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Dear John –

Over 30 years ago we were founded with a mission to warn about the serious risks that concentrated wealth poses to our collective well-being . . .

. . . pay-to-play decision-making that guts democratic processes

. . . the withdrawal of social services and the erosion of our commons, with its potential to provide and unite

. . . the demonization of marginalized groups, even as their labor delivers essential services and keeps the wealth-extraction machine running

. . . the frightening prospect of an expansion of state violence in our daily lives. 

Now all of these dangers are unfolding. Like you — and with you — we are finding our way, staying true to the work that is ours to do. We are anchored by the core belief that has sustained us from the start: we have each other. 

You know that it takes intentional, ongoing effort to cultivate ourselves as people who can show up for each other and take impactful action. UFE’s work is to make this promise of the collective into something real. 

Read our fall news below, and see what we are bringing to life:

=> community leaders with an informed analysis of our economy, with the skills to bring people together for meaningful action, who can support each other to heal from oppressive conditions

=> art and culture and somatic practices in our movement spaces, where people can bring all of who they are and find new ways to move together in rhythm

=> dynamic networks where organizations come together across differences to build the relationships and trust that underpin sustained collective action

=> resourced infrastructure, with skilled organizers, trained interpreters, and practical support for convening and facilitation

=> narrative and storytelling that shares the truths of our economy and makes it irresistible to join in building a better future.

Read on! And if you’re able, support this work <[link removed]>. We are especially looking for monthly donors – and every monthly giving level makes a difference.

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Centering Language Justice: Interpretation for Social Justice Training in Alabama / Justicia lingüística: Interpretación para la formación en justicia social en Alabama

To create inclusive conversations across language, we use simultaneous interpretation. It requires interpreters who can listen in one language as they are voicing in another. It works best when interpreters have familiarity with economic and racial justice concepts and vocabulary. In Alabama, a shortage of interpreters was inhibiting our work and that of our partners. So we decided to do something about it! In July 2025, we hosted our first Interpretation for Social Justice training.

UFE tuvo el orgullo de organizar una potente formación para intérpretes en Alabama, que reunió a 12 participantes apasionados y comprometidos con la justicia lingüística.



<[link removed]>Read about the Interpretation for Social Justice training / Lea sobre la interpretación para la formación en justicia social <[link removed]>

Making an Impact in Alabama

UFE’s Grassroots Organizing School of Alabama (GOSA) is meeting the need in Alabama for a pipeline of skilled organizers – and so much more. Three years in, GOSA has spawned a constellation of contributions to bolster the infrastructure for making change. 



<[link removed]>Learn about UFE’s evolving and impactful contributions in Alabama (with an English version of the image above) <[link removed]>

Equal Tax Act Would Make the Tax Code More Equitable

Did you know that stock market wealth is the most concentrated that it has been at any point in US history? and that wages for the top 1% have skyrocketed 182% since 1979 (source: EPI blog, 12/11/24)? Now is a great time for those at the top to pay taxes like the rest of us. 

UFE and our Responsible Wealth project joined Patriotic Millionaires and others in supporting the Equal Tax Act. This landmark legislation, introduced in September 2025, would ensure that investment income is taxed the same as income earned by workers.



<[link removed]>Read more about the Equal Tax Act <[link removed]>

Reflections on a UFE Summer to Remember / Reflexiones sobre un verano inolvidable en la UFE

Fall's golden hues and crisp nights have Jeannette Huezo, UFE's Executive Director and Senior Popular Educator, reflecting on a UFE summer to remember. We found new opportunities for Popular Economics Education, and prioritized staff time to rest and recharge.



<[link removed]>Read Jeannette’s summer reflections (inc. an English version of the image above) / Lea las reflexiones de verano de Jeannette <[link removed]>

Supporting Boston Organizing from Our New Office Space

When the Massachusetts TPS Committee and other local partners approached us with a request for ongoing collective learning and healing, we were delighted to have a big new space to host them. 



<[link removed][0]=AZXB5g-GZdCIsZ4x78qqre95uWAYzJk9eVYNwZeS5vpfP8BPs3R1PiIJlCc0P-kVakK1v9S5zghTaNd1zf_octFBekfPfNN3YnrjbJ1fq-qgi3pjc_b2Sxi_BONKayD3fiSDIxS2pTT0tiCEpYjQZDdVaSWgElLhJPePPTMUMj4jRw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R>Click here to see how we turned lemons into lemonade / Haga clic aquí para ver cómo convertimos los limones en limonada <[link removed][0]=AZXB5g-GZdCIsZ4x78qqre95uWAYzJk9eVYNwZeS5vpfP8BPs3R1PiIJlCc0P-kVakK1v9S5zghTaNd1zf_octFBekfPfNN3YnrjbJ1fq-qgi3pjc_b2Sxi_BONKayD3fiSDIxS2pTT0tiCEpYjQZDdVaSWgElLhJPePPTMUMj4jRw&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R>

Interdependence Resitval Brings Healing into Movement

Over a long weekend in August,  Eroc Arroyo-Montano, UFE’s Director of Cultural Organizing, brought healing into the movement at the Interdepence Restival. Founded and hosted by frequent UFE collaborator Luana Morales, the focus of this annual gathering is to restore and bring healing to people working on the front lines of social justice movements.

<[link removed]>Read all about the Restival <[link removed]>

Raising Wages NC Isn’t Celebrating NC’s Stark Divide

North Carolina holds two dubious distinctions. It is ranked worst for workers for six years running (Oxfam 2025). And it scored best for business for three of the past four years (CNBD 2025). Together, these achievements tell the story of a deeply unfair economy that delivers outsized rewards to companies that enrich themselves through low pay, limited worker rights, and scant social obligations to NC people and communities.



<[link removed]>Click here to read the op-ed by Raising Wages NC about the economy North Carolinians are fighting for (and see the above infographic in English) <[link removed]>

Making Sense of Our Times: A New Quarterly Pop-Ed Training at Avila / Entender Nuestros Tiempos: Formación Trimestral Sobre Educación Popular

UFE’s Inclusive Economy Project - NC team has launched a new Quarterly Popular Education series at the Avila Center for Community Leadership, where we are a partner. Developed collaboratively with the Union of Southern Service Workers (USSW) and Peace Hill, it began in August with a day-long training called “Making Sense of Our Times.”

El equipo del Proyecto de Economía Inclusiva de UFE en Carolina del Norte ha lanzado una nueva serie trimestral de Educación Popular en el Centro Ávila para el Liderazgo Comunitario, donde colaboramos.Desarrollada en colaboración con el Sindicato de Trabajadores del Servicio del Sur (USSW) y Peace Hill, comenzó en agosto con una jornada de capacitación titulada "Entendiendo nuestro tiempo".



<[link removed]>Read all about “Making Sense of Our Times” / Lea todo sobre "entender nuestros tiempos" <[link removed]>

¡Bienvenida, Erika Arteaga!

We are thrilled to announce Erika Arévalo Arteaga as the newest member of UFE’s team! She joined us in July as UFE’s Executive Assistant and Popular Educator. She brings strong leadership and community building skills. Erika shared, "It is exciting to work with an organization and a team that seeks real actions for equality for our communities.“

Nos complace anunciar a Erika Arteaga como la nueva integrante del equipo de UFE. Se unirá a nosotros como Asistente Ejecutiva y Educadora Popular de UFE. Aporta sólidas habilidades de liderazgo y desarrollo comunitario. Erika compartió: "Es emocionante trabajar con una organización y un equipo que busca acciones concretas para la igualdad en nuestras comunidades.”



<[link removed]>Learn more about Erika / Conozca más sobre Erika <[link removed]>

Hire Us!

Did you know that you can hire UFE facilitators to help your organization understand economic inequality? to cultivate your team’s skill at working through conflict? to learn language justice practices? Our skilled facilitators and educators are available for hire!



<[link removed]>Click here for our Menu of Services, a sliding scale schedule of fees, y una lista de nuestros talleres en español <[link removed]>

WHAT'S NEXT?

- Strategic Planning / Plan Estrategico. We began a new round of strategic planning in Fall 2024 — UFE's 30th year! We are dreaming big to update our vision and strategies for impactful economic justice movement building. As ever, the plan will be developed around our unique contribution to change-making: popular education that develops critical thinking about the economy as a cornerstone of leadership development and movement building. This process will continue into 2026.Justice Williams <[link removed]>, skilled facilitator and frequent UFE collaborator, is coordinating the process.



- Fall Training of Trainers (ToT) 2025. In just one week we will gather at the Avila Center for Community Leadership in Durham, NC for UFE’s Fall Training of Trainers. Over 20 organizers and community-based leaders from North Carolina, Alabama, Massachusetts, and more will join for four days of fully bilingual popular economics education, circle work, facilitation skill building, and more. / En tan solo una semana nos reuniremos en el Centro Ávila para el Liderazgo Comunitario en Durham, Carolina del Norte, para la Capacitación de Capacitadores de Otoño de UFE. Más de 20 organizadores y líderes comunitarios de Carolina del Norte, Alabama, Massachusetts y otros lugares se unirán para disfrutar de cuatro días de educación económica popular totalmente bilingüe, trabajo en círculo, desarrollo de habilidades de facilitación y mucho más. <[link removed]>Click to experience a ToT / Haga clic para experimentar un ToT <[link removed]>



- UFE’s Winter Concert / Concierto de invierno (virtual). Join us on Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 7:30–9 pm EST for an engaging evening of music and spoken word. Mark your calendars! Únase a nosotros el Jueves, 11 de Diciembre de 2025 de 7:30 a 9 p. m. EST, para disfrutar de una velada de música y poesía. ¡Anótelo en su calendario!



Estimada John –

Hace más de 30 años, nos fundamos con la misión de advertir sobre los graves riesgos que la concentración de la riqueza supone para nuestro bienestar colectivo, como...

... la toma de decisiones basada en el pago por participar, que socava los procesos democráticos

... la retirada de los servicios sociales y la erosión de nuestros bienes comunes, con su potencial para proporcionar y unir

... la demonización de los grupos marginados, incluso cuando su trabajo proporciona servicios esenciales y mantiene en funcionamiento la máquina de extracción de riqueza

... la aterradora perspectiva de una expansión de la violencia estatal en nuestra vida cotidiana.

Ahora todos estos peligros se están materializando. Al igual que ustedes, y junto con ustedes, estamos buscando nuestro camino, manteniéndonos fieles al trabajo que nos corresponde realizar. Nos sostiene la convicción fundamental que nos ha acompañado desde el principio: nos tenemos los unos a los otros. 

Sabes que se necesita un esfuerzo intencional y continuo para cultivarnos como personas que pueden apoyarse mutuamente y tomar medidas impactantes. El trabajo de UFE consiste en convertir esta promesa colectiva en algo real.

Lea nuestras noticias de otoño a continuación y descubra lo que estamos haciendo realidad:

- líderes comunitarios con un análisis informado de nuestra economía, con las habilidades necesarias para unir a las personas en torno a acciones significativas, que puedan apoyarse mutuamente para recuperarse de condiciones opresivas
- arte y cultura y prácticas somáticas en nuestros espacios de movimiento, donde las personas pueden aportar todo lo que son y encontrar nuevas formas de moverse juntas al ritmo
- redes dinámicas en las que las organizaciones se unen más allá de sus diferencias para construir las relaciones y la confianza que sustentan la acción colectiva sostenida
- infraestructura dotada de recursos, con organizadores cualificados, intérpretes formados y apoyo práctico para la convocatoria y la facilitación
- narrativa y narración que comparten las verdades de nuestra economía y hacen que sea irresistible unirse a la construcción de un futuro mejor.

¡Sigue leyendo! Y si puedes, apoya este trabajo. Ahora mismo estamos buscando especialmente donantes mensuales, y cada aportación, sea cual sea su cuantía mensuales, marca la diferencia.

<[link removed]>Haga una donación única o ¡Done mensualmente! <[link removed]>





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