Our Executive Director Noemi Giszpenc was invited by the Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques (Iheap), a post-graduate institute for research and experimentation in art, to present to their New York City program about cooperatives for artists. The session
UHAB Gives CDI Staff a Tour of NYC Co-ops
On Friday, September 19, CDI staff Matt Meyer and Noémi Giszpenc joined experienced and new co-op developers at the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board for a tour of buildings in the Housing Development Fund Corporation program. UHAB provides consultation to boards
Grassroots Organizations Come Together to Advocate for Worker Co-ops In NYC
Our worker co-op friends in NYC are up to it again! Today, May 14th, was the first ever Worker Cooperative Advocacy day in NYC. Participants from inspiring organizations such as The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), Green Worker Cooperatives,
Help Worker Co-op Moms Win $25,000!
Meet Ginger Moon, a graduate of Green Worker Cooperatives’ Coop Academy. Ginger Moon is a mother-owned & run worker co-op based in the Bronx that is dedicated to providing healthy food to new moms and their families. They call themselves “the
This Saturday, 1/25, a screening of Shift Change documentary
Join us for the inaugural film in the Projections series, Word Up’s winter series of film screenings with local filmmakers and neighborhood collaborators! Ecomundo Cleaning & Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria present SHIFT CHANGE DATE: Saturday, January 25, 2014 TIME: 6 PM LOCATION: 2113
1st Annual NYC Worker Cooperative Conference: Economic Democracy and Economic Justice, April 19
Economic Democracy and Economic Justice: The Tale of a New City The New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives will hold its first annual conference of presentations and discussions about economic democracy and the road to economic justice. The
reRoute: Building Youth and Student Power for a New Economy, July 19-21, New York City
Announcing reRoute: Building Youth and Student Power for a New Economy This summer join a diverse new generation of practitioners and organizers from across the US and Canada to share strategies, tools, and stories about our work creating a solidarity
NYC Bookkeeping Co-op startup looking for new members
A Bookkeeping Cooperative (ABC) is looking for two experienced bookkeepers or accountants based in NYC to bring our start-up cooperative to a higher level. We are a worker-owned cooperative that offers day-to-day bookkeeping services to cooperatives, non-profits, social justice endeavors,
Worker Co-op 101 in NYC 1/17
Date: Thursday, January 17th Time: 6 – 8 pm Place: NEDAP, 176 Grand Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10013 Trains: N/R/Q/6/J/Z to Canal Street; B/D to Grand Street Please email info@nycworker.coop with any questions.
Fundraising for the new cohort of Green Worker Cooperatives
The Next Wave of Co-ops are here! The Spring semester of the Coop Academy, our business boot camp for cooperative start-ups, is less than a month away. But before any of the four teams of aspiring cooperative entrepreneurs are able