Local Ownership Matters
March 22, 2023
Watch “Localizing Production: Communities Supporting Industry.” One panelist summed this discussion up as “a wonderful mix of analytical, theoretical, and applicable.” We couldn’t agree more.
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The Question of Scale
March 13, 2023
“Fritz’s deceptively simple but prophetic questions about scale are gaining force. Decades later, they are turning out to lie at the core not only of commercial competitive advantage, but also of appropriate technology and right livelihood — issues on which the future of the world depends.” — Amory Lovins
Restoring Livelihoods, Repairing Harms
February 21, 2023
The second in our 2023 series “Schumacher Conversations: Envisioning the Next 50 Years” brings together leading activists from Black and Indigenous communities in the U.S. and Canada to discuss reparative justice. The recording of “Making Reparations: Seeding a Just Future” is now available in on our website and YouTube channel.
Leading Reparations Locally
February 16, 2023
These three women are at the forefront of a movement to publicly reckon with legacies of injustice faced by their communities and to repair their harms. Each of their stories shares a “think global, act local” mindset—facing complex issues facing societies at large by starting from the bottom up.
Land Gifting as a Path to Reparations
February 7, 2023
Our celebration of the 50th anniversary of Small Is Beautiful continues in February with a focus on the theme of “Making Reparations: Seeding a Just Future.” The Schumacher Conversation on this topic will take place virtually Thursday, February 16th at 2 PM EST. In anticipation, we revisit two relevant touchstones from our archives.
Bold Idealism: Reflections on Small Is Beautiful
January 24, 2023
The first in our 2023 series “Schumacher Conversations: Envisioning the Next 50 Years” was a wonderful reunion of sorts. The recording of “Reimagining Economics for a Thriving World” is now available in full on our website and YouTube channel.
Reimagining Economics: January Event + Allied Organizations
January 19, 2023
The first of our 2023 Schumacher Conversations, “Reimagining Economics for a Thriving World,” is happening this Thursday! If you haven’t already, you can register via the link below. Read more about our participants and the topic on the registration page, and share this free online event widely. I didn’t discover Schumacher until my middle years, when … Continued
Reimagining Economics for a Thriving World: January Panel
January 12, 2023
The Schumacher Center is convening a monthly series featuring New Economic thinkers, builders and activists from a range of fields. “Schumacher Conversations: Envisioning the Next 50 Years.”
A Culture of Land Gifting
December 31, 2022
Bob Swann called prison his university. A conscientious objector during WWII, Bob reflected during his 30-month stay on the root causes of war, identifying them the economic system itself.
BerkShares in The Natural Farmer
December 26, 2022
BerkShares: An Alternative Vision for Thriving Regional Economies was published in the Winter 2022-23 issue of The Natural Farmer, under the theme of “Challenging Corporate Capture.”
Courage to Dream: 50 Years of Small is Beautiful
December 21, 2022
With a deep need for such wisdom and courage today, this 50th anniversary is our opportunity to advance solutions that build on Schumacher’s vision.
Making Local a Shared Priority
December 19, 2022
Many E.F. Schumacher Lecture pamphlets evoke the special magic that happens when communities make “local” a shared priority.