Excellent resource on the relationship between journalism and democracy. Community media are the bridge between governments and the many populations and voters who often remain under-engaged in the electoral system.

"We believe that newsrooms have another critical role to play in strengthening American democracy: amplifying and modeling opportunities to practice democracy beyond the ballot box." Hearken & MakeWith's take on #DemocracyDay medium.com/we-are-hearken…

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"When we shift our perspective & begin to see our task as creating & cultivating democracy, more accessible & meaningful options become available to ordinary people." Read about deep democracy Thanks Aria Joughin (they/them)&@JenniferBrandel of MakeWith&@wearehearken ow.ly/Vo2J50KNkH9

We will be @byUnfinished this week and then at the NCBA CLUSA IMPACT conference in Oct. Come find us to talk #democracybeyondelections, cooperative economic development, education for economic democracy and more!

Constantly humbled by the incredible work Love Now Media is doing. These spaces for grief, healing, and connection are absolutely essential for realizing the more just and democratic futures we're dreaming of.

Incredible! So grateful for all the hard work of Worker-Owned Recovery California and everyone who supported this bill.

We can't wait!

Starting MakeWith took more than a little courageous intention. We couldn't have done it without the support of our friends in the 🦓 Zebras Unite 🦓 movement. 🦓✨

It's been so rad to witness & work with Aria Joughin (they/them). Hearken & partners have benefitted from Aria's incredible skills, brain and passion for economic democracy, as has 🦓 Zebras Unite 🦓. They're someone to know, & work w/ via MakeWith! medium.com/zebras-unite/z…

A wonderful profile on Hearken Collaborator Aria Joughin (they/them)! They are the Founder @makewithco + founding member of 🦓 Zebras Unite 🦓 @Oregonnewecon medium.com/zebras-unite/z…

Curious about economic democracy? Interested in journalism's role in (closing or) opening up new social and economic possibilities? Our founder Aria Joughin (they/them) sat down with the good folks at Solutions Journalism Network last week to discuss the solutions coming out of the economic democracy space!

Great news from one of our favorite collaborators! Here's to all you will accomplish 🥂

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