Skip to main content
About Us
Commons Magazine
Recently posted
Arts and Culture
Commons Strategies
Community Life
Economy and Markets
Environment
Food and Agriculture
Information
International
Media and Internet
Politics and Government
Science and Health
Water
Commons in the Field
Introduction to the Commons
Framework
Commons in the Field
Commoners
COMMONS IN THE FIELD
Equity
Toolbox for Equity
Equity is Essential
8 ideas about how to advance equity in commons work
A Framework for the Commons
Nine Core Commons Principles
The importance of belonging, participating, creating, restoring, redefining
1
2
next ›
last »
Articles on Equity
November 29, 2012
Reclaiming the Great Lakes as a Commons
A new approach to protecting water for everyone--including future generations
August 11, 2012
Low-income People Need Public Spaces the Most
Parks, squares, sidewalks, transit, schools and community centers are commons that can be used by all
May 4, 2012
An Introduction to Animating the Commons
Who are commons animateurs--and how do they exercise leadership for social change?
May 3, 2012
Equity and the Commons
Under what conditions will commons solutions advance racial, social, and economic equity?
February 16, 2012
Economic Security Beyond Jobs
Let's pay dividends to everyone from our common wealth
January 19, 2012
Challenging the Republican's Five Myths on Inequality
The Republican position on inequality rests on five statements, all false.
December 14, 2011
Water Belongs to All of Us
The Detroit People’s Water Board isn’t waiting for someone else to solve Detroit’s water problems
December 13, 2011
Occupy Economics Departments
Conventional economists have a lot to answer for but will they listen?
July 27, 2011
The Commons Offers Hope for Healing America's Racial & Class Divide
Whites are now 20 times wealthier than African-Americans on average
June 10, 2011
Three Tenets of the Commons
A new video with Jay Walljasper, author of All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons
December 3, 2010
Twelve Commons Dispatches for These Times
Drawing from our work with the commons, we offer the following ideas and observations that we believe can help us constructively and creatively make the most out of this movement moment
July 30, 2010
On the Commons and the 2010 U.S. Social Forum
June 2010 – Detroit, Michigan
April 28, 2009
The Commons is About 'Commoning'
Professor Louis Wolcher's impassioned video on the "meaning of the commons."
August 13, 2006
Latin American Mayor Fights for Equal Access to Happiness
Enrique Peñalosa improved the lives of Bogotá's poor
1
2
next ›
last »
Introduction to the Commons
Commons Framework
Belonging
Co-Creating
Equity
Sustainability
Governance
Interdependence
Responsibility
Commons in the Field
Campus Commons Action
Join the Commons Network
Public Spaces and Public Life
Great Lakes Commons
Local Commons Work
International Commons Work
Our Food Commons