Solidarity Economy Movements in Massachusetts

On Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Penn Loh presented to Cities@Tufts on Solidarity Economy Movements in Massachusetts. 

This talk shared stories of the emergence of solidarity economy movements in Massachusetts. There is increasing recognition that colonial capitalist modernity is not only wreaking havoc on people and the planet, but that this world cannot sustain itself. Loh traced how these movements, many of which he has been involved with, have been fighting for and building over the past fifteen years, [finding] various ways of living in interdependence and collective care, around projects such as worker-owned cooperatives, community land trusts, community investment funds, mutual aid, and more.