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Equity

Everyone has a fair and just share of social and natural resources that belong to us together.

Water Dances
Equity and the Commons

May 3, 2012 | by On the Commons Team

Under what conditions will commons solutions advance racial, social, and economic equity?

Articles

Economic Security Beyond Jobs

February 16, 2012 | By Peter Barnes

Let's pay dividends to everyone from our common wealth

Challenging the Republican's Five Myths on Inequality

January 19, 2012 | By David Morris

The Republican position on inequality rests on five statements, all false.

Occupy Economics Departments

December 13, 2011 | By David Morris

Conventional economists have a lot to answer for but will they listen?

The Commons Offers Hope for Healing America's Racial & Class Divide

July 27, 2011 | By Dedrick Muhammad & Chuck Collins

Whites are now 20 times wealthier than African-Americans on average

Twelve Commons Dispatches for These Times

December 3, 2010 | By Alexa Bradley & Julie Ristau

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.

On the Commons and the 2010 U.S. Social Forum

July 30, 2010 | By On the Commons Team

June 2010 – Detroit, Michigan

The Commons is About 'Commoning'

April 28, 2009 | By David Bollier

Professor Louis Wolcher's impassioned video on the "meaning of the commons."

Resources

Equity is Essential

August 3, 2012 | By On the Commons Team

8 ideas about how to advance equity in commons work

A Framework for the Commons

July 10, 2012 | By On the Commons Team

Nine Core Commons Principles

April 30, 2012 | By On the Commons Team

The importance of belonging, participating, creating, restoring, redefining

7 Reasons We Believe Land Is an Essential Commons

August 30, 2010 | By On the Commons Team

Even when privately owned, it must be stewarded for future generations

On the Commons’ People’s Movement Assembly Resolution

July 30, 2010 | By On the Commons Team

2010 U.S. Social Forum

2010 U.S. Social Forum: Call for a People’s Movement Assembly

June 30, 2010 | By On the Commons Team

Strategies for reclaiming our commons and why we need them