Tag Archive for: cooperative

Navigating the Divide: Cooperation in the Age of Division
"In this age of fear, cooperation is more necessary — and more revolutionary — than ever. My hope is that we continue to build cooperatives that are authentically by us and for us, spaces where everyone can thrive, not merely survive."

Values in a Rural Town
As we grow together, we’re co-creating a mini economy that builds the basis for an emerging value system — one that doesn’t have to rest on ever-increasing consumption or outward expansion, but rather depends on a more comprehensive, deeper understanding of how we are connected.

Why I Have Built My Life Around Co-op Culture
The act of cooperation predates capitalism. Communities have always worked together to raise each other’s kids, harvest shared food, and trade. Living in community, sharing resources, and interdependence are traditional values.

Imagining a Potential Co-op Future for Minnesota Women’s Press
In the coming year, Minnesota Women's Press will explore whether it can transition into a cooperative, member-owned news organization.

UPDATED: Workers at Mississippi Market Announce Unionization Campaign
On September 19, workers at Mississippi Market Coop Grocery announced that they were unionizing. Their union election date will be October 9.

Climate Underground: Equity for BIPOC Farming
Editor's Note: Because of our self-defined focus on…

The Mutualist Society
One of the priority topics at Minnesota Women's Press is…

Wolves: Part 1
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Ecolutionaries (and yes, we made that word up) are people who believe in infusing long-term support and action into the whole.

Ecolution #2: The Flavor of Money
“What is money but a way to measure value, to facilitate exchange? And what is exchange but a type of relationship between people?”

Ecolution #2: Collectives
We talked with Angela Dawson, founder of a hemp farm co-op based in Central Minnesota.

Co-op women
"We may look like a bunch of grocers, but, really, we come to work every day with the intention of saving our world."

Fueling economic empowerment— with food
Cooperative connects health and wealth


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