We are excited to announce many of the sessions that will be featured on the Main Stage at Neighborhood Economics in San Antonio, February 26-28. As always, the focus is on delivering economic justice to… Read More »Neighborhood Economics Doubles in Size and Offers Even More Content
Five Reasons to Attend Our Event | Blog Post | Jan. 19, 2024 Empowerment Starts Here: Top 5 Reasons to Attend Our Economic Justice Conference Build with us! Here are the top five reasons you… Read More »Neighborhood Economics
By Leroy Barber Executive Director, Neighborhood Economics I recently visited San Antonio and had the honor of meeting community leaders and pastors doing some wonderful work in the city. I am thrilled to get to… Read More »Meet Me On The East Side
A Preacher on Every Corner? By Rosa Lee Harden Every week, our planning for the San Antonio event gets more and more rich. And, the connections we are making are incredible. In October, Paula and… Read More »A Preacher On Every Corner
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Neighborhood EconomicsAnna Golladayanna@faithfinance.netwww.neighborhoodeconomics.org Barber Joins Neighborhood Economics to Help Get Money Into the Hands of People Who Don’t Normally Get It (Asheville, North Carolina; Portland, Oregon – September 29, 2022) Leroy Barber,… Read More »Press Release – Barber Joins Neighborhood Economics to Help Get Money Into the Hands of People Who Don’t Normally Get It
A different way is possible. Expressions of new economic models are emerging all across our country. But with systems so big and seemingly intractable, it’s hard to know where to begin. How can you be part of the change?
Jesus says: If your hand offends you, cut it off! But what if the hand that offends you is the invisible hand of the market? How do we cut that hand off? Dave Ramsey, in… Read More »Dave Ramsey, the Market, and Jesus
If we truly listen to the voice of one crying in the wilderness or Mary’s song, there is one truth we cannot escape: The vision of Advent is radical, one with the power to reshape our entire social and economic order.
What does it look like to see our lives as interconnected as they really are? How do we begin to reinvest in the common good? Anne Snyder, Jennifer Bailey, and Peter Block talk about the role of community in building an economy of interdependence and mutuality.
As we seek to evaluate the effectiveness of economic policies and decisions of our leaders, Regan’s test is a valid one to apply: Are we better off now than we were 18 months ago? If we are using economic indicators to answer this question, for millions of Americans the answer would almost certainly be a resounding, “yes.”