Solidarity Research Center
We build solidarity economy ecosystems using data science, story-based strategy, and action research.
Solidarity Research Center
EIN: 47-2130723
as of November 2023
as of November 13, 2023
Mission
To conduct applied social science research on solidarity economies for the public interest; To cultivate direct democracy and social inclusion in workplaces, households, and neighborhoods by Growing and expanding worker owned cooperatives; Promoting and establishing land trusts and affordable housing; Facilitating participatory budgeting and neighborhood assemblies;To partner with worker centers and community-based organizations to develop solidarity economies.
Ruling year
2015
Co-Founder and Co-Director
Yvonne Yen Liu
Co-Director
Matthew Slaats
Main address
1920 HILLHURST AVENUE UNIT V920
LOS ANGELES, CA 90027 USA
EIN
47-2130723
Social sciences
Population served
LGBTQ people
Women and girls
Ethnic and racial groups
Immigrants and migrants
Economically disadvantaged people
NTEE code
Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (V05)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.
Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The devastating effects of police violence, the pillaging of social safety net programs, climate chaos and the COVID-19 pandemic have wreaked havoc on people across the world, but in the violence, a beam of hope begins to emerge. People are once again recognizing their power, organizing themselves against greedy corporations and an uncaring state to control their lives.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Solidarity Economy
We are building solidarity economy ecosystems and mapping alternatives to capitalism in the global majority.
Municipalism Learning Series
This is the municipalist moment. The movement to gain democratic control of cities and towns is ascendant from Los Angeles to Barcelona to Jackson, Mississippi. People are crafting municipalist platforms, reclaiming the right to the city, and self-organizing as rebel cities.
The goals of the Municipalism Learning Series are threefold:
(1) To introduce a radical municipalist framework to a broad audience in North America,
(2) To present case studies of municipalist projects, and
(3) To create a space for municipalist organizers to share translocal strategies and tactics.
You can learn more about this project and read about our three offerings -- public panels, cohort fellowship, and resource directory -- at https://municipalism.org/
Los Angeles for All
We believe that Los Angeles city is ripe for building a new, cooperative ecosystem. An emergent landscape of economic and political alternatives thrives alongside a robust movement for housing justice and tenant’s rights. However, the city’s geography is vast, our neighborhoods segregated, with some historical suspicions lingering between social movement actors across geography and race.
Our project was launched in 2022 with the understanding that in order for our vibrant community to withstand multiple crises we must come together to resist the status quo and build directly democratic alternatives. Thus, we have spent the last year mapping out our landscape, building relationships and a new movement culture, and convening protagonists through the Los Angeles People’s Movement Assembly. We facilitate a network of social movement organizations that build alternatives, provide mutual aid, build power at the base, and reimagine institutions.
Learn more at https://losangelesforall.org
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Our results
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Number of press articles published
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Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Incarcerated people, Victims and oppressed people
Related Program
Municipalism Learning Series
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Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of rallies/events/conferences/lectures held to further mission
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Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Victims and oppressed people, Incarcerated people
Related Program
Municipalism Learning Series
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Output - describing our activities and reach
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Increasing
Number of reports written/published
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Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Incarcerated people, Victims and oppressed people
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Number of research studies conducted
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Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Incarcerated people, Victims and oppressed people
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Number of consulting projects completed
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Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Incarcerated people, Victims and oppressed people
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Number of research or policy analysis products developed, e.g., reports, briefs
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Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Incarcerated people, Victims and oppressed people
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Output - describing our activities and reach
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Increasing
Number of community events or trainings held and attendance
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Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants, Incarcerated people, Victims and oppressed people
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Output - describing our activities and reach
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Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our mission is:
To conduct applied social science research on solidarity economies for the public interest;
To cultivate direct democracy and social inclusion in workplaces, households, and neighborhoods by
Growing and expanding worker owned cooperatives;
Promoting and establishing land trusts and affordable housing;
Facilitating participatory budgeting and neighborhood assemblies;
To partner with worker centers and community-based organizations to develop solidarity economies.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We are inspired by the work of Aldon Morris on the role of movement highway homes in the civil rights movement. That is what we aspire to be in the 21st century. We have three program areas: global solidarity economy, radical municipalism, and applied research.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a stellar team of movement builders, municipalist thinkers and practitioners, community and worker organizers, popular educators, critical researchers, narrative strategists, curriculum designers, and social practice artists. We are also embedded in a movement ecosystem locally, nationally, and globally, including the New Economy Coalition, Symbiosis, US Solidarity Economy Network, Wellbeing Economy Alliance, and the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives. We endorse the Global Tapestry of Alternatives.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We launched two projects in 2022: the Municipalism Learning Series and Los Angeles for All. For the former, we just launched the Municipalism Cohort Fellowship program. We have 27 fellows from across the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico who are developing grassroots municipalist strategies in their place. For the latter, we are building a powerful municipalist movement in the City of Los Angeles. We convened two Los Angeles People's Movement Assemblies in 2022 and four in the first half of 2023.
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Co-Founder and Co-Director
Yvonne Yen Liu
Yvonne Yen Liu (she/her) is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of Solidarity Research Center. She is based in Los Angeles, California, where the sun smiles on her every day. Although a native of New York City, she and the city have broken up and went their separate ways. She is a practitioner of research justice with over 20 years of being a nerd for social movements. Yvonne serves on the boards of the US Solidarity Economy Network, Policy Advocates for Sustainable Economies (a 501(c)(4) organization affiliated with the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives), Institute for Social Ecology, and New Economy Coalition. She teaches in the gender studies department at California State University, Los Angeles. Yvonne has a BA in cultural anthropology from Columbia University and a MA in sociology from the CUNY Graduate Center, where she pursued a PhD.
Co-Director
Matthew Slaats
Matthew Slaats (he/him) has a 20 year history working at the intersection of participatory democracy, creativity, community development, and alternative economics to support grassroots, community lead decision-making, resilience, and liberation. At present, he is a Ph.D candidate in the University of Virginia School of Architecture working with public housing residents to tell the history of grassroots Black led social transformation in Charlottesville. He teaches courses that explore how social movements impact the future of urban and rural spaces. Matthew also is a co-founding member of the Virginia Solidarity Economy Network, serves on the US Solidarity Economy Network Board, and a North American Representative for RIPESS.
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Solidarity Research Center
Board of directorsas of 10/10/2023
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David Cobb
Emily Kawano
Wellspring Cooperative
Andrew Curley
Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou
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