Support Rise Up: The Game of People and Power
Lead a march of thousands of people. Write a protest song that goes viral. Fight for what you believe in. Rise Up is a cooperative board game about building people power and taking on oppressive systems to create change. It’s ethically manufactured and made by the creators of Co-opoly: The Game of Cooperatives.
European Commons Assembly
We call for the provision of resources and the necessary freedom to create, manage and sustain our commons. We call upon governments, local and national, as well as European Union institutions to facilitate the defence and growth of the commons, to eliminate barriers and enclosures, to open up doors for citizen participation and to prioritize the common good in all policies.
Toward Post-Capitalist Cities?
In the US, it’s not uncommon to think about cooperatives and non-profit social enterprise as something wholly outside the realm of conventional politics. Yet, in many parts of the world, and increasingly in some corners of the US, government, especially at the local level, plays a critical role in supporting ecosystems of enterprises that are structured to put people and planet before profit.
USFWC Annual Enterprise Survey: Respond by Oct. 7th
It’s that time of year when we ask all worker cooperatives and other democratic workplaces to participate in our annual survey to help study the economic impact and social characteristics of worker-owned/managed enterprises.
SURVEY DEADLINE: October 7, 2016
SURVEY LINK: www.surveymonkey.com/r/D2YNQB2
Co-op Investment Clubs Conversation with Joe Reiman
A discussion between Joe Riemann of the Co-op Principal investment club in Minneapolis and Matt Cropp of the Co-op Water Cooler editorial collective.
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Merger of food cooperatives nears completion
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Associated Wholesale Grocers (AWG) and Affiliated Foods Midwest of Norfolk recently announced that they had reached agreement to combine the two cooperatives’ distribution businesses.
Upcoming Workshop from NYCNoWC
Title: Collective Accountability and Evaluation Systems
Date: Thursday, October 20th, 6:30 -9:30, 136 Laurence St. Brooklyn
A Guide to #BuyTwitter
Twitter is up for sale. Big companies are circling around looking to buy. But what about us, Twitter users? This proposal to turn one of the world’s most important platform utilities into a platform co-op has started spreading from a mere idea to an organizing campaign. Read, spread, and organize!
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