Historical Economic Injustice: Why and how the past repeats itself, and how to break the cycle
Historical Economic Injustice
Why and how the past repeats itself, and how to break the cycle
We are excited to announce that besides the events hosted by The Democracy Collaborative at this year's Scotland's Economics Festival, we will also participate in an opening day panel!
📆 Thu 19 Mar | 09:00 PM GMT
📍Leith Dockers Club, EH6 7EF, Edinburgh
Featuring
Emma Jackson - Head of Social Justice, Citizen's Advice Scotland (Chair)
Neil McInroy - Global Lead for Community Wealth Building, The Democracy Collaborative
Dr. Ewan Gibbs - Historian and author of An Injury to All
Scotland’s story is one of extraordinary natural wealth — and of that wealth too often flowing elsewhere. From the Highland Clearances to the coal pits of Lanarkshire and Fife, and later the oil rigs of the North Sea, Scotland has generated immense value from its land and resources. Yet again and again, the benefits have bypassed the very communities that made this possible.
This discussion delves deeply into the historical origins of how patterns of resource extraction and economic exclusion were ingrained in Scotland’s development — and why they continue to shape our present.
As the country transitions toward a renewable energy economy and away from a carbon-based one, many fear that history is repeating itself. Profits from wind, wave, and carbon credit markets are increasingly concentrated in the hands of corporations and the elite, while local people see little change.
The speakers will discuss what genuine Community Wealth Building and democratic control of Scotland’s natural resources could look like.
Can we finally learn from the past — and design an economy that keeps the benefits of Scotland’s resources in Scotland’s communities?
Owning our future: Community Wealth and Economic Democracy
Owning our Future
Community Wealth and Economic Democracy
We are excited to announce that The Democracy Collaborative will be hosting two events at this year's Scotland's Economics Festival!
📆 Sat 21 Mar | 12:05 PM GMT
📍The Out of The Blue Drill Hall, EH6 8RG, Edinburgh
Featuring
Neil McInroy - Global Lead for Community Wealth Building, The Democracy Collaborative
Thomas Hanna - VP for Research & Policy, The Democracy Collaborative
This event will also be live streamed. Link to be sent by organizers following ticket purchase.
Trump’s America and the Crisis: Beyond capitalism to economic democracy
Trump’s America and the Crisis
Beyond capitalism to economic democracy
We are excited to announce that The Democracy Collaborative will be hosting two events at this year's Scotland's Economics Festival!
📆 Sat 21 Mar | 5:00 PM GMT
📍The Out of The Blue Drill Hall, EH6 8RG, Edinburgh
Featuring
Joe Guinan - President, The Democracy Collaborative
Sarah Jaffe - American labor journalist and author
Kali Akuno - Co-Founder, Cooperation Jackson
Thomas Hanna - VP of Research & Policy, The Democracy Collaborative
Joana Ramiro - Communications Director, The Democracy Collaborative (moderator)
This event will also be live streamed. Link to be sent by organizers following ticket purchase.
Trump, I Do Mind Dying: Lessons for U.S. Cities from the Military Occupation of the North of Ireland
Trump, I Do Mind Dying: Lessons for U.S. Cities from the Military Occupation of the North of Ireland
Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy
TDC President Joe Guinan will be in conversation with Pelle Dragsted, member of the Danish parliament and leader of the socialist political party Enhedslisten (red-green alliance), about his book Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy. This event is free, and seating is first come, first served.
Land For All: Community Land Trusts & Building Community Wealth
Our Global Lead for Community Wealth Building, Neil McInroy, will be in Belfast speaking at the Féile na gCloigíní Gorma festival.
Féile na gCloigíní Gorma is a week-long festival based in the Upper Springfield area & is a people’s celebration of community, health and the local environment.
Neil’s event is co-hosted by the Black Mountain Pathway Project.
When: Wednesday 21 May - 11am BST
Where: Usdt Newhill Youth & Community Centre, Belfast, N. Ireland
From Community Wealth Building to Economic System Change
Twenty years since its inception, Community Wealth Building (CWB) is spreading far and wide as a practical immediate pathway to bottom-up economic system change in local and regional economies.
Neil McInroy will chart the development of CWB, Joe Guinan will situate it in the need to build a next system of political economy.
The session will conclude with Q&A and next steps on getting to work on economic transformation where you live.
This event is part of the Next System Convergence | Find out more at nextsystem.org