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

<p>Meet Kristi and Chiarra, board members for the <a href="https://indiesellersguild.org/">Indie Sellers Guild,</a> 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 <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2022/8/31/23330758/etsy-strike-boycott-indie-sellers-guild-union-fee-increase">Etsy Strike, </a>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?</p><p>Find the Indie Sellers Guild on IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/indiesellersguild/">@indiesellersguild</a><br><a href="https://indiesellersguild.org/">Join the Indie Sellers Guild</a><br>Participate in the Market Research Study: <a href="https://indiesellersguild.org/survey">https://indiesellersguild.org/survey</a></p><p>Listen to the Etsy-sodes (episodes 90-93) anywhere you stream this show, or at <a href="https://clotheshorsepodcast.com/the-story-of-etsy-part-one/">clotheshorsepodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>Additional reading about Meow Wolf:<br></strong><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/01/magazine/meow-wolf-art-experience-economy.html">"Can an Art Collective Become the Disney of the Experience Economy?" </a>Rachel Monroe, The New York Times Magazine.<br><a href="https://news.artnet.com/art-world/meow-wolf-raises-158-million-1550203">"As the Experience Economy Booms, Meow Wolf Raises $158 Million to Expand Its Footprint Across America,"</a> Sarah Cascone, ArtNet.<br><a href="https://www.sfreporter.com/news/2021/09/09/state-of-the-union/">"State of the Union," </a>Alex DeVore, Santa Fe Repor