Gar Alperovitz in the closing plenary session of the CommonBound conference

July 31, 2014

The Democracy Collaborative co-founder Gar Alperovitz offers his thoughts on the path to a new, more sustainable and more equitable economy at the keynote panel of the New Economy Coalition’s CommonBound conference: “Intersecting Worlds: The One We’ve Got, The One We’re Building, The Ones We Imagine.”

Panelists:

Adrienne Maree Brown, Kresge Arts

Gar Alperovitz, Democracy Collaborative

Gopal Dayaneni, Movement Generation Justice and Ecology Project

Rachel Plattus (moderator), New Economy Coalition

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