Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO)

Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO) refers to community-driven efforts to build economic systems that prioritize local needs, shared ownership, and equitable wealth distribution. It involves everyday people actively shaping economic practices—like cooperatives, local businesses, or mutual aid—to challenge existing centralized and profit-driven models. By empowering communities to make economic decisions collectively, GEO aims to foster sustainable, inclusive, and resilient local economies rooted in the values and priorities of the people directly affected.