Vision BoardLast Thursday the members of NOVASEN came together to map out our version of a vision board for the organization, ourselves, and Northern Virginia.We started by Welcoming and Grounding where we talked about our goals in this vision session both for ourselves and the Organization.Then moved on to the values warm up were we wrote down two of the most important values that a community organization like ours should embody, then we put them in categories. Here's what those categories look…

Northern Virginia's chapter of the VA Solidarity Economy Network – NOVASEN – continues to grow, expand networks, and make steps toward building a solidarity economy in Northern Virginia.Officially launched at the second Democratizing NOVA Summit in April 2025, NOVASEN comprises worker-cooperative owners, educators, and community members committed to building a just and democratic regional economy that works for the benefit of  Northern Virginia's working communities.  In less than a year, NOVASE…

Coordinated by NOVASEN (Northern Virginia Solidarity Economy Network) a community-led network organization in Arlington Virginia,this teach-in invited community members to bring a dish to share for a night of getting to know our collective needs and solutions.  Neighbors from the region attended to discuss topics that affect their everyday lives, including housing, creating work opportunities for our neighbors, mutual aid and the solidarity economy, and protecting our neighbors and the local env…

Hey Solidarity Economy,Our own book club is here!NOVASEN is reading Emergent strategies by Adrienne Maree Brown.On December 9th we will start our book discussion. Feel free to join/ Participate if you've read the book. Considering our need to organize, we hope this book gives us more insight, if we get your participation it will be even better!We will be meeting Via Jitsy: https://meet.mayfirst.org/EmergentStrategiesThe book club is facilitated by Johanna GarayPDF copy will be provided if needed…