Dear John,

We are finding our way back to our Home Sweet Home in the local peace economy. Some tools for the journey…

Local Peace Economy Community Call - Feb. 14th

Our next Local Peace Economy Community Call is on Wednesday, February 14th at 5:00 PT/8:00 ET.

During this call, we’ll be sharing more about care and why it’s foundational to the local peace economy. You can find more information about care on page 94 of The Local Peace Economy Workbook.

If you joined us for our last call, we’re looking forward to hearing about how you’ve continued to work with the pivots over the last two weeks and what you’re noticing about the flow of care in your daily life.

If you weren't able to be with us during our first meeting, we missed you, and we hope to see you this time! You can catch up on our last call here. You can also watch the recording of our introduction to the Local Peace Economy Workbook during our first meeting here.

Local Peace Economy Community Calls take place every other Wednesday at 5:00 PT/8:00 ET. Newcomers are always welcome. Stay up to date on all of CODEPINK’s events here.

Next Community Call Topic: Care

Embracing care is a critical step on our local peace economy journeys. One of the war economy’s many lies is that self-sufficiency is a sign of strength - and even possible to begin with - when the reality of life is that all of us are alive because we have been cared for. Care is what sustains us.

So, how are we participating in the flow of care in our lives? How are we contributing to its passing through, so it can be shared with and experienced by all?

Care can look so many different ways, all beautiful, from sharing a garden’s harvest with neighbors (or better yet, cultivating a garden together), to tending to littles ones and elders, to participating in a mutual aid group near you. One local peace economy project, the Boston Ujima Project, has been intentionally asking what care looks like in their community. We can learn a lot about how to cultivate community care from their story.

Pivot to Peace

Alienation to Connection

The war economy depends on us feeling separate from one another. But the reality is that we are all connected, and our thriving depends on us living from this knowing.

Where in your life do you experience alienation? Where do you see opportunities to practice connection? What resistance, if any, comes up when you think about intentionally living from a place of connection in these places?

Read more about the pivots to peace here.

Inspiration for the Journey

The Local Peace Economy Wiki is full of stories of local peace economy projects, like the Boston Ujima Project, across the U.S. It’s a great place to turn to when you need some inspiration. Not sure where to begin? Start with this Local Peace Economy 101 article for a basic primer on the local peace economy.

Resources

You can always find more resources for your local peace economy journey on CODEPINK’s website. Here are some helpful links:

• Lean into supported reflection by downloading or purchasing The Local Peace Economy Workbook
• Tend to yourself with The Cycle of (Re)connection
• Find a community of practice with The Local Peace Economy Ecosystem
• Get inspired by The Local Peace Economy Wiki

Please email Emily at [email protected] with any questions. We look forward to being with you on Wednesday, February 14th!

With care, 

Jodie and Emily

PS: If you missed our first email introducing The Local Peace Economy Workbook, you can learn more about it here!