Schumacher Center
Their stated mission :To envision a just and regenerative economy; apply the concepts locally; then share the results for broad replication. [link https://centerforneweconomics.org/about/]
Founded in 1980 the Schumacher Center for a New Economics works to envision the elements of a just and regenerative global economy; undertakes to apply these elements in its home region of the Berkshires in western Massachusetts; and then develops the educational programs to share the results more broadly, thus encouraging replication.
We recognize that the environmental and equity crises we now face have their roots in the current economic system.
We believe that:
a fair and sustainable economy is possible and that citizens working for the common interest can build systems to achieve it our natural commons are best held by the regional community money issue can be democratized ownership should be more diversified and that labor should have a part in the ownership structure We favor the face-to-face relationships fostered in local economies. We deliberately focus on transformative systems and the principles that guide them.
ENVISION -
Annual E. F. Schumacher Lectures — Established in 1981, the collected Schumacher Center Lectures capture some of the most visionary voices that speak to the urgent need to transform our economic, social, and cultural systems in ways that support both the planet and its citizens.