“From the moment the Go Local issue arrived with that face and that smile on the front cover, I fell in love with YES! all over again.” — Grace Boggs, 92, activist, scholar, writer, community organizer

Dear Reader,

We’ve been inundated with positive responses to Go Local, our Winter 2007 issue of YES! Magazine. It’s clear that our call for independence from the global corporate economy is resonating with people all over the country who are ready for a change.

Judy Wicks chats with her customers outside Philadelphia's White Dog Cafe. Photo by Tom Gralish for YES!

As we enter a new year, the prospects for addressing the big issues nationally and globally appear more hopeful than they have been for many years, but often it is at the local level where the choices we make have the greatest impact.

Go Local shows you how to invest in your community, from supporting local food, local business, and local power to reclaiming our common spaces and restoring a life-centered economy.

Take a look at our articles online. And if you aren't already a subscriber, try us out with a Free Trial Issue.

Adam MacKinnon
Online Editor, YES! Magazine
www.yesmagazine.org

P.S. For those of you who have already seen our Go Local issue in print, please take our online survey and let us know what you think. More details on the sidebar to the right.

In Business for Life
Judy Wicks learned how to build community, run a legendary restaurant, and start a national movement for just and sustainable business—all without leaving home.


Local Energy, Local Power
Wind on the Great Plains could power the country. Emboldened by a keen sense of local control and energy sovereignty, tribes are leading the way to the next energy economy.


How Much is Enough to Stop Climate Catastrophe
Guest columnist Alisa Gravitz outlines the steps we can take on climate change: actions that will lead to more jobs, energy security, a cleaner environment and a safer world.

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