Uniting for the Solidarity Economy
Where Changemakers Connect, Learn, and Collaborate
Fostering a vibrant ecosystem for systemic transformation through dialogue, relationship-building, and collective action
Join a Resist and Build Gathering
We convene regularly to build relationships, sharpen analysis, and experiment. Join us to exchange insights, celebrate victories, and weave together diverse movement experiences.
Goals of the Resist & Build network
Convening solidarity economy and systems change movement organizations
Strengthen Relationships
Build trust and deepen connections to amplify our collective impact and sustain our movements
Sharpen Analysis Around Systemic Change
Engage in rigorous dialogue to deepen our understanding of post-capitalist futures and non-reformist strategies
Connect Resist & Build Efforts
Bridge resistance and creation by connecting movements that challenge oppression with those building just alternatives
Gather Regularly for Shared Learning
Convene to exchange insights, celebrate victories, and weave together diverse movement experiences
Collaborate for Systemic Change
Practice collaboration through real projects, honing our collective ability to create transformative solutions and systemic change
Cultivate Transformative Culture
Foster a joyful, principled community that embodies solidarity economy values and empowers implementation of liberatory practices
Action Circles
Autonomous, self organized groups collaborating on projects to advance our movement. Strengthening our ability to work together for systemic change.
Solidarity Economy Narrative Circle
- Highlights and documents strategic solidarity economy stories and various outlets for wider circulation
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Arts Culture Care and Solidarity Economy Circle
- Co-convened with New Economy Coalition, Art.coop, and U.S. Department of Arts & Culture
- Strategizing ways to center artists and culture bearers in solidarity economy work
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Education Circle
- Collaborating to build popular education curriculum and training materials
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Backbone Circle
- Plans and organizes regular gatherings online and in person
- Organizations make a significant commitment to resource the network with time, capacity, and funding
- Existing members approve new members
- Some key organizations involved:
2026 Resist and Build Summit
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The History of Resist and Build
Resist and Build emerged in 2020 during the pandemic, beginning as a series of online gatherings to foster collaboration among national organizations committed to systems change. Recognizing the urgency of systemic crises, the process aimed to align movements and strategies for building solidarity economies, advancing justice, and challenging the structural roots of inequality.
We have collectively organized quarterly virtual gatherings from 2020 until today. In 2023, we organized an in-person gathering of the network in Richmond, with some 75+ people in attendance for the weekend and 150 people at our public plenary. The most recent gathering was our Resist and Build Summit in Atlanta in May 2025.
From its inception, Resist and Build has prioritized collaboration across diverse movements, uniting organizers, educators, and advocates from many impressive organizations, including:
- Climate Justice Alliance
- New Economy Coalition (NEC)
- U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (USSEN)
- Regional networks like the Massachusetts (MASEN) and Virginia Solidarity Economy Networks (VASEN)
- Sustainable Economies Law Center
- The Democracy Collaborative
- Highlander Research and Education Center
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- Nonprofit Quarterly
- Cooperation Jackson
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
- Transition US
- Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)
- Institute for Social Ecology
- Boston Impact Initiative
- Common Future
- The Alliance for Appalachia
- Partners for Dignity & Rights
- Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
- Ground Works Consulting
- Next System Studies (NSS) at George Mason University
- May First Movement Technology
- Native Roots Network
- Open Collective Foundation
- Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
- Center for Community Wealth Building
Through this process, Resist and Build has grown into a powerful space for cultivating alignment, shared strategies, and mutual support among organizations working within, against, and beyond capitalism. Together, these groups represent a broad coalition committed to building solidarity economies and advancing systemic transformation rooted in justice and collective power.
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