Meet the DEAL Community

St. Ives, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

I am a member of our local Community Land Trust which is part of the National Community Land trust Network. Land Trusts are community controlled and community owned not for profit organisations. We aim for long term stewardship of affordable housing or other community assets. In St Ives there is a lack of affordable housing for local people. The Community came together to raise the money to buy a large old property. We have been able to begin the renovation of the building to create six affordable flats to rent for local people with the support of a mortgage from Triodos Bank and funding partners including the Architectural Heritage Fund,  the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government. The renovation involves the conversion to renewable energy sources. The Trust has also raised the money to buy another building, a former Chapel, this project will be for the development of affordable workshop spaces.  

Warsaw

Chelmsford Essex

Gibsons, BC, Canada

Malta

Bandung, Indonesia

Oakland

I've been an organizer since December 2016 (primarily with Indivisible East Bay). I'm deeply committed to realizing the promise of an authentic, multiracial democracy, and an empowering, just economy. (And we can't have an authentic democracy without a just economy.) I heard about doughnut economics on the episode of the How to Citizen podcast that had Kate Raworth as a guest. 

UK

Maynard, Massachusetts, USA

Sheffield, UK

based in sheffield/yorkshire  artist and musician http://www.alittlepieceofland.org.uk

UHI Inverness

Psychology lecturer with UHI. Currently researching social identity, connections to nature and community, and sustainable climate actions.

Barcelona, Spain and Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Lisbon, PT

Itacaré - Bahia

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Emsworth

North Wales

I live completely off grid in a beautiful remote area at the bottom of Snowdonia National Park. 20 years ago I was a CEO of a public listed company. Since then I have acted as a Mediator and Mentor and worked as a stone sculptor and photographer - more in my LinkedIn. I read E F Schumachers Buddhist Economics in Small is Beautiful in the 1990’s and it has always been one of the most powerful influences on my thinking. However I could not see how leaders in short term democracies in growth orientated economies were going to be able to sell his vision to the voters which was a bit depressing. Then I heard Kate Raworth’s recent interview with Messrs Campbell and Stewart which struck a very large chord! I am so concerned about how unfettered capitalism is causing so much damage for the next generations to deal with but I have felt pretty powerless. Organisations like the DEAL Community give me some hope.

Portland, Oregon

Chester, UK

London

Melbourne, Australia

Nice

Hi  I'm Naji, I'm researcher in Cognitive science and I innovative consultant. I'm interested by circular, regenerative economy and I want to learn more and exchange with expert, engineer, everybody