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  • A Co-operative MakerSpace: Building Community Part 2

    The co-op makerspace for Sharon, Massachusetts, had its second pop-up event in Sharon’s town center. See the video created by KingBird Content for this event. Input is sought for this project’s development; if you have ideas or skills to share, let the group know at sharonmakerspace@gmail.com. Building community with shared know-how, tools, and space, is central Read more

  • Co-op and Makerspace, Together?

    Is there a way to combine a co-operative with the new movement in makerspaces? In Sharon, Massachusetts, the idea of combining the two is being explored. A recent Green Day Event started a promotion of both. See a video produced by KingBird Content to get the more attention focused on co-ops and makerspaces: Coops and Read more

  • Co-ops in Massachusetts

    Living in Massachusetts, I’m excited by what is happening with co-operative businesses. Yet the co-operative movement in the state is indicative of the wider movement: a conglomeration of disparate businesses and resources that can be difficult to navigate and understand. Below is an informal sampling of what is happening with co-ops in Massachusetts. Could there be a Read more

  • Co-operatives and Capitalism

    A friend commented that this blog is anti-capitalist. I can understand this perception, but want to prove that co-ops are not anti-capitalist. It should be noted that co-ops are, generally speaking, profit generating enterprises. What is unique about them is sharing wealth. As Stacey Cordeiro from the Boston Center for Community Ownership phrases it, co-ops subordinate capital. Read more

  • Governance of Large Co-ops

    Big in co-operative news right now is the troubled leadership of the Co-operative Group. Controversy has consumed the group’s management and led to the resignation of its leader, Euan Sutherland. One of my favorite reporters on the topic, Anthony Murray, has been following the developments closely for Co-operative News. He reports that fault lies with the directors, described Read more

  • Together

    Together is the title of a video, currently on the ICA website. The 40-minute video was produced by CECOP – CICOPA Europe,  m30m S. Coop [sic], and producer Leire Luengo. It covers co-operatives in four countries: France, Poland, Italy, and Spain. As ICA states, the video shows the resiliency these co-operatives offer their members. They’ve Read more

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