Racial Justice

Rev. Wendell Paris of Jackson, Mississippi discusses the history of co-op development and the struggle for voting rights among Black Americans in the Southern US.

The historical and contemporary failure of police forces to accomplish their tasks, and what might be a better alternative.

Discussion about the intersections of cooperative practices, ethics, and tools with the movement for police and prison abolition and their replacement with a system designed to meet the needs of the community and the individuals who comprise it.

During this 90-minute webinar, we will talk about the history of Black farmer cooperatives, the role they have played in food and economic sovereignty, the challenges they face in the modern economy, and opportunities for growth.

Gregory Jackson talks about cooperatives in the Black Community.

Dr. Jessica Gordon-Nembhard talks about economic democracy in the context of the Movement for Black Lives.

Community Land Trusts (CLTs) offer a way to keep land out of the speculative market while providing a step towards reparations for African Americans.

In this Solidarity Chicago session, you will learn historical and contemporary examples of how our communities have employed rotating savings and credit associations, peer-to-peer lending, and other creative methods of harnessing capital.

Joseph Cureton discusses the holding company model being used by the Staffing Cooperative (now the Orban Cooperative).