The effort to start Common Security Clubs emerged from work conducted by diverse groups of people concerned about rising consumer debt. As the economic crisis became more acute in the fall of 2008, we revamped our effort to develop a popular education and organizing resource for people facing economic insecurity.

The Common Security Club idea was created by a number of individuals and organizations. The initial institutional sponsors include the Program on Inequality and the Common Good, based at the Institute for Policy Studies, and On The Commons. Allied organizations include: The Movement Building Project, Working America, Center for Community Change, and JustFaith.

The core development team includes Alexa Bradley, Gerald Taylor, Kim Klein, Chuck Collins, Julie Ristau, Loie Hayes, Andrée Zaleska, Caroline McAndrews and several other educators and organizers from around the country.

We are “open source” –meaning none of our materials are proprietary or copyrighted. They are for voluntary use at this stage. In return, we ask for you to give us feedback and suggestions as to how to improve these materials for others.

For more information about Common Security Clubs, contact Andrée Zaleska at andree@commonsecurityclub.org.

For media inquiries, contact Kristi Ceccarossi at kristi@commonsecurityclub.org or (617) 477-8621 ext. 207.