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Winter Network Meeting
February 20th – 6pm – Online Register to join the meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/meeting/register/DrxJdDHTTmytm4xTw5j2CA Interpretation available While fear and anxiety surrounds us, the VA Solidarity Economy Network is here to support and connect the wealth of work this is taking place to build a world that allows us to thrive. From what we see and hear, thereContinue reading “Winter Network Meeting”
Fall Network Meeting
October 3rd 6pm Register to Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMud-2spjguHNCCmHwZgqNqMFmzxkR177K_ We hope to have interpretation between English and Spanish. After a summer hiatus for rest and care, the VA Solidarity Economy is back. Once again, we wanted to bring our people back together to hear what you have been up to, what needs you have, andContinue reading “Fall Network Meeting”
Learn-in: Mutual Aid
Thursday May 23nd 6pm Register to Join Zoom Meetinghttps://virginia.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwoduyoqTspGdIaCOMJj-Bh9gI3ULbEpged Four years ago, as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic was just beginning, may of us were impacted by the uncertainty about our health, our jobs, and were to go for help. What we saw across the country were mutual aid efforts, created by community, stepContinue reading “Learn-in: Mutual Aid”
Spring Network Check in
Thursday, April 18th at 6pm To get the link register – HERE In Spanish and English VASEN continues to bring together those seeking to build a new economy for VA. An economy that is based in our collective liberation and allows are communities to thrive. With that we are inviting you to join us forContinue reading “Spring Network Check in”
Learn-in: Movement Finances
February 22nd 6pm Online – https://virginia.zoom.us/j/91646373398?pwd=dGRPQ0FNeHRpVnd1QTU1Q3AwYUVQZz09 Meeting ID: 916 4637 3398 Passcode: 254692 One of the things we’ve been hearing from our community is the need to think about how our finances impact our movement. We know that the traditional systems do not support us nor do they fit into our way of working. ForContinue reading “Learn-in: Movement Finances”
Network Check in
Thursday, February 8th at 6pm In Spanish and English We are excited to start consistently meeting with you this year as we roll out a new schedule of events and calls starting this week. We’re planning to host network calls and learn-ins quarterly, book clubs monthly, and coordinating calls biweekly. Next week, we’re hosting theContinue reading “Network Check in”
Book Club 2024
Join the VASEN Book Club! Last year VASEN kicked of 2023 by reading Jessica Gordon Nembhard’s book Collective Courage. This gave us a deeper knowledge about the history of Black cooperative movements and spurred efforts to strengthen the worker cooperative ecosystem in Virginia. We are excited to announce that 2024 we are planning a yearContinue reading “Book Club 2024”
2023 End of Year
Letter to Our community – 2023 has been an exciting year for VASEN. There is a lot to be grateful for as we continue to build our individual consciousness, create connections across geographies, cultures, and issues, seed ideas, build enabling infrastructure, and make sure we are continually finding ways to meet material needs. All ofContinue reading “2023 End of Year”
VASEN ReUnion
VASEN was seeded in the time of a global pandemic, so nearly all of this time together has been in virtual meetings, collaborating to learn about the principles of the solidarity economy and how neighbors and organizations across the state are putting these principles into practice. Over the last couple years we’ve hosted a speakerContinue reading “VASEN ReUnion”