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Book Review: Worker Cooperatives and Deep Democracy "In their travels they witnessed a diversity of projects that transformed extractive economics by creating a common benefit economics embedded with values of democratic participation, care, and ecological sensitivity."
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Book Review: Worker Cooperatives and Deep Democracy
The unique communities described in great detail in the recently published Worker Cooperatives and Deep Democracy are utopian in vision but thoroughly practical in their everyday functioning.
https://geo.coop/articles/book-review-worker-cooperatives-and-deep-democracy
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"During and after Spainâs brutal civil war, particularly hard-hit areas survived repression thanks to cooperation and local self-reliance..."
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Cooperation vs Authoritarianism in Spain
How do people and cultures survive under dictatorship?
https://lauraflanders.substack.com/p/cooperation-vs-authoritarianism-spain
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A Co-operative Approach to End-of-Life Planning and Care "Funerals can be expensive and confusing, and require making decisions at an extremely difficult time...But, as is often the case, creating a co-operative can make this process better."
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Hell Gate *subscribe today!*
19 days ago
Time is running out! Act now! The Hell Gate Trial Subscription Sale is ending soon, along with your chance to get a free copy of the Courts of Contempt zine, the most important piece of journalism on local judicial elections.....maybe ever??? DON'T MISS OUT!
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Medford Food Co-op
19 days ago
We have some news to share... We're closing on the purchase of a NEW PROPERTY!!!!! Stay up to date on our Expansion Project by visiting
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Meet the St. Paul
#Cooperatives
Transforming Ownership with the LOCAL Fund
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Meet the St. Paul Cooperatives Transforming Ownership with the LOCAL Fund
YouTube video by Nexus Community Partners
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-LihChJzMM
19 days ago
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"In September of 2025, Riverwest lost its eponymous food co-op on the corner of Clarke and Fratney. Covid had been the nail in the coffin to the Riverwest Co-opâs demise, yet its end could have been foreseen for several years..."
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The death and Renaissance of Milwaukee Food Co-ops
Riverwest Co-op struggled for the past several years as Outpost continued to grow.
https://shepherdexpress.com/news/features/the-death-and-renaissance-of-milwaukee-food-co-ops/
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House passes 2026 Farm Bill with key
#cooperative
priorities
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House passes 2026 Farm Bill with key cooperative priorities - NCBA CLUSA
On April 30, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 by a [âŠ]
https://ncbaclusa.coop/blog/house-passes-2026-farm-bill-with-key-cooperative-priorities/
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Our weekly newsletter is packed with
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and
#SolidarityEconomy
goodness!
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đŹ GEO Weekly Newsletter | Solidarity Economic Circuits and Economic Liberation | The Dream of a Latino Textile Cooperative
https://newsletter.geo.coop/archive/newsletter-05-12-26
21 days ago
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Report praises Equal Care Co-op and similar orgs as "laboratories of social innovation."
#Coops
#HomeCare
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Laboratories of Social Innovation
Nottingham Trent University researcher Maimoona Waseem and Genevieve Shanahan of Cardiff University have recently published an academic paper that highlights Equal Care Co-op as an example of 'transfo...
https://geo.coop/articles/laboratories-social-innovation
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Dylan Hatch has a very interesting presentation on Union Co-ops and Unionized Co-ops (there's a difference). Video and transcript đ
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Building a Cooperative Labour Movement
This Co-op Conversation contextualizes the recent surge of unionized worker co-ops, or âunion co-ops,â in the United States within the structural aims and orientations of the respective movements.
https://geo.coop/articles/building-cooperative-labour-movement
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The Cooperative Economy
about 1 month ago
Support businesses that are directly owned by the people who work in them. Worker co-ops empower workers with ownership and democratic control, and the profits go to them.
#MayDay
#LabourDay
#InternationalWorkersDay
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Find a Worker Co-op â U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives
https://www.usworker.coop/directory/
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Our weekly newsletter is out!
#Cooperatives
#Community
#Sustainability
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đŹ GEO Weekly Newsletter | Brazilian Co-ops: Path to a Green Economy | How and Why to Open a Community Center
https://newsletter.geo.coop/archive/newsletter-04-28-26
about 1 month ago
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Join us for an evening of
#Poetry
and
#Solidarity
! May 4th, 6 pm ET
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Grassroots Poetry Slam!
GEO is hosting a Poetry Slam for the Worker Co-op and Solidarity Economy movements on May 4th, 2026!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grassroots-poetry-slam-tickets-1984979006643
about 1 month ago
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Effective governance in
#WorkerCoops
- a webinar by and for worker cooperators. via
@vawc.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uips...
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Effective Governance: Workshop By and For Worker Co-operatives, brought to you by VAWC
YouTube video by Valley Alliance of Worker Co-operatives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uipsWX9iYUE
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âYou canât buy a revolution, but you can support a paper fighting for oneâ: Journalism cooperativesâ organizational traits and journalistic missions
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about 1 month ago
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GEO is back in print after an 18 year hiatus. Len would be proud.
#WorkerCoops
#SoldiarityEconomy
about 1 month ago
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Brazilian Cooperatives show the way to a green economy
#Cooperatives
#Brazil
#Sustainability
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Brazilian Cooperatives: The Path to a Green Economy
The Organization of Brazilian Cooperatives (OCB) took a stand to support the UN Climate Summit, COP30, held in Belem, Brazil on the edge of the Amazon rainforest. The OCB issued a Manifesto outlining ...
https://geo.coop/articles/brazilian-cooperatives-path-green-economy
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Join us for an evening of
#Poetry
and
#Solidarity
! May 4th, 6 pm ET
www.eventbrite.com/e/grassroots...
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Grassroots Poetry Slam!
GEO is hosting a Poetry Slam for the Worker Co-op and Solidarity Economy movements on May 4th, 2026!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/grassroots-poetry-slam-tickets-1984979006643
about 1 month ago
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Members of four
#WorkerCoops
in the creative industries talk about their co-ops at the 2026 BRIC Summit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Gbi...
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Creative Worker Cooperatives - 2026 BRIC Summit
YouTube video by BRIC Foundation
https://youtube.com/watch?v=4GbiOAAvfXQ
about 2 months ago
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"In my daily life and organizing, I encounter people of various ages and backgrounds who feel stuck or unsure of what to do in this America. Thatâs when I recall Mr. Rogersâ wise words: âLook for the helpersâ..."
msmagazine.com/2026/04/01/c...
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The Antidote to Despair Is Finding our Role in Community Building
Hyperlocal organizing, mutual aid and community care can help transform political despair into collective action.
https://msmagazine.com/2026/04/01/community-building-local-organizing-mutual-aid-democracy-trump-activists/
2 months ago
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Coop Exchange, a project to create co-op funding platform, is closing up shop after failing to raise ÂŁ14 million.
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Coop Exchange
https://coop.exchange/
2 months ago
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"The authorâs task here is to explain the functioning of a democratic market and how market democratization, actual perfect competition, might be achieved in the face of monopoly, oligopoly, centralization, and other anti-competitive phenomena." ~Matt Noyes, translator
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Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 19
The authorâs task here is to explain the functioning of a democratic market and how market democratization, actual perfect competition, might be achieved in the face of monopoly, oligopoly, centraliza...
https://geo.coop/articles/cooperative-enterprise-and-market-economy-chapter-19
2 months ago
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3 months ago
HEIST is a worker-owned online magazine, founded by writers and editors who spent years in Berlinâs media landscape and felt something essential was missing. Launching soon.
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How to Resolve Conflict Cooperatively: An Interview with Paul Kahawatte This month Punchcardâs guest is Paul Kahawatte, a member of Navigate and an experienced mediator working with communities, cooperatives, and social movements.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxTu...
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How to Resolve Conflict Cooperatively w/ Paul Kahawatte
YouTube video by workerscoop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxTucKqvvws
2 months ago
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Building a democratic economy is hard work! Sometimes it's good to recharge with some uplifting art. Join GEO for an evening of sharing poetry with our
#Cooperative
and
#SolidarityEconomy
comrades! May 4th, 6 pm Eastern
geopoetryslam.eventbrite.com
geo.coop/articles/get...
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Grassroots Poetry Slam!
GEO is hosting a Poetry Slam for the Worker Co-op and Solidarity Economy movements on May 4th, 2026!
https://GEOPoetrySlam.eventbrite.com
2 months ago
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Our Weekly Newsletter is out!
#CreativeCommons
#SolidarityEconomy
#Cooperatives
#Poetry
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đŹ GEO Weekly Newsletter | The Best CC License for the Solidarity Economy | An Evening of Poetry with GEO
https://newsletter.geo.coop/archive/newsletter-03-24-26
2 months ago
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â ïž Important info for US Mutual Aid groups! We Asked Tax Experts Everything About Mutual Aid
#MutualAid
#Taxes
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We Asked Tax Experts Everything About Mutual Aid - Racket
Does the IRS want a piece of your fundraising dollars? Here's what we know.
https://racketmn.com/we-asked-tax-experts-everything-about-mutual-aid
2 months ago
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Shared Platforms Strengthen Canadian Mutual Aid Efforts
#MutualAid
#Canada
futureofgood.co/long-read-sh...
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LONG READ: Shared platforms strengthen grassroots, mutual aid work â yet funders know little about them â Future of Good
Non-profits and groups without charitable numbers often need to find a 'legal home' in a charity to access grant funding. Shared platforms are a solution.
https://futureofgood.co/long-read-shared-platforms-strengthen-grassroots-mutual-aid-work-yet-funders-know-little-about-them/
2 months ago
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Get Ready for a Grassroots Poetry Slam!
#Poetry
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Get Ready for a Grassroots Poetry Slam
find a (relatively) short poem to share and bring it to our May 4th virtual Solidarity Economy Poetry Slam!
https://geo.coop/articles/get-ready-grassroots-poetry-slam
2 months ago
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#Cooperative
#Housing
Webinar April 2nd "Community ownership of real estate is a powerful and increasingly popular approach to keeping land and property affordable, preventing displacement, and building wealth that stays local."
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From Public Experiments to Field Formation: Lessons from Chicago Co-ops
Join us for the launch and discussion about the first case study from the COLA Lab detailing housing co-ops in Chicago
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/from-public-experiments-to-field-formation-lessons-from-chicago-co-ops-tickets-1983268620833
2 months ago
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What's the best
#CreativeCommons
license for building the
#SolidarityEconomy
? Steve Herrick makes a case for CC BY-SA.
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The Best Creative Commons License for the Solidarity Economy
If we want to expand the solidarity economy by building the knowledge commons, the best license to use is CC BY-SA.
https://geo.coop/articles/best-creative-commons-license-solidarity-economy
3 months ago
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This week's newsletter features an interview with a the People's Plumbing
#WorkerCoop
about gift economics, and memories of a founding member of GEO, Len Krimerman.
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đŹ GEO Weekly Newsletter | Building Community with the Gift of Plumbing | Memories of Len Krimerman from the GEO Collective
https://newsletter.geo.coop/archive/newsletter-03-17-26
3 months ago
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Cooperatives, labour processes and the mobilization of the precarious â from injustice to strategic positioning in a âglobal worldâ?
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Cooperatives, labour processes and the mobilisation of the precarious : From injustice to strategic positioning in a âglobal worldâ?
textabstractCooperatives are often seen as an effective and participative way of mobilizing workers, especially in times of crisis. In recent years many organisations have advocated cooperatives as me...
https://www.academia.edu/104844775/Cooperatives_labour_processes_and_the_mobilisation_of_the_precarious_From_injustice_to_strategic_positioning_in_a_global_world_
3 months ago
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Memories of Len Krimerman from the Grassroots Economic Organizing Collective
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Memories of Len Krimerman from the Grassroots Economic Organizing Collective
Members of Grassroots Economic Organizing share memories of our dearly departed co-founder, Len Krimerman.
https://geo.coop/articles/memories-len-krimerman-grassroots-economic-organizing-collective
3 months ago
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"Join your colleagues in the repair, share, and reuse community from near and far for 2 days of inspiration, peer-learning, and conversation!"
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Repair x Share Summit 2026: Building a Care Economy
https://events.zoom.us/ev/AgQpuMyzzHc6TW5bVa3EiCeYdt7FhR9gqHudmf6i6Exl960atz8o~Apfj6b860NlGn-TLFJ1HpTliLAQU0wdZoq2rhjT0sTrMIxbwl8h8w-0wQQ
3 months ago
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We talked to People's Plumbing of Cleveland, who are running their
#WorkerCoop
on a
#GiftEconomy
model!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Zm...
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How to Run a Business on Unconditional Love | Interview with People's Pluming Worker Co-op
YouTube video by Grassroots Economic Organizing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ZmAZTdH8s
3 months ago
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Our weekly newsletter is out!
#Cooperative
#SolidarityEconomy
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đŹ GEO Weekly Newsletter | Remembering Len Krimerman | The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society
https://newsletter.geo.coop/archive/newsletter-03-10-26
3 months ago
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Remembering GEO co-founder Len Krimerman "Len lived a rich and pioneering life as a community-engaged professor and a leading light of the worker democracy and grassroots economic cooperative movement."
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Remembering Len Krimerman
Len Krimerman, co-founder of Grassroots Economic Organizing, as well as many other things, passed away this last December. A beloved and hard-working comrade, he will be greatly missed by those he lea...
https://geo.coop/articles/remembering-len-krimerman
3 months ago
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The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society "Today, the ULCCS is Asiaâs largest workersâ cooperative, and it was ranked second in the 2021 World Cooperative Monitor list of industry and utilities cooperatives."
#Cooperatives
#India
#WorkeCoops
geo.coop/articles/ura...
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The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society
Today, the ULCCS is Asiaâs largest workersâ cooperative, and it was ranked second in the 2021 World Cooperative Monitor list of industry and utilities cooperatives.
https://geo.coop/articles/uralungal-labour-contract-cooperative-society
3 months ago
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"In this chapter, Luis Razeto identifies the key to the democratic transformation of the market â 'the formation of a new social block, a subject of transformational action, the bearer of a new structure of social action'..."
#Cooperatives
#SolidarityEconomy
#Economics
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Cooperative Enterprise and Market Economy: Chapter 18
In this chapter, Luis Razeto identifies the key to the democratic transformation of the market â âthe formation of a new social block, a subject of transformational action, the bearer of a new structu...
https://geo.coop/articles/cooperative-enterprise-and-market-economy-chapter-18
3 months ago
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How five foodie journalists revived a famous magazine as a
#WorkerCoop
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A Gourmet for the People
How a group of food writers is reviving a legendary magazine as a worker-owned cooperative.
https://geo.coop/articles/gourmet-people
3 months ago
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Laid-Off Workers Organise As A
#Cooperative
And Want To Set Up Their Own Business
www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO26...
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Factory Occupation In Italy: Laid-Off Workers Organise As A Cooperative And Want To Set Up Their Own Business
In a kind of permanent works council, the workers at the GKN factory take turns in eight-hour shifts. Under the name âCollettivo di Fabbrica,â they are fighting to keep their jobs and for the climate-...
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO2602/S00197/factory-occupation-in-italy-laid-off-workers-organise-as-a-cooperative-and-want-to-set-up-their-own-business.htm
3 months ago
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Topia Coffee Co-Op Rebrands as Radical Bean Cooperative
www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/topi...
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Topia Coffee Co-Op Rebrands as Radical Bean Cooperative - Cincinnati Magazine
Even with a name change, this worker-owned coffee shop still puts community first.
https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/article/topia-coffee-co-op-rebrands-as-radical-bean-cooperative/
3 months ago
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"Bharat Taxi, a platform co-op designed as a driver-owned alternative to capital-extractive models like Uber, was launched this month in New Delhi...The platform is run as a multi-state co-op, with drivers...joining as members, shareholders and co-owners."
www.thenews.coop/indias-co-op...
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India's co-ops minister officially launches driver-owned Bharat Taxi
Bharat Taxi, a platform co-op designed as a driver-owned alternative to the likes of Uber, was launched this month in New Delhi
https://www.thenews.coop/indias-co-ops-minister-officially-launches-driver-owned-bharat-taxi/
3 months ago
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Other Tech Worlds are Possible - via Brazil's Homeless Workers' Movement (MTST)
digilabour.com.br/wp-content/u...
3 months ago
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"Rupay is an employment lawyer in Germany, fighting for workersâ rights. Frustrated, working in a system rigged against workers, he sought out more empowering alternatives and discovered worker cooperatives."
#WorkerCoops
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3Uy...
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Berlinâs Worker Co-op for Migrants & Cleaners w/ Rupay Dahm
YouTube video by workerscoop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3UyPC7L8b4
3 months ago
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Small tea producers in Kerala, India came together to create their own branding and facilities as a way to avoid exploitative corporate tea factories. Now they are thriving!
#Cooperative
#Tea
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The Sahya Tea Cooperative
Designed to process 15,000 kg of green leaves per day, the Sahya Tea Cooperative generates employment for more than 150 workers, most of them recruited from the agricultural working class and peasantr...
https://geo.coop/articles/sahya-tea-cooperative
3 months ago
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Financing freedom: how we funded our co-op
#Housing
#Coops
raythespirit.com/blog/2025/12...
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Financing freedom: how we funded our co-op â Ray
When I shared our recent journey to settling into our new home one of the things that most interested people was how the finances work. It is also the aspect of co-operative living that seems to pre...
https://raythespirit.com/blog/2025/12/8/financing-freedom-how-we-funded-our-co-op
3 months ago
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How do you make limitedâequity housing coâops work on a community land trust? What does it take to convert a manufactured home community into resident ownership? And what exactly is a permanent real estate coâop? Find out in this webinar!
#Housing
#Coops
ncbaclusa.coop/blog/cdf-int...
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CDF introduces new catalog of shared equity models helping communities secure permanently affordable housing - NCBA CLUSA
How do you make limitedâequity housing coâops work on a community land trust? What does it take to convert a [âŠ]
https://ncbaclusa.coop/blog/cdf-introduces-new-catalog-of-shared-equity-models-helping-communities-secure-permanently-affordable-housing/
3 months ago
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