Dear friend, When we were tasked with coordinating the Membership Assembly, we knew it would be a huge undertaking and a pivotal moment in GGJ’s 17-year history. This is the highest decision-making body of our alliance, the first all-member convening we’ve held since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and a marker of our transition from a convergence model into an alliance that also forwards a shared campaign. Our Membership Assembly exemplified democratic decision-making and surfaced a multitude of possibilities for the FAREconomy — a Feminist, Anti-racist, Regenerative Economy — we’re cultivating as a political project. Members voted to approve proposals outlining work plans and goals for the coming years and also elected a new Coordinating Committee of member organizations that will implement a new governance model. These working proposals and governance structure arose from a months-long, deep consultation process with member organizations in early 2021, were shaped and refined by member leaders at our Program Leadership Team gathering in May 2022, and presented to our full membership for discussion and approval in October. In this final week of the year, we’re filled with gratitude for the Membership
Assembly process and experience, as well as all the work we’ve been able to achieve together in 2022 (see below for some highlights!). To our members, GGJ staff and contractors, allies, donors, and everyone who made this year possible, thank you so much! We’re returning in 2023 to embark on a journey of seeding a political formation school and developing a campaign that divests in harm and invests in care through the framework of a FAREconomy. Will you make a donation today to support this new phase of
work? While the challenges and injustices of capitalism, imperialism, colonialism, and more are vast, we are excited and hopeful about this new phase of GGJ’s work that charts a pathway toward alternative systems of care and justice. We look forward to your support to make this happen! In solidarity, and with our warmest wishes for this holiday season,
Kitzia Esteva-Martinez & Ramón Mejía
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