Sustainability meets the groundwork of democracy
Sustainability meets the groundwork of democracy
Unite our Understanding. Community circles for common ground. Place-based research for and by locals. Stewardship meets the groundwork of democracy. Local measures of peace and prosperity. Economics for Peace Institute provides tools for communities to establish baseline indicators of community…
Online independence is critical to reforming the online marketplace. This class is a first step. Once you learn a few things, you will find it easy to share with others and help shift a problematic that must be addressed for…
Economy is the art and science of caring for our home, our planet. Let’s celebrate everyone’s amazing effort to build a fair economy where we live! Peace is a pre-condition for sustainability. Friday, April 22, 2022 – 4 to 8pm…
Markets require perfect information to avoid externalities. We hope to provide a means to inform local markets with participatory research on what helps rather than harms. We will develop local markets wherever we are running The Groundwork Project. We will…
The cooperative model is an opportunity to restore the means of production to local people so that they may become producers. Through these monthly discussions and other outreach, we are growing a network of individuals to explore and later implement…
Social fieldwork is practical research that ensures real local input is at the table when public decisions are made. The institute fosters social fieldwork by local people so place-based communities can come together around baseline indicators of community well-being and…
Cooperative social fieldwork research teams emerge informally through practice and experience. Social fieldwork teams are comprised of locals and professionals supporting research in their place-based communities. The focus of research is to support good decisions on issues urgent or long…
Our shop is where to for the online gallery Artists for Peace in support of The Groundwork Project and other critical initiatives of Economics for Peace Institute. We are particularly interested in showcasing place-based artists whose work uniquely evokes a…
We have a wide array of on-the-ground volunteer opportunities on the North Olympic Peninsula to help with event set up and outreach. Be in touch! Volunteer roles we hope to fill in 2023: If you would like to spread the…