Invest in Your Neighborhood
Change Every Day
Originally Aired: Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Overview
From joining food co-ops to shopping local, communities are talking about how to invest in themselves. Learn from leaders leveraging the power of the collective to approach community building — and how every community can take steps toward fully owning local initiatives and solutions.
Guests include Fonta Gilliam, founder and CEO of Sou Sou, Ebele Ifedigbo, co-founder of The Hood Incubator, and Allen Woods, co-founder of MORTAR. Hosted by WNYC’s Shumita Basu.
There is hope in change. In this special partnership with Echoing Green, you’ll discover how you can harness your day-to-day choices to create a collective transformation. Over four events at The Greene Space, leading entrepreneurs, engineers, organizers and activists working from Appalachia to New York City will share their incredible work and the steps they’re taking to make the world more sustainable, safe and equitable. Bring your ideas and curiosity.