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The political innovations that emerged from the Latin American “Pink Wave” of the 2000’s, as well as the European anti-austerity and environmental mobilizations of the 2010’s, challenge the focus on protest that has characterised social movement scholarship in the last decades (Pleyers & Capitaine 2016). At the core of these innovations is the promotion, through movement praxis as well as public policy, of community-led initiatives, based on democratic solidarity (Hulgard et al 2019) in which economic activity is pursued as a means to the achievement of political ends.

World Co-operative Monitor, published by the International Cooperatives Alliance honours a primary level Indian Labour Co-operative. Kerala-based Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society (ULCCS) has been ranked at Second position in the list of Industry and Utilities Co-operatives in the sectoral rankings. ULCCS has been named just below Spain based Corporation Mondragon. This ranking is based on the ratio of turnover over gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. ULCCS bagged the same position in 2018 and 2019.

History teaches us that solutions to social problems are most likely to come from communities that have been excluded from the social good.

Our nation’s third-largest publisher doesn’t have to be owned by a mass media conglomerate or a private equity firm. There exists another option, one that would bring much-needed democracy to publishing by putting decision-making power into the hands of the very people who know books best: let the employees of Simon & Schuster purchase Simon & Schuster. They do the work, after all. Let them own their company. Let them call the damn shots.

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Dubbed “the Godmother of DC Housing Cooperatives” Linda Leaks’ organizing of tenants for housing justice and housing cooperatives is legendary in the DC community. Leaks often worked seven days a week, on an organizer’s pay.

In 1977, the then finance minister, H.M. Patel  – father of Amrita Patel, who later became chairperson of the NDDB – suggested to Dr Verghese Kurien an “Operation Flood” like project for edible oils via a farmers cooperative network based on the Amul model. The objective was self-reliance in edible oils through increased productivity, effective distribution and price stability through Market Intervention Operations (MIO) by NDDB, leading to improved farmer livelihoods.

This collection provides cooperatives and the research community with knowledge, inspiration and tools at the intersection of cooperatives, social economy and circular economy. The Toolbox section provides cooperatives with tools to advance their circular strategies. The Knowledge section provides access to research articles and policies. The Examples of Circular Cooperatives section shows cooperatives pursuing circular strategies.

Recently, Round Sky received a request for strategic planning resources. I’ve talked to many people this month that are gearing up for their team retreats, looking at their 2023 goals, reflecting on 2022. What are your visions for 2023? In the spirit of cooperation, we’re sharing a compilation of resources for you to make use of to guide you and your teams in your strategy conversations.

First off, what is strategic planning?

The political orientations that our work often takes can trap us in a one-world mindset—or lead us beyond it. The reformist (or neoliberal) orientation remains rooted in capitalist growth models—for example, enterprise zones to attract investment and create jobs. A social justice approach recognizes systemic shortcomings and promotes alternative ways to do economic development, such as hiring preferences and living wages. A transformative politics seeks to go beyond not just capitalism, but the idea of economic development itself.

Different jurisdictions have different requirements on what kinds of entities can hold various assets, what kind of agreements are legally binding. Some flexibility is used in this list.

Incorporated instances

Where the instance (or the fediverse) is the/a main purpose of the entity.