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Construction & Repair

December 28, 2023

The Right to Repair and Other Forms of Peer Creativity

Can creativity flourish and remain within the control of commoners? Or will businesses inevitably capture creativity and convert it into private property to make money?

January 9, 2023

Latin American solidarity economies demonstrate the power of the people

Solidaristic principles prove great in theory, but how do they hold up in practice? Specifically, in communities facing historical divestment and disenfranchisement, can mutualism and cooperativism serve as building blocks for crafting more equitable, sustainable economies and societies? 

April 1, 2021

Unstoppable: How Cooperative Businesses are Transforming Communities

Communities across the Philadelphia region are building cooperative businesses to create more equitable and just workplaces, neighborhoods, and cities. This video documents nine communities as they build businesses in construction, accounting, healthcare, solar installation and more.

Citations

Michael Johnson (2021).  Enjoying the Fruit of Collective Labor:  An Interview with Louis Hasbrouk of Pelham Auto.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/articles/enjoying-fruit-collective-labor

March 25, 2021

Enjoying the Fruit of Collective Labor

An interview with Pelham Auto co-founder Louis Hasbrouk