ILSR

The Institute for Local Self-Reliance has a vision of thriving, diverse, equitable communities. To reach this vision, we build local power and fight corporate control... The seeds of ILSR were sown in 1974 by three D.C. neighbors with a shared vision of local resilience. Inspired by their community's newly won rights of self-determination, their work first took root in a three-story townhouse in the Adams Morgan neighborhood - complete with a rooftop sprouts garden and a basement composting toilet - and quickly blossomed into what ILSR would become known for 50 years later. "We wanted a framework of local self-reliance that could be applied throughout all the sectors of the economy, broadly, but then we also wanted to get down and dirty," recalls co-founder David Morris on ILSR's Building Local Power podcast... Local self-reliance means that we, the people, are free to exercise power over our lives - how we provide for our families, how resources are shared and allocated in our..

Also known as: Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Primary location: Minneapolis United States