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Cooperate Connecticut is a membership-based network catalyzing cooperative ownership and power. We bring co-ops and supporters across the state together to grow our local cooperative ecosystem through increasing access to information, education, skill based training, technical and material support, networking, and collaboration.

Independent scholar, Italy.

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Building community power, thriving neighborhoods, and affordable homes.

Damon Orion is a writer, journalist, musician, artist, and teacher in Santa Cruz, California. His work has appeared in Revolver, Guitar World, Spirituality + Health, Classic Rock, High Times, and other publications. Read more of his work at DamonOrion.com.

Tej Gonza is a Co-founder and a Director at the Institute for Economic Democracy. He is a researcher at the University of Ljubljana, research fellow at Rutgers School of Management and Labour Relations, and a recipient of Changemakers for Democracy Fellowship.

Kosta Juri is the Head of Policy and Research at the Institute for Economic Democracy. His research focuses on financial instruments for worker buyouts and municipal policies that promote worker ownership.