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The WEconomy Roundup: 19 June 2026 | Not just for believers.
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What if the economy you’ve been waiting for is already being built five miles from where you live?
WECONOMY NEWS
This Sunday is World Localisation Day.
A day for the skeptics as much as the believers — because, as Lia reminded us this week, skeptics aren’t the opposition. They’re often allies who disagree on methods, not outcomes. Localisation isn’t about going small. It’s about going deep. Keeping wealth circulating in communities. Building infrastructure that serves people not shareholders.
Worker cooperatives. Community land trusts. Local procurement. These aren’t flukes, they’re what happens when enough people decide the economy is something you build. Not something that happens to you.
80 countries. One shared question: What would it look like if the economy actually worked for us?
What’s your answer?
If you want to go deeper, read this post from the folks at Local Futures.
And see all the World Localization Day Events here!
https://worldlocalizationday.org/events/
What’s happening in your corner of the WEconomy world?
We want to boost the local stories happening in and around your neighborhood! Submit your event, resource, or article to the Connectioning network or tell us your story in the comments!
EVENTS
CommunityWorks Funding Webinar
What if funding your community work didn't require chasing grants with strings attached? This CommunityWorks webinar explores how giving circles let neighborhood builders pool small-scale capital for outsized impact — with insights from The Awesome Foundation and Grapevine Giving.
Next free virtual session: Tuesday 30 June | 10am PST | 1pm EST | 5pm GMT
Hylo Platform-Wide Community Call
Hylo is the open-source, community-owned platform built for people doing exactly what we’re doing, get to know others building the new economy.
Next free virtual session: Tuesday 30 June | 1pm PST | 4pm EST | 8pm GMT
HeyNeighbor
Graham McBain is on a mission to turn 10k neighbourhoods into communities. Learn his simple protocols for building neighbourhood community. Read Jessica’s feature story here and come see it in action!
Next free virtual session: Friday 19 June | 9am PST | 12pm EST | 4pm GMT
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Excellent post. The WEconomy movement is definetly growing - It's good to see the large number of events going on.