Institute for Local Self Reliance, Inc.

For 37 years, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance has tackled global problems from the ground up by helping hundreds of communities get the most from their local resources. In the process our unusual combination of hands-on experience and policy expertise has gained wide recognition. “Whether it’s cell phone towers or retail outlets”, the Boston Globe wrote, “the issue for many communities is asserting their power to decide their own futures...The Institute for Local Self-Reliance can help. Check out www.NewRules.org "

Local self-reliance doesn’t mean self-sufficiency but rather self-consciousness and a willingness to use local and state authority to build strong, sustainable local economies. ILSR fights to protect and nurture strong, sustainable communities. That may involve fighting big box retail chains while starting independent business alliances. Or fighting high-voltage transmission lines while starting community based energy enterprises. Or fighting garbage incinerators while helping communities create jobs by maximizing re-use, recycling, composting and scrap-based manufacturing. Or fighting telecommunications monopolies while working to establish publicly owned information networks. Now more than ever we need people to become involved in creating a sustainable future. Please support our work. For more about ILSR see our brief history and accomplishments: http://ilsr.org/accomplishments.html

Thank you for considering a contribution, it will help us greatly to ensure that sustainable community development takes place far and wide!

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