Organizations for change
Addressing today’s most pressing problems necessitates acts of both resistance and renewal. That is: acts that resist the process of globalization, as well as those that help renew local economies and communities. Effective (and enjoyable!) change, in both cases, requires collective action – linking hands with like-minded people.
There is a flourishing of organizations everywhere working to create a better world. Use the following list to discover, support, and join some of them!
If you know of organizations or initiatives that you feel should be included, please contact us.
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- Alliance for Democracy (USA)
- Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens (ATTAC) (International)
- Australian Fair Trade and Investment Network (AFTINET) (Australia)
- Bilaterals.org (International)
- The Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (Netherlands/International)
- Citizen’s Trade Campaign (USA)
- Community Alliance for Global Justice (USA)
- Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (CELDF) (USA)
- The Corner House (UK)
- Corporate Accountability International (International)
- Corporate Europe Observatory (Europe)
- Corporate Watch (UK)
- Council of Canadians (Canada)
- Dismantle Corporate Power (International)
- ETC Group (International)
- Focus on the Global South (International)
- Food First (International)
- Forum Against FTAs (India)
- Global Exchange (International)
- Global Justice Ecology Project (USA/International)
- Global Justice Now (UK)
- Global Witness (International)
- Good Jobs First (USA)
- GRAIN (International)
- Grassroots International (USA/International)
- India Resource Center (India)
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (USA)
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance (USA)
- Institute for Policy Studies (USA)
- La Via Campesina (International)
- Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project (USA)
- Oakland Institute (USA/International)
- Public Citizen (USA)
- Global Trade Watch (a project of Public Citizen)
- Reclaim Democracy (USA)
- The Rules (International)
- Stop TTIP: European Initiative Against TTIP and CETA (Europe)
- Third World Network (International)
- Transnational Institute (International)
- TTIP & CETA Free Zones Europe (Europe)
- United for a Fair Economy (USA)
- U.S. Public Interest Research Group (USA)
- World Rainforest Movement (International)
- World Social Forum (International)
- Alternatiba (France/Europe)
- Beautiful Solutions (International)
- Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) (USA)
- Centre for Local Economic Strategies (UK)
- Center for Popular Economics (USA)
- Center for the Advancement of Steady State Economics (USA/International)
- Civic Economics (USA)
- Climate Justice Alliance (USA)
- Commons Transition (International)
- Community-Wealth.org (USA)
- Community Economies (International)
- Crossroads Resource Center: Tools for Community Self-Determination (USA)
- Decroissance (France; site in French)
- Degrowth (Spain/France/International)
- Democracy at Work Institute (USA/International)
- Demos (USA)
- Dollars and Sense (USA)
- Evonomics (International)
- Exploring Economics (Germany/ International)
- FEASTA: The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (Ireland/UK)
- Global Footprint Network (International)
- Grassroots Economic Organizing (USA)
- Great Transition Initiative (International)
- Green Economics Institute (UK)
- Green House Think Tank (UK)
- Green Worker Cooperatives (USA)
- Gross National Happiness and GNH Centre Bhutan (Bhutan)
- Happy Planet Index (International)
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance (USA)
- Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social Solidarity Economy (International)
- Italia Che Cambia (Italy; site in Italian)
- Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project (USA)
- New Economics Foundation (UK)
- New Economy Coalition (USA)
- New Economy Network (Australia)
- New Economy Organisers Network (UK)
- The Next System Project (USA)
- Peak Prosperity – The Crash Course (USA/International)
- Post Carbon Institute’s Building Resilience Program (USA/International)
- REconomy (UK)
- Rethinking Prosperity (International)
- The Rules (International)
- Schumacher Center for a New Economics (USA/International)
- Shareable (International)
- Sustainable Economies Law Center (USA)
- Symbiosis (USA)
- Systemic Alternatives (International)
- Transition Network (International)
- US Solidarity Economy Network (USA)
- Vikalp Sangam (India)
- Wellbeing Economy Alliance – WEAll (International)
- Access to Land and its member organizations (Europe)
- Agrarian Trust (USA)
- AgriCultures Network (International)
- Alliance for Democracy – Local Food Rules (USA)
- Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (Africa)
- Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) (India)
- American Community Garden Association (USA)
- Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (Australia)
- Center for Food Safety (USA)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (India)
- Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (India)
- City Farmer (International)
- Community Agroecology Network (Mexico/Central America)
- Community Alliance for Global Justice (USA)
- CSA Network Australia & New Zealand (Australia)
- The Ecological Land Co-op (UK)
- ETC Group (International)
- Farma (UK)
- Family Farm Action Alliance (Australia)
- Farm it Forward (Australia)
- Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens (UK)
- Food and Water Watch (USA/International)
- Food First (International)
- Food Sovereignty Alliance (India)
- Future Feeders: Growing Young Farmers From the Ground Up (Australia)
- Gaia Foundation (International)
- Good Food Org Guide (USA)
- GRAIN (International)
- Greenhorns (USA)
- Hands on the Land for Food Sovereignty (Europe)
- India for Safe Food (India)
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (USA)
- International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (International)
- International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES-Food) (International)
- La Via Campesina (International)
- Land Research Action Network (International)
- The Landworkers Alliance (UK)
- L’Atelier Paysan (France)
- Local Harvest (USA)
- Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (USA/International)
- National Young Farmers Coalition (USA)
- Navdanya (India)
- Oakland Institute (USA/International)
- Organic Consumers Association (USA)
- Organic Farming Association of India (India)
- Pesticide Action Network (International)
- Real Food Generation (USA)
- Robyn Van En Center (USA)
- Roots of Nature (UK)
- Seed Savers’ Network (Australia/International)
- Slow Food International (International)
- Soil Association (UK)
- Sustain (UK)
- Sustainable Table (USA)
- U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance (USA)
- URGENCI – The International Community Supported Agriculture Network (International)
- Young Agrarians (Canada)
- Your Food Collective (Australia)
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- Asian Rural Institute: Rural Leaders Training Center (Japan/International)
- Bhoomi College (India)
- CELDF’s Democracy School (USA)
- Center for Ecoliteracy (USA)
- Children in Perma Culture (USA)
- Chula Right Livelihood Summer School (CURLS) (Thailand)
- The College for Real Farming and Food Culture (UK)
- Community Agroecology Shortcourse (International)
- Degrowth and Environmental Justice Summer School (Spain/France)
- Degrowth Summer School in Rhineland (Germany)
- Democracy at Work Institute – Worker Cooperative Development Fundamentals (USA)
- Earth Village Education (USA)
- Ecoversities (International)
- Enlivened Learning (International)
- Escuela Campesina Multimedia (Cuba/International)
- Exploring Economics – Summer Academy for Pluralist Economics (Germany)
- Fellowship for Intentional Community (USA/Canada)
- Gaia Education (International)
- Global Ecovillage Network (International)
- Green Worker Cooperatives’ Coop Academy (USA)
- Indian Multiversities Alliance (India)
- Institute for Social Ecology (USA)
- Low-Impact Living Initiative (UK)
- Master in Political Ecology – Specialization in Degrowth and Environmental Justice (Spain)
- MESA’s Applied Agroecology course (USA/International)
- Mother Earth News (USA)
- Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project’s Earth Skills Training Program (USA)
- The Nature Institute: Educating for Sustainability (USA)
- Northwest Earth Institute (USA)
- One Year in Transition (UK)
- The Permaculture Association (UK)
- Permaculture Institute (USA)
- Permaculture Worldwide Network (International)
- Popular Economics Summer Institute: Understanding Capitalism and Building Economic Democracy (USA)
- Project Localize (USA)
- Rethinking Schools (USA)
- Sachamama Center for Biocultural Regeneration – Summer Program on Integral Ecology in the Upper Amazon (Peru)
- Sambhaavnaa Institute of Public Policy and Politics (India)
- Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament – School of Democracy (Europe)
- Schumacher College (UK)
- Shikshantar (India)
- Simon Fraser University’s Certificate Program for Community Economic Development (Canada)
- Sterling College for Environmental Stewardship (USA)
- School of Natural Building (UK)
- Seed School by Rocky Mountains Seed Alliance (USA)
- Sustainable Economies Law Center – Think Outside the Boss: How to Create a Worker-Owned Enterprise (USA)
- UBC Farm Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture (Canada)
- UMass Sustainable Food and Farming Program (USA)
- Universidad de la Tierra (Unitierra) (Mexico)
- Wendell Berry Farming Program (USA)
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- Adbusters (USA)
- Center for a New American Dream (USA)
- Beyond Consumerism (a project of the Center for a New American Dream)
- Commercial Alert (USA)
- Consumers Association of Penang (Malaysia)
- Leave Our Kids Alone (UK)
- Repair Cafe (Netherlands/International)
- The Simplicity Collective (Australia/International)
- The Simplicity Institute (Australia/International)
- The Sloth Club (Japan)
- The Story of Stuff (USA)
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (India)
- Comparing and Supporting Endogenous Development (International)
- Cultural Survival (International)
- Focus on the Global South (International)
- Gaia Foundation (International)
- Global Justice Ecology Project (USA/International)
- Indigenous Environmental Network (USA/North America)
- International Institute for Environment and Development (International)
- Proyecto Andino de Tecnologías Campesinas (PRATEC) (Peru; site in Spanish)
- Sachamama Center for Biocultural Regeneration (Peru)
- Survival International (International)
- Terra Lingua (International)
- Third World Network (International)
- World Rainforest Movement (International)
Resistance:
- 350.org (International)
- Center for Health, Environment and Justice (USA)
- Center for International Environmental Law (International)
- EarthRights International (International)
- Environmental Justice Atlas (International)
- EnvJustice (International)
- Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (International)
- Indigenous Environmental Network (USA/North America)
- International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (International)
- Preemption Watch – a project of Grassroots Change (USA)
- Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund (USA)
- Local Clean Energy Alliance (USA)
- Xarxa per la sobirania energètica, ‘Network for energy sovereignty’ (Catalonia/Spain; site in Catalan)
Renewal:
- Alternatiba (France/Europe)
- Climate Justice Alliance (USA)
- Community Energy Coalition (UK)
- Community Power (Europe)
- Data World/ National Footprint Accounts 2017 Edition (International)
- Institute for Local Self-Reliance – Energy (USA)
- Local Clean Energy Alliance (USA)
- Manifesto for a Community Energy Revolution (UK)
- Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project (USA)
- Post Carbon Institute (USA/International)
- Solar United Neighbors (formerly Community Power Network) (USA)
- Xarxa per la sobirania energètica, ‘Network for energy sovereignty’ (Catalonia/ Spain)
- Buddhist Peace Fellowship (USA/International)
- Dharmalaya (India)
- Joanna Macy: Engaged Buddhism (USA/International)
- International Network of Engaged Buddhists (International)
- Living Economies Forum: The Great Turning (USA/International)
- Open Air Philosophy What way toward a more beautiful and resilient future? (Norway)
- Network of Spiritual Progressives (USA)
Further resources
Films for
change
Browse through our collection of interesting films and documentaries about the food industry, capitalism, fast fashion,
including our film ‘The Economics of Happiness’.
Recommended
readings
On this page we’ve collected inspiring ‘must-reads’ on topics, such as Food & Farming, Impacts of Globalization and the alternatives, Cultural Development and more.
Independent
media sources
In the current age of corporate controlled media, it can be hard to know what to believe. On this page you will find media resources that can be trusted.
Films for change
Browse through our collection of interesting films and documentaries about the food industry, capitalism, fast fashion,
including our film ‘The Economics of Happiness’.
Recommended readings
On this page we’ve collected inspiring ‘must-reads’ on topics, such as Food & Farming, Impacts of Globalization and the alternatives, Cultural Development and more.
Independent
media sources
In the current age of corporate controlled media, it can be hard to know what to believe. On this page you will find media resources that can be trusted.
