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With the US federal shutdown entering its second month, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund has set out its effort to support people suffering food insecurity.

The shutdown, which began on 1 October, has affected food stamp payments issued through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) benefits. This month, the Trump administration said claimants will be given half their normal monthly allotment, taken from emergency funding.

My name is Dorian Wallace, and I am a board-certified music therapist and composer deeply engaged in end-of-life care, carceral justice, and trauma recovery. This work has led me into spaces such as hospice care, prisons, and communities of survivors of systemic, cultic, and narcissistic abuse.

In many organizations, there’s both a tendency to have too many circles and a tendency not to have enough circles.

Emily “Kimmy” Kim and Mary Ellen Wood have a shared vision to bring grassroots community networks to the Stanwood-Camano area.

In March of this year, the Mutual Aid Assembly of Stanwood-Camano was born to bring that vision to life.

Kim said the group has hosted about 10 meetings and several events with a focus on working together to solve problems and learn from each other.

To the community, Weaver Street Market is more than a grocery store, it’s Carrboro’s unofficial front porch. On any afternoon, the patio outside fills with students, families and longtime residents. Some eat lunch under the broad oak trees, while others read, talk, listen or play.

Weaver Street Market has served Carrboro for decades, growing from a small grocery and food cooperative into a third place for community members to gather and connect.

Members unanimously approved a resolution that, by October 17, our cooperative “shall notify GHC Workers United and SEIU Wisconsin of the co-op’s intent to voluntarily recognize the bargaining unit democratically chosen by GHC workers.” Members also unanimously passed four other transparency resolutions demanding that GHC share how much it has spent on

Members of the co-op sector from over 30 countries gathered in Portugal last month for the Global Co-op Innovation Summit.

We have defined collective leadership as a group of people working together toward a shared goal.¹ When collective leadership is happening, people are internally and externally motivated—working together toward a shared vision within a group and using their unique talents and skills to contribute to the success. In fact, collective leadership recognizes that lasting success is not possible without diverse perspectives and contributions.