Boston-area co-operators: here is a fun chance to meet great co-op people and donate to a wonderful cause. Everyone else: please consider making a donation anyway!Scholarships to the conference will cost about $100 each, and the Boston organizing committee is
Scholarships Available for attending National Worker Co-op Conference
**** PLEASE FORWARD AND POST WIDELY **** Announcing USFWC Member Conference Scholarships The USFWC will offer 4 scholarships of $250 each to members of USFWC member workplaces to attend the national worker cooperative conference this year. These scholarships are intended
DVD set on starting worker co-ops now available
At long last! The 1st Edition of “This Way Out: A Guide To Starting A Worker Cooperative” is here! Trailer here: http://youtu.be/a0g4Z8hhqDgGo to http://www.mightysmallfilms.com/This_Way_Out.html to buy a copy. With tax and shipping and handling, it’s a very affordable $30. The
Cooperative Teach-In Initiative Launches
Cooperative Teach-In Initiative We at the Toolbox for Education and Social Action (TESA) would like to announce the official launch of the“Cooperative Teach-In Initiative” as a part of the UN-Declared 2012 International Year of Cooperatives. The Cooperative Teach-In focuses on
My Co-op Rocks Contest Opens Today, 3/1
In honor of the 2012 International Year of Cooperatives, StrongerTogether.coop has upped the ante on prizes for this year’s My Co-Op Rocks video and photo contest. Six winning filmmakers and shutterbugs will receive up to $1,500 in gift certificates at
An Inescapable Network of Mutuality
What is the Power of Love? Dear Co-operator, Happy Valentine’s Day, and Happy Black History Month. We hope that the power of love is at work in your heart, in your cooperative, and in your neighborhood. We are Bound Together
Winter 2012 CooperationWorks! Newsletter
For news and information on co-op development centers throughout the U.S., see the Winter 2012 issue of NetWorks, the CooperationWorks! newsletter.
Register now for FREE Food Co-op/Buying Club Start-up Training Webinars!
Food Co-op Initiative (http://foodcoopinitiative.coop/) and CDS Consulting Co-op (http://www.cdsconsulting.coop/) are pleased to present a series of all-new webinars addressing the specific needs of new food co-op organizers! The series of six live presentations will begin on January 10. All sessions
HR 3677 – It’s Official!
It’s official,Congressman Chaka Fattah introduced the National Cooperative Development Act – H.R. 3677 on December 15th.“It’s high time for Cooperatives — a great idea that has emerged from and gained success in our urban neighborhoods as well as rural communities
Rep. Fattah Introduces Bill to Spur the National Cooperative Movement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 15, 2011 Contact: Ron Goldwyn 215/387.6404 Ron.Goldwyn@mail.house.gov Rep. Fattah Introduces Bill to Spur the National Cooperative Movement WASHINGTON D.C., Dec. 15 – Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Congressional leader for the national cooperative movement, especially urban co-ops,