In 2020, a group of wellness practitioners in Brooks, Alberta noticed residents in their small town were grappling with high levels of stress and tension. In response, they began hosting wellness classes and events as a collective, which were wildly successful.
Join Co-op Cincy on Friday, October 16 at the Woodward Theater for our annual celebration, Better Together: Powered by Cooperation.
This is our night to bring together the people who make Cincinnati’s cooperative ecosystem possible: worker-owners, community partners, supporters, friends, and neighbors, and celebrate what we’re building across our region.
At Co-op Cincy, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to have a voice in their workplace, build wealth through their work, and participate in an economy that puts people and communities first.
At the Sustainable Economies Law Center, we often describe the work of collective governance of our organization as exercise — working out muscles we may not even know we have, muscles that empower us to claim agency over our futures, meet our shared needs together, and engage in good faith and collaborative discussion, debate, and collective solution-finding.&n
For more than a decade, Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) has served as the national voice for Canada’s co-operatives, credit unions, caisses, and mutuals. On October 11, 2026, we will begin a new chapter as Canada Co-op, adopting a name and visual identity that are clearer, more memorable, and more closely aligned with the organizations we represent.
To its dedicated fans, JoAnn Fabrics wasn’t just a fabric store. It was a vital hub for small businesses – wedding dress makers, upholsters, milliners and rug repairers. It taught generations to make, fix and craft. A visit sparked new ideas in a way that shopping online just can’t replicate.
The staff and Boards of Directors of the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives (NYCNOWC) and the Madison Worker Cooperative Network (MadWorC) are proposing multiple changes to the bylaws of the United States Federations of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) in order to restore member control of its governance and operations.
Over her decades-long career with USDA Rural Development, Margaret Bau helped establish and strengthen dozens of cooperatives throughout rural America. Her work empowered communities to create locally owned solutions that increased economic opportunity and strengthened rural resilience.
