GLEANINGS

Fed by the Mob

Ethan — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:59:45 -0500

It's like a cooperative barn raising, but it's called a "crop mob"...

Sowing Seeds of Farm Co-op In Detroit

Ethan — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:29:50 -0500

by John Gallagher for Common Dreams

The Mo' Green Town proposal by New York City activist Majora Carter just might hit the sweet spot in Detroit urban agriculture.

Carter visited Detroit recently to talk up her plan to create a worker-owned urban agriculture cooperative venture. By pooling the efforts of numerous small growers in Detroit, it would attempt to grow big enough to generate real profits and a return for investors. But it would be run by local community growers themselves.

Austin: A New Cooperative Development Center

jim — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:52:47 -0500

Third Coast Workers Cooperative (TCWC) is an new cooperative development center in Austin that works with low-income communities to help them produce their own environmentally friendly, worker-owned businesses.

Equal Exchange creating capital for new co-ops

jim — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:42:21 -0500

Equal Exchange, one of the largest and most successful worker co-operatives in the United States, is pioneering a model to provide capital for new co-ops.

The Case for Worker Co-ops

Ethan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:21:48 -0500

Nancy Folbre (UMass Amherst economist) on the economics of worker cooperatives

Lessons from the Asian Solidarity Economy Forum

Ethan — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:48:25 -0500

A report from the recent Forum in Tokyo

Festival of Grassroots Economics: A Report

Ethan — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:05:16 -0400

Organized by Just, Alternative, Sustainable Economics (JASEcon) in Oakland, CA, the Festival of Grassroots Economics brought people together to imagine an "economy for people and planet."

The Economic Revolution is Already Here

Ethan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:32:33 -0400

Gar Alperovitz talks about the thousands of economic innovations that are rising up to challenge "dog-eat-dog capitalism."

Michael Moore: 15 Things Every American Can Do Now

Ethan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:30:11 -0400

The Maker of "Capitalism: a Love Story" has some suggestions for action. They include, among other things, turning your workplace into a cooperative...

Workers Consider Elder-Care Co-op in Wisconsin

Ethan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:26:57 -0400

Workers at an elder care home in Jefferson, Wisconsin are considering the conversion of their workplace to a worker-cooperative.