As to what kind of person tends to join the tech worker co-op movement, their profile is now starting to change, in the UK at least. Richard Rowley, Founder of the Agile Collective, which is a member of the Co-operative Technologies network, explains:
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government plans to establish cooperatives in every village to absorb local agricultural products and shorten the distribution chain to consumers.
Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan said the budget for the so-called Red and White cooperatives will come from the existing village funds of Rp1 billion (nearly US$61,000) allocated to each village annually.
Following a limited meeting led by President Prabowo Subianto on Monday, Hasan stated that up to 80,000 villages nationwide will set up these cooperatives.
For this special podcast episode we spoke to the out-going board president of Federated Co-operatives Limited, Sharon Alford. With International Women’s Day coming up we want to get her perspective as the first woman to lead this iconic institution.
Sharon shares useful insights for women who are heading their own co-ops and anyone who serves on a co-op board. This conversation highlights the depth of her integrity and why she’s been a trusted and effective leader for the past five years.
International Women’s Day during the International Year of Cooperatives is a unique opportunity to reflect on the progress made in the fight for gender equality for women members of cooperatives. It is also timely to acknowledge the great contribution made to the cooperative sector in terms of gender equality and women’s empowerment, especially as the development of cooperatives have, since they were created, relied on the contribution of women. This year’s theme, “For ALL Women and Girls: Equality. Rights.
The notion of “mutual aid” is relatively new in name, but it mirrors a concept that’s been prioritized by Indigenous cultures since time immemorial: a focus on the collective. A foundational value among Native American communities, it stands in stark contrast to America’s modern hyper-fixation on the individual.
Unionized REI employees are calling on members of the outdoor retail co-op to vote no in this year’s board of director elections after the company excluded two union-backed candidates from the ballot.
The two were Tefere Gebre, chief program officer at the international environmental advocacy group Greenpeace USA, and Shemona Moreno, a Seattle climate activist who leads the nonprofit 350 Seattle.
Join us for our 3-part "Living Black History Series" in celebration of Women’s History Month women whose work with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund has been instrumental in advancing the cooperative movement across the rural South:
Dr. Carol Prejean Zippert – Monday, February 24 at Noon ET | 11 AM CT, will discuss organizing cooperatives with a focus on credit unions.
Registration Now Open!! / ¡Registro ahora disponible!
May 16-17, 2025The 2025 California Cooperative Conference will convene in Davis, CA on May 16 and 17.
Mark your calendars and join us!
La Conferencia Cooperativa de California 2025 se llevará a cabo en Davis, CA el 16 & 17 de mayo.
¡Marca tus calendarios y únete a nosotros - el registro ya está disponible!
Experience Cuba’s vibrant culture and people. Join one of our delegations of activists, scholars and cooperativists for a unique, in-depth look at a changing society. Learn about Cuba’s public goods such as free health care, and education provided by the state, Cuba's collective production in agricultural and urban cooperatives, its forms of democratic governance, its private businesses, its community projects and more.
A list of worker co-ops and projects working on economic democracy and collective ownership at work, in the UK. And federations, alliances and co-op projects internationally with relevance to us in the UK. This list is not exhaustive!
A limited-equity housing cooperative is a form of shared housing in which many individuals or families jointly purchase housing, often a multi-unit home. Instead of owning a particular unit within it, each party owns a share of the property as a whole, which expands access to home ownership for lower-income people.
Mutual aid was a buzzword in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton fires in January. There was an outpouring of donation and volunteer support to grassroots organizations, some that have existed for several years but hadn’t ever seen that level of support.
