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Ma Quest :ablobjam:<p>Shabitat, Saunders Park Depot, Saunders Park, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4AE UK<br>07565 242032<br>All clothes and shoes £2 on Saturdays and Sundays in August<br><a href="https://shabitatworkersco-operative.godaddysites.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">shabitatworkersco-operative.go</span><span class="invisible">daddysites.com/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Brighton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brighton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/RepairReuseRecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RepairReuseRecycle</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reuse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Textiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Textiles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fashion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Furniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Furniture</span></a></p>
Àlex Duran<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@la_teulada" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>la_teulada</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@jornalpuntcat" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jornalpuntcat</span></a></span> </p><p>Si projectes cooperativistes han de dependre d'una administració pública, mal anam. </p><p>Principi 5 del cooperativisme: autonomia i independència.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Cooperativa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperativa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Habitatge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Habitatge</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> how about listening to valid <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/criticism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criticism</span></a> from tennants?</p><p>I mean, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://kolektiva.social/@earthworm" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>earthworm</span></a></span> has listed <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@earthworm/114919446247986369" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">some issues</a> and instead if doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neoliberalism</span></a> how about <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Keynesianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Keynesianism</span></a>, and dismantling large <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RealEstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RealEstate</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/conglomerates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conglomerates</span></a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VONOVIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VONOVIA</span></a> and instead mandating <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Housing</span></a> that is maintained not.for self-use to be put into <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> reasons?</p><ul><li>Cuz the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> could force that change and it would actually help!</li></ul>
nieebel<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://101010.pl/@SceNtriC" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>SceNtriC</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@WildaSoftware" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>WildaSoftware</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://wspanialy.eu/@maciek33" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>maciek33</span></a></span> I like <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stock</span></a> picking, active managed funds, (corporate/government/junk) <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a>, micro credit funds, fixed-term deposits, overnight / <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> market funds, <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> and alternative investments (arbitrary order)</p><p>Regarding stock picking, having 30 stocks gives a decent diversification since most stocks have anyway cross correlations.</p><p>Example <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/bonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bonds</span></a>: <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/@aligyie/110767861827976164" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">digitalcourage.social/@aligyie</span><span class="invisible">/110767861827976164</span></a></p><p>[2/2]</p><p><a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/ETFsAreNotSustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ETFsAreNotSustainable</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coops</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/greenBonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greenBonds</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/climateBonds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateBonds</span></a> <a href="https://digitalcourage.social/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a></p>
Nikolas Kozloff<p>Stop <a href="https://federated.press/tags/polling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polling</span></a> people about government - owned <a href="https://federated.press/tags/grocery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>grocery</span></a> stores and ask them if they've ever heard of <a href="https://federated.press/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/25/mamdani-nyc-public-grocery-stores?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/25/mamdani-nyc-public-grocery-stores?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/mamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mamdani</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brooklyn</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/parkslope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parkslope</span></a></p>
kriykat<p>En Syrie après Assad, des travailleurs s'unissent pour créer une boulangerie coopérative<br><a href="https://basta.media/en-syrie-apres-assad-des-travailleurs-s-unissent-pour-creer-une-boulangerie-cooperative" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">basta.media/en-syrie-apres-ass</span><span class="invisible">ad-des-travailleurs-s-unissent-pour-creer-une-boulangerie-cooperative</span></a><br>En Syrie, alors que des violences touchent le sud du pays, dans le nord-est, un groupe de travailleurs a repris en coopérative une boulangerie locale autrefois gérée par le régime Assad. Reportage en images.<br><a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Politique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politique</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/ProcheEtMoyenOrient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ProcheEtMoyenOrient</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Reportages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reportages</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/LaSyrieApr%C3%A8sLaChuteDAssad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaSyrieAprèsLaChuteDAssad</span></a> <a href="https://gs.leftic.club/tags/Coop%C3%A9ratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coopératives</span></a></p>
Grassroots Economic Organizing<p>NASCO, Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance (AORTA), and Ann Arbor Inter Cooperative Council (ICCAA) invite you to join us on Tuesday, July 29 for a facilitated conversation with AORTA’s Marc Swan, to strategize, share stories, and ground ourselves in collective resistance.<br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.nasco.coop/civicrm/event/info?id=96&amp;reset=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nasco.coop/civicrm/event/info?</span><span class="invisible">id=96&amp;reset=1</span></a></p>
Grassroots Economic Organizing<p>:TwinPines: Catalyst Cooperative is a tech worker co-op that curates the free, open-source Public Utilities Data Liberation project (PUDL). Listen to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@ZaneSelvans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>ZaneSelvans</span></a></span> and three of his co-owners talk about the whys and wherefores or being a worker cooperative in the tech sector.<br><a href="https://social.coop/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/WorkerCoops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkerCoops</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/OpenData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenData</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBjjAyeEEvU" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=mBjjAyeEEvU</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Thomas Barrio<p>Sortir de l’incantation climatique : sobriété, réencastrement, justice globale et adaptation&nbsp;réelle</p><p>La lutte climatique ne peut pas se résumer à la seule transition énergétique : elle exige sobriété, réinvention du rapport à la technique, fin du verrouillage institutionnel, justice globale et adaptation profonde. Sans transformation structurelle, les risques de génocides climatiques s’accroissent. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/climat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justiceclimatique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>justiceclimatique</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coop%C3%A9ratives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coopératives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vince" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vince</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postMarxisme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postMarxisme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/postPolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>postPolis</span></a>…</p><p><a href="https://homohortus31.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/sortir-de-lincantation-climatique-sobriete-reencastrement-justice-globale-et-adaptation-reelle/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">homohortus31.wordpress.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/23/sortir-de-lincantation-climatique-sobriete-reencastrement-justice-globale-et-adaptation-reelle/</span></a></p>
Cooperativa Tierra Común<p>Cooperativismo y Tecnología<br>Software Libre y Telecomunicaciones, experiencias desde Brasil y México </p><p>🗓️ Miércoles 23 Julio 2025 a las 18:00</p><p>☕ En "Las 400 voces Chocolatería solidaria" - Filosofía y Letras 88, Copilco Universidad, Coyoacán, 04360 Ciudad de México, (cerca de Metro Copilco)</p><p>🌏 <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12688748201" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">openstreetmap.org/node/1268874</span><span class="invisible">8201</span></a></p><p>Coop Eita (Brasil) - Coop Tierra Común (México) - Mayfirst Coop (Int) - Tosepan - Wiki Katat (México)</p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/TechCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TechCoop</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Brasil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brasil</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Cooperativas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperativas</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/SoftwareLibre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftwareLibre</span></a></p>
Nikolas Kozloff<p>Again, is there anyone advising <a href="https://federated.press/tags/Mamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mamdani</span></a> to embrace food <a href="https://federated.press/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> as opposed to government-owned markets?</p><p><a href="https://gothamist.com/news/zohran-mamdani-is-calling-for-city-owned-grocery-stores-nyc-already-has-them" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gothamist.com/news/zohran-mamd</span><span class="invisible">ani-is-calling-for-city-owned-grocery-stores-nyc-already-has-them</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/nutrition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nutrition</span></a></p>
Àlex Duran<p>Avui és un dia important per a totes les <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> que treballam en projectes d'autoconsum compartit d'energia renovable. </p><p>Si s'aprova el decret, l'autoconsum compartit ampliarà el radi d'acció de 2 a 5 km, permetent una transició energètica més justa i democràtica.</p><p>Llàstima que aquesta fita tan important per al cooperativisme energètic hi hagi qui no l'ha entès 😞 </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Energia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Renovables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Renovables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Autoconsum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autoconsum</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Cooperativa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperativa</span></a><br><a href="https://www.elnacional.cat/ca/politica/podemos-votara-contra-decret-govern-espanyol-apagada-deixa-mans-pp_1455621_102.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">elnacional.cat/ca/politica/pod</span><span class="invisible">emos-votara-contra-decret-govern-espanyol-apagada-deixa-mans-pp_1455621_102.html</span></a></p>
Nikolas Kozloff<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Em0nM4stodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Em0nM4stodon</span></a></span> Food <a href="https://federated.press/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a> more like it</p>
SUNO Enginyeria<p>Publicada la convocatòria de subvencions a projectes singulars de l'economia social i solidària i el cooperativisme a Catalunya.</p><p>+ info: <br><a href="https://dogc.gencat.cat/ca/document-del-dogc/?documentId=1020100" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dogc.gencat.cat/ca/document-de</span><span class="invisible">l-dogc/?documentId=1020100</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/ESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ESS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/COOPERATIVES" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COOPERATIVES</span></a></p>
Àlex Duran<p>El cooperativisme energètic (i.e. Som Energia) està estancat des de la crisi de 2021-22. </p><p>Com podem ara arribar a més gent i tenir més cooperativistes?</p><p>La meva opinió: descentralitzant, com ja han fet altres cooperatives europees.</p><p>Ho explic aquí:</p><p>👉 <a href="http://www.societatcooperativa.com/2025/07/14/cooperativa-som-energia-territori/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">societatcooperativa.com/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">7/14/cooperativa-som-energia-territori/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Coop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Cooperativa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperativa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.economiasocial.org/tags/Energia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energia</span></a></p>
Aaron<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mapstodon.space/@lokjo" class="u-url mention">@<span>lokjo</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@rbreich" class="u-url mention">@<span>rbreich</span></a></span> </p><p>shop coop</p><p><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/coops" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>coops</span></a><br /><a href="https://techhub.social/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>cooperatives</span></a></p>
AJ SadauskasThe Co-op. Since 1844, this member-owned grocery store chain has given Britain an alternative to shareholder-owned corporate supermarkets.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Coop?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cooperatives?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooperatives</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cooperation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooperation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Cooperative?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooperative</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CoopGroup?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoopGroup</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/London?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#London</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/UK?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Britain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GreatBritain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatBritain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/England?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#England</a>
Nikolas Kozloff<p>Long live <a href="https://federated.press/tags/JoeHoltz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoeHoltz</span></a></p><p><a href="https://linewaitersgazette.com/2025/07/15/saluting-joe-holtz-an-iconic-figure-in-the-coops-history/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">linewaitersgazette.com/2025/07</span><span class="invisible">/15/saluting-joe-holtz-an-iconic-figure-in-the-coops-history/</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/parkslope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>parkslope</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/brooklyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brooklyn</span></a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooperatives</span></a></p>
Ethical Revolution<p><strong>Year of the Co-ops</strong></p><p class=""><a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/year-of-the-co-ops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[Read on Ethical Revolution]</a></p><p>Did you know the UN has made 2025 ‘International year of co-operatives’?</p><p>Co-ops are democratically owned businesses or organisations, with the co-op’s members in control to meet their shared needs.&nbsp;The members may be customers, employees, residents or suppliers.</p><p>All co-ops the world over shares the same <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.uk.coop/what-co-op/co-op-values-and-principles" target="_blank">7 principles and 10 values</a>.</p><p>Around 40% of the UK’s 7000 co-ops are consumer owned – think credit unions, high street Co-op supermarkets and <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/the-co-operative-broadband/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Your Co-op</a>, while over 350 are worker owned e.g. <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/essential-affordable-wholefoods-more/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Essential</a> (Food &amp; Household specialists), <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/footprint-workers-co-op/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Footprint Workers Co-op</a> (Riso printers), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://gofreerange.com/" target="_blank">Go Free Range</a> (Software development revolutionaries: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://ruby.social/@freerange" target="_blank">@freerange</a>), <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/suma/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Suma</a> (Food, household, toiletries), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://veggies.org.uk/" target="_blank">Veggies</a> (Catering company: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://social.coop/@Veggies" target="_blank">@Veggies</a>) and <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.workers.coop/" target="_blank">workers.coop</a> (Federation of worker-led cooperatives: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://social.coop/@workers_coop" target="_blank">@workers_coop</a>). Others can be multi-stakeholder owned such as <a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/webarchitects-co-operative/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Webarchitects</a> (Cloud hosting services). </p><p>Examples of international co-ops are <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://blog.cosocial.ca/" target="_blank">cosocial</a> (Non profit social media platform: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://cosocial.ca/@coop" target="_blank">@coop</a> – Canada), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://limeleaf.coop/" target="_blank">Limeleaf</a> (Software developers: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://social.coop/@limeleaf" target="_blank">@limeleaf</a> – USA), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://nubo.coop/" target="_blank">Nubo</a> (Ethical mail &amp; cloud services: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://hostux.social/@nubo_coop" target="_blank">@nubo_coop</a> – Belgium), <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://ouvaton.coop/" target="_blank">Ouvaton</a> (Hosting &amp; software services: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodon.ouvaton.coop/@ouvaton" target="_blank">@ouvaton</a> – France) and <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://sociality.coop/" target="_blank">Society</a> (Digital technologies: <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="u-url mention" href="https://libretooth.gr/@sociality" target="_blank">@sociality</a> – Greece).</p><p>The Labour government did say in its pre-election manifesto that it would double the size of the co-op sector and mutual economy in the UK, but as with many manifesto pledges I wouldn’t hold your breath. </p><p><strong>The 10 official co-operative ‘values’ are: </strong></p><ol><li>Caring for others</li><li>Democracy</li><li>Equity</li><li>Equality</li><li>Honesty</li><li>Openness</li><li>Self help</li><li>Self responsibility</li><li>Solidarity</li><li>Social responsibility</li></ol> <p><a href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/year-of-the-co-ops/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">[Via Ethical Revolution]</a></p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/coop/" target="_blank">#Coop</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/cooperative/" target="_blank">#cooperative</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/cooperatives/" target="_blank">#Cooperatives</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/coops/" target="_blank">#coops</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/democracy/" target="_blank">#democracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/equality/" target="_blank">#equality</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/honesty/" target="_blank">#honesty</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://ethicalrevolution.co.uk/tag/solidarity/" target="_blank">#solidarity</a></p>
Zee<p>Thanks to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@anaulin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>anaulin</span></a></span> and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@internetross" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>internetross</span></a></span> for co-facilitating a conversation with the internal folks who facilitated the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/unionization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unionization</span></a> efforts at Exygy, a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Software</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Consultancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consultancy</span></a>.</p><p>We may publish some notes on the zinc.coop website; but my take-aways were:</p><p>- One on Ones are S-Tier Skill<br>- Work with the CWA! They know their shit!<br>- Take the time to build the Super Majority!<br>- Stay Positive<br>- Develop your understanding of Solidarity (Rec for <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/OnSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnSolidarity</span></a> by <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/HaymarketBooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HaymarketBooks</span></a> - <a href="https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2252-on-solidarity" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haymarketbooks.org/books/2252-</span><span class="invisible">on-solidarity</span></a>)</p><p>If you have recommendations for further conversations re: Organizing and Mobilizing towards Justice in Software Organizations, please send them my way!</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Union</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Consulting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Consulting</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Cooperatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cooperatives</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ZincCoop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZincCoop</span></a></p>