Presented by Steve Dubb (The Democracy Collaborative), Rachel Plattus (New Economy Coalition), Joe Rinehart (US Federation of Worker Cooperatives & Democracy at Work Institute), Farzana Serang (CoFED), & Lisa Stolarski (Center for Community- Based Enterprises)
Presented by Cecile Reuge (University of Vermont & Vermont Workers' Center)
In the 1880s, the Knights of Labor, known as largest labor union in the world at the time, organized a network of almost 200 industrial cooperatives across the United States. Today, the presence of labor unions is at an all-time low. Meanwhile the cooperative movement continues to grow, but in whose best interest? This resource will explore the history of food cooperatives within the broader context of cooperative and labor movements as well as workers rights in food consumer cooperatives.
Presented by Vivian Onuoha
Presented at NASCO Institute by Jim Jones (Collective Seeds Consulting Cooperative)
A history of group housing cooperatives in North America. A look at both student and community based cooperatives, starting in 1873 and continuing to the present. How did we all get here? Why aren't there co-ops like ours in other countries? What events in our country have influenced and affected our cooperatives?
Session materials from "Board & Member Roles & Responsibilities," which was led by Daniel Kronovet (Berkeley Student Cooperative) at NASCO Institute 2014 and 2015.
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The handout from the Institute 2013 Fair Housing workshop.
The minutes and commentary from the 2013 NASCO Annual General Meeting
This handout is from Laird Schaub's (Fellowship for Intentional Community) workshop titled "Consensus 101" at NASCO Institute 2013.
