We support people and communities who are committed to economic and social justice to create or join initiatives that live and breathe the values of the solidarity economy: real democracy, social justice, ecological sustainability, and co-operation.

What is the solidarity economy?

The solidarity economy is an interconnected worldwide tapestry of people, organisations, economic initiatives, projects and activity all committed to building a better world together. It’s both a means of self defence for surviving and sustaining our communities through the onslaught of neoliberalism and wider economic uncertainty, as well as a framework and set of tools and examples people across the world are using to create transformative and liberatory change – a new world in the shell of the old

Our Projects

We support people and communities who are committed to economic and social justice to create or join initiatives that live and breathe the values of the solidarity economy: real democracy, social justice, ecological sustainability, and co-operation.

Mapping the Solidarity Economy

Connecting the Solidarity Economy together

Since our inception, SEA has been researching how we can use digital technology to promote and connect the co-operative and solidarity economies, with a focus on distributed directories, maps and Linked Open Data.