Dear John,

Thank you to all those who joined us for the Local Peace Economy meeting last night!

We had so much fun playfully connecting with our imagination with you. Jodie's reflections reminded us to find our edges—because, just like in the natural world, that's where life happens. The war economy tries to keep us inside a box, inside rigid binaries. Our imagination is what allows us to move beyond the rigidity imposed on us into something new. How can you playfully explore moving beyond your edges and boundaries over the next two weeks?

If you want to revisit the content from the meeting, or if you weren’t able to join us, you can watch the recording of last night's call.

You can also dive deeper into the pivot "from limitation to imagination" here.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 11th at 5:00pm PT/8:00pm ET. We look forward to hearing what you learned at your boundaries with a special guest who has been growing their local peace economy!

Stay connected with others growing their local peace economy before our next call! Join the local peace economy listserv to continue learning with others in between our calls. You can join the listserv here.

If you have an idea for a local peace economy project and would like specific support bringing it to life, reach out to Emily at [email protected] to set up a time to talk!

Links and resources shared during the call:

• there is an edge (ode to radical imagination) by adrienne maree brown (poem)
• Local Peace Economy Padlet — add yourself and see who is near you!
• Download The Local Peace Economy Workbook (free digital version)
• Purchase The Local Peace Economy Workbook (physical copy)
• The peace economy website
• Tools for the Journey webinar (website introduction)

Other supportive resources:

• Video introduction to the workbook
• Local Peace Economy Wiki
• CODEPINK Radio Ep. 242: The Local Peace Economy
• CODEPINK Radio Ep. 256: What is the root of peace?

Jodie is sharing The Local Peace Economy Workbook and the peace economy website on a book tour! If you'd like to invite Jodie to your community for a book tour event, please email Emily at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you on September 11th!

With care,

Jodie and Emily

there is an edge (ode to radical imagination)
by adrienne maree brown

There is an edge
Beyond which we cannot grasp the scale
Of our universe.
That border,
That outer boundary
Is imagination.
The only known edge of existence
The only one we can prove by universal experience –

We can imagine so much!
We can only imagine so much.

If perhaps it is a function of our collective minds
A dream of our endless nights
Then there will be abundance so long as we can imagine it –
Abundance on earth
If we can imagine it
Or abundance of earths
A sphere for every tribe
And every combination.
And to have it all
All we need is to remember
there is an edge
And grow our dreams beyond it.