How Co-ops Help Businesses Compete in a Globalized Economy cooperativesfirst.com/blog/2025/10...

How to start a #housing #cooperative, and examining Chile's #SolidarityEconomy in this week's newsletter: newsletter.geo.coop/archive/news...

"The 51st is D.C.’s first worker-led nonprofit newsroom. But we’re part of a larger system of cooperative organizations working to build a better world." #WorkerCoops 51st.news/dc-worker-le...

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See you there? 🎺🐸🐦‍⬛ www.instagram.com/p/DQC895ekom3

TIL Karl Polanyi had a plan for an economy centered on worker and consumer co-ops. #Coops economicsociology.org/wp-content/u...

The Ralph K. Morris Foundation is accepting application for the Elroy Webster Cooperative Studies 2025 scholarships. Apply before October 31. #Coops www.ralphkmorrisfoundation.org/elroy-webste...

Subscribe to the GEO Newsletter for a weekly dose of #Cooperative and #SolidarityEconomy goodness in your inbox! newsletter.geo.coop/subscription...

During #CoopWeek2025, we’re celebrating connection and community. At Sahali Housing Co-op, Maria Tanga uses design and storytelling to turn newsletters into bridges that bring members closer. Read more: https://www.chf.bc.ca/building-community-one-newsletter-at-a-time/

Chris Smaje's Vision of a Post-Capitalist Eco-Localism that Works geo.coop/articles/chr...

Rural Grocery Initiative’s new research highlights how collaborative, locally driven models — from rural grocery stores and co-ops to innovative sourcing systems — are helping small town grocers and producers build more resilient local food networks. #Coops www.thepacker.com/news/retail/...

How would your life change if you made $8,241 more per year? Think about the difference it could make for working people living in poverty. Worker cooperatives distribute thousands in patronage (profit-sharing) to their workers, which is in addition to their wages. It makes a difference.

They call themselves the Groundswell Collective. "We realized the good we could do when working together,” Tom said. workingclassstories.substack.com/p/taking-the...

In March, the Brazilian Cooperative Organisation (OCB) published a COP30 Manifesto, after a series of conversations with member organisations and co-op leaders which started at the 15th Brazilian Cooperative Congress in 2024. www.thenews.coop/brazils-co-o...

On Tuesday, October 21, join Shareable and the Tool Library Alliance for a "crossover" session, combining the Library of Things Co-Lab and Mutual Aid 101. secure.givelively.org/event/sharea...

"Coops4Coops is a growing, embeddable digital directory that connects co-operatives offering services to other co-operatives across Canada. Built by and for the co-operative movement, the platform addresses a persistent challenge in our sector..." #Coops #Canada www.youtube.com/watch?v=du_C...

Big thanks to everyone who has made a contribution in the last couple of weeks. It means a lot! 🙏 givebutter.com/PpQwWi

In our newsletter this week we've got musicians bringing #solidarity to their industry, and Luis Razeto writing about the economics of #WorkerCooperatives. @mirlo.space newsletter.geo.coop/archive/news...

We just published chapter 10 of Luis Razeto Migliaro's 'Cooperative Economics & Market Economy', translated by Matt Noyes. geo.coop/articles/coo...

October is National Co-op Month AND 2025 is the UN "International Year of Cooperatives"! Since Wraith Games is a worker co-op, we figured the best way to celebrate would be to share some info about co-ops and why they're rad! Ya'll ready for a thread?

Worker Cooperative Conference Declares Solidarity with Immigrants & People Facing Housing Insecurity #WorkerCoops #Solidarity geo.coop/articles/wor...

Reshaping the Music Industry through #Solidarity #Coops #Music www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn7R...

#WorkerCoop SSG is helping lead climate planning in North America “We were encouraging cities to start thinking about integrating climate action throughout their entire structure before that was a thing,” says Emi Do. “And now that’s become the norm.” www.thenews.coop/ssg-worker-c...

"Our analysis suggests that this state of affairs denies the cooperative sector an opportunity to both address its skill shortages and acquire the organisational capabilities needed to boost the impact of cooperative enterprises." #Coops geo.coop/articles/coo...

"Hannes Gerhardt in his From Capital to Commons...introduces us, as his subtitle states, to an exploration of a world beyond capitalism." geo.coop/articles/cap...

"From 6–14 September 2025, the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum on Food Sovereignty was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, bringing together around 750 delegates from 101 countries, six regional representatives, and fifteen global movements" #FoodSovereignty www.internationaliststandpoint.org/2025-nyeleni...

"In this session, we explore Internal Capital Accounts (ICAs) — a cornerstone of financial participation in worker co-ops — and how they support member wealth-building, engagement, and sustainability." #WorkerCoops www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtr4...

"From 6–14 September 2025, the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum on #FoodSovereignty was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka, bringing together around 750 delegates from 101 countries, six regional representatives, and fifteen global movements..." www.internationaliststandpoint.org/2025-nyeleni...

At our monthly meeting we discovered that we're a few thousand dollars short on covering our expenses for the year! Make a one-time or recurring donation thru our GiveButter page and help GEO continue it's 40 year legacy of covering #WorkerCoops and the #SolidarityEconomy givebutter.com/PpQwWi

‘Empresas Recuperadas’: Argentina’s Recovered Factory Movement geo.coop/articles/emp...

Here's our interview with Mari Nishitani about her recent #cooperative research trip to rural #Nepal where she talked with members of two women's co-ops - one led by an NGO, and the other a grassroots project founded by Dalit women. 🇳🇵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUc...

Interested in #IncomeSharing Communities? Sign up for this webinar with income sharing veterans from the Foundation for Intentional Community. www.ic.org/event/income...

"My name is Camila Tapia, and I’m the Training and Education Coordinator here at USFWC. I’m also a cooperative artist. By that I mean I have an artist worker-owned co-op called Transverse Cooperative..." #WorkerCoops www.usworker.coop/blog/five-qu...

"Sol Power and a group of fellow cooperative businesses are trying to pave the way for workers to democratically run their own workplaces across the state." #WorkerCoops ecori.org/following-so...

Our weekly newsletter is out! This week we've got a review of a James Warbasse book from 1939, and the English translation of Lois Razeto Migliaro's 'Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy'. #Coops #SolidarityEconomy newsletter.geo.coop/archive/news...

CCDS (Centro Cooperativo de Dessarollo y Solidaridad) is building a co-op ecosystem in Boston. coopmatters.com/2025/08/16/e...

Don't miss this great day-in-the-life video with one of Northampton MA's Pedal People! #WorkerCoop #sustainability youtu.be/JahXgey1sK4

This week's newsletter features Mari Nishitani on the differences between grassroots and NGO directed co-ops in Nepal. #coops newsletter.geo.coop/archive/news...

Reimagining NGO Relationships with #Cooperatives geo.coop/articles/rei...

A great video about a great #WorkerCoop, Pedal People in Northampton, MA. This Job Is Trash — But Everyone Loves It www.youtube.com/watch?v=JahX...

Three multi-stakeholder home care cooperatives talk about how they provide top quality care while keeping prices as low as possible and wages as high as possible. geo.coop/articles/lea...

Check out our weekly newsletter for #WorkerCoop and #SolidarityEconomy news and information! newsletter.geo.coop/archive/copy...

Vision and Victory Conference: Expanding Black Employee Ownership November 12 - 14, 2025 Hyatt Regency, Atlanta geo.coop/sites/defaul...

The Role of #Solidarity Finance in Sustainable Local Development in #Ecuador. geo.coop/articles/rol...

Why aren't American Farm Cooperatives more Ambitious? "In this final edition of my mini-series looking at historical examples of collaborative farming, we are turning our attention to the farmers’ cooperative." #Ag #Coops headwatersblog.substack.com/p/why-havent...

"The Olympia City Council unanimously proclaimed 2025 as the Year of Cooperatives, recognizing the vital role cooperatives play in fostering a resilient and inclusive local economy." www.thejoltnews.com/stories/olym...

The Rainbow Grocery worker cooperative is celebrating 50 years of serving the Bay Area! missionlocal.org/2025/08/rain...

"One of the most compelling chapters in Practicing Social Ecology addresses the need to challenge traditional power dynamics and more effectively ground our social movements in practices of social and emotional healing." www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

"Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU), and REI Co-op announced progress on several key topics, including an agreement to establish a national bargaining structure..." www.ufcw.org/press-releas...

The Soft Chaos worker cooperative is not your average indie game development studio. #WorkerCoops #GameDev www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4WS...