Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Manufacturing

October 28, 2021

A Failure of Cooperative Governance

Professor Imanol Basterretxea discusses some of the governance failures that helped lead to the collapse of the Mondragon cooperative Fagor Electrodoméstico.

Manufacturing Worker Cooperatives Democratic Dialog & Deliberation Western Europe
May 17, 2021

A Tight-Knit Worker Co-op

Michael Johnson interviews Gail Haines about life and work at the Green Mountain Spinnery.

Manufacturing Worker Cooperatives
September 19, 2019

Coming Home to Casa di Alice

Western Europe solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Immigrant Justice Workplace Democracy Community-Run Centers Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Community Development Land Tenure & Stewardship Manufacturing Mutual Aid Social Services
August 26, 2019

Post-Soviet Co-ops

Central Asia Economic Justice Environmental Justice Producer Cooperatives Land Tenure & Stewardship Manufacturing
August 5, 2019

Awesome Games Done Right

United States Linking Opposition & Alternatives Collectives Worker Cooperatives Arts & Cultural Creation Manufacturing Organizational Support & Development
July 6, 2018

Making, Adapting, Sharing

Eastern Europe Western Europe cooperative commonwealth place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Networking & Collaboration Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Construction & Repair Land Tenure & Stewardship Manufacturing
June 23, 2017

The Story of Rise Up!

United States Canada cooperative commonwealth Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Peace Building Workplace Democracy Collectives Worker Cooperatives Arts & Cultural Creation Education Manufacturing Publishing & Printing Retail Trade
May 19, 2017

Against the Grain

United States cooperative commonwealth Workplace Democracy Worker Cooperatives Manufacturing
October 28, 2016

Self-Empowerment Through Cooperative Enterprise

Latin America cooperative economy place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Environmental Justice Collectives Producer Cooperatives Worker Cooperatives Community Development Food Manufacturing Mutual Aid
August 26, 2016

Canning for Change

Latin America solidarity economy Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Producer Cooperatives Worker Cooperatives Community Development Food Manufacturing Mutual Aid Storage & Distribution