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Anti-fascist couriers form workers’ co-op in Rio
As a form of self-organisation and resistance, and driven by the principles of mutual support and solidarity, workers in Rio de Janeiro have launched the Despatronados delivery co-op.
Building a Co-op Economy in Maine
Today, co-ops play an important part in key corners of Maine’s economy. We see the highest potential in six sectors: 1) food, 2) affordable housing, 3) preservation of legacy businesses, 4) forest products, 5) tourism, and 6) craft manufacturing.
Mutual Aid is More than Bail Funds
Mutual aid — people coming together to meet basic needs that aren’t being met by our current government or other systems — is a critical part of the response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many other Black people. It can include money, time, or resources, and is a political act of solidarity amongst individuals and communities, rather than charity.
Co-op Hour Mutual Aid Series | Caring For & Educating Our Children
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An Effort to Reinvent Senior Care
A multi-stakeholder co-operative model of long-term care and assisted living would require a creative process of crafting a negotiated, democratic structure consisting of classes of membership reflecting the diversity of community and the organization:
The world’s largest creative industry is ready for a new model of ownership
The video game industry has existed for over 40 years, but it is only in the last decade that the spotlight has turned to the way games are made, and the treatment of those who create them. As it has become simpler for tiny studios to craft big hits, there has been a rapid expansion at the top end of the industry, with flagship titles now employing a staff of thousands.
New Roots Spreading In Rocky Ground
Having overcome violence and hatred on two continents, the four Somali Bantu farmers of the New Roots Cooperative Farm weren’t sure they’d make it through a third trial by fire. But then a fourth social upheaval lifted them up.
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“As time progressed, we started to do some fundraising, and then the Black Lives Movement happened, and many people started looking at us as if they needed to support us,” Hassan said. “Many people donated, and many people signed up.”
Old-school opposition effort sinks credit union merger
The members of NW Iowa Credit Union in Le Mars have voted down a merger with Siouxland Federal Credit Union in South Sioux City, Neb., a rarity in the industry and possibly the only time in memory such an event has occurred.
Free Online Co-op Governance Series Workshop
Registration: Co-op Governance SeriesRegistración para el taller en español/Registration for the Spanish series: https://bit.ly/CFNEgobernanza
