Resist & Build Summit Oct. 15-18, 2026
in Denver, Colorado, US
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Uniting for the Solidarity Economy
how changemakers connect, learn, and collaborate
for systemic transformation through dialogue, relationship-building, and collective action
Join a Resist & Build Gathering
This collective convenes regularly to build relationships, sharpen analysis, and experiment. Join us to share insights, celebrate victories, and weave movement experiences together.
Resist & Build Network Goals
convening solidarity economy and systems change movement organizations
Strengthen Relationships
Build trust and deepen connections to amplify our collective impact and sustain our movements
Sharpen Analyses for Systemic Change
Engage in rigorous dialogue to deepen our understanding of post-capitalist futures and non-reformist strategies
Connect Resist & Build Efforts
Bridge resistance and creation by connecting movements that challenge oppression with those building just alternatives
Gatherings for Co-learning
Convene to exchange insights, celebrate victories, and weave together diverse movement experiences
Collaborate for Systemic Change
Practice collaboration through real projects, honing our collective ability to create transformative solutions and systemic change
Cultivate Transformative Culture
Foster a joyful, principled community that embodies solidarity economy values and empowers implementation of liberatory practices
Action Circles
autonomous, self-organizing groups collaborating on projects to advance our movement and strengthen our ability to work together for systemic change
Solidarity Economy Narrative Circle
- highlight and document strategic solidarity economy stories wide circulation
Arts, Culture, Care, and Solidarity Economy Circle
- co-convene with New Economy Coalition, art.coop, and the US Dept. of Arts & Culture
- co-create strategies to center artists and culture-bearers in solidarity economy work
Education Circle
- collaborate to build popular education curriculum and training materials
Backbone Circle
- plan/organize gatherings online and IRL
- make significant commitments to resource the network with time, capacity, and funding
- democratically welcome in new members
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The History of Resist & Build
Resist and Build emerged in 2020 during the pandemic, beginning as a series of online gatherings to foster collaboration among national organizations committed to systems change. Recognizing the urgency of systemic crises, the process aimed to align movements and strategies for building solidarity economies, advancing justice, and challenging the structural roots of inequality.
This collective has organized quarterly virtual gatherings from 2020 to the present. In 2023, we organized an in-person gathering of the network in Richmond, with some 75+ people for the weekend and 150 people at the public plenary. The most recent gathering was our Resist & Build Summit in Atlanta back in May 2025.
From its inception, Resist and Build has prioritized collaboration across diverse movements, uniting organizers, educators, and advocates from many impressive organizations, including:
- Climate Justice Alliance
- New Economy Coalition (NEC)
- U.S. Solidarity Economy Network (USSEN)
- Massachusetts (MASEN)
- Virginia Solidarity Economy Network (VASEN)
- Sustainable Economies Law Center
- The Democracy Collaborative
- Highlander Research and Education Center
- Indigenous Environmental Network
- Nonprofit Quarterly
- Cooperation Jackson
- American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
- Transition US
- Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll)
- Institute for Social Ecology
- Boston Impact Initiative
- Common Future
- The Alliance for Appalachia
- Partners for Dignity & Rights
- Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign
- Ground Works Consulting
- Next System Studies (NSS) at George Mason University
- May First Movement Technology
- Native Roots Network
- Open Collective Foundation
- Theatre of the Oppressed NYC
- Center for Community Wealth Building
- Solidarity Research Center
Through this process, Resist & Build has grown into a powerful space for cultivating alignment, sharing strategies, and strengthening mutual support among organizations working within, against, and beyond capitalism. Together, we represent a broad coalition committed to building solidarity economies and advancing systemic transformation rooted in justice and collective power.
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