Casa Pueblo
Author | : Alexis Massol González |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2022-01-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781643150291 |
ISBN-13 | : 1643150294 |
Rating | : 4/5 (294 Downloads) |
Download or read book Casa Pueblo written by Alexis Massol González and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2022-01-24 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a community-based organization in the mountains of south-central Puerto Rico, Casa Pueblo implements alternatives to extractive capitalism that do not rely on governments or distant non-profits. In this book, Alexis Massol-González, Casa Pueblo’s founder, reflects on its extraordinary forty-year history of experiments with community self-governance. Massol-González received the prestigious Goldman Prize (popularly known as the Green Nobel) for the organization’s initiatives to protect the environment, affirm cultural and human values, and create sustainable economic alternatives. This collective translation was undertaken in the spirit of the organization and offers a chronological account of Casa Pueblo’s evolution from a small group of concerned citizens to an internationally recognized model for activism.