Community Engagement

Our work is informed by the leadership of affected communities, which is why we do much of it in cities and other localities. We are delving deep into local initiatives to battle economic inequality, help expand the sanctuary movement, organize black workers, and take a human rights approach to criminal justice. Our community-based work is done through partnership with movement building allies on the ground.

Latest Work

“Affordable?” For Whom?

As rent prices soar in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, JPNet’s State of Our Neighborhood forum helps to give community residents and merchants a voice.

The Pentagon Budget Is Bigger Than It’s Ever Been

Boosting the Pentagon’s budget amounts to robbing domestic programs we desperately need.

What the U.S. Should Learn from Russia’s Collapse

For U.S. communities dependent on the same industries that have brought Russia to its knees, the time to start planning an economic transition is now.

Defense Contractors Venture into Health Care

As funding for military contracts shrinks, major defense contractors have started to edge their way into the business of implementing health care reform.

Congress and Pentagon Shielding Weapons Contracts from Budget Cuts

Lawmakers and military administrators are shifting baseline funding to the Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) budget, which is exempt from mandatory cuts.

An Orchard Grows in Boston

Rebuilding the commons is a vital part of reviving an economically-divided, violence-scarred neighborhood.

New England Can Feed Itself: A Vision for Regional Food Resilience

A regional food system does a better job at providing healthy food for all, supporting sustainable farming and fishing, and supporting thriving communities.

It’s Time to Reduce Economic Dependence on Pentagon Spending

Defense-dependent communities need to start diversifying their economies now, before shifts in Pentagon spending leave them with few viable alternatives.