“When I think about what Feminist Economic Realities is, how to explain it to someone, the first thing that comes to mind is asking, ‘have you ever thought about what the world would look like if, for example, there was free housing for everyone or if there was free access to water?’” Stay there for a while, as long as it feels good because this part usually feels good.
The Count Me In! consortium understands Feminist Economic Realities (FERs) as a term that encompasses models, approaches, imaginings, and actions that critique and directly challenge unjust economic orthodoxies, most notably global neoliberal capitalism (and its underlying racial, patriarchal, imperial roots), and provide solutions to dismantle the unequal power relations that are rooted in systems of economic oppression. They are an attempt at showing more just and harmonious ways of living together with nature and organising our societies by centring care, sustainability of life, and meaning for individual communities and all forms of life on earth and the planet.
The report paints a picture of a world in the eyes of the partners, a world of danger and creativity, cruelty and solidarity, greed and community. The stories they share demonstrate feminist economic realities in practice and the strategies used by their communities, networks and movements to resist neoliberal economic systems and create their own ways of being and systems of doing.
