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Philadelphia Citizen

Philadelphia Citizen

Can Worker Co-ops Fix Our Busted Democracy?

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Fund managers line up strategies for shared ownership and community resilience

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People gathered outside a factory, listening to a worker-owner talk about their business

People gathered outside a factory, listening to a worker-owner talk about their business

Video from our 2024 All Network Gathering

This is what networked power for a worker and community-controlled economy looks like.

The Journal of Public and International Affairs

The Journal of Public and International Affairs

“It’s about changing the world. It’s about changing the way that we relate to work and to money.”

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Chronogram

Chronogram

The Hudson Valley’s Cooperative Ownership Movement

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A man and child in front of a modest but incredibly vibrant home

A man and child in front of a modest but incredibly vibrant home

Seed Commons 2023 Impact Report

Flier for "Works for All"

Flier for "Works for All"

Cooperation Cincy to premiere new documentary film highlighting their work

"Worker co-op turns distressed homes in West Baltimore into affordable housing and shared equity"

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Wes Moore at his desk as Maryland governor, eating a pint of Taharka Brothers Ice Cream

Wes Moore at his desk as Maryland governor, eating a pint of Taharka Brothers Ice Cream

Maryland Governor Wes Moore praises Baltimore's Taharka Brothers worker cooperative

Appalachian Field Services/WaterBottle cooperative featured in the Baltimore Banner

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Red Emma's worker cooperative featured in the New York Times

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An illustration of diverse people standing on stacks of money in front of a highway sign that says "Detroit" (via ILSR)

An illustration of diverse people standing on stacks of money in front of a highway sign that says "Detroit" (via ILSR)

ILSR's Building Local Power podcast talks with The Detroit Community Wealth Fund, a Seed Commons peer

If the Workers Take a Notion: ‘Works for All’ Showcases Union Coops

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Repaired Nations flier

Repaired Nations flier

Repaired Nations Funding Germinator applications now open

Five Seed Commons member organizations featured in NPQ series on "Solidarity Economies: Building Community Power"

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"Cooperative Ways to Weather the Silver Tsunami"

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"Nonprofit awarded half-million to train, organize workers for green jobs"

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Climate One

Climate One

Climate, capitalism, and worker-owned alternatives

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Prism: "How worker cooperatives shift power to workers"

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"Amid food-industry upheaval, Baltimore businesses are handing workers the keys"

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"Why Worker-Owned Food Co-Ops Are Suddenly Hot In The Rise And Grind Era"

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"Can co-op businesses in the South be a solution for better working conditions?"

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"Worker-Owned Businesses Are Having a Moment": Seed Commons featured in Bloomberg Businessweek

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Seed Commons and Cooperation Richmond featured in Next City

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“We are not outsiders — we live in this community": PODER Emma's co-op network in Asheville, NC highlighted by Mountain XPress

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Astra Taylor tells the story of New Era Windows for The Baffler

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