For history buffs, Mr. Mamdani has done the service of rekindling an interest in a largely forgotten American tradition, the “sewer socialists” who ran a significant list of cities in the last century. The most durable among them was Daniel Hoan, the socialist mayor of Milwaukee from 1916 to 1940. You don’t get reelected that often by being a failure.

Many socialist mayors did not mind being associated with repairing the grubbiest of urban amenities because doing so underscored their aim of running corruption-free governments that did whatever they could to improve the lives of working-class people in their jurisdictions. When lousy (or nonexistent) sewer systems led to illness and death in low-income and immigrant neighborhoods, said Michael Kazin, a historian at Georgetown University, building and fixing sewers became a powerful example of what “common good” governance could accomplish.

The buy nothing project promotes sharing anything within communities, with the one condition that everything must be completely free.

It's been the source of some controversy surrounding the aggressive enforcement of their trademark preceding the release of a (suggested) paid app. The side effect of community divisions enforcing socioeconomic boundaries was an unforeseen side effect as well.

However, this project and the many it inspired continue to bolster the sharing economy and reduce waste.

The buy nothing project promotes sharing anything within communities, with the one condition that everything must be completely free.

It's been the source of some controversy surrounding the aggressive enforcement of their trademark preceding the release of a (suggested) paid app. The side effect of community divisions enforcing socioeconomic boundaries was an unforeseen side effect as well.

However, this project and the many it inspired continue to bolster the sharing economy and reduce waste.

Another free grocery store serving a community in a food desert.

What's unique about this one is the proximity mental health and community support services.

One of the larger barriers standing between people and help is the lack of integration between services, when mental health problems usually go hand-in-hand with reduced income, social isolation and housing instability. Having multiple programs under one roof helps to lower those barriers.

!Everyday_Socialism@lemmy.ml

With the noble bonobo as a figurehead, I've built a community in the spirit of socialism, sharing, and empathy. The bonobo, like socialism, is endangered because of greed and capitalism.

But this isn't (just) about bonobos.

Everyday Socialism is all about community ownership, sharing and cooperation. It's about meeting everyone's needs, sustainability before growth. It's about promoting employee-owned businesses, public property, and the many projects built on socialist ideals.

Posts can be about wins for socialist groups and parties, articles about organizations that benefit the people, how to make and manage community assets, cooperative structures, or how to build a free library. You could even post about personal projects and victories, or ask for advice.

I intend for this to be a positve space, and despite the socialism, stay relatively free of heated political discussions. Strong opinions will inevitably come up, and I support them as long as communication stays respectful.

This is more about recognizing how socialist principles affect our daily lives.

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The Daily Press in Ocean Hill has partnered with Workers United NY/NJ — a North American labor labor union which represents nearly 86,000 workers, including recently-unionized Starbucks workers in Brooklyn – to transform the café into a cooperatively-run business. Now, all decisions regarding scheduling, wages, sick time and vacation are made democratically by the employees.

A zero-barrier, low waste, non-profit initiative for anyone who needs it.