New Class:
People Power Over Money Power
​Join us for our new impactful course that confronts the actions of powerful elites undermining our democracy and threatening our environment. Together, we will explore solutions to reclaim our democracy, promote community control of our economy, and advocate for the rights of nature.
What We Do
The GrassRoots Institute’s purpose is to educate and advocate for the common good. It is predicated on the democratic principle, that people not corporations must have the power to collectively and collaboratively shape their future equitably, justly, and sustainably.
To that end, the Institute facilitates people working together to educate themselves and the general public about challenges to our collective well-being and to take action to implement solutions for the common good. We are a nonpartisan nonprofit that operates as a subdivision of the nationally registered 501(c)3 Alliance for Democracy.
We hope you will join one or more of our existing workgroups to help build community well-being and collective prosperity. When needed the Institute also encourages groups of people concerned about a problem or challenge not already being addressed by a workgroup, to form a new workgroup to educate and advocate for common good solutions. As our resources allow, the Institute also offers educational classes and educational events that address issues of common concern. Please join us to help make our community and the planet better!
Working groups are the root of what we do here at GRI. Going a step further than the usual nonprofit committee structure they organize, recruit volunteers, and plan their strategies for addressing community needs. Our working groups take action to implement solutions for the common good.
Courses
GRI initially offered courses at Mendocino College campuses in Fort Bragg, Ukiah, and Willits on Grassroots Solutions to Corporate Power. Those discussion-based workshops educated hundreds of Mendocino County residents as to how powerful corporate actors systematically degrade the functioning of our democratic political system: the vitality of our economic system: the health and sustainability of our environmental system, and the international connections of all people on the planet. Education has been a basic part of our mission and our ability to educate through workshops will continue to be an important part of what we do. More info coming soon!
The GRI is a network of friends and neighbors studying, promoting, and working to carry out progressive solutions for the Common Good. The Institute grew out of the Mendocino Coast Chapter of the Alliance for Democracy, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
GRI stays busy, and we would love to have you involved! Check out our calendar for the latest events, and be sure to subscribe for alerts.