I feel pretty optimistic looking through this list. There are so many incredible people already doing the work of building a new world.
One of the most important ways to shift resources is where we spend our literal cash. I have found the folks below to be doing good work for all. Feel free to send me a note to add someone new or to let me know why someone should not be on this list.
resources
Merch Makers
Stamps - Stamp Maker
Silk Screen T-Shirts (and more!) - Ink Brigade
Risograph & Silk Screen - Ithaca Print Commons
Embroidery - Print That Shit
Letterpress and print shop - Revival Letterpress
Print shop - Fireball Printing
Pretty Business Card Holders - Clutch Leather
business development
Business coach making the ‘woo’ tangible - Evi D Consulting
Content strategy for the common good - Rebecca Van Damm
Photography - Manifesto Designs
Photography - Forest Floor Creatives
Marketing that doesn’t suck - Marketing for Hippies
Squarespace Websites - Nana Potenza
Art Supplies
Watercolor - Beam Paints
Making your own - coming soon
Carving tools - Jackson Art
Printing tools - McClains
Brayer + more - Takach Press
Homebuilding
Tile and more - Clay Imports
Everything you’d like to know about wood - The Wood Database