes:


[[Workforce housing solutions]] so that people don’t have to drive 40 miles for a restaurant job
[[Workforce housing solutions]] so that people don’t have to drive 40 miles for a restaurant job
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How [[faith communities can engage]] in their local economies
How [[faith communities can engage]] in their local economies


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The concept doc on the give to invest platform  
The concept doc on the give to invest platform  


https://docs.google.com/document/d/10nLUBq4QTctoiqLgnkEP-azzKil22B9hpENhfyOt0sE/edit
https://docs.google.com/document/d/10nLUBq4QTctoiqLgnkEP-azzKil22B9hpENhfyOt0sE/edit
Giving to invest concept
Giving to invest concept

Revision as of 09:10, 1 January 2024

Democracy School, a local, experimental project under the umbrella of Neighborhood Economics [neighborhoodeconomics.org] in partnership with Warren Wilson College and the Asheville Poverty Initiative [1]


Snapshot of the 11 Democracy School classes

Workforce housing solutions so that people don’t have to drive 40 miles for a restaurant job

How to support the local farm to table economy

How to invest in local businesses at lower than crowdfunding risk with greater upside

How to bridge the red blue divide

How to subvert redlining in your community

How to curb corporate power through the rights of nature and other solutions

How to invest to bridge the racial wealth gap

How to use giving to invest to become a more powerful giver, and how to do it in your trust circle, from Sunday School class to civic club

The history of settlement and power in the place where you live

How faith communities can engage in their local economies

The concept doc on the give to invest platform

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10nLUBq4QTctoiqLgnkEP-azzKil22B9hpENhfyOt0sE/edit Giving to invest concept