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Happy #CoopMonth As we continue to celebrate co-op month, our members will be sharing why they are members of VAWC and we tie those thoughts to the co-op principles. Today, @flatironcoop.bsky.social shares theirs in the spirit of principle 3, Member Economic Participation #builtforthismoment

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Happy #CoopMonth! As we continue to celebrate our members will be sharing why they are members of VAWC and we tie those thoughts to the co-op principles. Today, Nubbernaut Studios shares theirs. 2. Democratic Member Control #coopssupportcoops #Coopmonth2026 #BuiltForThisMoment

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Co-ops are all over the radio during October, AKA #CoopMonth. We've got spots running on WHMP WRSI - 93.9 The River Pure Oldies 101.3 and Rewind all month. Tune in from anywhere! WHMP here: whmp.com The River here: www.wrsi.com Thanks U.S. Co-ops and International Cooperative Alliance

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#SaveTheDate Join us on Monday, October 26th, 8 pm ET, to celebrate the release of our latest installment of the GEO Journal, and to discuss the theme of the issue: Union Worker Co-ops. Tickets are free, so pick your up today! #WorkerCoops #Unions luma.com/0u9j9wgm

luma.comGEO Journal Release Party! · Zoom · LumaJoin the GEO Collective to celebrate the release of the latest issue of the GEO Journal! We'll be exploring and expanding on this quarter's theme: Union Worker…

#SaveTheDate Join us on Monday, October 26th, 8 pm ET, to celebrate the release of our latest installment of the GEO Journal, and to discuss the theme of the issue: Union Worker Co-ops. Tickets are free, so pick your up today! #WorkerCoops #Unions luma.com/0u9j9wgm

luma.comGEO Journal Release Party! · Zoom · LumaJoin the GEO Collective to celebrate the release of the latest issue of the GEO Journal! We'll be exploring and expanding on this quarter's theme: Union Worker…

"Support work can be isolating. Even in a team, you might find yourself working alone most days, with little time or space to reflect on how things are really going. At Equal Care, we’ve been developing a different way of doing things..." #CareWork #Coops blog.equalcare.coop/peer-supervi...

blog.equalcare.coopPeer Supervision: A Quiet Revolution in Support WorkSupport work can be isolating. Even in a team, you might find yourself working alone most days, with little time or space to reflect on how things are really going. At Equal Care, we’ve been developin...

Bookchin and the Legacy of Direct Democracy "[Murray Bookchin] was a true son of the Enlightenment in his respect for clear thought and moral responsibility and in his honest, uncompromising search for a realistic hope." ~Ursula K. Le Guin geo.coop/articles/boo...

geo.coopBookchin and the Legacy of Direct DemocracyBookchin’s works on direct democracy and social ecology seem to directly resonate with the practices of countless contemporary social movements worldwide: from political initiatives directly or indire...

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Love the transcript—especially the part where they discuss collaborative UI decisions for the platform. How do you balance artistic input with technical constraints in a coop setting? #CoopDev #Frontend

Why worker co-ops make sense for #freelancers: "...one freelancer maybe has a 60% chance of being employed on any given day. Four freelancers have a 99% chance that at least a couple of them are employed. Those statistics work in your favor." ~Gwen, EMMA Technology Cooperative

"Workers’ self-management is on the rise, as a response to recurring neoliberal crises: this is the central argument in a new book co-authored by Professor Dario Azzellini, senior researcher at the Institute for Sociology, University of Duisburg-Essen..." www.thenews.coop/can-worker-c...

thenews.coopCan worker control guide the world past a neoliberal crisis?Dario Azzellini talks to Co-op News about his new book, which looks at workers’ self-management as a response to recurring neoliberal crises

Board Ready: A Training Series for New Co-op Directors "We’re excited to introduce Board Ready: A Training Series for New Co-op Directors—a revamped cooperative director training program, now expanded into a five‑part series delivered fully online." #Coops #Training uwcc.wisc.edu/cooperative-...

uwcc.wisc.eduCooperative Director TrainingBoard Ready: A Training Series for New Co-op Directors Outstanding board leadership is a critical component of being a successful cooperative business. Great boards don’t just happen, they are built a...

Negotiating Identity in Care Work: Experiences of LGBTQ+ Care Workers in Equal Care "...the article examines how gender identity and sexual orientation shape experiences of care work beyond conventional discussions of workplace discrimination." geo.coop/articles/neg...

geo.coopNegotiating Identity in Care WorkAcross all conversations, participants described continually negotiating how and when aspects of their identity were disclosed, adapting to the needs of the people they supported while simultaneously ...

"Four cases are reviewed: the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation in the Basque region of Spain, the national worker self-management system of the former Yugoslavia, and political and labor histories of Argentina and the United States of America." #WorkerCoops www.academia.edu/22534325/OWN...

academia.eduOWNERSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND LEADERSHIP IN WORKER COOPERATIVESThis thesis attempts to broaden the understanding of workplace democracy and worker cooperatives particularly focusing on ownership, participation and leadership. Four cases are reviewed: the Mondrago...

"Hi, we are Green Halcones, a social cooperative owned by formerly incarcerated individuals based in Los Angeles, California. We are working to make neighborhoods beautiful, grow healthy food, and protect the environment for future generations." #WorkerCoops geo.coop/articles/int...

geo.coopIntroducing Green HalconesWe are Green Halcones, a social cooperative owned by formerly incarcerated individuals based in Los Angeles, California. We are working to make neighborhoods beautiful, grow healthy food, and protect ...

Wake Up World: ROSCAS Are Apart of the Co-op Family! "Communities across the world have organized member-owned institutions, both formal and informal, to survive against corporatized financial systems." #Coops #Cooperatives #ROSCAS geo.coop/articles/wak...

geo.coopWake Up World: ROSCAS Are Apart of the Co-op Family!Communities across the world have organized member-owned institutions, both formal and informal, to survive against corporatized financial systems. The most predominant cooperative systems across the ...