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International Alliance For Localization (IAL)

A cross-cultural network of thinkers, activists and NGOs dedicated to exploring radically new visions of development and progress.

We established the IAL as part of our work to build a localization movement powerful enough to turn the global tide. The IAL unites diverse groups and individuals in both North and South — from business leaders and labor unions to farmers, social justice activists and environmentalists — who share a common vision of localization as a powerful solution multiplier.  Over 1800 people and groups from 58 different countries have joined the IAL to date.

Join the IAL here

Voices from the IAL Video Project

For our latest IAL project, we’re inviting IAL members to each send us a short, simple 2-minute video explaining why you think ‘local’ is important and what it means to you.
If you’d like to participate, first make sure you’re an IAL member.

We are collecting video submissions now, and look forward to seeing yours!

Read more and submit your video

Introduction to the IAL

The core values and activities of the IAL are founded on a “big picture analysis” of economic globalization and localization. We believe that effective action to localize our economies comes from working on two complementary fronts—Resistance and Renewal.

We resist further destruction of our communities and the natural world by mitigating the negative consequences of economic globalization. Actions of resistance include increasing “economic literacy” through public raising awareness, critical trade analysis and key protests.

We simultaneously can renew our connections to each other and the environment through localization. This means encouraging the regeneration of healthy local economies, communities and ecosystems through grassroots and policy-level initiatives.

The infographic below shows just a few of the multi-faceted benefits of localization.

Localization: the Solution-Multiplier

To learn more, check out the Introduction to the IAL, which is now available in twelve languages thanks to volunteer translators (see translated versions below):

Download the Introduction to the IAL

If you have any questions about the IAL that are not addressed in the information and resources on this page, please email us at [email protected].

Benefits of being an IAL member

Joining the IAL is possible as an individual or an organization. As an IAL member you will be able to engage in communication with other like-minded members around the world and inform yourself about key policy issues and campaigns through the moderated IAL listserv and private Facebook group. Through these online communication fora, you can also ask for advice, share relevant campaigns, actions, strategies and materials, and gain access to a wide range of resources and experiences.

Click here for guidelines on how to get the most out of using the IAL listserv.

From time to time, we also run collaborative IAL projects. Our current project is the Voices from the IAL video series, for which we invite you to create your own video. Future projects may include webinars, reading groups, collaborative writing, events and other multimedia and in-person initiatives.

Read more about IAL Members

Further Resources

To learn more about localization, we have many resources on this website, available for free and for purchase. We recommend watching two short films for a quick primer on the basics of localization: ‘Localization: for People and the Earth‘ (also available with French subtitles) and the animation ‘Going Local: the solution-multiplier‘, which can be viewed here. To dive deeper into the importance of localization, read also our Localization Learning Guide.

Join the IAL here

Translations of the Introduction to the IAL

 English
Introduction to the IAL

 Basque
Lokalismorako nazioarteko elkartasuna

 Dutch
Internationale Alliantie voor Lokalisering

 Dzongkha
!ལ་$ི་ས་གནས་དང་འ,ིལ་བའི་མ/ན་0ིག །

 French
L’Alliance Internationale pour la Localisation

 German
Die Internationale Allianz für Lokalisierung

 Greek
Η Διεθνής Συμμαχία για την Εντοπιότητα

 Italian
Alleanza Internazionale per la localizzazione

 Japanese
国際ローカリゼーション連盟

 Portuguese
A Aliança Internacional para Localização

 Russian
Международный альянс за локализацию

 Spanish
La Alianza Internacional para la Localización

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If you’re already an IAL member and would like to leave the IAL, please fill in the form here. Please note that you will also be unsubscribed from the IAL Listserv, IAL newsletter and be deleted from the Facebook group.

If you would like to remain an IAL member, but unsubscribe from just the IAL listserv, please send a blank email message to: [email protected].

  • Global to Local
    • International Alliance for Localization (IAL)
      • Join the IAL
      • IAL Members
        • IAL Member Organizations
        • IAL Listserv
      • Video Project: Voices from the IAL
    • Webinar Recordings
      • Sacred Activism in a Post-Trump World Webinar
      • Talking Climate Webinar
      • People Power: Democracy and the Economy Webinar
      • Beyond Trump: The Path to Real Change Webinar
      • Bringing the Food Economy Home Webinar
      • A World Without ‘Free’ Trade: What it would look like and how to get there
      • Beyond ‘Free Trade’ – Alternatives to Corporate Rule
      • Education: Promises, Myths & Realities Webinar
      • Debt and Speculation in the Global Economy Webinar
      • A New Activism Webinar
      • Climate Change or System Change Webinar
      • Going Local Webinar
    • Animation: Going Local: the solution-multiplier
    • Insane Trade Short Film and Factsheet
      • Insane Trade! & Factsheet Translated
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      • Eco Communities
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      • Health
      • Local Business & Finance
      • Local Energy
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      • Planet Local Short Film Series
        • 1 – Introduction: The New Local Food Movement
        • 2 – Diverse Farming Systems
        • 3 – Local Food Webs: Exploring Systems of Distribution
        • 4 – Local Food Processors: AKA Making Delicious Food
        • 5 – Challenges & Solutions
        • 6 – Ecovillages & Networks for New Farmers
        • 7 – And Finally… Here’s a Little More Inspiration
    • Local Bites Podcast
      • Unpacking Global Empire from an Indigenous Perspective with Tyson Yunkaporta & Helena Norberg-Hodge
      • More than Just the Vegetables
      • Food Sovereignty in the Global Economy
      • Transition, Tradition, and Trade
      • Not-for-Profit Businesses
      • Love, Values, and Wellbeing Economies
      • Growing a Farmers Market from the Ground Up
      • Beautiful Places: A Conversation with Wendell Berry
      • Creating the Framework for a New Economy
      • From GDP to GNH
      • Rebuilding Healthy Communities: The Growing Ecovillage Movement
      • Seeds of Resilience, Seeds of Sovereignty
      • Why Local Ownership Matters
      • Local Alternatives to Globalized Development: A View from India
      • How to Feed the World? A Political Agroecological Approach
      • Helena Norberg-Hodge on how corporate ‘free trade’ deals threaten local communities and economies worldwide
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