Governments

# GOVERNMENTS

While localization initiatives are sprouting from the grassroots all over the world, those efforts can be nourished – or stunted – by government policy. For local projects to spread and flourish, policy changes are needed on a number of levels, from the most local to the international. Few of us are able to directly influence public policy except at that most local level, but we should all be aware of – and support – policy shifts that would enable on-the-ground localization efforts to thrive. * [ ] Reclaim your community’s electrical grid.Expand Action

* [ ] Find affordable land to farm.Expand Action

* [ ] Join or start a food policy council.Expand Action

* [ ] Start a public market.Expand Action

* [ ] Launch a Flatpack Democracy campaign.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Change local ordinances that limit urban agriculture.Expand Action

* [ ] Promote car-free towns and cities.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Advocate for public banks.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Ban industrial fish farms.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Ban industrial farms.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Shift subsidies from global to local.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Oppose "free trade" agreements.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Oppose ISDS agreements.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Prioritize local suppliers in procurement decisions.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Campaign for policies that support small businesses.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Resist planned obsolescence.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Advocate for a disposable plastic ban.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Advocate for a shift in energy subsidies.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Make access to the telecom spectrum more equitable.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Rein in advertising.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Ban pesticides.Expand Action

* [ ] Policy action: Ban GMO seeds and crops.Expand Action