Elandria Williams, Rachel Plattus, Eli Feghali, Nathan Schneider

EDITED BY

“Beautiful Solutions shows us that we are not starting from scratch and we are not alone in imagining an economy that allows us to love each other!”

adrienne maree brown, author of Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds

Our problems are global and interconnected, and our solutions must be too. The stories featured in this anthology amplify ancestral and community wisdom to help us all imagine a different way of doing things. With over 70 contributors, this toolbox of collective wisdom and know-how shows us that another world is not only possible, it’s already under construction.

Everything we need to transform our communities already exists among us and our neighbors. From food sovereignty to debt abolition, from folk schools to energy democracy – and from Argentina to Zimbabwe – Beautiful Solutions is an invaluable resource for anyone working towards a solidarity economy.

If you long for a more beautiful, more just, and more livable world — and want to know how to get there — this book is for you.

IN THIS BOOK:

SOLUTIONS

Strategies or tools to solve community problems

STORIES

Spotlights on communities putting solutions into practice

PRINCIPLES

Guidelines for doing this work effectively and strategically

QUESTIONS

Big challenges to solve together

“Capitalism can’t get us out of this crisis. If you’re wondering what can, take a look at Beautiful Solutions.”

Naomi Klein

“A loving and thoughtful gathering of our stories…a celebration of our collective genius…takes on the revolutionary question of how we create worlds where we all thrive.”

Makani Themba, author and movement strategist

EVENTS

Join the editors and contributors of Beautiful Solutions: A Toolbox for Liberation on our US book tour, where we'll share inspiring stories and practical tools for building a more just world. If you would like to organize an event in your community, contact us!

Tennessee

Illinois

New York

Paperback ISBN 978-1-68219-337-2 • ebook ISBN 978-1-68219-338-9 • Artwork by Innosanto Nagara • Website & design by Adrian Carpenter

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