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This page is the beginnings of a portal for United States community action. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages...Near you
Most of this page focuses on USA community action topics. Separate pages cover Resources USA, US news and US sustainable community events
USA topic articles
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Community energy USA - Food USA - Sustainable transport USA - Towards sustainable economies US
Community and voluntary action
United We Serve, an official website of the U.S. Government - Volunteering and Civic Life in America
Community currencies activism
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Commons Currency Project, Imagining a Great Lakes Commons Currency
Community safety
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- Mothers Against Senseless Killing
- The Trust Network, added 08:05, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
News and comment
2021
Building an "Early Warning, Early Action infrastructure" to prevent violent conflict in the US, welcome to the Trust Network, Nov 1[1]
2017
Chicago: Come for the fun, stay for the revolution, Nov 16[2]
The Unsung Role That Ordinary Citizens Played in the Great Crime Decline, Nov 9[3]
Cycling activism
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- League of American Bicyclists, The League's Bicycle Friendly America℠ program
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Education for sustainability
Center for Ecoliteracy - Safe Routes to School National Partnership
Ethical consumerism
Center for the New American Dream - ConsumerProtect.com - GreenerChoices.org - Wikipedia: List of Fairtrade settlements in the United States
News and comment
2020
Apr 23 Towards sustainable economies US: Accessible local alternatives to Amazon Prime[4]
Free stuff
A potlatch is a gift-giving feast practiced by indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and the United States, among whom it is traditionally the primary economic system. Since the practice was de-criminalized in the post-war years, the potlatch has re-emerged in some communities.[5]
Health
Active Living By Design, creates community-led change by working with local and national partners to build a culture of active living and healthy eating.
Change Lab Solutions, nonprofit which offers legal information on public health issues. The website states:
- 'It can be difficult—if not impossible—to find fresh, affordable healthy food in many urban and rural low-income communities. One way to make fresh produce more accessible is to encourage alternative retail outlets, such as farmers' markets, farm stands, and community supported agriculture (CSA) programs, where farmers can sell their produce directly to consumers.'
- Their report entitled 'California Certified Farmers' Markets and Farm Stands: A Closer Look at State Law' argues for more flexible regulations. Change Lab Solutions has written a fact sheet entitled 'Creating a Permit Program for Produce Cart Vendors.' W
CDC's Climate-Ready States & Cities Initiative, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Care Without Harm US / Canada, press room
News and comment
2017: Economic Inequality and Health Inequality Are Inextricably Linked, Dec 5[6]
2015: Surgeon General's Prescription for Health: Walk More, September 28[7]
Localism
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BALLE, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies - Community-Wealth.org, a project of Democracy Collaborative - Institute for local self reliance, nonprofit organization and advocacy group that provides technical assistance to communities about local solutions for sustainable community development in areas such as banking, broadband, energy, and waste through local purchasing. The organization was founded in 1974. ILSR has two main offices, one in Washington, D.C., and the other in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- The 1990 edition of the Whole Earth Catalog summarized ILSR's mission as follows: "ILSR specializes in urban community economic development that isn't dependent on welfare handouts. Unlike many similar organizations, they develop clever technical solutions to problems - they've been particularly successful in material recovery and other schemes to reduce waste. Their experience and thoroughly professional demeanor, together with a Washington DC location, has enabled them to be influential in policy decisions." W
News and comment
2020
Nov 8 Joe's not sleepy, but he should wake up to American localism[8]
Apr 23 Towards sustainable economies US: Accessible local alternatives to Amazon Prime[9]
Road safety
- National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America
- Road safety information from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nhtsa.gov, added 14:52, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
Drop Box Finder - earth911.com - The Swap-o-matic - US Composting Council - Post-Landfill Action Network, national movement of student leaders working towards a world without waste. - GrassRoots Recycling Network - The Repair Association - The Truth About Plastic
- Wikipedia:Recycling in the United States: In 2012 the recycling rate in US was 23.8%. Since there is no national law that mandates recycling, state and local governments often introduce recycling requirements. A number of U.S. states, including California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Vermont have passed laws that establish deposits or refund values on beverage containers while other jurisdictions rely on recycling goals or landfill bans of recyclable materials.
News sources: Northeast Recycling Council Blog
Sharing
Pets to Share - City Dog Share
Cohousing
Cohousing Association of the United States, site includes a Cohousing Directory
Resources
- Creating Cohousing, Building Sustainable Communities, by Kathryn McCamant & Charles Durrett, newsociety.com
- How To Start A Tool Library (or any other type of Lending Library), Share Starter
- Local Tools, rental and tool library software
Maps
Find an Existing Tool Library, localtools.org
Comment
- S400: Bringing Community to the Micro-level – The Opportunities of Urban Cohousing, 2012 March 5, citytank.org
Social inclusion
Strike Fast Food, Low Pay Is Not OK - We Are Visible, empowering the homeless via social media
Sustainable livelihood
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Resilience Circles are small groups where people come together to increase their personal security through learning, mutual aid, social action, and community support.
News and comment
2019
Mar 26 The benefit workers want most is less work[10]
2015
Feb 17 Can We Earn a Living on a Living Planet?[11]
Urban sustainability
Better Block, nonprofit that educates, equips, and empower communities to reshape built environments
OpenPlans (Wikipedia) non-profit technology based advocacy organization which aims to help to open up government and improve transportation systems.
Reimagining the Civic Commons - Civic Commons - Reimagining Our Cities' Public Assets
Small Scale Developers & Builders, information from Congress for the New Urbanism
KaBOOM!, national non-profit dedicated to bringing balanced and active play into the daily lives of all kids, particularly those growing up in poverty
News and comment
2022
2018
Dallas non-profit creates bike share docks for neighborhoods, Feb 19...[12]Texas
2017
Small Towns Can Be Resilient, Too, Mar 29[13]
See also Barcelona
Near you
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External links
- Wikipedia:United States
- Wikipedia:Sierra Club, environmental organization in the United States, founded in 1892, in San Francisco; article includes section on Criticism and Controversy
References
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