Politics of consumption

[susanstinson]

I've been working for CPE, http://www.populareconomics.org/
a group of economists who teach economic literacy to activists and educators who are organizing for progressive social change.

Sometime their collective process drives me wild, but in the long run (I first went to work for them in the early nineties), I love them a lot. It's the depth and beauty of the vision of building profoundly different economic systems from the ground up by providing tools and resources for people to develop their own economics analysis, challenging systems of oppression based on class, race, gender and nation. Specific experiences within the organization doesn't always live up to the rhetoric, but there are people involved who amaze and inspire me with their rigor, commitment, persistence and kindness.

A while ago firecat and keryx linked to http://aurora.icaap.org/2004Interviews/JulietSchor.html, an article by Julie Schor, one of the founders of CPE. It's about the politics of consumption, and I think it's really good.

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[highfemme.livejournal.com]

You might also be interested in http://www.consume.bbk.ac.uk/, an academic project with no political agenda but doing some interesting research on the history of consumption.

[susanstinson.livejournal.com]

Thank you -- very interesting.