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    Center for Economic Democracy

    Welcome to the newsroom of Center for Economic Democracy. We work to democratize our economy, building collective ownership and governance.
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    MA State Legislators and Worker-Owners Call for Swift Action on Worker Ownership Agenda

    State-wide Gathering Highlights Need for Worker-owned Businesses in Massachusetts

    1 April 2026

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    Mass convening of Bostonians aims to reclaim the city’s top-down budget system ahead of the FY27 budget cycle

    In the face of federal and local attacks by carceral, policing, and deportation systems - Boston residents are taking matters into their own hands to rectify harm and resource the communities that need it most.

    19 March 2026

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    Boston residents gather en masse to create a rival FY27 city budget

    Community members vote and affirm the widespread demand for affordable housing, food access, and support for immigrants.

    21 November 2025

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    State House Hearing Spotlights “Opportunity to Own” Bill That Would Expand Employee Ownership in Massachusetts

    Workers, business owners, and advocates testify in support of S.305 / H.503 to preserve local jobs and build a more resilient economy

    5 June 2025

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    MA Leaders Unveil Landmark Bill to Protect Jobs and Stabilize Local Economy

    Opportunity to Own policy will help MA families weather economic shocks, advocates say.

    21 April 2025

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    The votes are in: City-wide grassroots coalition Better Budget Alliance reacts to results of Boston’s first participatory budgeting effort

    Boston residents voted to fund six projects, including rental aid for young residents, food access, and support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated youth

    27 February 2025

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    Boston City Council Calls on Mayor Wu to Release $5M for Resident-Led Budgeting Process

    CONTACT: Helen "Homefries" Matthews, Communications Director, Center for Economic Democracy, homefries@economicdemocracy.us, 617-784-1731

    9 January 2025

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    Healey declared October "Coop Month" in MA, and a new report offers vision for how the City of Boston can strengthen the sector

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    29 October 2024

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    Residents urge Boston's Participatory Budgeting Office to avail all funds set aside for resident-led solutions

    At its September 12th meeting, Boston residents from the Better Budget Alliance called on the City's Office of Participatory Budgeting and its Oversight Board to make all funds set aside for participatory budgeting available for use in the current cycle of the process.

    16 September 2024

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    Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power Secures Funding for MassCEO and Worker-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts

    Contact: Helen "Homefries"  Matthews, Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power, homefries@economicdemocracy.usMassachusetts - The Coalition for Worker Ownership and Power (COWOP), a state-wide coalition dedicated to advancing businesses owned and governed collectively by...

    1 August 2024

    Center for Economic Democracy

    Center for Economic Democracy (CED) envisions a world repaired and liberated from systems that extract and hoard wealth, in favor of sharing collective power, owning and governing our resources together.

    We bring together stakeholders to democratize economic power. We organize and build local coalitions, creating new models of economic democracy while working trans-locally to strengthen the broader solidarity economy movement. CED also educates and inspires community organizers to build a world beyond racial capitalism, and we move funds to frontline organizations led by working class BIPOC communities.

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