Next Economy Now: For the Benefit of All Life Autumn Brown: The Solidarity Economy
Autumn Brown is a mother, organizer, theologian, artist, and facilitator. She is a Worker-Owner with AORTA, the Anti-Oppression Resource & Training Alliance, and cohosts the podcast How to Survive the End of the World with her sister, adrienne maree brown. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Common Fire Foundation and Voices for Racial Justice.
In addition to her work as a facilitator, political educator, and consultant, Autumn is a speculative and creative non-fiction writer. Her work has been published in the Procyon Science Fiction Anthology, Octavia’s Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, and Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Front Lines. She lives in Minnesota.
Interview Highlights:
- How Autumn first got into the type of work she is doing today
- Worker cooperatives and why Americans are so resistant to cooperation
- How to practice inclusive decision-making with internal teams
- Autumn’s work at the Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA)
- The podcast “How to Survive the End of the World,” which Autumn co-hosts with her sister, adrienne marie brown.
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