"We urgently need to restore fair competition to ensure that communities across the state can thrive," Ron Knox, ILSR senior researcher, says in the statement.
A collection of ILSR’s quintessential intellectual and in-the-trenches contributions fostering thriving local communities and economies.
A tech professional journeys from software to opening hardware stores to help rebuild DC neighborhoods. …
Reflecting on ILSR’s DC origins 50 years later, when the seat of federal power inspired three pioneers to build local power.
A short film tracing the journey from three DC neighbors piloting pioneering local solutions for food production, energy, and waste to the ILSR of today.
Thank you for joining our 50th anniversary celebration! We are honored to be on this journey with you and are grateful for your continued support.…
“it is imperative that the FTC use its authority to ban noncompetes nationally, restoring worker rights, spurring new business creation, and fighting corporate concentration,” Stacy...
A visionary embarks on a mission to bridge the people's culture and floriculture.
A grassroots group in Detroit reimagines democracy and economic empowerment...
e hope that this study will be followed in short order by renewed enforcement of the Robinson-Patman Act,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement...
Avalon Village is a testament to the resilience of communities and the transformative power of collective action...
This dedicated focus on BIPOC-led and BIPOC-serving community composters is long overdue,” said Brenda Platt, director of ILSR’s Composting for Community Initiative, about the grant...
A Detroit entrepreneur explains how her pilot projects are building community, local self-reliance, and resilience...
Blocking this merger is a crucial step in restoring healthy competition to food retailing,” Stacy Mitchell says in the statement…
The Detroit People's Food Cooperative represents a vital step towards fostering food sovereignty in a neighborhood historically affected by food apartheid...