Perkins, Patricia E. (Ellie)Sanniti, S.Ruder, S.Ruttonsha, P.Mancini, J.Van Schie, RRahder, B.Atwood, M.Gobby, J.2020-03-042020-03-042019-09“Introduction,” Women and Environments International, special issue on “Celebrating economies of change: brave visions for inclusive futures,” vol. 100/101, September 2019https://hdl.handle.net/10315/37054This issue has been inspired by a path-breaking conference held by the Canadian Society for Ecologi-cal Economics (CANSEE), which took place this past May 2019 in Waterloo, Ontario. Entitled Engaging Economies of Change, the conference aimed to ex-pand existing research networks in the economy-environment nexus by building connections beyond the academy in order to meaningfully engage with the practicalities of building and implementing change. This issue captures the rich content shared during the event, as well as descriptions of the pro-cesses and efforts made to create a welcoming and respectful space where academics and community activists could build alliances and discuss common challenges. The conference organizers – all graduate students and activists themselves -- called this ‘building a brave space’.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canadainclusivityeconomies of changecommunity acitivistcommunicationCanadian Society for Ecological Economicsenvironmental degradationwomen's movementsCree knowledge systemsArticle