I so enjoy the emails you send describing all the great work you and your circles continue to do. In a world where “Christian” is increasingly a term for hateful, racist, close-minded ignorance, your work is a true inspiration. Too bad the media don’t find covering good things as clickable as the opposite!
—Wes Howard-Brook, Seattle, professor emeritus in Theology and Religious Studies at University of Seattle; Teacher of the “Radical Bible” series on YouTube
Laura Stivers, professor of social ethics at Dominican University, San Rafael, California, told us story after story of communities successfully making their community healthier by helping everyone have a place called home.
Capitalism’s systems grasp us tightly in the U.S., affecting most everyone. In Mexico, thousands resist the grasp effectively. This gives space for our Jubilee Circles to create an economy that works for everyone, a solidarity economy.
We hear it daily in the news. Food is taking a lot more out of our budgets than before tariffs and the Iran War. Farmers hurt because fertilizer and diesel have spiked—also due to the Strait of Hormuz debacle—plus unpredictable markets for their crops due to tariffs.
We know an economy that fits on one planet cannot make growth its primary measure. Cynthia Moe-Lobeda insists this economic shift needs to build a moral economy. Jubilee says “Yay!” She’s inviting you to join remotely one of her classes this Fall.
