What does cooperation look like on a city-wide scale?  How can we make sure community members know their voices are not just heard - but acted upon? 

Nia Evans and Cierra Peters explain the ways that the Boston Ujima Project gets results!  We also hear about their roots, and the shoulders of activists they proudly stand upon.

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Links and resources mentioned in this episode:

Boston Ujima Project

Diminished Democracy: From Membership to Management in American Civic Life book by Theda Skocpol

Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice book by Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard

Boston Ujima Project’s 2020 Investor Report

The Banker Ladies a film by The Diverse Solidarity Economies Collective


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Episode Transcript

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