Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
A Madison Mutual Aid Network Cooperative Sharefest. Photo credit: Stephanie Rearick Through time exchanges, members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need help themselves. In Kent, Ohio, older white women and immigrant families are forging unexpected connections through a time exchange network. Through time exchanges — sometimes called time banking — members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need assistance themselves. It’s not...