Types of Oppression – Examples
Examples of different types of oppression existing in society at the Individual, Cultural, and Institutional levels.
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Most Popular Resources
NASCO Co-op Organizer's Handbook
The Organizer's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to creating group-equity housing cooperatives. By explaining the cooperative movement, campus and community organizing, nonprofit incorporation, financing, and housing development, this important resource demystifies a challenging project.
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The Fair Housing Act and Your Co-op
Many co-ops don't think much about Fair Housing laws. After all, we all care deeply about social justice, and want to use our coops as a model for a better way to live, and most of us would never dream of committing housing discrimination.
Sample Co-op Bylaws
These sample bylaw can give you an idea of some simple boilerplate language for incorporating your coop. Of course, a coop should get these bylaws looked at before submitting them, but these should give you a good idea of what you may want to do, and let you change things where you need to do so in order to make these match your needs.
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Cooperative Housing Toolbox: A Practical Guide for Cooperative Success
This guide is designed for use by housing cooperative boards of directors, resident members and co-op partners.
'Fist to Five' Voting and Consensus
'Fist to Five' is a tool for gauging support for a proposal or idea in groups that engage in consensus-based decision making. This document describes the 'Fist to Five' process in detail. For more information, see: 'Fist to Five' Activity.
Reproduced without permission from The New School, 38 York St, Kennebunk ME 04043.
Workshop Kit: "Dismantling Rape Culture"
This workshop kit includes the facilitator's guide which provides a step by step breakdown of how to deliver this workshop which is the place to start. Handouts, presentations, articles and activity sheets are also included here. People are encouraged to use the material as-is or adapt it as needed for their particular coop.
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How to Start and Run a Bulk Buying Club with Your Friends & Neighbors
"Bulk buying clubs are often the first pilot project of a student group, and may grow to serve many people in your community or even evolve into a storefront.
Six successful 501(c)3 applications (Form 1023)
This archive contains the Form 1023s and supporting documentation for the following six cooperatives that have successfully become not-for-profit organizations:
- Bloomington Cooperative Living (Indiana, 2011)
- CHÜVA - Cooperative Housing at the University of Virginia (Virginia, 2005)
- Cooperative Roots (California, 2006)
- Kalamazoo Collective Housing (
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
Adapted from Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Social Justice
Paul Kivel, social justice educator, activist, and writer, has been an innovative leader in violence prevention for more than 35 years.