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Economic Democracy Weekly

Today’s Economic Democracy Weekly begins with an account of how cultural co-ops in Oakland, CA, build on African co-op traditions. Next, we look at a food co-op organizing campaign in Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood and how their efforts are finally taking shape. Then, we offer a story on how a food co-op was formed in West Dayton, OH. Lastly, we highlight a webinar from 2019 in which co-op leaders identified lessons learned from a co-op in Greensboro, NC, that fell short—lessons that inform co-op organizing today.


Cooperatives as Ancestral Technology


Much like the rhythm and rituals that survived the slave-trade, cooperatives, as a form of ancestral technology, continue to link African descendants to Indigenous traditions and systems in service of liberation. Read more...
 
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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville


To get a food co-op to form in Louisville’s largely Black neighborhood of Smoketown, co-op organizers needed to devise a different approach—rooted in community. Read more...
 
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In West Dayton, Ohio, a Food Co-op Heralds a “Black Renaissance”

“We are reimagining what we deserve and, not waiting for Superman, building it ourselves. To me, that is the catalyst and power that Black co-ops and food co-ops in particular have.” Read more...

 
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Anatomy of a Failed Co-op: Lessons from Greensboro’s Renaissance Community Cooperative


In this webinar conversation, leaders of a Black-led co-op in Greensboro discuss why their co-op failed. The lessons learned are being applied in co-ops across the nation.  Watch the video and read more…
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