Countless other grocery stores in the area, large and small, have closed or changed hands over the decades (Capital Market, Steve’s Market, and Maxham’s Corner Store to name just a few). But in the village of Adamant, 2015 is a milestone year. It marks the 80th year that the Adamant Cooperative store has been continuously serving the residents of the area.
The clinics in turn are part of a far larger and avowedly political movement of well over 400 citizen-run groups – food solidarity centres, social kitchens, cooperatives, “without middlemen” distribution networks for fresh produce, legal aid hubs, education classes – that has emerged in response to the near-collapse of Greece’s welfare state, and has more than doubled in size in the past three years.
A lack of compassion is arguably the cause of many of humankind’s most devastating failures.
However, not long after Laz received the eviction notice, she said a sort of miracle happened: She was approached by two organizers from Omni Commons, a self-styled "radical community resource center" that had just moved into the former rock venue on Shattuck at 48th.
In our work to build communities of opportunity where low-income people and people of color can thrive, we must acknowledge that income is how you get out of poverty, assets are how you stay out.
Such unhealthy work environments and insufficient pay have led a number of these low-wage women to take matters in to their own hands.
Six years ago, the global economy nearly collapsed. Now big corporations and the wealthy are recovering well.
There are many ways to organize a brewery co-op. Black Star has 2 member bases.
"In 2007, we created the F4DC with the idea of creating authentic democracy in communities and social justice organizations. This is something that was largely missing from our work. I truly believe that creating democracy is one of the most important things that we can do. How do we make structures of, by and for the people? That is the simple economic gist of it."
A collection of articles on the state of food cooperatives.
Around 2,500 co-op housing properties have been developed in Victoria state, where social housing represents only 3% of all housing. By contrast, the national average is 5% – while in the UK, social housing accounts for 17% of all households. The lack of affordable housing has resulted in homelessness and unsanitary living conditions.
The need for new leadership in cooperative and community organizing has never been so great. We need people who possess not only the necessary skills to perform their jobs, but also the vision and dedication to bring movements into the new millennium.
In order to thrive, we must educate future co-op leaders about cooperative models and values as a viable alternative to traditional business models.
The Co-operative College is delighted to announce that it has been successful in its bid to the Scottish Government to continue its co-operative development work in Malawi.
While digital technologies offer movements a heightened ability to seize the public’s imagination, evade censorship, and mobilize the flock, Tufekci argues that these same advantages circumvent the difficult, long-term process of building a political organization. What ignites digitally augmented movements at the beginning undermines them in the end.
