WEAll California

Wellbeing Economics in Education Working Group
2025-06-25 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Zoom
How can we work towards a Wellbeing Economy and Society?
Many of us feel that we need to leverage Education from K-12 and Universities.

Bring together Teachers, Student Engagement Officers and Student Leaders
Seed Wellbeing Economy systemic thinking and concepts into curriculum across disciplines
Create experiential learning opportunities for students to better understand these concepts and develop leadership skills

At these meetings we highlight work that attendees are doing and share our work so that others can build upon it.
To join our June meeting please signup HERE
After you have joined, you will receive access to our past meeting notes and Resource List.

Narrative Expert Series - Jasmine Banks
2025-06-26 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
Storytelling and Communication is important to the art of Movement Building. Continuing our 2025 theme of learning from experts and doing exploratory workshops, we are excited to welcome Jasmine Banks for a Q&A session.
Jasmine has been successful across multiple organizations, platforms and communication types. Some of her projects include Generation Common Good, UnKoch My Campus and the successful podcast Parenting Is Political since 2010. Jasmine has a substantial online following and led a campaign that had over 2 million views in the first 24 hours.
Sign up HERE

Leveraging a Crisis to Advance Wellbeing- Australian Fire Recovery
2025-07-08 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Megafire events are becoming increasingly frequent in California and around the world. To reflect on the recovery process, we ask:

How can we as a global community learn from one another’s recovery efforts to build local to global resilience?
What data helps us steer into healthier choices during recovery?
How can we include the community into the recovery process?

After the devastating 2019-20 Black Summer Bushfires in Australia, Bega Valley Data Collective (BVDC) created a community empowerment process and set parameters for data collection that drove amazing results. April Merrick and Tim Whitaker from Bega Valley Data Collective will share their purpose and the metrics and outcomes with us and answer your questions about how they might apply to our local recovery efforts. BVDC is a volunteer-based, not-for-profit association with the mission to empower the community to thrive through a wellbeing framework based on collaboration, data and action.
In addition, Carolyn Ardler and April from the Foundation for Regional & Rural Renewal will share their experiences of how funding organisations can work with Not-for-Profit organisations or community groups to ensure they can not only continue to support their communities after disasters but also be financially sustainable. FRRR is a not-for-profit organisation that connect common purposes and funding from government, business and philanthropy with the genuine local needs of rural people and places.
This session will be hosted by longtime WEAll CA Partner Catalina Langen of Civic Wellbeing Partners and Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council.
To join us on Tuesday, July 8th at 4pm Pacific, please sign up below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfccOVCLZGKVZGHJ5QsMFINETdoswn53-9rR05xdVLZYlmh_w/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=113715013713551266073
Links to the presenters
https://www.begavalleydata.com.au/
https://www.frrr.org.au

Planning Meeting
2025-07-09 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
All of WEAll California events and programs are run by our volunteer working group.
If you would like to help us with our current and future projects, this is the place to be.
We meet every two weeks.
Our projects under consideration right now are:

Leveraging the 2026 Governors Race
Planning In Person Events
Organizing a Wellbeing Economy Conference for 2026
How to improve our social media game

To learn more about how to participate, please email us at connect@weallcalifornia.org

Narrative Expert Series - Best Practices for Leveraging Current Economic Fights
2025-07-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Groundwork Collaborative fights to change economic policy and narratives in order to build public power, break up concentrations of private power, and deliver true opportunity and prosperity for all.
Groundwork’s David Ballard focuses on Narrative Strategies and will share some of his expertise and tools to help us craft effective messaging on the economy. David will use the fight against the Republican tax bill to illustrate how to put these ideas into practice and:

Ensure our communications empower our audiences
Define what constitutes a winning narrative
Effectively talk about the people and institutions breaking our economy

After the presentation, our community will have plenty of time to ask David specifics about these tips and how they might be leveraged for your work.
Groundwork deploys economic research, narrative change, and strategic partnerships to help build an economy that works for all.
To join us on Thursday, July 10th from 10 to 11am Pacific, please click below
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfI_BPjI5Ps0oWuutTa8tsaccptmed2iZP2W7KZaKJFLvEtaA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=113715013713551266073

Learn more at https://groundworkcollaborative.org/

Good Gov LA
2025-07-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Good Gov LA brings together groups focused on healthy democracy across Los Angeles for a chance to connect, create opportunities for partnership and build a supportive network.
Not all of the groups need to be fully aligned and many have special focuses like election reforms, ethics and accountability or public engagement in democracy.
In June, we discussed Democracy Vouchers, getting bills passed in LA and protest rights.
In July, we plan to discuss a mock Civic Assembly in Culver City and how to increase voter engagement.
The group holds monthly zoom meetings the second Thursday of each month at 12pm Pacific and occasional in person networking events.
To join a meeting or learn more, please fill out this FORM.
WEAll California is a partner in this venture. Healthy Democracy and Collaboration are essential pillars to a wellbeing future.

Local Leaders Monthly Forum
2025-07-10 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-08-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Zoom
This is a recurring monthly meeting for people involved in creating Wellbeing Economies in their local community.
We discuss challenges specific to growing local wellbeing economy initiatives in a local area and share solutions, feedback and support.
This Forum requires an application to join to make sure it is a good fit. If you think this could be a good fit for you, please fill out this short form

In Person Gathering - Santa Monica & West LA
2025-07-15 16:00 - 20:00 | Pomona, CA
WEAll California is launching our “Chips, Salsa and Collaboration Tour”! We will be hosting local gatherings in 7 regions this summer.
We are pleased to announce the West Los Angeles gathering.
It will take place on Tuesday, July 15th from 4 to 7pm in Santa Monica.
The event is designed to bring together people who work in different components of a Wellbeing Economy to connect, build relationships, and brainstorm what better collaboration and partnership around specific projects looks like in the future.
The event is co-hosted by Civic Wellbeing Partners and Santa Monica Bay Area Human Relations Council
The event will be a casual discussion with some snacks.
Sign up HERE

WEAll CA In Person - Orange County
2025-07-19 09:30 - 13:30
We are pleased to announce the Orange County gathering of our in person tour of Southern California.
It will take place on Sat, July 19th from 930 to 130 in Santa Ana
The event is designed to bring together people who work in different components of a Wellbeing Economy to connect, build relationships, and brainstorm what better collaboration and partnership around specific projects looks like in the future.
The event is co-hosted by United Nations, Sustainable Development Goals Chapter of Orange County.
The event will be a casual discussion with some lunch available from 12 to 1.
If you would like join us, please fill out this form
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdCyI-tIbfRVZZvM2eW-nzVFGo6TuXfXuz-ncrNu_Qg1XYxQg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=113715013713551266073

Wellbeing Economics in Education Working Group
2025-07-23 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
How can we work towards a Wellbeing Economy and Society?
Many of us feel that we need to leverage Education from K-12 and Universities.

Bring together Teachers, Student Engagement Officers and Student Leaders
Seed Wellbeing Economy systemic thinking and concepts into curriculum across disciplines
Create experiential learning opportunities for students to better understand these concepts and develop leadership skills

At these meetings we highlight work that attendees are doing and share our work so that others can build upon it.
To join our July meeting please signup HERE
After you have joined, you will receive access to our past meeting notes and Resource List.

Green Social Housing
2025-07-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
The California Green New Deal Coalition (CA GND) is a strategic alliance of environmental justice, community, labor, racial justice, and climate groups from across California, led by grassroots and frontline communities. CA GND demands a better future for California that centers the needs of neighborhoods, workers and families on the frontlines of the climate crisis and radically reimagines what’s possible for our communities.
The California Green New Deal Coalition has a priority campaign fighting for green social housing to address the affordable housing crisis, create healthy homes, and to take land and housing out of the hands of for-profit corporations and into the hands of communities.
Zach Lou, the director of CA GND, will join us to share their vision for green social housing, and discuss the current politics of housing and climate in California.
To join us Wed, July 23 at 4pm – sign up HERE

Behind the Scenes at WEAll CA
2025-07-23 17:00 - 18:00 | Zoom
Curious who is making WEAll CA’s program and events? Want to join our merry band?
We meet every two weeks.
Our projects under consideration right now are:

Leveraging the 2026 Governors Race
Planning In Person Events
Organizing a Wellbeing Economy Conference for 2026
How to improve our social media game

To learn more about how to participate, please email us at connect@weallcalifornia.org

Book Club - Maria Ressa - How to Stand Up to A Dictator
2025-07-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Maria is an accomplished journalist, has run international news bureaus and is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her book is part autobiography and her experience with 2 different dictators in the Phillipines.
In our second meeting on this book, we will explore Chapters 5 to 8. Feel free to join us if you didn’t come to the first meeting.
Maria is a fabulous writer, so I think you will enjoy the book and her focus on Values.
Thursday, July 24 at 9am Pacific
SIGN UP HERE
Here is a link to the book on Amazon for reference, but I encourage you to find a non Amazon way to purchase or borrow it.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Stand-Up-Dictator-Future/dp/0063257521
This event is in partnership with US Values Alliance

WEAll CA - In Person - Pomona
2025-07-29 16:30 - 19:30 | Pomona, CA
WEAll California is launching our “Chips, Salsa and Collaboration Tour”! We will be hosting local gatherings in 7 regions this summer.
We are pleased to announce the Pomona gathering.
It will take place on Tuesday, July 29th from 430 to 730pm
The event is designed to bring together people who work in different components of a Wellbeing Economy to connect, build relationships, and brainstorm what better collaboration and partnership around specific projects looks like in the future.
The event is co-hosted by Latino/Latina Round Table
If you would like join us, please fill out this form
The event will be a casual networking discussion with some food available

WEAll CA - In Person - Inland Empire
2025-07-30 09:00 - 12:00
WEAll California is launching our “Chips, Salsa and Collaboration Tour”! We will be hosting local gatherings in 7 regions this summer.
We are pleased to announce the Inland Empire gathering.
It will take place on Wed, July 30th from 9am to 12pm (followed by lunch) in Redlands
The event is designed to bring together people who work in different components of a Wellbeing Economy to connect, build relationships, and brainstorm what better collaboration and partnership around specific projects looks like in the future.
The event is co-hosted by Doug Everhart and Elizabeth Castillo.
Doug is a longtime champion of collegiate Wellbeing and helped grow the United States Health Promoting Campuses Network (USHPCN) from an initial 14 campuses to now over 320 campuses. He retired from UC Irvine on July 1.
Elizabeth is a professor of sustainable management at California State University San Bernardino.
If you would like join us, please fill out this form
The event will be a casual networking discussion with some lunch available from 12 to 1.

Presentation from New Zealand Hub
2025-08-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
WEAll Aotearoa New Zealand is one of WEAll’s first Hubs and they are making great strides towards a Wellbeing Economy. On Tuesday, August 5 at 4pm Pacific, we will hear from our friend Gareth Hughes, the director of the hub.
Gareth is an author, political commentator and served for a decade as a Member of the New Zealand Parliament.
He will discuss their work towards redesigning the economy around the wellbeing of people and planet including:

New Zealand’s Wellbeing Budgets
Leadership coming from Māori indigenous economic approaches
Wellbeing Economy policies for towns, cities and regions
WEAll’s work for a Future Generations Act Campaign and Community Wealth Building

As always, there will be plenty of room for questions, so we can dive deep as a community.

Sign up HERE

Book Club - Maria Ressa - How to Stand Up to A Dictator
2025-08-06 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
Maria is an accomplished journalist, has run international news bureaus and is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Her book is part autobiography and her experience with 2 different dictators in the Phillipines.
In our third meeting on this book, we will explore Chapters 9 & 10. Feel free to join us if you didn’t come to the prior meetings.
Maria is a fabulous writer, so I think you will enjoy the book and her focus on Values.
SIGN UP HERE
Here is a link to the book on Amazon for reference, but I encourage you to find a non Amazon way to purchase or borrow it.
https://www.amazon.com/How-Stand-Up-Dictator-Future/dp/0063257521
This event is in partnership with US Values Alliance

Volunteer Team
2025-08-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom

Narrative Series - Tested ways to build support for Wellbeing Economies
2025-08-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom
On Thursday, August 9th at 9am Pacific, we will be joined by Frances Rayner – Communications and Narratives Co-Lead from the global Wellbeing Economy Alliance to share some key insights from recent communications research.
Frances looked at more than 20 studies done on what messaging is most effective to help people think about the economy as something we can redesign in the name of equity and the environment. In this session she’ll share seven key takeaways you can implement in your work.
Frances came to the Global Team after working with the WEAll Scotland team to put the Wellbeing Economy on the national agenda. Prior to that she helped a range of non-profit organisations in Scotland secure policy changes on climate and income inequality through public campaigns.
Join us on Thursday, August 9 at 9am Pacific
Sign up HERE

Good Gov LA August
2025-08-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Good Gov LA brings together groups focused on healthy democracy across Los Angeles for a chance to connect, create opportunities for partnership and build a supportive network.
Not all of the groups need to be fully aligned and many have special focuses like election reforms, ethics and accountability or public engagement in democracy.
Topics have included-

Charter Reform
Civic Assemblies
Immigration Raids
Voter Turnout
Legislative Alliances to create victories

The group holds monthly zoom meetings the second Thursday of each month at 12pm Pacific and occasional in person networking events.
To join a meeting or learn more, please fill out this FORM.
WEAll California is a partner in this venture. Healthy Democracy and Collaboration are essential pillars to a wellbeing future.

Patriotic Millionaires' New Tax Proposal
2025-08-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Zoom
Patriotic Millionaires is a group of millionaires demanding a political economy that works for everyone in America, not just the wealthy.
Their motto is ‘Tax the Rich, Pay the People, Spread the Power’. The group believes that a healthy society requires higher wages and less inequality.
On Tuesday, August 19th, we will be joined by Morris Pearl, the Board Chair of Patriotic Millionaires. Morris will walk us through their new proposal called America 250: The Money Agenda. This plan includes 4 tax bills that they would like to see turned into law and the work they do to get this plan passed.
Patriotic Millionaires also has a local democracy program called The Great Economy Project. The program engages people locally to advocate for fair wages and tax reform. The pilot program launched in Whiteville, North Carolina in 2022. Today, they have active programs in North Carolina and Wisconsin. Economic Equality Now!, the group in Wisconsin, is actively organizing at the local, state and federal level.
Join us Tuesday Aug 19 at 10am Pacific
Sign up HERE
Learn more about the group and the America 250 plan at
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Wellbeing Economics in Education Working Group
2025-08-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
How can we work towards a Wellbeing Economy and Society?
Many of us feel that we need to leverage Education from K-12 and Universities.

Bring together Teachers, Student Engagement Officers and Student Leaders
Seed Wellbeing Economy systemic thinking and concepts into curriculum across disciplines
Create experiential learning opportunities for students to better understand these concepts and develop leadership skills

At these meetings we highlight work that attendees are doing and share our work so that others can build upon it.
To join our August meeting please signup HERE
After you have joined, you will receive access to our past meeting notes and Resource List.

WEAll CA - In Person - Santa Barbara
2025-08-28 16:00 - 19:00
Our 5th in-person Wellbeing Economy event will take in Santa Barbara on Thursday, August 28th.
Our first 4 events went well. Each had gathering it’s own local flair and different conversations emerged.
Our Santa Barbara gathering will be from 4 to 7pm. Location will be announced a few days prior as we get a size of the gathering.
If you are in the Central Coast and interested how we collaborate across sectors, we hope you will join us.
You can sign up HERE to be notified as details emerge

Learning Events Planning Group
2025-09-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Curious who is making WEAll CA’s program and events? Want to join our merry band?
This working group meets the first Monday of each month.
We already have a great lineup for Fall 2025 and we are beginning to discuss and research events for 2026.
In addition to virtual events, we are looking at more in person events and possibly a conference.

To learn more about how to participate, please email us at connect@weallcalifornia.org

Virginia Solidarity Economy Network
2025-09-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Our new series will spotlight networks that are working to create Wellbeing Economies in their states.
Each session in this webinar series will spotlight one state network as they share their vision for progress, highlight the economic transformations they are working toward, and the key actors involved in driving change.
This is an opportunity for participants to learn directly from those on the ground, hearing about strategies, successes, and lessons learned. The conversations will not only explore the “what” of each network’s work, but also the “how” behind building an economy designed to serve people and the planet.
Our first presentation will be from Matthew Slaats of the Virginia Solidarity Economy Network.
Matthew is a civic organizer with a focus on grassroots community development networks across the diversity of the state of VA. Successes have included Virginia’s first city based participatory budgeting effort and the start of a state worker cooperative development center. In all this work he is focused specifically on centering the voices of residents in the decisions that impact their lives.
Join us September 9th at 11am Pacific/ 2 Eastern to learn more and participate in a dialogue with Matthew.
Later in this series we will hear from:

Vermont Prosperity Project – Oct 14th
Puerto Rico Social Solidarity Network – Dec 9th
Āina Aloha Economic Futures
Washington Economic Justice Alliance & People’s Economy Lab

To sign up for the first event, please click HERE

Measuring What Matters: Three community approaches to wellbeing assessment
2025-09-11 10:00 - 11:30 | Zoom
One of the most common questions we get at WEAll California is “What do we need to measure for Wellbeing?”
For this event, we are trying a new format. Three members of WEAll California have been working on systems of measurement and tracking. These 3 versions are all different and bring unique perspectives.
Each person will do a brief presentation on their measurement system. After each presentation, we will open up to questions from the community. At the end of 30 minutes, we will have the next presentation and then Q&A for that presentation.
This event will be a 90 minute event.
Our presenters:

Dave Rice, President of UN SDG Orange County Chapter
Elizabeth Castillo, Professor of Sustainable Management at California State University San Bernardino
Dr. Stacy Rebich Hespanha, The Central Coast Wellbeing Indicators Framework

Please sign up HERE

Good Gov LA Sept
2025-09-11 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom

Community Assemblies - How to engage community in democratic participation that is fun, builds connections and produces results
2025-09-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
One of the primary goals of a Wellbeing Economy is to get people involved in their local democracies in a way that feels life giving, productive and satisfying. Community gatherings and assemblies are shown to accomplish this, and also create positive connectivity among stakeholders and produce a sense of inner wellbeing.
On Wed, Sep 17 at 11am Pacific, Louis Alloro of Wellbeing Lab, Powered by Champions of Change will present on the strengths-based and future-focused work he has been leading all over the country to convene communities on topics that matter. He’ll explain how he worked with the City of Palmdale to convene 200 professionals to set a vision and plan for how to better prevent mental illness, substance abuse, crime, violence and financial ruin in the Antelope Valley.
Louis incorporates a variety of techniques designed to produce connection, safety and wellbeing.
As always, there will be plenty of time for Q&A so that you can learn what this might look like in your community or workplace.
Sign up HERE

Learn more about Louis on his website or Linkedin.
Read about the Palmdale event at https://www.avpress.com/news/prevention-summit-eyes-thriving-future/article_6ddb12fb-d530-4153-bdf5-f6f13fb4347e.html

Outreach Working Group
2025-09-17 16:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
WEAll California is running by Working Groups.
The third Wednesday of each month, we will gather to discuss how we can grow the coalition of groups working together on a Wellbeing Economy.
We will discuss where to put our energies – on groups in a specific location, student activists, general consumer education or groups working on a specific topic.
Bring your creativity. People with marketing skills welcomed, but not required.
To learn more about how to participate, please email us at connect@weallcalifornia.org
