Grassroots Economic Organizing

Catalyzing worker co-ops & the solidarity economy

Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups

Groups or organizations that are dedicated to building and maintaining relationships of mutual aid and support between and among their members.

May 7, 2018

Cooperatives, Community Development and Social Justice

United States cooperative economy place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Racial Justice Workplace Democracy Consumer Cooperatives Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Producer Cooperatives Worker Cooperatives
March 30, 2018

Introducing Solidarity Economy

Central Asia South Pacific United States Asia (Southeast) cooperative commonwealth Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Racial Justice Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development
March 2, 2018

Jackson and Beyond

United States cooperative commonwealth solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Racial Justice Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives
December 11, 2017

FairCoop: An Alternative System Outside of Capitalism

Western Europe beyond capitalism Ethical Purchasing Financing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development Financing & Financial Services Mutual Aid
November 20, 2017

Alternative Economies & Community Currencies: Part 1

Western Europe cooperative economy local living economies solidarity economy Economic Justice Workplace Democracy Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Worker Cooperatives Community Development Mutual Aid
October 30, 2017

The Catalan Integral Cooperative in the Age of Crisis

Western Europe beyond capitalism cooperative commonwealth place-based (local) economics Linking Opposition & Alternatives Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Collectives Multi-Stakeholder Cooperatives Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development Information Technology
October 6, 2017

Taking Power vs Making Power

Western Europe cooperative commonwealth place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Immigrant Justice Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Worker Cooperatives Community Development Food Healthcare Mutual Aid
August 7, 2017

The Strength of Cooperation

cooperative economy solidarity economy Ethical Purchasing Linking Opposition & Alternatives Networking & Collaboration Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Community Currencies & Barter Networks Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Community Development Financing & Financial Services Information Technology Mutual Aid Organizational Support & Development
May 30, 2017

Advancing the Development of Worker Co-ops 4

GEO's 2017 one-day mini conference focusing on race, class, and gender in cooperative development, and on shared tools for assisting co-ops.

United States cooperative commonwealth Solidarity Economy Organizing Economic Justice Environmental Justice Feminism & Gender Justice Immigrant Justice Native Justice & Sovereignty Queer & Trans Liberation Racial Justice Workplace Democracy Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Support Organizations Worker Cooperatives Community Development
May 12, 2017

Solidarity Economics as Transformative Politics

United States cooperative economy place-based (local) economics solidarity economy Linking Opposition & Alternatives Solidarity Economy Organizing Strategies for Change Economic Justice Workplace Democracy Commons Consumer Cooperatives Fair Trade Organizations & Networks Housing Cooperatives Mutual-Aid & Self-Help Groups Producer Cooperatives Worker Cooperatives Public Policy & Governance