Grassroots Economic Organizing

Worker Cooperatives

Businesses that are owned and democratically controlled by their workers/employees (called "worker-owners").

December 30, 2014

Kwanzaa’s Ujamaa and Ujima

How to celebrate Kwanzaa's Ujamaa and Ujima

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December 17, 2014

An SBA Loan for Patty Pan Cooperative

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December 8, 2014

The Cooperative Principles, The Common Good, and Solidarity

Creating institutions grounded in the idea the common good.

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December 3, 2014

Some Counter-intuitive Effects of Government Support for Co-ops in Venezuela

Lessons learned from Venezuela's experience with government funding of worker co-ops.

December 3, 2014

The Silent Success Of Cooperatives In The Bolivarian Revolution

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December 1, 2014

DC Solidarity Economy Summit

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November 24, 2014

Co-ops Get a Boost in Seattle

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November 21, 2014

Video: SELC's Vision of a Cooperative Future

The SELC's vision of a cooperative future.

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November 10, 2014

Land, Co-ops, Compost

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November 3, 2014

Documenting a Workers' Paradise

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