Helping tackle societal and environmental challenges through community inspired and community delivered solutions.
Massively interested in shifting to new models of delivery including #cooperatives, #socialenterprise, #mutualisation, social innovation, and outcomes focused procurement.
I’m looking to connect with worker #coops in #Eryri and north #Wales.
There are lots of consumer cooperatives, community coops, mutuals, the credit union etc, but not seen any examples of where workers are the owners and democratically control their own business.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Have any energy #coops #cooperatives helped provide the energy needed to power #verticalfarming?
As costs of energy and food continue to rise it could be a great way for local communities to tackle two massive challenges.
Democratically run by local communities to provide what local communities need.
Haven't seen any examples of this being done anywhere. Anyone know of any?
"Worker-owned cooperatives are so rare in America that it’s difficult for us to imagine the sense of pride and ownership that comes when we work for ourselves."
https://lithub.com/in-praise-of-the-worker-owned-company-or-what-to-do-about-simon-and-schuster/
Living Energy Farm, an intentional community in my town, is trying to raise funds to send solar refrigeration equipment to Puerto Rico.
They have a gofundme here: https://gofund.me/c696a000
Their webpage about the project: https://livingenergyfarm.org/dc-microgrids-for-puerto-rico/
#SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #PuertoRico #Fundraising #Microgrid #EnergyTransition #Cooperatives #DCPower
#Cooperatives are Key to #ClimateAction
"What successful cooperatives and climate initiatives have in common comes down to how closely aligned they are with the needs and capacities of the people they most directly impact. Initiatives that take place at the community, town, city, and regional level, even if not coordinated or controlled by an overarching organization, scale up to make large impacts."
https://www.ssg.coop/cooperatives-are-key-to-climate-action/
So perhaps it's time for an #introduction.
My name is Kevin. I'm a public policy professional and I do policy stuff a lot, but more importantly, I am a student of #cooperatives and I study #coops at the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy where I am a PhD candidate.
I live in Vancouver - that's where the "Saltwater City" comes from - and I reflect on the fact that I am a settler on unceded and stolen Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands.
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