Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Collectives

Groups organized for a common purpose in which all members share equally in decision-making power.

November 6, 2023

The Spanish Civil War: Lessons in Economic Democracy

The Spanish Civil War and Revolution of 1936 was arguably the 20th century’s greatest experiment in economic democracy. Seizing the opportunity opened by the conflict between the Spanish Republic and right-wing Nationalists, Spain’s workers and peasants built a new economy in the midst of the chaos. 

Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Worker Cooperatives Collectives Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Western Europe
August 8, 2022

How to Start a Bike Kitchen

solidarity economy place-based (local) economics Collectives
October 25, 2021

Organizing for Food Justice in a Texas Food Desert

How food several Dallas food justice organizations joined together to bring healthy food to the city's several food deserts.

Mutual Aid Food Storage & Distribution Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Collectives Economic Justice Immigrant Justice Racial Justice solidarity economy United States
January 4, 2021

The DisCO Elements

A guide to distributed cooperative organizations.

Worker Cooperatives Collectives
September 5, 2019

An Interview with Melanie Conn

Melanie Conn talks about her life in the Canadian co-op movement.

Canada solidarity economy Economic Justice Feminism & Gender Justice Workplace Democracy Collectives Credit Unions Housing Cooperatives Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives Healthcare Organizational Support & Development
August 5, 2019

Awesome Games Done Right

United States Linking Opposition & Alternatives Collectives Worker Cooperatives Arts & Cultural Creation Manufacturing Organizational Support & Development
February 1, 2019

Degeneration and Regeneration in Worker Cooperatives

beyond capitalism market socialism Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Workplace Democracy Collectives Intentional Communities Worker Cooperatives
November 16, 2018

Guerrilla Translation's Open Coop Governance Model

beyond capitalism the commons Accounting Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Feminism & Gender Justice Workplace Democracy Collectives Information Technology
September 14, 2018

Key Facilitation Skills: Working Constructively with Emotions

Peace Building Collectives Intentional Communities Organizational Support & Development
Citations

SolidarityNYC Collective (2018).  A Map of the Heart:  Building a Solidarity Economy Movement in NYC.  Grassroots Economic Organizing (GEO).  https://geo.coop/story/map-heart

July 23, 2018

A Map of the Heart

United States cooperative commonwealth Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Feminism & Gender Justice Immigrant Justice Queer & Trans Liberation Racial Justice Collectives Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives