Episode 181: Taking Collective Action, with Kristi & Chiarra of the Indie Sellers Guild (part 2)

Meet Kristi and Chiarra, board members for the Indie Sellers Guild, ( https://indiesellersguild.org/ ) a nonprofit dedicated to providing education and support to all online creative indie sellers around the world. The Indie Sellers Guild got its start in 2022 while organizing the Etsy Strike, ( https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/31/23330758/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase )when about 17,000 shops put their Etsy storefronts on vacation mode, effectively preventing customers from shopping. In this week's episode, Kristi and Chiarra will explain how "reserves" are having a negative impact on small businesses and they will tell us how we can support Etsy sellers and the Indie Sellers Guild. Also: an audio essay from Angela. And Amanda dissects the quandary of Meow Wolf: Can creativity be commoditized and profitable, while still ethical? Find the Indie Sellers Guild on IG: @indiesellersguild ( https://www.instagram.com/indiesellersguild/ ) Join the Indie Sellers Guild ( https://indiesellersguild.org/ ) Participate in the Market Research Study: https://indiesellersguild.org/survey ( https://indiesellersguild.org/survey ) Listen to the Etsy-sodes (episodes 90-93) anywhere you stream this show, or at clotheshorsepodcast.com ( https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/the-story-of-etsy-part-one/ ) Additional reading about Meow Wolf: "Can an Art Collective Become the Disney of the Experience Economy?" ( https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/01/magazine/meow-wolf