Labor of Change Liberation School 2026 Application

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IT’S HOT ECONOMY SUMMER! 🔥

Join Labor of Change’s Liberation School! Building and imagining a better economy that works for us — a youth summer training course on labor and economics.

CALLING NYC-BASED YOUTH (ages 14-21) to be an ECONOMIC POWER FELLOW this summer! Labor of Change is hosting our liberation school, a month-long hybrid youth fellowship program, introducing young New Yorkers to learn more about key concepts in labor and political economy. We’re talking capitalism, alternative economic systems, the history of social movements, resist-and-build strategies through participatory education, field visits, relational organizing, and more. LET’S IMAGINE A BETTER WORLD!

Interested in: teach-ins, workshops, speaker panels, powermapping, field visits on labor and economics?

Commitment: In-person opening session, bi-weekly online meetings, bi-weekly field visits, closing session (1-2hrs/week for 4 weeks)

Email *

Name (First Last) *

Age *

Are you based in the NYC area and/or able to attend events in-person in NYC? *

Yes

What kind of training or education have you received about progressive economics and/or the labor movement?

Note: You are not required to have any prior knowledge about these issues, we just want to know where everyone is at!

What issues related to liberated economies, societies, and movements are you most interested in learning about? *

Of the following within the solidarity economy, which are you interested? (Choose all that apply and no worries if you don't know too much about them!) *

Worker Cooperatives

Eco-villages

Community Land Trusts

Public Banks

Credit Unions

Consumer Cooperatives (example: food co-ops)

Community Gardens/Farms

Community Supported Agriculture

Mutual Aid

Platform / data cooperatives

Participatory Budgeting

Artist Co-ops

Open source

Required

We are interested in building a cohort of Economic Power fellows that advocates for and with marginalized groups. What kind of prior experience or interest in advocacy do you bring and how do you plan on contributing to a cohort of similarly-minded folks? *

A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.

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