It’s here! We’re so excited to share our 2020 year in review, designed by Samara Collective, a worker owned strategic media and communications firm. Over a year has passed since the national pandemic was announced in the U.S. and we are so grateful for a strong network of collaborators, clients, and team members to support
“Until the killing of black men, black mothers’ sons, becomes as important to the rest of the country as the killing of a white mother’s son, we who believe in freedom cannot rest.” ― Ella Baker This has been a hard week, in a hard year, in a hard half millennium or so. What are people
For Immediate Release: Contact: Annik Paul, Cooperative Development Institute: (802) 851-0110 Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC: (603) 513-2791 Paul Nesky, Board President, Sterling View Cooperative Community: (802) 371-8440 HYDE PARK, Vt. – Resident ownership has long been on the minds of the residents at the
CDI centers our work in collective liberation. Collective liberation recognizes that we all suffer under systems of oppression and systemic racism, and only by working together can we create safe communities where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. Historically, Asian Americans have been discriminated against in numerous ways. During the pandemic they have been
Written By Noémi Giszpenc, CDI’s executive director One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, women’s economic status in the United States has plummeted back to levels not seen since 1987, when Women’s History Month was first established. A combination of job losses focused in hospitality and food service, care and education, and retail, along with childcare
In 2020, our Freedom and Justice for All working group changed its name to the Collective Liberation working group. It also grew to include 8 members of our staff and board. As 2021 dawns, we are placing Collective Liberation at the heart of our strategic planning. Everything we do flows from and leads to collective
Written by Noemi Giszpenc, executive director (Hat tip: N.K. Jemisin) Making a special time to celebrate Black History is an unfortunate symptom of living in a white supremacist society. That said, we ♥ Black History! There is so much to learn and be inspired by–and, of course, to be aware of as we make our
Scarcely a week into 2021, we have had to witness a violent attack on lawmakers in the Capitol. CDI cherishes democracy as a fundamental life-affirming principle. There is certainly much to criticize and contest within the system, and much change to demand and work toward, but causing people to fear for their safety is a
Congratulations to the Homestead Acres Co-op, Inc., which refinanced their cooperative on December 15th. Homestead Acres has been struggling for several years to find funding for several important infrastructure projects in their community –including an urgent replacement of their existing pump station. Though the cooperative had been interested in obtaining grants for these projects, grants
Written by Noemi Giszpenc, CDI’s executive director “Never forget that justice is what love looks like in public” – Cornel West We are midway between Halloween and Thanksgiving, so it seems appropriate enough to say that we can be grateful for our fears. I hope that it is also a little jarring. Fear? Really? Is
