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March 2025: the new economy

Each month, we break down our topic into four weekly modules. Catch up on previous editions here.​

This week's module: CONNECT

• 🎯 CONNECT | Conversation prompts to reimagine an economy that works for people + planet
• LEARN | 4 facets of what's NOT working that correspond to 4 solution areas of the new economy/just transition
• ACT | What activities and actions can we take towards a just transition and a new economy?
• REFLECT | A poem and a path to share the commitments you made this month

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes

Here's what we'll learn today Reader

Yesterday, we had our FIRST EVER Soapbox LA event! Wahoo! It was shining, shimmering, and splendid.

During the event, I asked our new friends, "how do we feel about the economy?"

To no one's surprise, everyone gave a thumbs down... or two.

It's no big secret that the US economy, which in turn affects the global economy, is in a period of epic suckery.

And no, I'm not talking about the stonk market.

We're in an era where life on earth is intertwined with an extractive economy: extractive to people, extractive to our precious natural resources, and extractive to our souls.

It's time to throw that whole man out in the trash and get a new one.

Our March theme is The New Economy and we'll explore multiple facets like what your bank is doing with your money, how you can get involved in buying nothing, what we can do about wealth hoarding, and more.

We take each month in a CONNECT-LEARN-ACT-REFLECT sequence, with one module for each Wednesday of the month. Today, we'll CONNECT with some questions to connect with yourself, others, spirit, and systems!

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Upcoming Soapbox events

• Every Tuesday in Seattle we're connecting, learning, acting, and reflecting together on The New Economy this month. Here's the Seattle calendar!​
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• This month in NYC we're planning a plant-based supper club on The New Economy: stay tuned for dates by subscribing to our NYC calendar!
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• In LA... at some point: OUR LAUNCH WAS AWESOME! Live in LA and want to get involved? Here's the calendar!​
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• DC end of April: but we need a venue pls reach out if you have ideas xo

​Our entire events calendar for ALL locations + virtual can be found here.

Your bite-sized action plan Reader

✅ CONNECT with 4 questions on our current economy and your imagination of the new one

Every CONNECT module, you’ll get up to four prompts to connect with yourself, others, spirit, and systems.

Your mission is to take what’s in these Changeletters and bring it into one of those dimensions.

• What is your definition of the economy? (Systems)
• What about the economy is and isn't working for you? (Self, systems)
• When is a time you felt rich that had nothing to do with money? (Self, spirit)
• What does an economy that works for people + planet look like to you? What do YOU have to change/learn/give up/add for this? (Self, systems)

The whole point of today's CONNECT module is to take these out of your inbox and into the world, whether that's through going on a walk and thinking about how you connect with the place you live, posing this question to a friend, or getting to know yourself a little bit better.

That's it for today! Next week we will sink our teeth into some facts and LEARN!

Love,

Nivi