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Too often, we are missing opportunities to work together.<\/p>\n<p>Towards Co-operative Commonwealth is a free, massive, open, online course offered by Synergia Institute with support from Athabasca University that sets out what effective systems change means, and the most promising ways to secure our communities\u2019 basic needs in increasingly difficult times. It is a master class in movement building for a new model of political economy that is sustainable, democratic, socially just and based on the principles of co-operation and the common good. It is suitable for newcomers to social change work as well as veteran activists, practitioners, policy-makers, students, and researchers. Individuals on their own and people working for social change through organizations, networks, and movements can use the course material and the accumulated expertise of the Synergia team, and that of fellow participants, to advance their own work.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the course, please <a href=\"https:\/\/synergiainstitute.org\/2019\/01\/19\/towards-co-operative-common-wealth-transition-in-a-perilous-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit the course website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, political, economic, social and ecological crises are deepening, putting life at risk on a global level. Many of us are working toward solutions, that are socially just and ecologically sound. Advocacy for a new economics is growing. 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