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Analysis | A Health Breakthrough that Depends on People, Not Drugs Meet the system stewards, people from every walk of life who improve Americans’ well-being by tackling the deeper causes of disease and despair.

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Free Stimulus for the Hudson Valley The community economics visionary explains how to move our money from Wall Street to Main Street.

It's not difficult to do the right thing. Together we will normalize a culture of care for every single body in our community. Spiral Circle Bookstore & More released this message of solidarity for their Black patrons, how we actively decolonize our bookstore, and their commitment to a pro-intersectional equality path. We hope that when we relaunch the Ourlando movement, more businesses with this leaning will come together to shift the often toxic internal culture within indie businesses, who do not have the time or staffing to help tackle these issue competently in their organization.

#BlackLivesMatter Every Single Day at Spiral Circle Like most of you, we are keenly attuned to the latest wave of consciousness-raising protests that were sparked by the recent killing of George Floyd at the hands of a police training officer. We'll give some educational links in case you're just waking up to the ongoing assault of....

18 Black-owned restaurants in Orlando everyone should've tried by now These Black-owned restaurants around Orlando are shaping the culinary scene and keeping the people fed. Check out the essential places to visit.

COVID-19 dining out: Restaurants take to the streets to create socially distanced dining rooms as nation reopens As U.S. reopens, cities are opening up sidewalks and closing streets to create large open-air dining rooms to help restaurants and lure back diners.

Small businesses are the heart of our community. 💚

Let's do our part to make sure we support them!

10 Tasks for Cities Responding to the Pandemic — Strong Towns Last week we released Nine Things Local Government Needs to Do Right Now in Response to the Pandemic . Here’s the next step for a strong recovery.

Tell Orlando's Mayor Buddy Dyer to make OUC go renewable! — AddUp.org Orlando voted for 100% clean energy, but OUC is pushing for fossil fuels. / Orlando votó por 100% energía limpia, pero OUC está apoyando combustibles fόsiles.

Forward, towards a culture of care.

Infographic: No Going Back After Coronavirus What should happen in the aftermath of the coronavirus?

"A new report published by Main Street America, founded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, reveals that nearly 7.5 million small businesses across the country are in danger of closing over the next five months as a result of the COVID-19 crisis."

Main Street America: 7.5 Million Small Businesses Across the U.S. in Danger of Closing Permanently A new report published by Main Street America, founded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, reveals that nearly 7.5 million small businesses across the country are in danger of closing over the next five months as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Orlando considers business aid for its Main Streets, prompting ‘District Dollars’ and ‘Milk Money’ Some of Orlando’s small businesses, kneecapped by the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, could soon get a sprinkling of new customers and cash. City officials are preparing tweaks to how it funds its popular Main Street Districts like Audubon Park, Mills 50 and The Milk District, accelerating ...

Your local indie bookstore just got it's book collection online.

Our entire catalog of books is now online! http://spiralcircle.com
We specialize in metaphysical, wellness and spiritually oriented books with special sections on social justice, inclusive children's books and more.

We're all in this together. Share this infographic with tips on how you can help!

You can download a printable version of this timely poster here: https://www.syracuseculturalworkers.com/products/poster-how-to-build-community-during-a-pandemic

Fear of the COVID-19 is keeping people out of restaurants and retail shops, but our local businesses need us more than ever!

👉 Here is how YOU can help protect the heart of our community:

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How Main Street Retailers Can Survive Coronavirus And Get Ready For Reopening There is light at the end of the tunnel for independent specialty retailers shut down for coronavirus. Here are strategies Main Street businesses have used to survive and how they plan to move their community-based business forward afterward.

Big Companies Got The Small Business PPP Loans Today's post was supposed to be about pretty outdoor home decor to zhush up your patio, but all that changed when I read that the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) funding designed to help small businesses during the COVID-19 crisis has

Imagine the future you want. Spend your stimulus accordingly. Here are six suggestions for supporting what matters most in your community by OurLando co-founder Julie Wilder, Localist Entrepreneur

Spend Your Stimulus Check as if Your Community Depends on It While many Americans are in desperate need of their stimulus checks for food and medicine, there are others who are in a much more fortunate situation. It's times like these that we see our community come together and have each other's backs. Here are some humble suggestions for mindfully spending o...

How State and Local Governments are Helping Small Businesses During the Coronavirus Pandemic - Institute for Local Self-Reliance Cities and states must help support businesses and working families, especially until the federal response meets the scope of the COVID-19 crisis. In some places, that’s already happening. Here are the steps local and state governments have taken so far to shelter small businesses from the virus.....

'Keep Florida Growing': State launches site to connect farmers with buyers, consumers Florida's Department of Agriculture launched a new website Monday in an effort to help the state's farmers and ranchers amid the coronavirus crisis.

Philadelphia's economy is made up of 99.7% small businesses. What does that mean for recovery? - Technical.ly Philly Small businesses usually have about a month of cash on-hand, a recent Economy League report found. Here's what Philly can do with that info to get through the pandemic.

Stimulus packages aren’t enough to recover from the Covid-19 economy We need to empower the middle class if we plan to recover from Covid-19—among a few other things.

Local businesses are making changes to their hours and services to better accommodate our community, while also ensuring our health and wellness, and we thank them for this!

We also want to encourage the community to continue to support them, the same way they support us! A fun way of doing that is with our “BINGO for small business support”. 👍🏼 Who thinks they will be the first to get BINGO?! 🙋🏼‍♀️ Who thinks they can complete the entire card?! 🧐

READY. SET. SUPPORT LOCAL! 🙌🏻

"Beyond mutual aid, a common story, strategy, and structure can allow a mass movement to legitimate political demands that might otherwise be deemed impractical or undesirable, and to compel public officials to adopt them. The function of mass movements is not to hash out the instrumental details of proposals currently being debated in the U.S. Congress or at more local levels of government. Rather, it is to build momentum for popular, symbolically resonant demands that would form the backbone of a progressive national response—ideas such as emergency universal basic income, free testing and treatment for all, and suspension of rent and mortgage payments for those unable to pay during the crisis."

Coronavirus Is a Historic Trigger Event. Now Is the Time for a Social Movement to Rise We can build a powerful people’s response to provide care in our communities and reshape the limits of what is politically possible.

Local Main Street launches collaborative gift certificate program - bungalower The Milk District (Facebook | Website) has launched a new collaborative gift certificate program to support local businesses. The local Main Street program is selling “Milk Money” gift certificates on its website for $7.50 apiece, that you can redeem at participating businesses for $10 off your ...